| Lesson Plan ID: |
518 |
| Title: |
From Here to Narnia |
| Overview/Annotation: |
This lesson will provide eighth grade Language Arts students with an inquiry-based research project based on C. S. Lewis' classic, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. The student will determine the author's purpose in writing this story. This will be accomplished by researching material using the Alabama Virtual Library and Gale Resources. |
| Content Standard(s): |
| IL(K-12) | 1. The student who is information literate accesses information efficiently and effectively. | | IL(K-12) | 2. The student who is information literate evaluates information critically and competently. | | IL(K-12) | 3. The student who is information literate uses information accurately and creatively. | | IL(K-12) | 5. The student who is an independent learner is information literate and appreciates literature and other creative expressions of information. | | ELA(6) | 6. Identify the author's purpose as entertainment, information, or persuasion in selected works. | | ELA(6) | 13. Utilize resource materials for supporting evidence in compositions. | | ELA(7) | 14. Present findings from inquiry and research using a variety of resources. | | TC2(6-8) | 2. Publish digital products that communicate curriculum concepts. | | TC2(6-8) | 5. Use basic features of word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and presentation software. | | TC2(6-8) | 11. Use digital tools and strategies to locate, collect, organize, evaluate, and synthesize
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| Primary Learning Objective(s): |
After reading C. S. Lewis' book, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, eighth grade Language Arts students will examine the life of C. S. Lewis and elements of his work to determine the author's intent in writing the story. |
| Additional Learning Objective(s): |
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| Approximate Duration of the Lesson: |
Greater than 120 Minutes |
| Materials and Equipment: |
Novel - The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, by C. S. Lewis, research worksheet, whiteboard and markers |
| Technology Resources Needed: |
Computers with Internet access, PowerPoint or other presentation software, computer projection device |
| Background/Preparation: |
Students will have read C. S. Lewis' novel, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Students should be familiar with the Harry Potter books and/or a film based on the Rowling books for the extension activities.
The teacher, based on his/her individual class requirements, should create a targeted research questionnaire to help students identify key points from the database results. |
| Procedures/Activities: |
1.)Engaging Activity: The teacher will ask students if they have read or seen any of the Harry Potter books/films. A list will be made on the whiteboard consisting of characters, objects, and activities in the book/film.
2.)Comparison activity: Students will use the list from the whiteboard and generate ideas to match them to a character, object, or activity in C. S. Lewis' The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. (See attachment - comparison activity.)
3.)Students will divide into small groups for Internet research. Each member will focus on one element to determine C. S. Lewis' intent in writing The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. Elements: 1)religious background, 2)personal relationships, 3)childhood interests, 4)education, 5)hobbies/pastimes.
( Alabama Virtual Library) The following Gale Group databases from the Alabama Virtual Library were used with C. S. Lewis as the keyword in the search box: InfoTrac Web: Junior Edition, Contemporary Authors, Literature Resource Center, & General Reference Center Gold.
4.)Group members will share the information collected and make a group decision to present to the entire class as to whether C. S. Lewis wrote his book to: entertain, persuade, inform, or evaluate.
5.)Each group will prepare a three-slide PowerPoint presentation giving its findings. (See attachment, "Narnia Presentation," for the PowerPoint format to be used.)
6.)A class discussion will be conducted concerning each element of intent after each group has presented its findings. The class will then vote on what it believes to be C. S. Lewis' intent in writing his novel.
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| Attachments:**Some files will display in a new window. Others will prompt you to download. |
Narnia presentation.ppt
Comparison Activity Narnia.doc
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| Assessment Strategies: |
Evaluation of group research worksheet
Rubric evaluating the group presentations on topic research
Class vote on author's intent |
| Extension: |
1) The class could compare C. S. Lewis’ intent in writing The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe to J.K. Rowling’s intent in writing Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.
2) Students could be led in a discussion on aspects that make a book a "classic" such as Lewis' book. Students could then evaluate the possibility of the Harry Potter series becoming a classic such as the "The Chronicles of Narnia" series.
3) Students could write a short story from the point of view of one of the characters.
4) Students could write a story line for the 'next' book in the series by creating a original portal for time/dimension travel.
5) Students could develop a time line to illustrate events in the story that correlate with events in Lewis' life.
6) Information about the author could be featured in a newsletter, brochure, or card.
7) An Internet scavenger hunt could lead students to websites that answer questions about C. S. Lewis. |
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Each area below is a direct link to general teaching strategies/classroom
accommodations
for students with identified learning and/or behavior problems such as: reading
or math performance below grade level; test or classroom assignments/quizzes at
a failing level; failure to complete assignments independently; difficulty with
short-term memory, abstract concepts, staying on task, or following directions;
poor peer interaction or temper tantrums, and other learning or behavior problems.
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Using Groups and Peers |
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Be sure to check the student's IEP for specific accommodations. |
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