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Standard #4: Content Knowledge
Standard #4: Content Knowledge
The teacher understands the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the discipline(s) he or she teaches and creates learning experiences that make these aspects of the discipline accessible and meaningful for learners to assure mastery of the content.
My main content areas include Speech/Communication, Theatre/Drama, and Literacy/Language Arts (reading and writing). Across my student teaching and practicum experiences, I have been able to write lessons that dive into each of these content areas.
Speech/Communication
Speech/Communication
These lessons come from an intro to public speaking unit in a 7th grade Communications class. These lessons use a variety of methods to practice public speaking skills and write a short informative speech.
Communications Plan 09-29.docxCommunications Plan 09-30.docxTheatre/Drama
Theatre/Drama
These lessons come from a unit plan for a hypothetical Intro to Theatre class. They are classroom-based, using the EdTA theatre standards to introduce students to reading dramatic text, exploring the Greek Chorus, and critiquing a performance.
03 How to Read a Play Lesson Part 2.pdf06 Greek Chorus Lesson.pdf10 Theatre Critic Lesson.pdfLiteracy/Language Arts - Reading
Literacy/Language Arts - Reading
These lessons come from a unit on Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart. The major component is in-class reading with text questions to monitor comprehension. Each of these lessons introduces a literary device that is applied to the reading for that day. In each lesson, the contextual background is discussed and previous chapters are reviewed and summarized.
11-01 English II.docx11-02 English II.docx11-03 English II.docxLiteracy/Language Arts - Writing
Literacy/Language Arts - Writing
These lessons come from a unit on Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart, specifically from the learning segment on writing an essay on how the author uses character foils to highlight particular characteristics of the main protagonist. In these lessons, students worked on creating outlines, then on each individual section of the essay. Modeling, examples, and writing were provided along the way.
11-10 English II.docx11-11 English II.docxStandard #5: Application of Content
Standard #5: Application of Content
The teacher understands how to connect concepts and use differing perspectives to engage learners in critical thinking, creativity, and collaborative problem-solving related to authentic local and global issues.
Tableau Lesson Plan.pdfTableau Lesson Plan
Tableau Lesson Plan
Beyond the classroom setting, theatre education is hands-on and experiential. This is a workshop style lesson on tableaus and how they can be used for storytelling.
Hero's Journey
Hero's Journey
Mini Unit
In this mini unit created for my practicum experience in an 8th grade reading classroom, I used my experience in literature, storytelling, and theatre to build short lessons that introduce and apply the pattern of the Hero's Journey.
Hero's Journey Mini Unit.pdf
Hamlet Pear Deck Lesson
Hamlet Pear Deck Lesson
In this lesson, I use my pre-existing knowledge of Shakespeare's Hamlet to craft an interactive critical thinking lesson. Students focus on defending their opinions and demonstrating mastery of the material. They will need to understand the plot at a surface level, but also understand its implications for the characters.
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