L4+Haigis,+Carinne

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 * UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON **

** LESSON PLAN FORMAT **  **__Grade Level__:** 9-10
 * __Teacher’s Name __****: ** Carinne Haigis
 * __Lesson #: __** 4
 * __Facet: __** Empathy
 * __Numbers of Days: __** 4 Days

 **__Topic:__** Writing a Mystery Story

 **__PART I:__**

 **__Objectives__**

Students will understand that the way an author chooses to manipulate time within a literary work creates mystery, tension, and/or surprise. Students will know mystery, tension, surprise, introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution and the ways one can incorporate these elements in a story. Students will be able to consider an author's use of mystery, tension, and surprise to create plot within a text.

 **Product:** A short story presented as a Prezi

 **__Maine Learning Results (MLR) or Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Alignment__**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> //Common Core State Standard//

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> //Content Area:// English

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> //Grade Level:// 9-10

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> //Domain:// Reading/Literature

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> //Cluster:// Craft and Structure

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> //Standard:// 4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">5. Analyze how an author's choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it, and manipulate time create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **Rationale:** In this lesson, students will focus on Standard 5 and use their understanding of how to structure and order the events in a text and how to manipulate time within a work to create mystery, tension, and surprise in their own writings.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **__Assessments__**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **__Formative (Assessment for Learning)__**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **Section I –** During the instructional process of the first day, the teacher will use the "Thumbs Up/Down" strategy to gauge student understanding. At the end of the first day of this lesson, the teacher will use the checking for understanding strategy of "exit tickets" to formatively assess students and to see where they are at in the writing process. Before leaving the classroom, students will need to hold a very brief "writing conference" with the teacher and explain how far they have gotten with their story, what the premise of the story is, and how it will manipulate time to create mystery, tension, and surprise.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **Section II –** Students will self-assess their story using a rubric and by self-editing. They will peer-assess by discussing their ideas with classmates before beginning the writing process and by peer-editing before submitting a rough draft. On the first day of this lesson, students must hold a brief writing conference (exit ticket) with the teacher in which they explain their idea and explain how they will be manipulating time to create mystery, tension, suspense, and surprise. On the second day, students must submit a rough draft to the teacher for feedback and then create a final draft before beginning to work on the Prezi.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **__Summative (Assessment of Learning):__** In order to develop a concept of how authors develop elements of mystery, suspense, tension, and surprise in their works, students will be writing their own short story using these literary devices. After writing the story, the students will transform it into a presentation that can be viewed by others using Prezi **{50 points}**.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **__Integration__**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **Technology:** The smart board will be used to teach students about plot diagrams. Students will be using Prezi to present a short story that they have written and the class wiki to share their presentations with their classmates.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> //English:// Students will be using the steps of the writing process to write a short story

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> //Art:// Students may choose to include their own illustrations or photographs in their presentation

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> //Music:// Students may choose to write and record music / a song to play in the background of their Prezi that goes along with their story.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> //History:// Students may choose to write a historical fiction short story and therefore, may need to do some research on the time they wish to write about before beginning to write.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **__Groupings__**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **Section I - Graphic Organizer & Cooperative Learning used during instruction**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Students will be given time to fill out a graphic organizer (" <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Story Map 2] <span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">") on their own in order to map out their ideas for their short story (I will provide a "Story Jar" with short writing prompts to get students inspired). Students will then break off into pairs and go into further discussion and be able to bounce ideas off of one another before forming larger groups (each group member must have a different strongest MI) in which they can give each other feedback on story ideas (this technique is called "Solo, Pair, Team", a reversal of "Team, Pair, Solo"). They will discuss different ideas and plots for a short story and be able to ask clarifying questions about the assignment with one another.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **Section II – Groups and Roles for Product**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Students will work individually to write their short story, but will have the support of their peers for the entire writing process. Students will be responsible for gathering peer feedback, viewing the Prezi presentations of their peers, and writing each classmate a few sentences of both positive and constructive feedback on their story and their presentation.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **__Differentiated Instruction__**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **__MI Strategies__**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **Verbal/Linguistic:** These students enjoy working with words and will be able to use Word Processing technology and a variety of graphic organizers to write a short story.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **Logical/Mathematics:** For these students, graphic organizers will be provided to help them to organize their thoughts in a logical manner.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **Visual/Spatial:** Prezi is a program that allows a student to place and arrange images and text into a presentation. Visual learners will be able to represent their stories using pictures and creative arrangements of text.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **Musical:** A musical learner might choose to write a song (instrumental or with words) to play in the background of their Prezi and that goes along with his or her story.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **Intrapersonal:** During the writing workshop activity, intrapersonal students will be able to have a quiet environment during which to think and organize their thoughts into a story.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **Interpersonal:** These students may benefit from being able to give and receive feedback from others regarding their stories and will be able to talk out their ideas and plans with others.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **Naturalist:** A naturalistic student could choose to write a story that takes place in a natural setting and/or includes natural elements to convey the themes of mystery, suspense, tension, and surprise. (**Tailor**).

