Lesson Plan—Tuesday, Nov. 18th
AIM: What is A Streetcar Named Desire and where am I taking it?
Do Now:
1) Homework in the basket on my desk.
2) Pick up a copy of the “Study Packet” for Streetcar.
3) Class meeting re: A Streetcar Named Desire.
In order to make connections between the play and their own lives, students will analyze additional texts.
Completing many small assignments will help students contextualize the material.
Share Out: Ask students to write down any questions they have about the unit, collect them and review them. Answer questions at the end of class.
Class Discussion and Activities:
1) Break students into groups and give them 10 minutes to discuss the “Anticipation Guide”. They must come to consensus on their question and report back to class.
2) In groups, students read and analyze Elizabeth Barret Browning’s poem “How do I Love Thee? Let me count the ways…” and assign the other half of students to read “Behind the Wall” by Tracy Chapman.
3) As a class, regroup to discuss the poems.
IF TIME ALLOWS:
Have students brainstorm the concept of social realism. Ask the students the following questions:
a) What is ‘social realism’? Break down the two words. What does each word mean separately and then together?
b) Ask the students how Chapman’s song is a form of social realism.
c) Ask students what issues face teenagers today? What are teenager’s problems? Brainstorm issues on the blackboard. Ask them where they have seen these issues in literature.
Reflection: Answer the AIM
HW: Vocab 1, Read Scene 1 from Streetcar. Complete questions 1-6. Remember! Choose a Companion text for Streetcar by Friday, Nov. 26th and bring it to class for 50 points.
Lesson Plan: Wednesday, Nov. 19th
AIMWho are these people and what are they doing in New Orleans in a run-down flat?
Do Now1) Homework on desk for notebook check.
2) Make a list of all the characters in Scene 1.
Class Work & Discussion
Discuss last night’s reading.
Watch the video of Streetcar.
Ask if students had trouble understanding what was going on in the scene. If so, review questions 1-6 in class after read-aloud.
Ask students to list the characters in the scene.
Read aloud pages 18-27; ask students to describe the relationship between Stella and Blanche.
Group WorkBreak students in to groups to explain who each character is/what their motivation is. Ask them to make predictions about possible conflicts between these characters based on what they have read so far.
Share Out Students share out group work.
HomeworkRead Scene 2 of Streetcar and complete reading comprehension questions 7-10. Please return your copy of The Crucible if you have not done so already. Remember! Choose a Companion text for Streetcar by Friday, Nov. 26th and bring it to class for 50 points.
Lesson Plan: Thursday, Nov. 20th
MIDTERM EXAM
SWBAT:
By taking a regents’ exam, SWBAT demonstrate level of proficiency for regents task.
AIMWhy is it important to assess our knowledge?
Do NowClear your desk except for a pen and 1 page paper.
Class Work & DiscussionPass out exams, review directions.
HW: Read Scene 3 from A Streetcar Named DesireLesson Plan: Friday, Nov. 21st.
AIMHow can we compare and contrast Stanley and Blanche?
Do Now1) Homework on desk for notebook check.
2) Choose either Stanley or Blanche, and find at least two statements they make in the text that kind of “sum up” their personalities. (Note: you can use information from the stage directions, too!)
Share out “Do Now”
Class Work & Discussion
Ask a student to summarize last night’s reading.
Review questions 7-10 as a class.
Read aloud the description of Stanley on p. 29. What does this tell us about him?
Read aloud pages 37-44; ask students to take notes on the dynamics, conflict, and similarities between Blanche and Stanley.
Group WorkBreak students in to groups to answer the AIM.
Share Out Students share out group work.
HomeworkNone! Enjoy your weekend. Remember to pick out your companion text for A Streetcar Named Desire. Bring it to class by Nov. 26 for 50 points extra credit!
