INQUIRY (5E) LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE
Teachers: Emma Subject: Theme Grade: 10
Common Core State Standards:
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text,
including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the
text. 9-10.RL.2
Objective (Explicit):
Students will be able to rewrite the ending of a novel we read and analyze how the new ending has
changed the theme of the novel.
Evidence of Mastery (Measurable):
Students write a cohesive ending to a novel.
Students are able to explain exactly how the theme has changed because of their new ending.
Driving Question: If you had the opportunity to, how would you rewrite the ending to a novel? How will your new ending affect the over arching theme
of the book?
Sub-Objectives, SWBAT (Sequenced from basic to complex)
Students will use their past knowledge of writing skills to develop a cohesive new ending.
Key vocabulary: Materials:
Engage
I will send my students back in time and ask this: “The author of this novel has just finished writing the book, but he tragically misplaced
the entire last chapter. It is your responsibility to rewrite the ending for him.”
Teacher Will: Students Will:
Present a driving question to the students and get them hooked on the Read the novel and use their past knowledge to rewrite the ending
assignment. of the novel.
Explore
To make sure all my students understand what theme is, a lesson on themes of books will be taking a day of this project.
Teacher Will: Students Will:
Present to the students a lesson on theme and answering questions on Learn about what theme is and observe the impacts it has on
it. novels. Students will also be able to ask questions.
Co-Teaching Strategy
What co-teaching approach will you use to maximize student achievement?
Differentiation Strategy
What accommodations/modifications will you provide for specific students?
How will you anticipate students that need an additional challenge?
Explain
Students can apply what they learned about theme to the rewrite of their new ending.
Teacher Will: Students Will:
Facilitate learning as the students rewrite the endings to the novel. Utilize what they learned about theme to develop a new theme for
the novel through the rewriting of the ending.
Co-Teaching Strategy
What co-teaching approach will you use to maximize student achievement?
Differentiation Strategy
What accommodations/modifications will you provide for specific students?
How will you anticipate students that need an additional challenge?
Elaborate
Students will take their learning to a deeper level by writing a paragraph on what the theme changed to and what part of their ending
caused the theme to change in the way it did.
Teacher Will: Students Will:
Provide all information on theme needed for students to complete their Develop their ideas into a cohesive paragraph explaining their
explanation of theme. new ending in regards to theme.
Co-Teaching Strategy
What co-teaching approach will you use to maximize student achievement?
Differentiation Strategy
What accommodations/modifications will you provide for specific students?
How will you anticipate students that need an additional challenge?
Evaluate
I will evaluate my students learning by seeing a new ending to the story as well as their explanation as to how the theme changed.
Teacher Will: Students Will:
Analyze student work and see if it makes sense with their new Turn in all completed parts of the project.
ending.