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **__Modifications/Accommodations__**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **//From IEP’s ( Individual Education Plan), 504’s, ELLIDEP (English Language Learning Instructional Delivery Education Plan)//** //I will review student’s IEP, 504 or ELLIDEP and make appropriate modifications and accommodations.//

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **Plan for accommodating absent students:**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">If a student is absent during this lesson, I will expect that he or she will check the class wiki to see what they have missed. I will post the directions for the short story, what went on in class on that day, the Prezi student samples, and the "Story Map 2" graphic organizer. If there are any questions, a student must first email a classmate. If the student is still not clear, he or she may email me with further questions. I will expect that, when the student returns to school, he or she will have thought about the project and come up with an idea for a story that he or she would like to develop. Because so much of this assignment takes place in school, the absent student will most likely need to do more work outside of the classroom than his or her peers in order to catch up. The absent student may also need to communicate via email with others in the classroom and with myself in order to get the necessary peer feedback. I will expect all absent work to be turned in and prepared by the next class so the student will not fall behind on the short story project or on further assignments.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **__Extensions__**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **Type II technology:** The Smart Board will be used on day one to teach students about plot diagrams. Students will be using Prezi to manipulate their stories into a presentation and the class wiki page to share their stories with others.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **Gifted Students:** Gifted students will be able to come up with their own story ideas (rather than relying on prompts to get them started), add extra elements to their Prezi such as music, photos, and sound effects. This project is structured so that a student of any writing level will be able to feel comfortable and able. I will expect a more gifted writer to create a story with rich characters, setting, and plot and that includes some of the literary devices we have discussed in class.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **__Materials, Resources and Technology__**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Smart Board
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Blank Plot Diagram Notes
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">White Board
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">White Board Markers
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Prezi Student Samples
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Prezi.com
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Prezi Tutorial Video
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Prezi Tutorial Notes
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Short Story Directions
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Short Story Rubric
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Vocabulary Lists (from previous lessons)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">"Story Map 2" Graphic Organizers
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Story Jar with Slips of Paper Containing Ideas for Stories
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Pens/Pencils
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Laptops
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Class Wiki Page Up to Date


 * __<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Source for Lesson Plan and Research __**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Prezi.com]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Story Map 2 Graphic Organizer
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">: //Prezi Tutorial Video//
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">: //Prezi Tutorial Notes/Video//
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">: //Short Story Ideas//
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">: //Short Story Ideas//
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">[] //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">: How to Write a Mystery Story //
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">: //How to Write a Mystery Story//
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">: //How to Create Plot//
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">: //How to Create Plot//

