Lesson Plan form for  Paul Rombough/
Chateauguay Valley High School  (Tower University Grade 8 Site)
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Date:   June 8, period 1       (Sub plans for Rombough)
Class:          English
Objective: 
To discover similarities and differences between Lord of the Flies(film) and the Tempest.
Materials:    Film(1990 version) and Question sheets
Opening Motivational Set: 
Procedure:

1.   Ask students to read over the "low level" questions, get out a pen, and be ready to take notes down on the side of the page so they can write out full answers after the film is stopped next class.

Students can remain in rows, though you may want to squeeze them closely for viewing purposes.

Students work individually on "low level" questions as you show film, 
stopping 10 minutes before the end of the class to give students time to compare ideas with a partner.
 
 

2.   Remind students that tomorrow we will finish watching the film, then the period will be a work period to be used for  (write on side board during film, write PLO for please leave on)

---   finishing the "high level" questions in partners.
---   working with reading circle groups preparing and studying questions for test  Thursday.
---   working with reading circle groups on "20 minute tasks" required for their reading circle group's   presentation on Monday June 14th.
 
 
Followup/ Evaluation: 
finishing the "high level" questions in and discussing them as a class.

 
 
 
 
 

Low Level Questions
(Answer while you are watching the film, Lord of the Flies)

1.  Plot question:
How is the way the characters get onto the island in the Tempest and the Lord of the Flies similar?  (2 details)
 
 

How is it different in each story?  (3 details)
 
 

2.  Setting question:
Describe the island setting in Lord of the Flies, using 4 details in your description.
 
 
 
 
 

3.  Character questions:
Which characters in Lord of the Flies and the Tempest represent "justice" and "fairness"?  And why?
 
 
 
 

Which characters represent ambition, and control through violence?  And why?
 
 
 
 
 

4.  Foreshadowing questions:
Name an event in the Lord of the Flies which foreshadows a violent conflict coming up.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


High-level questions for homework
(related to "Levels of Fiction notes"):

1.  What are three things in the play the Tempest which are "above us" and can therefore be considered "romantic fiction"?
 
 

2.  In the Lord of the Flies, we watch and disapprove of the conflict between what two main characters?
Describe that conflict.
 
 
 

3.  It is an ironic situation, (ironic fiction) that we the readers feel we can offer them the characters a solution to their problems.  Make a judgement and say what you think the boys should be doing instead of fighting?
 
 
 

4.  Which parts of Lord of the Flies show problems that are similar to problems in our society?  What are those problems?
 
 
 
 

5.  Rules about "levels of fiction" are not always true.
a)  What parts of Lord of the Flies talk about things "above us and magical"?
 
 
 

b)  What parts of The Tempest actually have characters which are beneath us and which we judge?