Lesson Plan

Grade: Eighth Grade

Date: 2/23-3/13

Topic: Analyze gothic literature for the development of theme, character development and portrayal of
social issues through works of fiction.
Objectives:

Comment [B1]: ADD: the importance of

connecting literature we read with our everyday
lives and the authors purpose for writing a text.

Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as
inferences drawn from the text. (CCSS: ELA RL8.1)
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text;
provide an objective summary of the text. (CCSS: ELA RL8.2)
Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal
aspects of a character, or provoke a decision. (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.3)
Analyze how differences in the points of view of the characters and the audience or reader (e.g., created
through the use of dramatic irony) create such effects as suspense or humor. ( CCSS.ELALITERACY.RL.8.6)

S.W.B.A.T.
-Read Social Themes in Fiction
-Discuss how authors will write fiction to bring to light issues in society.
-Write the first four questions from page 764 in the appropriate note-taking style.
-Read the story The Yellow Wallpaper in the Text starting on page 765
- Discuss how the author used dialogue between the characters to develop the theme.
-Discuss what social issue the author was trying to bring to light.
Rationale:
This is an important concept for students to master because they need be able to make sound
inferences about messages in the subtext of fictional stories and how the stories connect to actual life
events.
Materials

Gold Literature book

Question Worksheets

Notebook

Procedure:
Introduction:
Read Social Themes in Fiction on page 764.
Use the movie Avatar as an example. The movie Avatar was a movie that tried to promote ideas
of environmental awareness and conservation

Comment [B2]: Have students come up with

their own ideas of movies/stories with Social
themes

Discuss how we will be looking at the idea of the right of the disabled and women in the early
20th century.

The Yellow Wallpaper:

Read along with the Audio CD of the text.
Stop the recording and discuss the development of the plot, them and characters.

Comment [B3]: Mark in text where to stop and

what to discuss

At the end review the four questions from page 764. The students will write a paragraph answer
to answer each question including textual evidence.
Assessment
Questions will be collect to assess students learning.

Comment [B4]: Added create own wallpaper

with important quote from the story