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **__PART II:__**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **Agenda**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **Day One:** //Introduce Short Story Assignment and Writing Workshop {**80 minutes**}//
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Hook and Introduce Project: //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> I will show students two examples of short stories that are presented as a Prezi to get students interested in the project, show them what I expect from them, and to illustrate the amount of artistic freedom that they will be allowed in order to complete the project. I will then hand out the directions and the rubric and go over exactly what I would like them to do and how it relates to __Wuthering Heights__, its themes that we have discussed and also the literary terms we have been learning in this unit. I will use the checking for understanding strategy "Thumbs Up/Down" to determine whether or not students understand what is going to be expected of them {**20 minutes**}.
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Brief Instruction: //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> I will project a blank plot diagram on the smart board to see what students know about crafting a story and to give students a resource as to how to create plot in a story of their own. {**10 minutes**}
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Planning: //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Students will now be given time to plan what they are going to write about. They will be given time to fill out a graphic organizer (" <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Story Map 2] <span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">") on their own to map out their ideas for their story (I will provide a "Story Jar" with short writing prompts to get students inspired and also supply a list of resource websites for coming up with an idea via email). Students will then break off into pairs and go into further discussion and be able to discuss ideas with one another before forming larger groups (each group member must have a different strongest MI) in which they can give each other feedback on story ideas (this technique is called "Solo, Pair, Team", a reversal of "Team, Pair, Solo"). They will discuss different ideas and plots for a short story and be able to ask clarifying questions about the assignment with one another {**20 minutes**}.
 * //<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Writing Work Shop: //<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Once students have planned out their story, they can begin writing their stories using Microsoft Office Word. This will be an open discussion writing workshop and students can ask questions of their classmates and peer edit with one another. The goal is to get as far in the writing process as possible. Before leaving the classroom, students will need to hold a very brief "writing conference" with the teacher and explain how far they have gotten with their story, what the premise of the story is, and how it will manipulate time to create mystery, tension, and surprise {**30 minutes**}.
 * § //<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Homework: //<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Work on short story for next class. Your rough draft will be due at the end of class so it would be wise to get as far ahead as possible. Read Chapters Twenty-Two and Twenty-Four for the next class.
 * <span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Day Two: **//<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Introduce Prezi and Writing Workshop {**80 minutes**} //
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Introduce Prezi: //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Explain what Prezi is and show students the video tutorial on how to use it. Allow students a few minutes (5-8) to get acquainted with the site. See if there are any students in the class who are familiar with Prezi and establish a system where these students can help those who may be confused {**15 minutes**}.
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Writing Workshop: //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> The rest of class time is reserved for continuing to work on the stories. Students can again rely on their peers for feedback. By the end of class, everyone will need to email their rough draft to me so that I can provide and return feedback for the next class.
 * <span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Day Three: **//<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Revising and Prezi Creation {**80 minutes**} //
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Writing Workshop: //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Students will revise their stories into final drafts through self-editing and assessing and also based on the peer and teacher feedback they have received {**20-60 minutes**}.
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Prezi Time: //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Once students are satisfied with their stories and have completed a final draft, they may begin to create a Prezi to present their story to their classmates {**20-60 minutes**}.
 * § //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Homework: //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Finish Prezi for the next class. Read Chapters Twenty-Five and Twenty-Six of __Wuthering Heights__.
 * <span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Day Four: **<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> //Presentations {**80 minutes**}//
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Story Presentations: //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Today is reserved just for students to present and share with their classmates their final Prezi presentation. If there is time afterwards, we will have a discussion of how students used mystery, tension, suspense, and surprise to drive their plots and what is important to keep in mind when writing a mystery {**60-80 minutes**}.
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Read: //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> For any time in class left, students will begin tonight's reading assignment of __Wuthering Heights__ {**0-20 minutes**}.
 * § //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Homework: //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Read Chapters Twenty-Seven through Thirty-Two for the next class.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **__Teaching and Learning Sequence__ (Describe the teaching and learning process using all of the information from part I of the lesson plan)** <span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">At the beginning of the year, I will do an introduction day that will get students familiar with the multiple intelligences and help me to collect data on how my students learn best. After this day, I will give student's assigned seats in table groups of four or five individuals and every student will ideally have a different learning style in order to have a unique set of views on topics during group work time. We will begin the class with students sitting their usual seat; however, once we begin work on brainstorming, students will need to find a different group of students to discuss their story with. I will have students briefly stand in groups where each individual has the same strongest MI, and then I will quickly create new groups where every member ideally has a different strongest MI. Students will sit in these new groups for the rest of the time spent on this project. Students will understand that the way an author chooses to manipulate time within a literary work creates mystery, tension, and/or surprise. //Analyze// //how an author's choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it, and manipulate time create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise.