Direct Instruction Lesson Plan Template

Teachers: Emma Subject: Characterization

Common Core State Standards:

 Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course
of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.
Objective (Explicit):
 Students will be able to analyze how characters develop the theme by identifying personality traits portrayed in
a certain character.
Evidence of Mastery (Measurable):
 Students will take the enneagram personality test and research their type.
 Identify a character they believe has the same personality as them.
 Provide textual evidence for the 2 examples given and explain how their actions related to their personality advance the
theme.

Sub-objectives, SWBAT (Sequenced from basic to complex):

 I will review past learning by using vocabulary the students already know such as characterization and theme.
 Students must be able to identify characters in a story and relate their actions to the theme of the story.
 Students will be relating a character from a book to themselves by utilizing a personality test and it will make it more relatable
and engaging,

Key vocabulary: Characterization, theme, plot Materials: Phone/laptop, book, pencil, paper
Opening (state objectives, connect to previous learning, and make relevant to real life)
 Ask students if they have ever taken a personality test in the past.
 Play a fun personality game with the whole class to get them engaged.
 What do you know about different personality types?

Teacher Will: Student Will:

 I will have the students take a personality test.
 I will provide a PowerPoint that has all the
directions of the assignment.
 If there are misunderstandings or errors I will refer
back to the PowerPoint and ask them to show me
which section is confusing to them.
Instructional Input
 Research their personality type and identify which
character they think shares the type with them.
 Quote the text to provide evidence of their findings.
 Students will start by discussing in whole class about
personality types and if they have ever taken one
before.

 I will know if the students understand by seeing if

their personality can be related to the character
they chose.
 I will use my opening activity to model what
behavior is expected from them during this
assignment.

Co-Teaching Strategy
 Which co-teaching approach will you use to maximize student achievement? I will maybe talk to their past English
teachers about what they should know about theme and characterization.

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 Differentiation Strategy
 If some students struggle with this assignment I would be willing to help narrow it down for them by only requiring them
one quote. I would even be willing to provide them with the character and just have them find the quotes to show me
why.
 If students need an extra challenge they can always add more quotes for evidence or do the assignment for 2
characters instead of one.

Teacher Will: Student Will:

 Open by discussing with the class about
personality tests and if students have ever taken
any. Then lead into a whole class fun personality
game/test.
 I will ask my students questions that will have to
do with how the the character they chose shares a
personality with them.
 I will make sure my students are understanding
during the process of the assignment but will
ultimately determine whether they understood
Guided Practice
 They will be going off the discussion they had about
characterization and relating it to a character they think
has a similar personality as them.
 Students will be engaged by using a story we have
been reading in class.
 They will begin by discussing in groups about
personality types.
 Then students will transition into independent work and
complete the assignment.

when they turn in their assignments.

 I will be walking around the room helping to guide
students as well as leaving the PowerPoint on the
board with directions.

Differentiation Strategy
 I will use groups to allow students to discuss their personality types with each other to keep them engaged.

Teacher Will: Student Will:

 I will be readily available for my students when they
have questions or need assistance.
 This assignment will be 2 full work days in class as well
as take home to finish if you need it.
 I will provide my expectations in my PowerPoint.
Independent Practice
 They will be analyzing a text and
 They will be utilizing their discussion on personality types to
relate it back to the character they are analyzing.
 They will self-asses by working independently on the
assignment.
 They will eventually share their finished assignments with

eachother.

Closing/Student Reflection/Real-life connections:

 They will reflect on what they learned by sharing in small groups what they found during their assignment.
 They will be engaged by listening to their classmates.

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