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This lesson plan outlines a lesson for an 11th grade English class on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Students will learn about John Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost and how it influenced Shelley's novel. They will analyze why Shelley may have incorporated elements from Paradise Lost into Frankenstein. To assess understanding, students will create found poems that connect themes from Paradise Lost to Frankenstein or demonstrate a common theme between the two works. The lesson aims to help students analyze how texts address similar themes.

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This lesson plan outlines a lesson for an 11th grade English class on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Students will learn about John Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost and how it influenced Shelley's novel. They will analyze why Shelley may have incorporated elements from Paradise Lost into Frankenstein. To assess understanding, students will create found poems that connect themes from Paradise Lost to Frankenstein or demonstrate a common theme between the two works. The lesson aims to help students analyze how texts address similar themes.

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Lesson Plan Format

Your Name:Erin Luma School: Adrian High School Date/Time 11/17


Cooperating Teacher: Ms. Gilmore Grade: 11 Subject: English
Lesson Description/Topic/ Number: Paradise Lost allusion explanation and
exploration
Unit Plan: Frankenstein
Driving question: Why would Mary Shelley choose to incorporate this particular
text into the story?
Theme/Title/Lesson Number: Paradise Lost

Standards/Benchmarks/addressed in this [Link].R.9

Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to
build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.

Student Learning Objective/Outcome: (Given a synopsis of Paradise Lost


and/or an excerpt)(the learner will demonstrate the ability to compare the Epic
Poem with Frankenstein) (by creating found poems connecting the text from one to
a theme from the other, or by creating a found poem demonstrating a common
theme.)

Instructional Activities
Introduction- (time: 2)
Engagement/ Activating Prior Knowledge: Reminder of brief explanation
provided about Paradise Lost.
Anticipatory set- (time: 10)
Exploration: PowerPoint presentation on Paradise lost providing background
and a summary.
Essential Question(s)- Why would Mary Shelley choose this Epic Poem?
Building Inquiry Skills- Students may wonder if Mary Shelley intended
Frankensteins monster to mirror Satan or Adam.

Instructional Activities/Providing Information: (time: 40) Gen-ed: Will create a


found poem using their books, but it must demonstrate a theme shared by both
texts.
Honors: Will read an excerpt from Paradise Lost and create a found poem using
that text, but it must demonstrate a theme from Frankenstein.
Modeling: Reading Excerpt and Clarification; Explain found Poetry
Guided Practice: N/A
Independent Practice: Create their found poems.
Explanation: Paradise Lost is a major allusion in this novel and was a major influence
as well. It is the perfect way to practice comparing texts.

Interdisciplinary Approaches:
Elaboration: Co-Teacher in 4th hour - he will assist in presenting the
material and modeling found poems for that class.
Accommodations for differentiated instruction for:
Resource Students- N/A
ESL students- N/A
Gifted Students-N/A

Assessment/Evaluation:
Formative Assessments: Found Poems
Summative Assessment: N/A

Conclusion/Closure: Poetry Reading - share with the class


Assignment/follow up:
Extension: Theme is a major focus in this unit and we explore it through may
other routes as well.
List of Materials/ Class set up: Powerpoint, Excerpts from Paradise Lost
Safety/Cautions: N/A
List of Resources: Projector, Document camera

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