ELA Lesson Plans 04/27

Course/ Subject/Unit: Pre Ap Literature/Composition

Date of Instruction: 04/27/23

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

Discovering Voice Pirate Prep

Class will begin with groups dividing up the parts for the dramatic selection from Hamlet. The groups will perform a CHORAL reading of the lines. A choral reading is one involving many actors all reading at once. This will help us learn pronunciations and soften the challenge of Elizabethan dialog. 

We will then move into individual performances of the scene. The instructor will provide a few leading questions to guide students in their performance and give them an idea of the head space of the characters.