Choice Project: Voice Thread
Lesson Plan:
Objectives:
1. Students will deduce the scene that is the most important in the first act.
2. Students will connect their chosen scene to the first act of Hamlet.
3. Students will create a drawing to depict that scene.
Procedure:
1. I will begin my class by introducing the program Voice Thread with my own example of a scene from Hamlet. By now, my students will have read the first act of Hamlet and I will be asking my students to chose one scene that they see as the most important and creating a voice thread to depict and explain the scene they chose.
2. I will break them up into groups of two or three and have them discuss the scenes in the first act. I want my students to think of not only the first scene that came to mind but to also hear what their partner or group members are thinking of doing.
3. After about 15 mins or discussion, I would like my students to begin jotting down any ideas concerning their chosen scene. It can be in essay form, it can be in words, or even short sentences. I want them to begin to think about things that come to mind concerning that scene.
4. From there, I would like my students to connect that scene to the first act and coin one sentence that acts as a thesis to wrap up that connection and importance that the scene offers to the first act as a whole. This will also take u 15 mins.
5. For the remainder of class, I would like my students to start sketching or planning what they want to draw for the Voice Thread.
Assessment:
My assessment of my students will be in the form of a rubric.
Modifications:
For students who struggle with Voice Thread, they will have gotten a brief introduction during this lesson but I will also schedule appointments with the librarians or tech people to further explain how to use voice thread, along with helping them myself. For students who are gifted and finish early, I will ask them to plan what their either going to say or write for their Voice Thread.
1. Students will deduce the scene that is the most important in the first act.
2. Students will connect their chosen scene to the first act of Hamlet.
3. Students will create a drawing to depict that scene.
Procedure:
1. I will begin my class by introducing the program Voice Thread with my own example of a scene from Hamlet. By now, my students will have read the first act of Hamlet and I will be asking my students to chose one scene that they see as the most important and creating a voice thread to depict and explain the scene they chose.
2. I will break them up into groups of two or three and have them discuss the scenes in the first act. I want my students to think of not only the first scene that came to mind but to also hear what their partner or group members are thinking of doing.
3. After about 15 mins or discussion, I would like my students to begin jotting down any ideas concerning their chosen scene. It can be in essay form, it can be in words, or even short sentences. I want them to begin to think about things that come to mind concerning that scene.
4. From there, I would like my students to connect that scene to the first act and coin one sentence that acts as a thesis to wrap up that connection and importance that the scene offers to the first act as a whole. This will also take u 15 mins.
5. For the remainder of class, I would like my students to start sketching or planning what they want to draw for the Voice Thread.
Assessment:
My assessment of my students will be in the form of a rubric.
Modifications:
For students who struggle with Voice Thread, they will have gotten a brief introduction during this lesson but I will also schedule appointments with the librarians or tech people to further explain how to use voice thread, along with helping them myself. For students who are gifted and finish early, I will ask them to plan what their either going to say or write for their Voice Thread.
Below is a demonstration of Voice Thread. I drew a picture, a scene from Hamlet, and put my own description of that scene onto the Voice Thread.