Subject: English Topic: Wrapping Up Canterbury Tales
Grade: 9-12
Allocated Time:
50 minutes
Student Population: 30 students, 17 girls,
13 boys. There are not any known disabilities.
State Standards:
1.1 Reading Independently
1.1.11
H
1.3
Reading, Interpreting and Analyzing Literature
1.3 A
1.6
Speaking and Listening
1.6 A, D, E
Goal for Understanding: Students will show whether or not they have a grasp on the material that was covered inside and outside
of class based on the homework assignments. Prepare the students for their test.
Instructional Objective: The students will
demonstrate the knowledge they have acquired through a game. Eliminate students’ questions before the test.
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Student Behaviors
Students will answer questions based on the questions their classmates have written. |
Sources of Evidence
Through the answers in the game.
The five questions students created for the game the night before for homework. Questions should
cover the five tales and five characters we discussed in class. |
Criteria for Evaluation
Are the teams struggling to answer the questions?
Are
the questions handed in correctly done? |
Teaching to the Objective
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Estimated
Time:
5 minutes: Instructions and Questions
35 minutes: The Game
10 minutes: Winner and Questions |
Teaching to the Objective
Introduction/Motivation/
Prior Knowledge:
Begin by telling the students that they will be playing a game and explain the procedures and
rules.
Developmental Activities:
The students will be broken up into two teams. The desks are in rows, depending on where the
student sits will tell when the student takes his/ her turn.
I will be reading the students their own questions. The first team that writes the correct
answer on the board will get a point.
The team that wins will get a bonus on their test.
Assessment: How many students answered correctly?
How close were their answers?
Closure:
Call the end to the game and tally the points.
After announcing the winner, answer any questions that the students may have.
Encourage students to ask questions by reminding them that this is the last day they can ask
questions about the test. |
Differentiation
I will pass out a written copy of the rules for the visual learners.
I will also write the questions on the board.
All students will have the option of staying after school for help with any questions he/she
may have about the test material. |
Follow-up: Handout study guide for test. Homework
is to study for the test!
Materials:
Pen,
Pencil, paper, chalk, chalk board, copy of Canterbury
Tales
Teacher
made handout on test material.
Resources:
Chaucer,
G (2003). The Canterbury Tales. (Eds.), Penguin Classics. Canada.
