This lesson plan caught my attention due to the unique way
of understanding Shakespearean drama. Because Twelfth Night is not normally a play that is studied in school, the
fact that there is such an interesting way to learn it was quite surprising to
me. Also, I understand the importance of making drama and literature come to
life in order to recognize the thematic plots and character relationships. Although
the title of the lesson plan seemed trivial and clichéd, reading the work the
students would be doing made me realize the benefits that will come out of this
activity, including a better understanding of the text.
One significantly large gap in this lesson plan is the lack of pronounced standards. While the 8th grade standards I focused on were applicable to the lesson plan, the fact that the plan itself did not have standards selected already was a little disconcerting to me. Additionally, the use of technology is very limited. As I added in my spreadsheet, there are many other forms of technology that can be used, such as DragonSpeak, a voice recorder that will help the students listen multiple times in order to decipher word meanings through their contexts.
One significantly large gap in this lesson plan is the lack of pronounced standards. While the 8th grade standards I focused on were applicable to the lesson plan, the fact that the plan itself did not have standards selected already was a little disconcerting to me. Additionally, the use of technology is very limited. As I added in my spreadsheet, there are many other forms of technology that can be used, such as DragonSpeak, a voice recorder that will help the students listen multiple times in order to decipher word meanings through their contexts.
Although there is not much technology listed in this lesson
plan, what they do list is very beneficial and necessary for this project. The
CD and CD player are needed for the initial project, but when they are used, it
will increase the students’ understanding of the material. By using songs to
determine character relationships, they will be able to analyze the reason for
these emotions and encounters, and apply them to their understanding of the
play.
While some aspects of this lesson plan are a bit limited,
the activity itself is a great way to ensure the students’ acceptance and knowledge
of the material that seems to have the consistent reputation of being
incomprehensible.
Hi Allison,
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a fun and effective lesson plan that has the potential to engage students and give them the opportunity to be creators of their own learning. The technologies that you added to the lesson plan, especially prezi/powerpoint and dictation dragon, are very insightful choices that will encourage students to closely examine, analyze, and synthesize their own meaning from the text of Twelfth Night. I think the general concept of this lesson plan can be applied to additional Shakespeare plays (and any other plays as well).
I agree with Kate; this definitely sounds like an effective lesson plan. It will definitely attract the students, causing them to view it as something engaging that they are having fun in, instead of merely just some work that they have to complete for school. Different forms of technology will be utilized and the students will learn not only to create their own sense of learning but they will also begin to know how to analyze and decipher interpetations VS meanings of things.
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