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**THREE**

1. Why did you choose this lesson? Brief summary or original lesson plan design/goals of lesson.

I chose this lesson plan because it is one of the most important to my students, faced with being able to use inferential thinking and applying it to their reading. Without this skill, students will NOT be able to read at or near grade-level texts nor write about appropriate fictional pieces at almost any level. Indirect characterization is among the key interpretative areas of knowledge defined in the state and national frameworks and standards. grade My experience is that, somehow, somewhere along the way, many of my students have either missed the "how to" on this, or perhaps thy have been in special education classes never actually have been taught the methodology in a stepped manner. An understanding of indirect characterization is absolutely paramount to understanding any work of fiction and often other written nonfictional forms.

The original lesson plan was based on the concept I present, that of interpreting through inference a character’s thought, word, and deed in order to comprehend characterization, characters and character change in a work of literature. The original lesson used clips from movies (which I have NOT eliminated in the new lesson, although I do not mention them within the new lesson (although I will use YouTube now!), those remain, such as the “kiss” scene in //Titanic//, the movie); the "old" lesson and then modulates in hand written (board written and group work revolving around developing ideas about What a/n (adjective) person thinks, says, and does). I use graphical organizers in the current lesson, but not to the extent used in the new lesson. Note there are follow-up lessons to both—shown. **//Presented here is just one part of the overall lesson//**, which generally must take up much more than a period. special edcation classes never actually have been tuaght the methodology in a stepped manner. An undertnadign of indirect characterization is absolutely prarmount to undertnadign any work of fiction and often other written nonfictinal and poetic forms. 2. Define new lesson plan design/goals of lesson The new lesson plan replaces more traditional graphic organizers with interactive and highly visual inference promoting organizers that have increased interest level due to upped multisensory stimulation. They are shown on the page following. In addition their use offers an opportunity to have more "fun," and works to involve students by introducing incrementally more complex challenges in the area of indirect characterization, starting with realtively esay but engaging visual character/s. The goals of both lessons are the same.

3. and 4. Which tool or tools did you choose to incorporate into this lesson to potentially improve it? Why?

Added to the other tools noted, I included my newly created fill in interactive photo cartoons, which offer students chances to write and to become creatively involved and compare their work with other students. In addition, of course computer skills and Web 2.0 skills are reinforced. Once again multisensory stimulation, more inclusive and interesting tools for engagement, and more active (simultaneous) student work and interaction were key reasons why I chose the tools I did. These also can be put on the assignment WIKI for students to do again, if they desire, or to do for the first time, if they happened to have missed the in class lesson or need to study. 5. What standards were you using to guide your decision on this? NETS? Masschusetts Frameworks- ELA- GENERAL STANDARD 8: Understanding a Text **//Students will identify the basic facts and main ideas in a text and use them as the basis for interpretation.//** GENERAL STANDARD 12: Fiction **//Students will identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of the structure and elements of fiction and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding.//**
 * 12.3: Identify and analyze the elements of setting, //__charactization, ..... Also:__// ****NETS **

6. and 7. Do you feel this will improve your teaching and student learning? If so, how and why? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Yes I do. Kindly see all of my previous reasons under redesign 1 especially and note all that apply. Thank you!