Thursday, May 16, 2013

A Strategy Plan for Teaching Russian Literature/World Literature


A Strategy Plan for Literature
Content: World Literature
Salazar, Janie



I.                Objectives and Rationale
A.    Objectives
At the end of lesson, students should be able to:
1.     identify the parts of the plot in a short story by filling out a graphic organizer;
2.     infer and make judgments about character’s action and behaviour through class discussion;
3.     discuss the relevance of the selection in the present situation specifically in relations to social issues and;
4.     express agreement or disagreement on a topic about social problems through a formal debate.


II.              Subject Matter
A.    “The Lottery Ticket” by Anton Chekhov
B.    Study of themes and imagery presented in Russian Literature
III.            Assumption
A.    Students will read the text in class

IV.            Activity Sequence
Activity Purpose
Expected Student Behavior
Planned Teacher Behavior
Materials
Time Frame
1.     Allow the students to answer the pre-test.
Students answer the pre-test in the sheet provided by the teacher.
Teacher tells the students to think of the things they would want to do/buy if ever they win in a lottery.

Teacher explains the directions before she distributes the answer sheet.
Paper containing the triadic diagram.
3       mins
2.     Acquaint the students to the author of the story.
The students will be shown a biographical montage of the author.

They class will discover the salient points of the life of the author.
The teacher presents a biographical montage to the students.

The teacher discusses the montage with the class.
Biographical montage of Anton Chekhov
10 mins
3.     Have the students read the text silently.
Students read the text silently.
Teacher distributes the copy of the text to the students.
Copy of the text
10 mins
4.     Have the students relate to the characters and the situation presented in the story.
Students compare what they have written in the triadic diagram given to them earlier to the actions of the characters in the story.
The teacher discusses the story with the class.
The teacher asks the students to relate themselves to the characters presented in the story.
Copy of the text
15 mins
5.     Allow students to evaluate the story.
Students make critical comments or judgments about the story.
The teacher asks students to relate the text to the present.
Whiteboard, marker
5 mins
6.     Allow the students to identify the divisions of the plot using the text.
Students will recall/identify the divisions of the plot in a short story.
After sometime, the students fill in the graphic organizer.
The teacher presents and discuss the divisions of the plot in a short story to the class.

After sometime, the teacher gives the students the worksheet containing the graphic organizer. She asks the students to answer the worksheet by using the short story discussed earlier.
Projector, computer, worksheet
10 mins.
7.     Assess student’s learning.
Students work individually to write a short essay discussing the relevance of the selection to the present situation.
The teacher asks the students to write an essay which discusses the relevance of the selection to the present situation.
Pen, paper
10 mins
8.     Introduce the students to a formal debate.
The students will be given a handout discussing the format of a formal debate.

The class reads the contents of the hand out.
The teacher provides the hand outs to the students.

The teacher discusses to the class the content of the hand out.
handout
15 mins
9.     Allow students to draw out the opposite sides(affirmative and negative) of a given
issue.
The students work with their respective groups.
The teacher divided the class into four groups.

The teacher explains the directions written in the worksheet.

The teacher allows the students to go to their respective groups.

The teacher gives the students time to answer the worksheet.
Hand-out
15 mins

10.  Allow the students to practice the formal British Parliamentary debate.
The students perform the debate.
The teacher facilitates the debate.

1 hour




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