BYOT Lesson Plan – 8th Grade ELA (9/8/11)
Standards:
ELA8R1 The student demonstrates comprehension and shows evidence of a warranted and responsible explanation of a
variety of literary and informational texts.
ELA8RC2 The student participates in discussions related to curricular learning in all subject areas. The student:
a. Identifies messages and themes from books in all subject areas.
b. Responds to a variety of texts in multiple modes of discourse
ELA8W3 The student uses research and technology to support writing.
ELA8LSV1 The student participates in student-to-teacher, student-to-student, and group verbal interactions.
ELA8LSV2 The student listens to and views various forms of text and media in order to gather and share information,
persuade others, and express and understand ideas.
Pre-Activities:
1. Students have read Chapters 1-4 of The Outsiders
2. In the lesson prior to this one, they used a flipchart organizer to identify the similarities and differences between
socs and greasers from the book. The graphic organizer they used is shown below:
SOCS
Differences
Similarities
GREASERS
Differences
Activities:
1. Based on the discussions yesterday about the similarities and differences between Socs and Greasers, students
will give examples of famous people that they think fit into each category using www.polleverywhere.com.
Discuss the different people that everybody suggests.
2. Students will also be given the chance to respond to the free response question – We focus a lot on the
differences between the ‘Socs’ and the ‘Greasers’, but what are some similarities you see in the beginning of The
Outsiders?
3. Students will work in groups of 3, using one laptop or their own technology, and fill in the elements of a
narrative outline, using http://typewith.me.
4. As students collaborate, they type in their answers and see how they compare with each others.
5. Once each group puts in their comments, there will be a class discussion about the different group answers.
This discussion will allow for other groups and the teacher to modify and improve their answers like adding
details and thoughts to support their statements.
Resources:
1. An alternate site using Primary Pad has been set-up incase access to TypeWith.Me is not available:
http://primarypad.com/s7H0ipG2FO
http://primarypad.com/rEgjaDCXI6
http://primarypad.com/kC0urTeImV
2. This handout will be provided IN CASE the technology is not working:
Main Character
Describe Ponyboy.
A.
B.
C.
Setting
Describe the place and time of the story.
A. Where:
B. When:
Conflicts
Describe the main problems with which the character deals.
A.
B.
C.
Plot
From your reading so far, tell how you think the events will develop.
A.
B.
C.
3. This flipchart will be used in conjuction with the lesson:
Elements of a Narrative Outline – The Outsiders
(to be used in http://typewith.me/jENE0vQxGR)
Main Character:
Describe Ponyboy.
A.
B.
C.
Setting:
Describe the place and time of the story.
A. Where:
B. When:
Conflicts:
Describe the main problems with which the character deals.
A.
B.
C.
Plot:
From your reading so far, tell how you think the events will develop.
A.
B.
C.