Bedford County Public Schools LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE Course English Grade 11 Lesson Topic/Title Ben Franklin’s Autobiography” Colonialism & Aphroisms “The SOL and Learning Intention SOL 11.3a-d, 11.7, 11.8 Materials/Resources Needed document camera, projector, internet access Cognition Strategy to be Applied Thinking Map (Double Bubble) to compare/contrast I “All Really need to Know I learned in Kindergarten” and Autobiography” list of virtues “The Lesson Teacher Student Component Engage: Have teacher go over the I Really Need to Know I Have students create their “All Prior Learned in Kindergarten” (aphorisms) own I Really Need to “All Knowledge & Know…” (I learned in High Hook School, or English class, etc…have fun with it) posters. Explain: Teach aphorisms: Students read Ben Franklin’s Direct Autobiography” “The Instruction & Model Go over Ben Franklin’s List of Virtues and “The Autobiography” Discuss the Colonial time period and how the Puritan time period helped shape that literature. Also discuss how the Colonial time period mindsets affected authors and literature of this time period. Explore: Teacher continues to connect prior time periods of Students do Thinking Map Guided Practice American Lit and history to current period. Double Bubble to compare/contrast I Really “All Teacher leads students in Thinking Map Double need to Know I learned in Bubble assignments. Kindergarten” and “The Autobiography” list of virtues. With a partner discuss how Ben Franklin his list of virtues to show the difference
Bedford County Public Schools LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE Course English Grade 11 Lesson Topic/Title Ben Franklin’s “The Autobiography” Colonialism & Aphroisms SOL and Learning Intention SOL 11.3a-d, 11.7, 11.8 Materials/Resources Needed document camera, projector, internet access Cognition Strategy to be Applied Thinking Map (Double Bubble) to compare/contrast “All I Really need to Know I learned in Kindergarten” and “The Autobiography” list of virtues Lesson Component Teacher Student Engage: Prior Knowledge & Hook Have teacher go over the “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten” (aphorisms) Have students create their own “All I Really Need to Know…” (I learned in High School, or English class, etc…have fun with it) posters. Explain: Direct Instruction & Model Teach aphorisms: Go over Ben Franklin’s List of Virtues and “The Autobiography” Discuss the Colonial time period and how the Puritan time period helped shape that literature. Also discuss how the Colonial time period mindsets affected authors and literature of this time period. Students read Ben Franklin’s “The Autobiography” Explore: Guided Practice Teacher continues to connect prior time periods of American Lit and history to current period. Teacher leads students in Thinking Map Double Bubble assignments. Students do Thinking Map Double Bubble to compare/contrast “All I Really need to Know I learned in Kindergarten” and “The Autobiography” list of virtues. With a partner discuss how Ben Franklin his list of virtues to show the difference
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