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Creative Writing Lesson Plan: 10th Grade Literature

Purpose/Rationale
In this lesson, we will explore the different ways that voice can be controlled or even taken away.
William Goldings Lord of the Flies is an excellent representation of how ones voice can
ultimately become a source of power. This lesson will allow students to delve into the themes of
voice and power and interpret several characters throughout the novel. For this lesson, students
will write Just because prose for the characters of the community of boys who are not heard as
much, if at all.
Goals
Will gain insight on supporting characters in the novel
Understand the uses and purpose of prose in literature
Create their own piece of prose pertaining to the character selected
Objectives
Content Objective: Students will be able to identify the meaning and purpose of prose.
Language Objective: Students will be able to write a piece of prose using the novel Lord of the
Flies and its characters for reference.
Florida Standards
LAFS.910.RL.1.2: Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its
development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by
specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
LAFS.910.RL.1.3: Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting
motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the
plot or develop the theme.

Materials/Resources
Journal
Pencil/Pen
Paper/Notebook
Classroom set of Lord of the Flies
Smart Board

Accommodations
Visual Aids and oral/impromptu presentations if needed

Assessments
Students will be asked to think about people around the world who may not have a voice
in todays society (women, homeless, immigrants, etc.). They will then write just
because prose for them as well.
Homework
none

Time While I am doing this Students are doing this


0-7 minutes Roll/Homework Check Turning in
Homework/Invitation to Write
+ Music (What is the
definition of prose? What is
the purpose of voice and how
do you use yours?)
8-15 minutes Introduction/Share my Volunteer to share invitations
invitation to write to write with the class
16-26 minutes Discussion We will further discuss the
meaning of prose and identify
characters within the novel
who had minor voices.
27-42 minutes Group Work/Just Because Students will break off into
prose their groups and each person
will select one of the
characters discussed to do their
assignment on. Each student
should develop a 30 second to
one minute piece of prose,
which gives the character a
voice. Within the last 5
minutes, everyone should read
their piece aloud to their group
and choose the one that will
represent the group.
43-52 minutes Presentations The person chosen for each
group will present their piece
of prose for the rest of the
class.
53-55 minutes Exit Summary/ Thumbs Up, One student will explain the
Thumbs Down purpose of voice in the novel
in a way that everyone
understands.

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