Assignment Three

“In the portfolio blog you created last week, develop at least three test items that support your outcomes, and write at least one essay item that supports your outcomes.  These should be included in the same post as your outcomes. Then, start a new post in your blog that explains your thought process and rationale behind the test items and essay item(s).  Use the textbook to support your decisions.”

 

Lesson Plan (12th Grade Drama)

Student’s will read After reading Beth Henley’s 1972 one-act, “Am I Blue” and Alfred Sutro’s 1922 one-act “A Marriage Has Been Arraigned” students will be able to recognize and recreate the elements of a one-act drama.

Learning Outcomes:

1.            Students will explore; through drama, solutions to real life problems 

2.            Students will compare and contrast literature from various genres, time periods, and cultures

3.            Students will master the writing process from brainstorming to editing and revising to completion of the final project

Learning Outcomes (O) Test Questions (T) Rationale (R) and Essay (E):

(O) Students will compare and contrast literature from various genres, time periods, and cultures

(T) Recall from memory specific examples that clearly define the time period the selected readings takes place; compare and contrast the time periods from two specific plays.

(O) Students will explore; through drama, solutions to real life problems 

(T) In the selected readings we encounter several characters faced with life altering decisions. Choose one of the selected readings and place yourself in the position of the main character. Explain how, in present day, you can use available resources to make an educated choice when faced with the same decision. Will your decision be the same? Or will you choose differently? Why or why not?

(O) Students will master the writing process from brainstorming to editing and revising to completion of the final project

(T) Write a five paragraph essay summary of one of the selected readings by briefing recapping the premise of the story but using a majority of your essay to explain your ‘take-away’ from the one-act play.
(R) Students should respond to literature and drama in a variety of ways whether it is personal, analytical or evaluative. The students must show evidence that the elements of the drama are understood, especially mood, theme, author’s point of view, tone (esp. irony), and metaphor. It is necessary for the student’s to write informal essays to show they understand the elements of the drama are understood. The student will learn by exploring the story through their own words.
(E) Writing an informal essay will help students explore the story through their own words.  By comparing and contrasting the selected dramas students are able to gain a more complete understanding of how fiction can relate to their personal experience. Students will share observations in a formal informal analytical paper and write imaginatively. This will allow the students to think critically by using dramatic examples. As a result students will be able to read, think and write effectively.