Lesson Plan

Grade 9 ELA Module 1: Unit 3, Lesson 3

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Class members listen to a masterful reading of Act 1, Scene 1, lines 203-236 of Romeo and Juliet and then break into groups to examine how Shakespeare uses figurative language to develop Romeo's idealized concept of beauty.

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CCSS: Designed
Instructional Ideas
  • Have class members review their notes from the previous units and find evidence that details both Rilke's and Mitchell's ideas of the meaning of beauty
Classroom Considerations
  • The 20-lesson unit, the third in a module of three, not only builds on the protocols and routines established in the first unit but also presumes class members have read the anchor text for those units: David Mitchell's Black Swan Green and Rainer Maria Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet
Pros
  • The 11-page resource includes a list of the Common Core standards that form the basis of the lesson, the plan, a vocabulary list, a discussion question and sample responses, a Quick Write prompt, and a homework assignment
Cons
  • None