// This lesson allows students to gain an understanding of how to think like a writer (how to organize and plan a literary work) and to develop strong writing skills and habits. The hook of this lesson is the student sample Prezi presentations. These samples will get students interested in what they are going to be doing and shows them what I will be expecting from them. **<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Where, Why, What, Hook, Tailor: **<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> //Verbal/Linguistic, Visual/Spatial, and Interpersonal// <span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Students will know (//see content notes//) mystery, tension, surprise, introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution and the ways one can incorporate these elements in a story. (//Day One//) We will have a brief instructional period in which I will use the smart board to project a plot diagram and see what the students already know about crafting a story. Students will then be given time to plan what they are going to write about. They will be given time to fill out a graphic organizer (" <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Story Map 2] <span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">") on their own to map out their ideas for their story (I will provide a "Story Jar" with short writing prompts to get students inspired and also supply a list of resource websites for coming up with an idea via email). Students will then break off into pairs and go into further discussion and be able to discuss ideas with one another before forming larger groups (each group member must have a different strongest MI) in which they can give each other feedback on story ideas (this technique is called "Solo, Pair, Team", a reversal of "Team, Pair, Solo"). They will discuss different ideas and plots for a short story and be able to ask clarifying questions about the assignment with one another. Once students have planned out their story, they can begin writing their stories using Microsoft Office Word. This will be an open discussion writing workshop and students can ask questions of their classmates and peer edit with one another. The goal is to get as far in the writing process as possible. Before leaving the classroom, students will need to hold a very brief "writing conference" with the teacher and explain how far they have gotten with their story, what the premise of the story is, and how it will manipulate time to create mystery, tension, and surprise. **<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Equip, Explore, Rethink, Tailors: **<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> //Verbal/Linguistic, Logical/Mathematical, Visual/Spatial,// //<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, and Naturalist // <span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Once students have written a rough draft (//Days 2-4//), they will need to gather peer and teacher feedback as well as self-assess their story using the rubric and self-edit for grammar and spelling. Once they have compiled all the necessary feedback, students will need to revise their story until they have a final draft. Once this is done, they will begin to transform their story into a Prezi presentation to show their story to others in a new and innovative way. Students will be able to add photos and illustrations, and music and sound effects to personalize their Prezi and make it a viewing experience. On the fourth day of the lesson, students will present their Prezi short story to the class. Students will be able to consider an author's use of mystery, tension, and surprise to create plot within a text. Students will work on the project individually, but will have a previously assigned peer support group (see classroom arrangement in first paragraph of this section) to help them in their writing process. **<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Explore, Experience, Rethink, Revise, Refine, Tailors: **<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> //Verbal/Linguistic, Visual/Spatial, Musical, Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, and Naturalist// <span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Students will self-assess story with a rubric and by self-editing for grammar and spelling. Students will be responsible for submitting an emailed rough draft copy of their story to the teacher for feedback and then revise to create a final draft before beginning to work on the Prezi. This lesson gives students the opportunity to think and act like writers in order to fully understand what goes into crafting a story with elements of mystery, tension, suspense, and surprise and how to use these elements to drive the plot of a work. **<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Evaluate, Tailors: **<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> //Verbal/Linguistic, Interpersonal, and Intrapersonal// <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> [|//http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS7xGneRKVd_tKBW2ue840Cwjuq-cV5VMmzd_KnEQ97kAfGMFeX3E4EGc9X//]
 * __<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Content Notes __**
 * //<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Mystery: //<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">A feeling of not knowing or a problem or crisis that needs to be solved in a literary work.
 * //<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Plot: //<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">How a storyline progresses and the progression of events that shape the conflict.
 * //<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Surprise: //<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">When an event that occurs is not at all what the reader expected to happen.
 * //<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Suspense: //<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">The anticipation a reader feels to know what will happen next. The eagerness a reader feels to know the outcome of certain events.
 * //<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Tension: //<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">A feeling and/or tone an author shapes in a literary work by creating a conflict or crisis that the reader wants to know the outcome of.
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Introduction: //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> The beginning of the story that introduces a reader to the characters, setting, situation, and conflict.
 * //<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Rising Action: //<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">The events that build up to a turning point or climax.
 * //<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Climax (or Turning Point): //<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">The major event that the story has been building up to and is shaped around the major conflict.
 * //<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Falling Action: //<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">The events that occur after the turning point and wind the story down.
 * //<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Resolution: //<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">How the story ends and/also ties up any loose ends. Some stories do not have a resolution.
 * //<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Writing a Mystery: //
 * § //<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Brainstorm: //<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Come up with ideas, settings, character, etc. Just let the ideas flow!
 * § //<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Establish Main Characters: //<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> You want a set of believable characters with interesting and "round" personalities. Who is the protagonist? The antagonist?
 * § //<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Include a Red Herring: //<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> This isn't necessary, but often, in mysteries, authors make one person look incredibly guilty in order to draw the reader's attention away from the actual culprit.
 * § //<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Create the Plot: //<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> It can be helpful to use a plot diagram to establish which events are going to lead up to the turning point and what sort of resolution you would like to have


