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

Teacher’s Name:** Mr. Thomas **Date of Lesson:** 09/21/13
 * Grade Level:** 9-12 **Topic:** Nathaniel Hawthorne vs. Edgar Allen Poe

__**Objectives**__

 * Student will understand that** Poe and Hawthorne, though they lived at the same time, differed in their styles and opinions of writing.
 * Student will know** how to identify small details in the text and analyze their importance to the text as a whole.
 * Student will be able to** compare authors' styles and explain differences clearly and completely.

__**Maine Learning Results Alignment**__
English Language Arts A. Reading A2. Literary Texts //Students read text, within a grade appropriate span of complexity, and present analyses of fiction, nonfiction, drama, and poetry using excerpts from the text to defend their assertions.//

This lesson helps students understand what details to look for when comparing literary greats. It introduces them to different literary styles and encourages them to compare, contrast, and critique those styles.
 * Rationale:**

__**Assessment**__
Students will be required to read //The Telltale Heart// by Poe for homework before this lesson is given. Students will receive instructions on how to use the webquest, incorporating Hawthorne into it. They will be given a "web" graphic organizer to help them come up with comparisons between the two during the webquest. Poe's Critique of Hawthorne's Twice Told Tales will be handed out and read in class, as a sample of the differing styles of writing.
 * Formative (Assessment for Learning)**

The Webquest presentations will be graded according to a modified rubric based on the WebQuest's rubric. The graphic organizers will be graded for completeness and effort.
 * Summative (Assessment of Learning)**

__**Integration**__ This lesson requires students to use their laptops to complete the webquest and read online. The lesson also requires students to use //Inspiration// to make comparisons between authors. The lesson incorporates a little bit of social studies, as a supplement to the webquest. The students will be required to research the society of both authors and incorporate their differences into their presentation.

__Groupings__
Students will be separated arbitrarily into groups of three. Though the WebQuest says that each student must have a role in research, this lesson will have the students working collaboratively over the same subjects, so as to balance the facts learned. Each group will present after the WebQuest is completed, and each student in each group will have to have a turn addressing the class.

__**Differentiated Instruction**__

 * Strategies**


 * Verbal:** Reading assignments aloud in class, collaborating with peers.
 * Logical:** Making correct and provable decisions about the styles of the two authors.
 * Kinesthetic:** Moving into groups during group assignments.
 * Visual:** WebQuest visuals-photos and animations, possible use of Google Earth to investigate Salem and Boston historical sites.
 * Intrapersonal:** Working on WebQest alone during allotted time.
 * Interpersonal:** Group work centered around sharing ideas.
 * Musical:** Play classical 18th century music in background during WebQuest work, or music relevant to text's topic.

If any students are absent, I will create a packet that explains WebQuest, two web graphic organizers, a handout of Poe's Critique of Twice Told Tales and instructions for a short three paragraph essay that describes what the student's thoughts on the authors' differences are.
 * Modifications/Accommodations**

Students may further research Poe and write a one page essay about which author they prefer more, and why. Essay must include quotes from the texts of both authors.
 * Extensions**

__**Materials, Resources and Technology**__
Teacher Laptop and Projector Student Laptops computers equipped with //Inspration// Handout of Poe's Critique of Twice Told Tales Web Graphic organizer

[|WebQuest] I[|ndex of Hawthorne's Poems]

__Source for Lesson Plan and Research__
Poe [|WebQuest] [|Poe's review of Twice Told Tales]

__**Maine Standards for Initial Teacher Certification and Rationale**__
Rationale:**
 * //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:**
 * //Standard 4 - Plans instruction based upon knowledge of subject matter, students, curriculum goals, and learning and development theory.//

Rationale:**
 * //Standard 5 - Understands and uses a variety of instructional strategies and appropriate technology to meet students’ needs.//


 * Verbal:** Reading assignments aloud in class, collaborating with peers.
 * Logical:** Making correct and provable decisions about the styles of the two authors.
 * Kinesthetic:** Moving into groups during group assignments.
 * Visual:** WebQuest visuals-photos and animations, possible use of Google Earth to investigate Salem and Boston historical sites.
 * Intrapersonal:** Working on WebQest alone during allotted time.
 * Interpersonal:** Group work centered around sharing ideas.
 * Musical:** Play classical 18th century music in background during WebQuest work, or music relevant to text's topic.

Rationale:**
 * //Standard 8 - Understands and uses a variety of formal and informal assessment strategies to evaluate and support the development of the learner.//

__Teaching and Learning Sequence__
students enter class, desks arranged in rows, facing away from the teacher's desk and at the projector screen. Explain that the paper that you are handing out is evidence in a case against Mr. Hawthorne. The plaintiff argues that Hawthorne is boring! The defendant has produced the plaintiff's own words on paper, but claims that the plaintiff has not said anything about him being boring. (hand out last section of Poe's critique of Twice Told Tales) Who wins the case? (5 minutes) Read aloud handout of excerpts of Poe's critique of Twice Told Tales discuss history of where Poe and Hawthorne lived and when. open WebQuest explain webquest directions students break into groups have students follow WebQuest After webquest has been explored for about 10 minutes, students fill out webs about differences and similarities


 * Content Notes**


 * Handouts**