- I can determine a theme or the central ideas of literary text. (RL.8.2)
- I can analyze the development of a theme or central idea throughout the text (including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot). (RL.8.2)
- I can objectively summarize literary text. (RL.8.2)
- I can analyze how specific dialogue or incidents in a plot propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision. (RL.8.3)
- I can produce clear and coherent writing that is appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (W.8.4)
- I can create poetry, stories, and other literary forms. (W.8.11b)
Long Term Learning Targets
Supporting Targets
- I can speak clearly and with expression for a performance.
- I can perform my Readers Theater script for an audience.
- I can ask questions that ask the audience to connect all of the individual scripts to understand the whole thing.
- I can respond to questions about Readers Theater performances, providing evidence from my observations.
Ongoing Assessment
- Group Narrative Script
- Readers Theater performance
- Self-assessment
Agenda
Agenda | Teaching Notes |
---|---|
1. Opening A. Unpacking Learning Targets (2 minutes) 2. Work Time A. Performance Task: Readers Theater Performance for an Audience (30 minutes) 3. Closing and Assessment A. Self-Assessment (5-10 minutes) |
|
Materials
- Readers Theater Rubric (two per student--one for teacher assessment and one for student self-assessment)
- Readers Theater Rubric Self-Assessment (one per student)
Opening
Opening | Meeting Students' Needs |
---|---|
A. Unpacking Learning Target (2 minutes)
* "I can speak clearly and with expression for a performance." * "I can perform my Readers Theater script for an audience." * "I can ask questions that ask the audience to connect all of the individual scripts to understand the whole thing." * "I can respond to questions about Readers Theater performances, providing evidence from my observations."
|
|
Work Time
Work Time |
---|
A. Performance Task: Readers Theater Performance for an Audience (30 minutes)
|
Closing & Assessments
Closing | Meeting Students' Needs |
---|---|
A. Self-Assessment (5-10 minutes)
|
|
Homework
Homework |
---|
None |
Created by EL Education, on behalf of Public Consulting Group, Inc. © Public Consulting Group, Inc., with a perpetual license granted to EL Education, Inc.