ED 315 LESSON PLAN Lesson #__4____

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Noor Kheirieh
3/19/15

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English

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CCSS.ELALITERACY.RL.910.4:
Determinethemeaningofwordsandphrasesastheyareusedinthetext,including
figurativeandconnotativemeanings;analyzethecumulativeimpactofspecificword
choicesonmeaningandtone(e.g.,howthelanguageevokesasenseoftimeandplace;
howitsetsaformalorinformaltone).
Students have not yet learned about puns so it is a new concept for them. Some may have
heard the word pun before but havent worked with it. They are also just beginning to
learn about Romeo and Juliet so the language Shakespeare writes in is fairly new to them
too. ELL learners will need extra assistance to be successful, and will need help
understanding the language of Shakespeare more than those who are English learners.
Some student behaviors I need to be aware of are the students who have a hard time
staying on task because they socialize with their friends. Ill have to keep them on task by
walking over to their group several times to make sure they are doing their work. I know
that Shakespeare is new to student so I will start off my lesson with an anticipation guide
that will help students know what ideas they will be reading about when reading Romeo
and Juliet.
Students will analyze different ideas in Shakespeare to understand the themes they will be
reading about. They will also analyze puns and explain what the pun is in the sentence
and explain its usage. Students will learn the word pun in this lesson.
Informal: I will walk around when students are working in groups and mark who is
having a hard time with the idea of puns, what questions are asked, and who is
understanding the idea completely.
Formal: Students will be tested on Shakespeare and will need to understand the puns to
be successful.

Materials Needed:
Anticipation Guide
Puns PowerPoint
Pun Worksheet:

Procedures:
Introduction:
Steps for instruction: I will engage students by introducing puns using pun jokes as examples to make the
idea of puns more entertaining. I will demonstrate a short PowerPoint to explain puns and will include a
few examples that are not Shakespeare related so students can understand the general idea of puns. (10
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minutes) Students will participate in groups by working on a worksheet that has Shakespeare puns. Students
will need to communicate with one another to figure out what the pun is and explain the different meanings
of the words that are in the pun. (15 minutes) They will practice by creating their own puns, which should
be a fun way to end the lesson. (10 minutes) We will end the lesson with an anticipation guide if there is
time for it at the end of class and discuss their answers for the anticipation guide. (15 minutes)
Higher Order Thinking Questions:
Why do you think Shakespeare used puns in his writing?
How do puns impact the flow of reading?
Strategies for students requiring additional assistance: For ELL students requiring additional assistance I
will reiterate the instructions in a way they understand and help them break down the sentences so they
understand the meaning of them.
Closure: We will end class with a discussion of the anticipation guide. This will be a good introduction
before they begin reading Romeo and Juliet.

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