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Unit: 2
Lesson #: 2

Grade Level/Course:
9th grade

Teacher: Mr. Moos

Duration: 45 min
Date: 10/6/2015

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2

Common Core
and Content
Standards
Materials/
Resources/
Lesson
Preparation

Objectives

Depth of
Knowledge
Level

Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development
over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by
specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.

The Scarlet Ibis short story

Online worksheet
Google Classroom

Content:
Analyzing theme and development of a
short story
Level 1: Recall
Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Level 2: Skill/Concept
Level 4: Extended Thinking

Demonstrating independence
College and
Career Ready
Skills

Language:
English (reading and writing)

Building strong content knowledge

Responding to varying demands of audience, task, purpose, and discipline

Comprehending as well as critiquing

Valuing evidence

Using technology and digital media strategically and capably

TEACHER
PROVIDES
SIMPLE
EXPLANATIO
N

Academic Vocabulary

Common Core
Instructional
Shifts

Coming to understand other perspectives and cultures

Building knowledge through content-rich nonfiction texts
Reading and writing grounded from text
Regular practice with complex text and its academic vocabulary
KEY WORDS ESSENTIAL TO
WORDS WORTH KNOWING
UNDERSTANDING
Theme
Vocabulary Terms
Purpose
Audience

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STUDENTS
MEANING FIGURE OUT
THE

Tier III) (Tier II &

Pre-teaching
Considerations

Meaning behind the

theme, purpose, and
audience of the text.

Vocabulary Terms

Provide information of the story prior to reading to help students create a foundation to the text. Assist with
unrelated words. Also, assess the students prior knowledge of theme, audience, and purpose.

CCSS
Foundational
Standards
(K-5 only)

Activities/Tasks/ Strategies/Technology/
riting/Checking for Understanding

Lesson Continuum

Lesson Delivery
Instructional
Check method(s) used in the lesson:
Methods
Modeling
Guided Practice
Collaboration
Independent Practice
Guided Inquiry
Reflection
Lesson
Prior Knowledge, Context, and Motivation:
Opening Assess the students prior knowledge regarding theme, audience, and purpose. Have the students
come up with examples using previous readings or blockbuster movies.

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Provide examples of theme, audience, and purpose.

Have students provide at least one example using books or movies
Provide backdrop for short story the Scarlet Ibis
Ask students to write a quick journal regarding a moment when
they hurt someone they love and explain why they did it and how
did it make them feel.
Read the Scarlet Ibis together as a class
Debrief after the reading
Have students break into groups and complete a worksheet
regarding the theme, purpose, and audience using evidence from
the reading.

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Differentiated Instruction:

English Learners:
Provide examples and
translations when feasible.

Special Needs:
Guide students step by step
and provide assistance.

Accelerated Learners:

Lesson Reflection

Have the students read the

short story from home which
will provide more debriefing
and analyzing during class.

Teacher
Reflection
Evidenced
by Student
Learning/
Outcomes

Students will be able to analyze the short story and provide the theme, audience, and purpose
of the text with evidence from the reading.

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