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    This lesson plan aims to teach students about Shirley Jackson's short story "Charles" through a series of pre-reading and post-reading activities. The pre-reading activities include journaling, vocabulary exercises, predictions using inspiration software, and a graffiti wall. After reading the story, students will complete a graphic organizer on story elements, answer questions, create a "character creature" depicting the main character, and design a book jacket. The plan outlines the objectives, materials, and step-by-step instructions for nine different activities to engage students in examining themes, characters, and plot of the short story.

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    This lesson plan aims to teach students about Shirley Jackson's short story "Charles" through a series of pre-reading and post-reading activities. The pre-reading activities include journaling, vocabulary exercises, predictions using inspiration software, and a graffiti wall. After reading the story, students will complete a graphic organizer on story elements, answer questions, create a "character creature" depicting the main character, and design a book jacket. The plan outlines the objectives, materials, and step-by-step instructions for nine different activities to engage students in examining themes, characters, and plot of the short story.

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    This lesson plan aims to teach students about Shirley Jackson's short story "Charles" through a series of pre-reading and post-reading activities. The pre-reading activities include journaling, vocabulary exercises, predictions using inspiration software, and a graffiti wall. After reading the story, students will complete a graphic organizer on story elements, answer questions, create a "character creature" depicting the main character, and design a book jacket. The plan outlines the objectives, materials, and step-by-step instructions for nine different activities to engage students in examining themes, characters, and plot of the short story.

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    This lesson plan aims to teach students about Shirley Jackson's short story "Charles" through a series of pre-reading and post-reading activities. The pre-reading activities include journaling, vocabulary exercises, predictions using inspiration software, and a graffiti wall. After reading the story, students will complete a graphic organizer on story elements, answer questions, create a "character creature" depicting the main character, and design a book jacket. The plan outlines the objectives, materials, and step-by-step instructions for nine different activities to engage students in examining themes, characters, and plot of the short story.

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    Lesson Plan on the Short Story Charles by Shirley Jackson

    Grade Level: Junior High Submitted by: Melissa MacPhee, Vince Steele, Craig Moffatt , Amber Orychock Overview: Students will examine Shirley Jacksons short story, Charles by completing a series of activities. The pre-reading activities include a journal entry, a four step approach to vocabulary, a prediction exercise using the program Inspiration, and a graffiti wall. Once students have read the story, they will define the elements of the short story through a graphic organizer, complete a series of questions, create a character creature(possibly using Inspiration or Paint program), and finish with the designing of a book jacket. Materials: cluster of computers with Inspiration and Paint programs, flow chart paper, markers, and handouts. Lesson: For the pre reading activities, students will be organized into 5 or 6 workable groups, or as the teacher sees fit. It is suggested that 2 groups will be doing the same activity at the same time. Activity #1 (Pre Reading) Students will complete the following pre-reading journal entry: Have you ever blamed someone for something that youve done? On the other hand, has someone ever blamed you for something that you havent done? Explain what happened and how you felt in each situation. Activity #2 (Pre Reading) Students will complete the vocabulary exercise attached as appendix a Activity #3 (Pre Reading) Students will look at the picture from the storys title page ( see appendix e) and try to make four predictions as to what the story is about using the computer program Inspiration. The central idea can simply be What is the short story Charles about? Students can then arrange their four thoughts around the central idea using the programs given shape tools. Activity #4 (Pre Reading) One possible theme for the short story Charles might be take responsibility for your actions. Students will use a graffiti wall to further predict what the short story is about. A) In large, clear writing, place this theme on a large piece of flow chart paper and hang it on the classroom wall.