 * § //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Write the First Draft: //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Put your ideas into action and see what works and what doesn't. You may find yourself writing something other than what you originally planned and that's okay! It's all a part of the process.
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Revise: //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> After getting feedback on your story, revise it until you are completely satisfied.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **__Handouts:__**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Short Story Directions
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Short Story Rubric
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">" <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Story Map 2] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">" Graphic Organizers
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Maine Common Core Teaching Standards for Initial Teacher Certification and Rationale __**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **//Standard 1 – Learner Development. The teacher understands how learners grow and develop, recognizing that patterns of learning and development vary individually within and across the cognitive, linguistic, social, emotional, and physical areas, and designs and implements developmentally appropriate and challenging learning experiences.//**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **//__Learning Styles__//**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **//Clipboard://** Organization, Structure, Clear Closure, Sequential Learning, Clear Procedures, and Clear Expectations

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **//Microscope://** Discussion, Focus on Details, and Ownership

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **//Puppy://** Comfortable Environment, Encouraging Atmosphere, Supportive Grouping, Respective Colleagues, and Sensitive Peers

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **//Beach Ball://** Variety of Resources, Personal Freedom, and Adaptive Environment

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **//Rationale://** By establishing a writing atmosphere that allows students to be creative and expand upon their own ideas on their own and with the help and support of their peers, this lesson clearly uses all four of the learning styles and creates an atmosphere in which each kind of learner kind find a way to write that works for him or her.


 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Standard 6 - //****<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> //Assessment. The teacher understands and uses multiple methods of assessment to engage learners in their on growth, to monitor learner progress, and to guide the teacher's and learner's decision making.// **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **//Formative://** During the instructional process of the first day, the teacher will use the "Thumbs Up/Down" strategy to gauge student understanding. At the end of the first day of this lesson, the teacher will use the checking for understanding strategy of "exit tickets" to formatively assess students and to see where they are at in the writing process. Before leaving the classroom, students will need to hold a very brief "writing conference" with the teacher and explain how far they have gotten with their story, what the premise of the story is, and how it will manipulate time to create mystery, tension, and surprise.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **//Summative Assessment://** In order to develop a concept of how authors develop elements of mystery, suspense, tension, and surprise in their works, students will be writing their own short story using these literary devices. After writing the story, the students will transform it into a presentation that can be viewed by others using Prezi **{50 points}**.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **//Rationale://** I will use formative assessment strategies to determine whether or not students understand the material and the task at hand and also to ensure that students are going about completing the assignment in the correct way and that their story will contain the necessary elements of mystery, tension, suspense, and surprise. The summative assessment will show how well students understand these concepts and will allow them the opportunity to demonstrate their ability to use these elements to create a distinctive plot.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **//Standard 7// - //Planning Instruction. The teacher plans instruction that supports every student in meeting rigorous learning goals by drawing upon knowledge of content areas, curriculum, cross-disciplinary skills, and pedagogy, as well as knowledge of learners and the community context.//**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **//Content Knowledge://** See Content Notes

