L5+Terrill+Danielle

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, HEALTH AND REHABILITATION LESSON PLAN FORMAT**
 * UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON


 * Teacher’s Name: ** Ms. Terrill
 * Date of Lesson:** 5
 * Grade Level:** 11
 * Topic:** Evaluating the Themes of __The Fountainhead__

**__Objectives __**
 * Student will understand that ** the themes of __The Fountainhead__ are exemplified in Howard Roark
 * Student will know** the themes of __The Fountainhead__
 * Student will be able to** evaluate the theme or themes whether explicitly stated or implied in a literary text.

**__Maine Learning Results Alignment __** Maine Learning Results: English Language Arts- A. Reading A2 Literary Texts Grades 9-diploma __The Fountainhead__ Students read text, within a grade appropriate span of text complexity, and present analyzes of fiction, nonfiction, drama and poetry using excerpts from the text to defend their assertions. d) Evaluate the theme or themes, whether explicitly stated or implied in a literary text. This lesson is all about the themes which is what makes it align with the MLR.
 * Rationale:**

**__Assessment __** The students will write their essay and the essay will be reviewed first by their classmates and by me before it is passed in for the final grade. This way I check for understanding and make sure all of the students are on the right track before the final assignment is due.
 * Formative (Assessment for Learning) **

After getting feedback from their peers and from me, the students will put their essays up on a wiki page with links to other sites to back up their assertions. They will also post a reflection on how well they think they did and what they will try to do better at next time.
 * Summative (Assessment of Learning)**

Teacher- I will be using technology to show a video as my hook Student- They will be using technology when they put their essays up on the wiki page with their links to evidence supporting their arguments. Music: The video I will show is a video of the top twenty best movie theme songs.
 * __Integration __**
 * Technology: **<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">
 * Other Content Area:**

**__<span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Groupings __**<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Students will be assigned to groups by me based on their strength as writers. They will follow the cooperative grouping of Think-pair-share. First, students will pair up, one strong writer with one writer who is not so strong and they will review their essays together and provide each other with feedback. Then the pairs will join with another pair so that the students are in groups of four. The other pair in the group will then give feedback on the two pairs they haven't heard and vice versa. In the end everyone will have feedback from 3 different people.

**__<span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Differentiated Instruction __**<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Strategies **<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">
 * MI's**
 * Verbal:** Writing the essay.
 * Logical:** Using the graphic organizer to help organize the essay in a logical way.
 * Kinesthetic:**
 * Visual:** Adding pictures from the movie to the wiki page to enhance the essay.
 * Naturalist:** Writing the paper on whether or not nature is a theme in the novel.
 * Intrapersonal:** Writing the essay alone.
 * Interpersonal:** Sharing the essays in the groups for feedback.
 * Musical:** The youtube video is of different theme songs from movies.

Absent Students: Absent students will need to come see me to find out what the assignment is and to start work on their essay.
 * Modifications/Accommodations**
 * //I will review student’s IEP, 504 or ELLIDEP and make appropriate modifications and accommodations//**

The technology the students will use will be type two for me because it will allow me to review their essays and give feedback quickly right on their page. it will be type two for the students because they can insert links to the page to show exactly where their supporting evidence came from. In order to adjust this lesson to appropriate levels of content I would be willing to allow some uses on cliff notes and to allow students to listen to the book on tape <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> __<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The Fountainhead __<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Laptop Groups decided <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Graphic organizer <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Projector
 * Extensions**
 * __<span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Materials, Resources and Technology __**<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">

<span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">[] YouTube video for this lessons hook.
 * __<span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Source for Lesson Plan and Research __**<span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">

<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">[] <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> -The Ayn Rand institute gives some lesson plans and other resources to teachers on teaching The Fountainhead.

<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">[] <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> -Also from the Ayn Rand institute, this site gives an explanation of some of the themes of The Fountainhead

<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">[] <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> -A good site offering good information on the novel, the characters and the themes.

<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/persuasion.pdf- The website for the graphic organizer for this lesson.

<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">[] <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> -The website where I found the cooperative group I will use in this lesson.

