Monday, March 5th Percy Jackson: Lightning Thief Readers Theater nd rd 2 & 3 Hour Advanced English

State and/or District Standards:

WR.7.3ab: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences. a. Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and point of view and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically. b. Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, and description, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters.
I. Introduction Objective: I can read a piece of text and construct a script that includes narration, direction, and dialogue, by using information within the original text. Anticipatory Set/Bell Ringer: Producers have decided to do a remake the 1st Percy Jackson movie. Would you rather . . . be an actor and play one of the characters (Percy, Annabeth, Grover, a god/goddess) be the director, and have total creative control be the screenwriter Agenda: 1. 6A Spelling Words Charades 2. Bell Ringer, 4 corners 3. Yellow Packet, Readers Theater 4. Readers Theater Groups 4 people in a group a. choose scene b. get approved by Miss Henning II. Activities, Strategies: Post student friendly objective I can. . . Post agenda Engage students with anticipatory set bell ringer, four corners Use student names Provide time for students to practice new skills Engage students through cooperative learning

III. Closure: Tomorrow you will begin writing your scripts with your groups! Remember, you will need a narrator to begin your scene, lines for each character, and a direction for each line. See you tomorrow!

IV. Preparation/Reminders: 6A words Form groups

The producers of The Lightning Thief have decided to remake the first Percy Jackson movie. Would you rather. .. be an actor or actress in the movie which character would you audition for? be the director so that you could have total creative control be the screenwriter so that you could choose which parts of the book to put in the movie and which to leave out
Write at least 4 sentences explaining your choice.

Tuesday, March 5th Percy Jackson: Lightning Thief Readers Theater nd rd 2 & 3 Hour Advanced English

State and/or District Standards:

WR.7.3ab: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences. c. Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and point of view and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically. d. Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, and description, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters.
I. Introduction Objective: I can read a piece of text and construct a script that includes narration, direction, and dialogue, by using information within the original text. Anticipatory Set: Write a FB post or tweet for Percy Jackson. Include 2 comments or replies from other characters who might respond to his post/tweet. We are about to start writing our scripts! Before talking with your group, which scene do you want to act out? Explain why you think that is a good scene for readers theater. Agenda: 1. Bell Ringer (anticipatory set) 2. Demonstrate how to set up script paper, show rubric for performance assessment 3. Work on scripts with groups (7 groups of 4, 1 group of 5 OR 4 groups of 4, 3 groups of 5)/(6 groups of 5, 2 groups of 4)

4. Peer edit groups members scripts II. Activities, Strategies: Post student friendly objective I can. . . Post agenda Engage students with anticipatory set bell ringer Use student names Provide time for students to practice new skills Engage students through cooperative learning

III. Closure: Great work on your scripts today! I cant wait to see your performances! Dont forget, if you would like to bring in props, have them ready for tomorrow. Also, you each need to have your own copy of the script to turn in. IV. Preparation/Reminders: 1. Copy of rubric to show students