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **//MLR or CCSS://**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> //Common Core State Standard//

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> //Content Area:// English

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> //Grade Level:// 9-10

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> //Domain:// Reading/Literature

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> //Cluster:// Craft and Structure

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> //Standard:// 4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone. 5. Analyze how an author's choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it, and manipulate time create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **//Facet://** Empathy

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **//Rational://** In this lesson, students will focus on Standard 5 and use their understanding of how to structure and order the events in a text and how to manipulate time within a work to create mystery, tension, and surprise in their own writings and to have an understanding of how authors create plot using these elements.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **//Standard 8 -// //Instructional Strategies. The teacher understands and uses a variety of instructional strategies to encourage learners to develop deep understanding of content areas and their connections, and to build skills to apply knowledge in meaningful ways.//**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **//MI Strategies://**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **Verbal/Linguistic:** These students enjoy working with words and will be able to use Word Processing technology and a variety of graphic organizers to write a short story.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **Logical/Mathematics:** For these students, graphic organizers will be provided to help them to organize their thoughts in a logical manner.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **Visual/Spatial:** Prezi is a program that allows a student to place and arrange images and text into a presentation. Visual learners will be able to represent their stories using pictures and creative arrangements of text.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **Musical:** A musical learner might choose to write a song (instrumental or with words) to play in the background of their Prezi and that goes along with his or her story.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **Intrapersonal:** During the writing workshop activity, intrapersonal students will be able to have a quiet environment during which to think and organize their thoughts into a story.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **Interpersonal:** These students may benefit from being able to give and receive feedback from others regarding their stories and will be able to talk out their ideas and plans with others.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **Naturalist:** A naturalistic student could choose to write a story that takes place in a natural setting and/or includes natural elements to convey the themes of mystery, suspense, tension, and surprise.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **//Type II Technology://** The Smart Board will be used on day one to teach students about plot diagrams. Students will be using Prezi to manipulate their stories into a presentation and the class wiki page to share their stories with others.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **//Rationale://** By using a variety of different Type II technologies to present information to the students and to allow them to share their ideas with others, I am encouraging students to interact with one another digitally. The Prezi presentation allows students to creatively show their story to others and could potentially draw on each one of the eight MI's depending on how the student wanted to manipulate the Prezi.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **//__NETS STANDARDS FOR TEACHERS__//**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **1. Facilitates and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity. Teachers use their knowledge of subject matter, teaching and learning, and technology to facilitate experiences that advance student learning, creativity, and innovation in both face-to-face and virtual environments.**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> __a. Promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness__

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">b. Engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools and resources

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> __c. Promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students’ conceptual understanding and thinking, planning, and creative processes__

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> __d. Model collaborative knowledge construction by engaging in learning with students, colleagues, and others in face-to-face and virtual environments__

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **//Rationale://** The Prezi presentation adds a very visual aspect to storytelling and allows students to use their own interests and learning styles to creatively present their story to others. Students must craft their own story using the elements of mystery, tension, suspense, and surprise discussed in previous classes and therefore, must apply what has been learned in class to a writing assignment that does not directly correspond to __Wuthering Heights__. This allows students to see how these elements drive plot and how they exist in various types of literature. Students will need to reflect and plan out their story, collaborate with others in conveying their ideas, and gather positive and constructive feedback. The teacher will model collaborative knowledge skills with the mini writing conference exit tickets and by providing feedback on the rough drafts of stories.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **2. Design and Develop Digital Age Learning Experiences and Assessments. Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessment incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning in context and to develop knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS-S.**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> __a. Design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity__

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> __b. Develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress__

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> __c. Customize and personalize learning activities to address students’ diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources__

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">d. Provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative assessments aligned with content and technology standards and use resulting data to inform learning and teaching

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **//Rationale://** Having students create a Prezi shows them a different technology and expands the definition of storytelling that they are probably already familiar with. It also allows them to draw upon their multiple intelligences to create a product that is uniquely their own. The writing workshop setting will allow and encourage students to set their own goals and complete the task at their own pace.