Teacher: Bronson Carver

Room 208 Lesson 4.05

LESSON PLAN
Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School
Semester 1: September - December 2016
ENG2P Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course
Teacher: Bronson Carver

Date: November 17, 2016 School Days: Lesson: 4.05

Thursday
Unit: 4 Reading & Writing Graphic Texts Activity: Reading Graphic Novels &
Stories Darkness Calls
Specific Expectations: Assessment:
Building Reading Skills: Understanding the Forms of Texts:
Graphic Texts Task: Reading Darkness Calls
BR2.08: use knowledge of the organizational structure to identify Category: Communication
the purpose of the text, locate information, and extract pertinent
details
Method: --
Building Reading Skills: Understanding the Forms of Texts: Type: Assessment For Learning
Graphic Texts
BR2.09: explain how the form of a graphic text helps the reader
understand the information or message
Learning Goal: Continue to build on the ability to read graphic Teaching/Learning
texts, demonstrating understanding of the elements and structure of Strategies:
the format/ genre
Read aloud/ think-aloud
Discussion
Exit Card
Class Procedures / Daily Preparation: Time:

1. Minds-On/ Learning Hook: Provide students with stationary and ask them to write 10 min
down the ten most important people in their life. Once complete, ask them to cross
off 3 names, with the pretense that these people will no longer be in their lives.
Cross off 3 more names, then 2, then 1. Debrief how hard it was to get rid of any
one of these names, and how even if there are times where you feel you dont
matter, you will matter to someone else.

2. Hand out copies of Darkness Calls by Steve Sanderson, previewing the text and 5 min
informing students on things to consider during reading.

3. Read the story aloud to/ with the class, stopping to give think-alouds where 50 min
applicable
10 min
4. (If the story is completed during class time) Lead a discussion about the text with
the
students, touching on themes and other aspects to be discussed in the following
class
Homework: Plot Diagram Exit Ticket
Resources Handouts: Resources Supplies:
Printed copies of Online viewable/ shareable PDF copy of Darkness Calls
Darkness Calls

Additional Notes:
- Darkness Calls is a larger text; it is difficult to suppose whether or not we will be able to get
through it in one class, but hopefully, we can do it
- Darkness Calls contains themes and subject matter that, while relevant, is sensitive; covering
this content requires careful consideration and gentility in order to properly facilitate the
messages
Teacher: Bronson Carver
Room 208 Lesson 4.05