Character Autopsy

What

Character Autopsy

When

4/16/2021

Opening (I Do)
An engaging process for lesson introduction that is specifically planned to encourage equitable and purposeful student participation. Describe the instructional process that will be used to introduce the lesson.
TKES 1, 2, 3,4,5, 8,10


Standard/s: RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4, RL5
Learning Target:
I can read and understand a piece of literature from a different place/time period than my own.
I can determine the theme based on the events of the plot in the story and the growth of the characters.
I can see the cause and effect relationship that produces each stage of the plot.
I can fully describe the characters using literary vocabulary.
I can explain the plot and its conflicts.
I can identity irony, foreshadowing and flashback.
I can identify figurative language in the text.



Success Criteria:
I can find key events that cause the plot to develop.
I can find examples of the literary elements like flashback, irony and foreshadowing in the text.
I can pick out examples of dire/indirect characterization.
Introduction/Connection:
How do the events our lives shape who we are? Describe how we as people evolve and change through adversity.


DIRECT INSTRUCTION:
Discuss what makes a character unique. What happens to characters during the course of a novel?

Work Period (We Do, You Do)
Students learning by doing/demonstrating learning expectations. Describe the instructional process that will be used to engage the students in the work period.
TKES 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7. 8,10


GUIDED PRACTICE:Create a Character Autopsy to represent one of the characters at the BEGINNING of the novel which will be compared to how they are at the end when the book is complete.


INDEPENDENT/COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE/DIFFERENTIATION:
Students continue working on the Character Autopsy once I have guided them through how to start.

Closing (We Check)
Describe the instructional process that will be used to close the lesson and check for student understanding .
TKES : 1,2,3, 4,5,6,7,8


SUMMARIZE/CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING:

Students share questions about the project.