Lesson Plan
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/secondary/english910currb.pdf
Grade and Subject: ENG 1LX/2LX
Date: December 15, 2021
Lesson Topic: Writing vignettes
Unit Topic: The House on Mango Street
Overall Expectations:
- Developing and Organizing Content: generate, gather, and organize ideas and information to write for an intended purpose and audience;
- Using Knowledge of Form and Style: draft and revise their writing, using a variety of informational, literary, and graphic forms and stylistic elements appropriate for the purpose and audience;
- Applying Knowledge of Conventions: use editing, proofreading, and publishing skills and strategies, and knowledge of language conventions, to correct errors, refine expression, and present their work effectively.
Specific Expectations:
- 1.2 generate and focus ideas for potential writing tasks, using a few different strategies and print, electronic, and other resources, as appropriate;
- 2.2 establish an identifiable voice in their writing, modifying language and tone to suit the form, audience, and purpose for writing;
- 2.4 write complete sentences that communicate their meaning accurately, varying sentence type, structure, and length for different purposes and making logical transitions between ideas.
Resources:
- Online:
- D2L
- Computer
- Internet access
- The House on Mango Street PDF
- Worksheets available on D2L
- Arthur clips
Learning Goals:
- Learn what a “vignette” is.
- Understand how to write an effective vignette.
Success Criteria:
- I can write a short vignette.
- My vignette provides readers with a detailed description of a moment from my life.
Lesson
Opening Activity (25 minutes):
- Bell Work: Words of the week sentences
Lesson Application (90 minutes + 15 minute break):
- Lesson on vignettes
- Vignette writing assignment/Rubric explanation
- Time to get started on vignettes, ask questions, come up with an idea
- Ideally the students should decide what they are going to write about by the end of this class.
- Check in with each student to see what they are writing about. Make sure they are on the right track and understand the task.
- This task may cause some confusion. Have each student share a brief explanation of their vignette and show you what they have done before writing the whole thing.
Conclusion (20 minutes)
- Kahoot
Purpose/defense:
- Students are learning about vignettes with written examples in The House on Mango Street. In this lesson, they are shown video vignette examples from Arthur. This provides a multimodal lesson.
- Students are tasked with creating their own vignette to further their understanding and practice their writing skills. Since this is a new concept, I will be asking students to share their ideas with me before writing their full vignette. There will be in-class time to work in order for students to ask questions and seek help.