Lesson 3 There Will Be Wolves Eng.

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Lesson Name: Witch!

Rationale: After reading the rst 3 chapters of the novel, students will be split into prosecution
and defence where they will be given specic roles to play such as lawyers, witnesses and jury
members. Students will be given class time to begin to gather their evidence which will be
presented during the trial in lesson 4. They may bring in props or costumes in order to add
authenticity to their roles.

Prescribed Learning Outcomes:
Instructional Objective(s): Students will collaboratively work in their groups to collect evidence
for the trial.

Preparation:






















A1 Interact and collaborate in pairs or groups to: support the learning of self and others, explore
experiences, ideas and information, understand the perspectives of others, comprehend and
respond to a variety of texts.
B7 After reading and viewing, select and use a range of strategies to extend and conrm meaning,
including: responding to text, asking questions, reviewing text and purpose for reading, making
inferences and drawing conclusions, summarizing, synthesizing, and applying ideas
C4 create thoughtful representations that communicate ideas and information to: explore and
respond, record and describe, explain and persuade, and engage
Teacher Student
Will make/handout worksheets to help students
organize evidence for their mock trial.
Will have Prosecution/Defence groups ready
Students will bring their novel and be up to date
with reading.
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Lesson Activities:

Assessment:

Materials:
-Clothesline, clothespins/paperclips
-Shirt cut outs
-Trial evidence handout.
Teacher Activities Student Activities Time
Introduction:
Students will write down, on a
piece of paper in the shape of a
shirt, one part of chapter 2 that
they liked, and a comment or
question. They will hang their
item of clothing on a clothesline
that will be hung at the front of
the class. Class will go over
them, focusing on questions.

Students will write down their
question or comment on the t-
shirt. Once done, they will come
to the front and hang their shirt
on the clothesline.

10 minutes
Body:
Split class into prosecution and
defence. Explain trial
assignment.

Give students work time for
collecting evidence

Check in with class, see how
evidence collection is going.
Answer any questions.
Explain that if theyd like they
may bring in costumes or props
to use (is there anything they
could use for evidence to make
their case more convincing?) Let
students know they may create
their own character (this is, after
all, a performance).
Have students decide who will
be what?
(some lawyers, some witnesses,
jury members)

Students will listen and then
move into their groups.

Students will work in their
groups.

15 minutes

30 minutes

15 minutes
Closure:
Begin reading chapter 4. Assign
the rest of chapter 4 for
homework

Students will read/listen to
chapter 4

10 minutes
Formative Summative
Teacher will check in with how evidence collection
is going, answer any questions, clarify points
students are unsure about.
None.
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-List of students in each group, list of roles
Extension:
Give students time to continue working, practice, or continue reading ch. 4
Adaptation: Jury members will be asked to participate in the form of giving their opinion on
why they think Ursula is guilty or not guilty (bearing in mind that theyre trying to have the
perspective of someone who has not read the book, just heard the evidence provided). This
may be easier for some students.