Language Arts
Lesson Plan
I.
Overview of the Lesson
*45
minutes
*Whole
class
instruction; small groups
*Legends
*Fifth
Grade
II.
Pennsylvania State Standards
1.3.5
Reading, Analyzing, and Interpreting Literature
III.
General Objective
Students
will understand that a legend is one type of genre. Students will also
learn
the
concepts of
hero and personification in legends.
IV.
Behavioral Objective
After
students participate in a whole-class lesson on legends, heroes, and
personification,
students will
read a legend with their group members. As a group students will write
what
the hero is in
their legend and any personification they found in their legend.
V.
Instructional Materials
*Chart
paper
*Markers
*The
legend "How Poison Came into the World"
*Print
out of different legends for each group
VI.
Activity and Procedure
*Motivation and Introduction
1.) The
lesson
will begin with an introduction of legends, heroes, and
personification.
Students will then read ÒHow Poison Came into the WorldÓ silently.
After
students have read the legend, we will go over, as a class, who the
hero is and
any personification found in the legend. Students will then be put into
groups
of four/five. In their groups, students will read a particular legend
that the
teacher gives them, then write on a piece of chart paper what they
think the
hero is in the legend and any personification theyÕve read. After all
groups
have finished, they will share their legend and what they wrote on the
char
paper with the class.
*Development
1.) The
teacher
will ask the students to write what they think a legend, a hero, and
personification is. Once the students finish, the teacher will provide
time for
any students who would like to share what they wrote. The teacher will
then
explain what a legend is, who a hero would be in a legend, and what
personification is. This will be written on chart paper as each
literacy
concept is being explained. Students will then read the legend ÒHow
Poison Came
into the WorldÓ silently. When students are done reading, we will go
over who
the hero is in this legend and examples of personification in this
legend.
2.) Students will
be put into groups for the following activity. Each group will receive
a
different legend to read, a piece of chart paper, and a marker. As a
group
students will read the legend, then decide who the hero is and what
examples
show personification in their legend. This will be written on the chart
paper.
When all groups have finished, each group will present their legend to
their
class explaining the hero and the examples of personification.
*Summary and
Closure
1.) To review the
lesson, students will share what they wrote on their chart paper about
their
legend. Students will say who the hero is in their legend and any
examples
describing personification.
VIII.
Evaluation
*Assessment for Students
1.) The studentsÕ
comprehension will be assessed through the sharing of each groupÕs
legend.