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** Grade Level: ** 10

British Literature: The Modern Era
 *  Unit: **


 *  Lesson Objectives: **
 * Understanding of literary terms
 * Comprehension of literary analysis
 * Utilizing grammar and vocabulary in writing
 * Discuss how to write about literature
 * Student will understand: **
 * How to appropriately utilize grammar and vocabulary in literature
 * The structure of a well-developed essay
 * Component of a well-developed essay
 * The connection between literature and real-world issues
 * How to write about literature
 * Student will be able to: **
 * Write an effective thesis statement
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Brainstorm ideas directed toward essay topics
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Discuss the major themes of the novel //<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Brave New World //
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Write a well-developed essay
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Proficiently discuss academic topics concerning literature

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> Two class periods
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%;"> Time Required to complete this lesson: **

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> "Writing About Literature"
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%;"> Title of lesson: **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%;"> Description of lesson: **
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">This lesson provides an overview of the components and processes of a well written essay. We will focus on essay writing for the purpose of responding to and analyzing literature using the novel //<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Brave New World //<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> by Aldous Huxley. We will first talk about the structure of an academic essay and focus on the aspects of a well written thesis. Students will be introduced to what a well written essay includes and excludes, appropriate word usage, transition sentences, etc. After overviewing the components of essay writing for literature, students will be introduced to the essay topic concerning the book our class is in the process of reading, //<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Brave New World //<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">. Mind mapping will be introduced to help students work on organizing their thoughts and ideas for the essay.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%;"> Assignment (homework or in-class: this is how the learner will practice the learning that has just occurred): **
 * **<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Hamburger: **<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> What makes a good essay? The Hamburger diagram gives students an visualization and analogy for understanding the important elements of a well written essay. For instance, the analogy of the "buns" (the intro and conclusion) as what holds the essay together, just like the buns of a hamburger hold the essay together, allow students to relate an everyday understanding in their schema to essay writing. This diagram appeals to the visual learner, and also creates an interesting way to help students remember and understand the process and components of a well written essay. Students will be tested on the Hamburger diagram, being given a "blank" hamburger and needing to fill in the appropriate aspects of the hamburger as it relates to the components of an essay. Then, the students will take the information they organize on the Mindmap and create their own Hamburger diagram to help begin structuring their essay.
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 * **<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Mind Map: **<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> In preparation for their essay, students will create an online "mind map" which will help to organize essay ideas. The mind mapping toll allows students to create a tradition "web", but by creating one online, can easily add to or change the mind map. The visual process of the web is enhanced as students are able to color code the mind map, and can also create a much large map than traditional paper and pen would allow. Mind mapping is integral in helping students to collect their ideas and decide what is important to share and what is unimportant. Mind mapping encourages and assists students in organizing and analyzing literature for the purpose of writing an essay. Here is an example mind map I created for the book //<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">To Kill a Mockingbird //<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> on the theme of discrimination - //To Kill a Mockingbird Mindmap .//

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%;"> **Resources/materials needed:**
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Computer
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Internet
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Online accounts with "bubble.us" and "
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Smart Board to share Hamburger diagram and Mind Map
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Blank Hamburger diagram handouts for test
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">copies of //<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Brave New World //
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">essay topic for //<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Brave New World //


 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%;"> Technology used **:
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Computer
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Internet
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Web 2.0 tools
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Smart Board


 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%;"> The technology used in this lesson changes the teaching / learning in this way: **
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">The Hamburger diagram allows students to understand the structure of an essay through the visual analogy of a hamburger. The use of the tool to organize and begin structuring their personal essays transfers that analogy for the writing of their own essays. Students get to see/understand/do in a way that would not be possible without technology. The use of the diagram being on the computer allows them to change the diagram as needed as they begin structuring their thoughts in preparation for their essays
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">The Web 2.0 tool of Mind Mapping is a more technologically advanced version of a web organizer. The technology of the Mind Map allows students to create a much larger map than would be possible on paper, as well as allowing them to easily change and rearrange the web as they begin organizing thoughts and ideas for the essay topic.