Lesson plan
Title - Literary Elements Advance Organizer
Primary Subject - Language Arts
Grade Level - 4-8
Duration: 20 minutes
Description: This is an advance organizer I created for a unit on literary elements
Goals: The goal is to familiarize students with the correct terminology of literary elements before starting the unit.
Objective(s): The students will become familiar with literary elements, drawing on previous experience and knowledge (schema) while looking at and discussing an advance organizer.
Materials: Literary Elements Advance Organizer at http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com/readingliterature/literary_elements/literary_elements.pdf (Transparency and/or a copy for each student)
Overhead projector
Vis-à-Vis pens
Procedure:
Show the students the transparency of the Literary Elements Advance Organizer.
Discuss each literary element, encouraging participation from the class -- draw on their prior knowledge and experience.
Characters
Main character(s)
Minor characters
Setting
When
Where
Conflict Person vs. person
Person vs. nature
Person vs. society
Person vs. self
Theme
Central idea or message
Possibly a lesson or moral
Sounds like a fortune cookie message
Keep a copy of the Literary Elements Organizer visible in the classroom and refer it to throughout the unit.
Assessment: The assessment will not come until the end of the unit when students are asked to identify the literary elements of a piece of literature.