ELA Lesson Plans 4/24

Course/ Subject/Unit: Pre Ap Literature/Composition

Date of Instruction: 04/24/23

ELAGSE9-10RL4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone.)

Learning Target:

1. understand the power of word choice in a Shakespearean dialogue

2. analyze how characterization is conveyed through word choice

3.  understand how performance choices influence audiences’ interpretations

Success Criteria:

1. choral reading and small-group performances 

2. academic conversations

Activities & Assignments

FFW

The class will begin with the instructor passing out clippings from Hamlet, a play by Shakespeare. Students will attempt to reassemble the dialog in a logical order. Groups will share their attempts in a read aloud. 

The instructor will then reveal the true order of the scene with another handout. This handout will also introduce the logical definitions of less familiar words and aid students in translating the overall dialog in the scene. 

Class will conclude with time to work on articles and share what we have come up with so far in our writing.