<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">[] <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> Excellent site for understanding the major characters

**__<span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Maine Standards for Initial Teacher Certification and Rationale __**<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> Rationale:** Beach Ball- Students with this learning style require variety, choices, participation and fun. To meet the needs of these students I will make sure they will have plenty of freedom in how they display the character they are given. just like actors, no two performances will be the same. I will give them lots of choices in what evidence from the book to use and will try to give some opportunities for movement. Puppy- These learners like group work, they want a safe environment, and they want consensus. To meet the needs of these learners I will encourage my students to participate in all discussions and to work together to reach an answer. I will make sure that all students are listened to and respected by both me and their peers. Microscope- These learners like to focus on supporting details, dig for evidence and analyze. I will meet the needs of these learners by asking them to do just that when they are interviewing characters from __The Fountainhead__ and filling in their graphic organizers. Clipboard- These learners need clear instructions, set procedures and likes structure. I will meet these needs by mapping out the activities in the class so there is a clear set of instructions and so that the class will feel more structured without impeding on the choices that the Beach Ball learners need.
 * //Standard 3 - Demonstrates a knowledge of the diverse ways in which students learn and develop by providing learning opportunities that support their intellectual, physical, emotional, social, and cultural development.//

Rationale: **<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> The Maine Learning Result that I chose to address in the unit is teaching students to evaluate themes either explicitly stated or implied. This lesson asks students to think about the themes of __The Fountainhead__ and write an essay and therefore meets the goals of the unit.
 * //<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Standard 4 - Plans instruction based upon knowledge of subject matter, students, curriculum goals, and learning and development theory. //****<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">

Rationale:** The technology the students will use will be type two for me because it will allow me to review their essays and give feedback quickly right on their page. It will be type two for the students because they can insert links to the page to show exactly where their supporting evidence came from.
 * //Standard 5 - Understands and uses a variety of instructional strategies and appropriate technology to meet students’ needs.//
 * MI's**
 * Verbal:** Writing the essay.
 * Logical:** Using the graphic organizer to help organize the essay in a logical way.
 * Kinesthetic:**
 * Visual:** Adding pictures from the movie to the wiki page to enhance the essay.
 * Naturalist:** Writing the paper on whether or not nature is a theme in the novel.
 * Intrapersonal:** Writing the essay alone.
 * Interpersonal:** Sharing the essays in the groups for feedback.
 * Musical:** The youtube video is of different theme songs from movies.

Rationale:** The students will write their essay and the essay will be reviewed first by their classmates and by me before it is passed in for the final grade. This way I check for understanding and make sure all of the students are on the right track before the final assignment is due. After getting feedback from their peers and from me, the students will put their essays up on a wiki page with links to other sites to back up their assertions. They will also post a reflection on how well they think they did and what they will try to do better at next time.
 * //Standard 8 - Understands and uses a variety of formal and informal assessment strategies to evaluate and support the development of the learner.//

<span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Before this unit is started the students will have been pre-assessed with a short quiz over the novel. The classroom will be set-up so that the tables are a half circle around the projector so that students can see it clearly. Agenda- <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> Students will understand that the themes of __The Fountainhead__ are exemplified in Howard Roark. Figuring out the themes in this novel relates to real life because if you can understand the themes of what you are reading it is easier to figure out what it is about. //MLR: Students read text, within a grade appropriate span of text complexity, and present analyzes of fiction, nonfiction, drama and poetry using excerpts from the text to defend their assertions//. I will hook the students by showing them a youtube video on the best theme songs from movies and beginning the conversation on what a theme is. Time- 6 minutes
 * __<span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> Teaching and Learning Sequence __**<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">
 * Day 1**
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Show youtube video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RVWejdFYU8
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Discuss what themes are and what the themes of __The Fountainhead__ are
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Pass out graphic organizer
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Allow some work time
 * (Where, Why, What, Hook)** Tailor- **Visual, Musical,**

Students will know the themes of __The Fountainhead__. After the video is over the class will discuss what theme is and what the themes of __The Fountainhead__ are. After that I will pass out a graphic organizer for students to fill out either alone or with another classmate to help them organize their thoughts on their essay. They will then be allowed to work on their essay for a few minutes before class ends. The homework will be to write a rough draft of an essay on the themes and to post it on a wiki page with links for evidence. Time- 74 minutes
 * (Equip, Explore, Experience,)** Tailor- **Verbal, Interpersonal, Logical, Intrapersonal, Naturalist**

The classroom desks will be arranged in groups of four when the students enter. Agenda- <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> First, students will get into their groups where they will first share their essay with a partner and then with their group for feedback. After that they will work in the group to make any edits to the essay that they wish to. After they are satisfied with the essay students will have the opportunity to add pictures, change the layout or added audio or video to make the page more pleasing.
 * Day 2**
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Get into groups
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Review essays
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Work on wiki page
 * (Revise, Refine, Rethink)** Tailor- **Interpersonal, Naturalist, Verbal**

The essay will be accompanied by a reflection from the student talking about what they think they did well on and what they will do better on next time. I will then grade the essay on a rubric.
 * (Evaluate)**


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