Lesson Plan Template

Name: Lindsey Rogers Grade: 8th

Lesson Imagery Date:1/28/2020

Title:
GPS/GSE Standard(s): CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.5
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.5.A
Interpret figures of speech (e.g. verbal irony, puns) in context

Individual Education Plan Goal(s) and Benchmarks for the Focus Learner(s):

Learning - Focus Strategies

Essential How does imagery in Lord of the Flies enhance the novel?
Question(s)
1-3 BIG ideas! How
can these questions What does imagery add to a story?
be used to guide
your instruction?

Why is imagery important?

Central Students will be able to identify imagery in a text.

Focus/Lesson
Objective(s)
Objectives are Students will be able to demonstrate their understanding of imagery by incorporating it
measurable and into their writing.
aligned with the
standard.

Academic Language Academic Language Demand (Identify one of the following: reading, writing,
listening/speaking, or demonstrating/performing. The demand will require more or
What is the key less scaffolding (support) depending on the needs of the students.) )
language demand?
What Academic Writing/ listening
Language will you Language Functions (Identify the purpose for which the language is being used, with
attention to goal and audience- the one verb from the standard; ex. demonstrate.)
teach or develop?
What is the key
vocabulary and/or Demonstrate
symbols? What
opportunities will Language Vocabulary (Identify key words specific to the content area derived from the
standard- ex. drama, prose, structural elements, verse, rhythm, meter, characters,
you provide for settings, descriptions, dialogue, stage directions.)
students to practice
content Imagery, figurative language, textual evidence, physical senses, close reading,
annotating
language/vocabulary
and develop
fluency?
Remember to pay particular attention to when planning:
Language Discourse (structures of written or oral language; how participants of the
content area speak, write, and participate.) and Language Syntax (set of conventions
for organizing symbols, words, phrases into structures.)
Students will use textual evidence to provide examples of imagery within their novels.

Assessment/
Evaluation
Every standard listed Assessment Plan for Learning Objectives (Before lesson, formative & summative):
above must be Before the lesson: Students will be asked to work and pairs to try to define
assessed and imagery. They can also give examples. They will share their definitions with the
included. Formative class. I will write their answers on the smart board.
and summative Formative: Students will be asked to write 2-3 sentences sing imagery. Their
assessments should answers will be posted on the board through Nearpod. I’ll ask a handful of
be considered while students to read one they think goes into immense detail using imagery.
planning. Questions
Summative: students will have a unit test at the end of the week.
to consider while
planning:
How will students
exhibit an
understanding of the
lesson’s objectives?
How will you
observe and/or
provide feedback?
What evidence will
you collect to
demonstrate Evidence of student progress and mastery (complete after lesson has been
implemented): students will be able to locate and identify imagery being used in
students’ LOTF in their close reading.
understanding/mast
ery of the lesson’s
objective(s)?
Materials Laptops, pencil, passage, and highlighter
What resources can
be used to engage
students?
Introduction to We will go through a Nearpod as a class. Students will be asked to work and pairs
to try to define imagery. They can also give examples. They will share their
Lesson/ definitions with the class. I will write their answers on the smart board.
Activating Thinking We will compare their definitions to the one I created. The students will also have
to write 2-3 sentences using imagery. They will appear on the smart board. We
How will you will read through them together.
introduce the
lesson? What is the
‘hook’ for the lesson
to tap into prior
knowledge and
 develop students’
interests? This
should tie directly
into the lesson’s
objective and
standard.
***Use knowledge
of students’
academic, social,
and cultural
characteristics.
Body of Lesson/ The students will also have to write 2-3 sentences using imagery. They will appear
on the smart board. We will read through them together.
Teaching Strategies After, I will ask the students to think about if they have seeen imagery in Lord of
What will you have the Flies. We will discuss the imagery behind describing the conch shell. Students
will then be asked to complete a close reading of a passage from Lord of the Flies.
the students do after They will have to find imagery within the text and use textual evidence and cite
you introduce the their examples. They will need at least four examples of imagery about the conch
lesson to learn the shell. They are allowed to highlight the text and make notes.
standards?

Closure/ Students will be turning in their worksheets for a grade. Once they are turned in, we will
discuss as a classs the take away from today. We will go around the room each student
Summarizing must pose a question or make a comment about what they’ve learned today.
Strategies:
How will the
students prove they
know and
understand the
standard(s)? How
will you review the
standards and close
the lesson?

Modifications/ Differentiation Category: Why does the student need modifications/accommodations?

Differentiations for
N/A
Students’ Individual
Needs
How will you modify
or differentiate the Modification(s)/Accommodation(s):
experiences in your
lesson to meet N/A
students’ individual
needs?
Rationale: Why is this modification/accommodation appropriate?

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