The picture above was taken on a visit I made to the Sleeping Bear Dunes in Northern Michigan. Just looking at the softness of the blue sky, the depth of the chilly water below, the variety of green leaves blowing in the wind, and the clouds whispering a kind hello as they breeze through the air brings me back to the memories of this trip taken with friends. This picture represents perfectly the impact imagery has on our understanding of language.
Imagery is extremely important in writing. We are constantly told to paint a picture for our audiences, to "show" rather than "tell" them what points we are trying to get across. It is important for students to understand how to utilize imagery in the books they read to really see the writing and setting the author has provided.
This lesson plan shows a small preview of my teaching style and the types of activities I hope to have my future students do. A lesson on imagery allows students to delve deeper into the text, connecting with it in a way that they can begin to visualize what is happening in the story. This is the first lesson plan I ever had to completely draw out, and I learned a lot from doing it.
Modeling / Guided Practice: 15 minutes
Student activity:
· Write down the definition of imagery (given on the board) into the vocabulary section of their journals.
· Call out the sensory words found in the warm-up passage
· Discuss together the specific words from the warm-up prompt that they found to be examples of imagery and why
· With a partner, draw a picture of the scene summarizing what they see from the sensory words provided in the passage
Teacher activity:
· Provide students with the definition of Imagery to write down in their journals.
Imagery: the formation of mental images, figures, or objects through the use of sensory words and figurative language. (Remember, sensory words speak to one of your five senses- sight, smell, hearing, touch, or taste.)
· Give an example of one of the sensory words found in the warm-up
· Highlight the words from the warm-up passage on projector as students call them out
· Walk around room and observe some of the pictures students are drawing
Partner-Independent Practice: 23 minutes
Student activity:
· Open up to the first chapter in Of Mice and Men. Read the first 3 pages of Chapter 1 independently
· On one side of a blank paper, list the sensory words that are found to be helpful to envision the scene (imagery).
· After each student has time to complete their list, get with their same partner from earlier and compare their lists.
· Then, each student will flip their paper over and draw out a detailed scene of what they read in the first couple pages.
Teacher activity:
· Give directions of activity
· Pass out a blank sheet of white paper (no lines) to each student
· Move around room observing/answering questions if needed
Closure: 5 minutes Teacher activity:
· Answer any questions students might have about imagery
· Assign homework for next day:
◦ SW Finish reading Ch. 1 Of Mice and Men
◦ SW Continue list of sensory words noticed throughout the chapter
◦ SW Draw a picture of the scene using the sensory words
· Ask students turn their class work into the basket by the door on the way out.
· HAVE A GREAT DAY!
ASSESSMENT
SW draw a picture of the setting using their compiled list of sensory words found throughout Ch. 1.
This assessment will really allow me to grasp whether or not the students met the objective and would also lead to spreading this lesson into a second day. Working the next day with their homework assignments and having them share their pictures with each other will, without a doubt, make for a meaningful discussion that can segue into a conversation about other aspects of Chapter 1 as a whole. By having students compile a list of sensory words from the chapter on their own, I will be able to determine whether or not they thoroughly understand the way imagery works in a story. In collecting both their class work and their homework (due the following day) I can compare their individual work to work done with a partner to assess student progress/understanding throughout the lesson.
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