Lesson Plan

Teacher:              Gary and Cathy                                                  Subject:             ELA                        

Topic:                    Video Poem                                                       Grade/Class:      11                          

Media/Materials:

6 video poems

Access to computers

Standards Connections:

Standard 1: Students will read, write, listen, and speak for information and understanding.

• Locate and use school, public, and academic library resources for information and research

• Read and follow written directions and procedures to solve problems and accomplish tasks

- use workplace documents and technical manuals

• Analyze and synthesize information from different sources, making connections and showing relationships to other texts, ideas, and subjects and to the world at large

Standard 2: Students will read, write, listen, and speak for literary response and expression.

• Read, view, and interpret texts and performances in every medium (e.g., short stories, novels, plays, film and video productions, poems, and essays) from a wide variety of authors, subjects, and genres

- build background by activating prior knowledge through questioning what they already know about the form in which the story is presented and the period in which it was written

• Read, view, and respond independently to literary works that represent a range of social, historical, and cultural perspectives

- monitor their own comprehension by questioning, reviewing, revising, and rereading to enhance overall comprehension

- use a variety of written responses, such as  double-entry journals and reading logs, to integrate new concepts with existing knowledge

• Compare a film, video, or stage version of a literary work with the written version

• Read literary texts aloud to convey an interpretation of the work

• Interpret multiple levels of meaning and subtleties in text

- engage in a variety of collaborative conversations, such as peer-led discussions, paired reading and responding, and cooperative group discussions, to construct meaning

• Recognize and analyze the relevance of literature to contemporary and/or personal events and situations

Objectives:

Students will work in groups to analyze a video poem and give their thoughts to the rest of the class.

Assessments:

Shows competence and understand of the poem incorporated in the video. Worked collaboratively in groups with little or no problems.

Closure:

Students pick a poem and begin brainstorming ideas of how to represent the poem of their choice through video.

Assignments:

Begin filming and taking pictures to incorporate in their own video poems.

Lesson Procedure:

1.       Split students up into 6 equal groups.

2.       Assign each group a video poem to watch and analyze with questions such as:

a.       What did you think of the video?

b.      Do you think the images were appropriate to the poem?

c.       What stood out to you most and why?

d.      If this was your video, what would you do differently and why?

3.       Each group will show the video they saw and they will led class discussion about the video poem.

4.       If there is time remaining, students will get back into their original and begin talking about the poem they would like to use for their own video poem and begin brainstorming ideas through use of storyboarding, graphic organizers, or any other form of planning they prefer to use.