Wichita State University
College of Education
Middle/Secondary Level Lesson Plan Template
Candidate
Kelly Connelly
Lesson
“Waters Of Gold”
Title
Overview and This is an introductory lesson into the
Context
unit on folktales. The students will be
given a brief overview of what a folk
tale is and its specific characteristics.
Students will read “Waters of Gold”
using and adapted form of reader's
theater. They will look for the
characteristics of folktales and record
them on their star graphic organizers.
Assessed
RL.7.1 – Cite several pieces of textual
Standards
evidence to support analysis of what
the text says explicitly as well as
inferences drawn from the text.
Grade Level/Subject
7th Grade Honors English
Lesson Date
04/16/13
RL.7.2 – Determine a theme or central
idea of a text and analyze its
development over the course of the
text; provide an objective summary of
the text.
Content
Objectives
Connected to
the assessed
standards
listed above
Key
Vocabulary
Students will:
* Identify the main theme/lesson of
the story.
* Predict what will happen based off
of textual evidence.
* Cite parts of the text to answer
what happened in the story and why.
Language
Objectives
Content –
Theme- The lesson the author wants
the reader to take away from the
story.
Materials,
Technology
Needs
Reading,
writing,
listening,
speaking, &
viewing
processes
Students will:
* Read “Waters of Gold”
*Discuss “Waters of Gold” and its
specific traits in small groups and
with the class.
* Write their responses to the story
on their graphic organizers.
Student textbook: Literature
Worksheet with graphic organizer
Timer
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Higher Order “What would you do if you were home
/ Essential alone and a homeless person knocked
Questions
on your door?”
“What characteristic does Auntie Lily
represent?”
“What characteristic does the neighbor
represent?”
“What event happened in a series of
three?”
“What is the moral of the story?”
Time
Learning Activities
In each of the cells below, describe what you and the
students will do during this lesson. Lesson procedures should
be sequential and easy to navigate. Include any necessary
procedural instructions and management considerations.
5 mins
Building Background
 Have the students open to page 697 while you pass
out the worksheet.
 Read the section about folk tales at the top of the
page out-loud.
 Discuss that each character represents a specific
trait, events occur in three, and that folk tales teach
a moral lesson.
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Remind the students that they are looking for
these characteristics throughout the story.
Ask the students, “What would you do if you were
home alone and a homeless person knocked on your
door?” (Ask them to discuss with their tables)
Review & Assessment
In each of the cells below,
describe how you will
informally/formally assess
students’ understanding
throughout the lesson.
Remember that all activities
should provide opportunities for
assessment.
Students will be assessed by
monitoring their discussion in
their groups. Do they keep their
discussions focused and on
task? Are they using proper
English? Are they giving reasons
for why they would react a
specific way?
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Walk around to monitor that students are on
task and discussing the question.
Have the students turn to page 702
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Meaningful Activities
 Explain the activity for the day. We will be doing a
variation of reader's theater. Each student will be
assigned the part of either a narrator or specific
character.
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5 mins
Ask for student volunteers first. If they don't
want specific parts, assign them.
Stop on page 704 to discuss the characters of Auntie
Lily and her neighbor. Write the students answers on
the board and remind them to fill out their
worksheet along with you.
Stop on page 705 and ask the students to predict
what will happen next.
Stop on page 707 and ask the students to predict
what Auntie Lily will do with the gold and what the
neighbor will do when she finds out where the gold
came from.
Stop on page 708 and ask the students if they think
the neighbor got what she deserved? Why or why
not?
After reading the story ask the students to return to
their worksheet. Help the students fill it out with a
guided class discussion.
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Moral/Lesson- Kindness comes at no price.
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Who? This section should already be filled out
with the characteristics of Auntie Lily and the
neighbor.
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What? Ask them to summarize the story in one
sentence. (I'm looking for something to the
equivalent of “Auntie Lily's kindness helps to
change her neighbor's heart”).
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When? Sometime in the distant past.
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Where? An Asian village
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Why? explain that the reason for telling the story
connects strongly to the moral or lesson. They
should have the same answer here as in the
Moral/lesson section.
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Series of three. Discuss what happens each time
the beggar or leper comes to town. How does
the town react? Auntie Lily? The neighbor?
Wrap Up/Final Review
 Remind students of their answers to how they would
react to a homeless man knocking on their door. Ask
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Students will be assessed by
their ability to read out loud.
 Are they stumbling over
words they already
know?
Students will also be assessed
by their participation in
classroom discussion.
 Are students actively
participating and
answering questions?
Students will be assessed by
their ability to follow along with
classroom discussion and their
ability to fill out the graphic
organizer.
 Do students actively
follow along?
 Are they filling out the
graphic organizer with
the correct answers?
Collect graphic organizers for a
completion grade. Monitor
student discussion. Are they
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them if they think we have the same values and
morals as the culture this story comes from. Why or
why not?
Remind them that each character represents a
specific trait, events occur in three, and that folk
tales teach a moral lesson.
actively participating in this
final discussion demonstrating
the read and understood the
story and its themes?
References
Allen, J., et. al. (2008). Literature. Evanston: McDougal Littell.
Using APA Style, cite all resources used in the design of this lesson, including student textbooks.
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