Lesson Plan (Using Role Play)

Subject: English Literature

Topic: Characterization

Strands of Language

Arts to be employed in: reading, writing, listening, speaking

Duration: 80 minutes

Class:Form three/Grade 9

Age: 14-15 yrs

Objectives: students should be able to

1. Use role-play to deduce the rules that governs all relationship(families)
2. From the role-play students are to deduce the consequences for breaking rules
3. Recognize the importance of effective communication by identifying the reasons for the miscommunication between Margaret and her father, Mr. Cruickshank
4. State clearly possible methods for resolving conflict with families

Instructional strategies

To be employed: role-play, guided questions

Materials/media: basic props (hats, scarf etc), text: Harriet’s Daughter, journals, slips of paper in plastic bag

Introduction: scenario: ‘you have come home late on a school night without informing your parents. Upon arrival, your parents ask for an explanation’.

Procedures:

1. Students will form groups of three
2. Students will be given the guidelines for developing their role-play. In the guideline students will be given the instructions to plan their role-play. Students have 5 minutes to prepare their presentations
3. Students will dip for the order of the presentations
4. Students will end their planning when a group presents because will be instructed to take notes during each presentations paying particular attention to the problem, the causes of the problem, how each person (parent and child) behaved and the solution to the problem
5. Students will perform their role play within a three minute duration
6. As a class students will engage in a guided discussion based on the points identified in step 5, immediately after performances
7. Students will then be instructed to turn to the section in the novel where Margaret is confronted by her father after her late arrival from school
8. Students will read the section aloud.
9. The teacher pauses at strategic points to ask students questions such as

• What would you have done if you were Margaret?
• Why do you think Margaret saw nothing wrong with her behavior?
• Why do you think Margaret’s father was upset?
• How else do you think Margaret’s father could have dealt with her?
• How do think Margaret felt after her father’s scolding?
• If you were Margaret would you have continued her behavior?
• Have you ever been in a situation similar to Margaret?
• What was your reaction?
• How did you feel upsetting your parents?

Conclusion: students will be asked to write a letter in their journals addressed to the character Margaret/ father expressing their feelings about their reactions in the situation. They must focus on the problem, how the problem was handled and the appropriateness of the strategy used to deal with the problem.

Evaluation: Students’ performances and journals will be assessed with the use of a rubric.