A lesson plan outline to teach close reading of The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin.
Theme
Finding Theme in Fictional Texts
Prerequisite Learning The first step to finding an implicit theme in a fictional text is for students to gain a solid understanding of story elements. The students should be able to discuss the characters, setting, problem, and solution. Truth is, fictional stories are more about who is affected by what is happening than about what […]
Readers’ Workshop: Activate Schema with Movie Clips
** Contact me if you would like Rogers Education Consulting to come to your campus with engaging, evidence-based, and practical professional development ** Over the past five years or so, there has been a big emphasis on using media in the classroom. If you scour Pinterest for ideas on making inferences, you will find tons of pictures […]