    B) Have students think about their previous predictions of the story from the last activity. C) Ask students to examine the theme on the paper and have them try to elaborate more on their previous prediction by writing a short summary of what they think the story is about now that theyve been given another piece of the puzzle. Students will see the thoughts of their classmates and will use the graffiti wall to elaborate on their ideas. Activity #5 (Reading Activity) Students will read the story Charles (see appendix f) Activity #6 (Post Reading) Students will define the elements of the short story using a graphic organizer. appendix b Activity #7 (Post Reading) Students will answer the following questions: Q1. Who is narrating the short story Charles? Q2. According to the narrator, how did Laurie change when he started kindergarten? Q3. When was Charles first mentioned in Lauries home? Explain what he had done? Q4. Explain how Charles became a household joke at Lauries home. Q5. Why were Lauries parents looking forward to meeting his kindergarten teacher? Q6. Why did Lauries parents take so long to find out the truth about Charles? Q7. Why did Laurie create the imaginary boy Charles? Q8. As the story comes to an end, most of us are very surprised to learn the identity of Charles. If you go back and read the story again you may notice that the author plants clues along the way to prepare you. What clue to the identity of Charles can you find in the opening paragraph of the story?

    Activity #8 (Post Reading) Students will create a character creature for Laurie/Charles, and present their creature to the class. appendix c (See appendix d for Sample Character Traits) OPTION: Students could create their character creature on either the Inspiration or Paint program found in Windows. Creating a time schedule, the teacher could allot 15 to 20 minute time slots for each student in the class. Students could be working on their book jackets and/or questions while waiting for their computer time. Activity #9 (Post Reading) Students will create a book jacket for the short story Charles. The book jacket must meet the following criteria.

    A) Title of story and the authors name B) A detailed and colorful picture that will capture the attention of potential readers. C) A catchy and meaningful phrase that will also serve to draw readers in to the story. Using Context Clues Recheck How do I know? What text details can I use to help me?

    Vocabulary Word renounce

    Context Guess Give up

    elaborately

    simultaneously

    incredulously

    resolute

    benediction

    privilege

    Identify the following elements for the short story: Setting:

    Plot:

    Conflict:

    Character(s):

    Point of View:

    Theme:

    Character Creature Assignment

    This term we have read and discussed the story "Charles". Your in-class assignment involves the following: 1. Think of 5 traits of a character from the story. 2. Choose a different animal to represent each trait. Example: If the character is quiet, a mouse may be an animal used to represent this particular trait. 3. Create a new creature that reflects the traits of both the animal and the creature. Example: Your new creature could have the stripes of a zebra, the nose of an elephant, the neck of a giraffe, and so on. Remember - you must include 5 animals to represent 5 traits. 4. On plain white paper, draw and color your new character creature. 5. You must also include a write-up explaining what each animal represents. Give a through description of your new character.

    Appendix D

    Sample Character Traits


    able active adventurous affectionate afraid alert ambitious angry annoyed anxious apologetic arrogant attentive average bad blue bold bored bossy brainy brave bright brilliant busy calm careful careless cautious charming cheerfu I childish clever clumsy coarse concerned confident confused considerate cooperative demanding dependable depressed determined discouraged dishonest d isrespectfu I doubtful dull dutiful eager easygoing efficient embarrassed encouraging energetic evil excited expert fair faithful fearless fierce foolish fortunate foul fresh friendly frustrated funny gentle giving glamorous gloomy good graceful grateful greedy grouchy hopeless humorous ignorant imaginative impatient impolite inconsiderate independent industrious innocent intelligent jealous kindly lazy leader lively lonely loving loyal lucky mature mean messy miserable mysterious naughty nervous nice noisy obedient obnoxious old peacefu I picky pleasant polite poor popular positive restless rich rough rowdy rude sad safe satisfied scared secretive selfish serious sharp short shy silly skillful sly smart sneaky sorry spoiled stingy strange strict stubborn sweet talented tall thankful thoughtful thoughtless tired tolerant touchy trusting trustworthy unfriendly unhappy

    courageous cowardly cross cruel curious dangerous daring dark decisive

    grumpy guilty happy harsh hatefu I healthy helpful honest hopeful

    precise proper proud quick quiet rational reliable religious responsible

    upset useful warm weak wicked wise worried wrong young

    Appendix e

    Appendix f

    Charles by Shirley Jackson

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