"AGoodManisHardtoFind"CharacterAnalysis

Author:ZacharyPritts
Datecreated:03/28/201410:12AMEDTDatemodified:03/28/201410:34AMEDT
VITALINFORMATION
Subject(s) LanguageArts(English)
Grade/Level Grade12
Objectives
Studentswillbeableto:
Understandonecharacterfromthetextbyanalyzingtheiractions,thoughts,
looks,andothersactionsbycompletingthecharacteranalysisworksheet
handout
Understandthemajorthemesandthegeneralcharacteristicsofthestoryby
discussingandparticipatinginclass.
Standards
PAPennsylvaniaCommonCoreStandards(Draft)(2013)
Subject:EnglishLanguageArtsGrade612
Grade:Grades1112
ContentArea:1.2ReadingInformationalTextStudentsread,understand,andrespondtoinformationaltextwithan
emphasisoncomprehension,vocabularyacquisition,andmakingconnectionsamongideasandbetweentextswithfocus
ontextualevidence.
Domain:
KeyIdeasandDetailsMainIdea
Standard:
CC.1.2.1112.ADetermineandanalyzetherelationshipbetweentwoormorecentralideasofatext,includingthe
developmentandinteractionofthecentralideasprovideanobjectivesummaryofthetext.
Domain:
KeyIdeasandDetailsTextAnalysis
Standard:
CC.1.2.1112.CAnalyzetheinteractionanddevelopmentofacomplexsetofideas,sequenceofevents,or
specificindividualsoverthecourseofthetext.
ContentArea:1.3ReadingLiteratureStudentsreadandrespondtoworksofliteraturewithanemphasison
comprehension,vocabularyacquisition,andmakingconnectionsamongideasandbetweentextswithafocusontextual
evidence.
Domain:
KeyIdeasandDetailsLiteraryElements
Standard:
CC.1.3.1112.CAnalyzetheimpactoftheauthorschoicesregardinghowtodevelopandrelateelementsofa
storyordrama.
MATERIALSANDRESOURCES
Resources
Materialsandresources:
Studentswillneed:
iPadstorefertotext
Handouts(providedinclass)of"AGoodManisHardtoFind"byFlanneryO'Connor
WritingUtensil
Teacherwillneed:
Handouts
Discussionleadingquestions
IMPLEMENTATION
LessonProcedures
Studentswillenterandbepromptedbyaquestion:"Explainwhatbeingheldas
ahostageknowingthatyouweregoingtodiewouldfeellike.Wouldyoutryto
getoutofthesituation?Ifso,how?Wouldyoutrytochangethemindofyour
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captor?"
Iftimepermitteditthepreviousclass,thestudentswillhavebeenintroducedto
theauthor.Ifnot,theywillbebreiflyintroducedtoFlanneryO'Connor,the
authorof"AGoodManisHardtoFind".
Afterstudentshaveresponded,begindiscussingthestorywiththestudentswith
questionspreviouslydeterminedandusedbytheinstructorasnotes.
Afterthestoryhasbeencovered,introducetheactivity,whichisacharacter
analysis.Thestudentswillneedtochooseonecharacterandcompletethe
handout,makingsuretofillinallareasofthehandoutsotheycompletely
analyzethecharactertheychoose.Handoutthecharactercharts.Askstudents
togetintotheirpreassignedgroupsandcompletethehandout.Theywillneed
theseforthenextday'slesson.
ASSESSMENT
Assessment
Studentswillbegradedonparticipation.
LessonAnalysisand
Reflection
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