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Overall Expectations 

1. Reading for Meaning: students read and demonstrate an understanding of a variety of literary, informational, and graphic texts, using a range of strategies to construct meaning;

2. Understanding Form and Style: recognize a variety of text forms, text features, and stylistic elements and demonstrate understanding of how they help communicate meaning;                          

3. Reading With Fluency: use knowledge of words and cueing systems to read fluently;                 

4. Reflecting on Skills and Strategies: reflect on and identify their strengths as readers, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful before, during, and after reading.            

5. Listening to Understand: listen in order to understand and respond appropriately in a variety of situations for a variety of purposes;                           

Specific Expectations

TEXT FEATURES: 2.2 identify a variety of text features and demonstrate insight into the way they communicate meaning; DICTION AND DEVICES: 2.4 use the most appropriate words, phrases, and terminology, and a variety of stylistic devices, to communicate their meaning in a compelling way and to engage their intended audience.

Learning Goals 

You will be able to discuss and write sophisticated and thoughtful character analyses using the tools and examples covered in the lesson.

Update:  Research background information on Anton Chekov such as education, professional experiences and family life in order to appreciate his literary work

Update: Research information on Sandra Cisneros such as  education, professional experiences and family life in order to appreciate her writing of The House on Mango Street

Update: started Annotated Notes for Mango Street tonight; students will complete Section 1 in Journal

Success Criteria

By the end of this lesson you can identify a variety of text features and demonstrate insight into the way they communicate meaning as well as identify a variety of elements of style in texts and explain how they help communicate meaning and enhance the effectiveness of the texts

Materials and Resources

A Day in the Country" by Anton Chekhov                                                           

Carver and Chekhov PPTX 

Celia is Back by Amy Hempel

Short Story Analysis PPTX

The Bath by Raymond Carver

The Writer's Paradox by Ahmed Altan

Timing

(min)

Lesson

      5

TODAY'S ICEBREAKER Done

Tell us about the last English language movie that you saw and liked. What did you like about it?

5

INTRODUCTION VIDEO    Done

Core Characteristics of the short story: Plot and Character                                                                                   

15

Short Quiz: (FOR Learning)  Done

5 questions 

10

Video Lecture #1  Done

Anton Chekhov - famous influential Russian playwright and short story writer (his themes are often based on the lives of ordinary people, especially children and parental figures)

30

Activity #1           Done                                                                                                        Read the short A Day in the Country by Anton Chekhov found in the Resource Folder. Focus more of your reading attention and your annotations on Terenty's character traits.                                                        

15

Video Lecture #2   Done

Irony in Literature PPTX

Examples in Chekov and other stories in the Unit

30

Activity #2 

Read The Bath by Raymond Carver and focus more of your attention and annotations on the mother Ann Weiss's characterization and character traits.

15

Video Lecture #3    Done                                                                                                         Carver and Chekhov PPTX                                                                      Impressionism and Understatement in Chekhov and Carver.

30

Activity #3:                                                                                                                                       Write a 150-200 word Comparison between the character of Ann Weiss in Carver's The Bath with the character of Terenty in Chekhov's A Day in the Country. Refer to character traits in the Short Story Analysis PPTX

25

Discussion Forum:                                                                                                                   

How are you setting up your journal? What various formats are students using?           What are you planning to add into your journals (artefacts, quotes, additional research, personal writing, etc)

Assignment FOR Learning / Homework

Read Ahmed Altan's The Writer's Paradox essay and complete the two questions following the reading

Exit Card

Please answer a few short reflection questions based on Lesson #3 on the Exit Card on the Moodle Course Page

Reflections

(What do I need to do to become more effective as a teacher in supporting student learning?)

I need to make the lectures dynamic, making full use of the SmartBoard to illustrate the content and bring it to life. I also need to model the readings with the right tone and emphasis to highlight the emotionality, significant words and sound with clear emphasis.