Download - Lesson Plan Mise en Scene
Secondary Lesson Plan Template Name of class: English 11 Grade
Length of class: 120 minutes
LEARNING GOALS to be addressed in this lesson (What standards or umbrella learning goals will I address?): CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.7 Analyze multiple interpretations of a story, drama, or poem (e.g., recorded or live production of a play or recorded novel or poetry), evaluating how each version interprets the source text. (Include at least one play by Shakespeare and one play by an American dramatist.) In this lesson students will have already read the play “A Raisin in the Sun”. The day’s lesson will focus on their viewing of the actors/directors interpretation of the play. The goal is to learn different ways to analyze different forms of story telling. Film adaptations are an easily accessible medium to examine different aspects of text interpretation. However, just like students need to be taught tools to analyze literature materials, they also need to learn different tools to analyze mediums like plays or film. The goal of this lesson is to teach older students these tools. LEARNING OBJECTIVES (in ABCD format using verbs from Bloom’s Taxonomy):
REMEMBER, UNDERSTAND, APPLY, ANALYZE, EVALUATE, CREATE Students will recognize the key elements of mise en scene in film by listing different examples of techniques on their graphic organizers. Students will analyze elements of mise en scene in the set of “A Raisin in the Sun” by identifying three scenic items and putting them in their graphic organizer. Students will write a brief paper defending the scenic items they chose from their graphic organizer by writing a paragraph for each element they chose. RESOURCES/MATERIALS NEEDED (What materials and resources will I use?): Each student will have a copy of “A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry DVD copy of “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961) “A Raisin in the Sun” Graphic organizer ASSESSMENT (How will I know if students achieve the learning goals/objectives?):
WRITTEN RESPONSE? PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT? PERSONAL COMMUNICATION? TEST/QUIZ? The assessment will be the final summarizing paper.
LEARNING PLAN (How will you organize student learning? What instructional strategies will you use? How will you scaffold for student learning?):
1. The class will begin with a brief PowerPoint slide listing the seven key items of mise en scene. Every student will list these seven items on their graphic organizer.
2. The organizer starts with a “prewatch” activity where the teacher will show the first five minutes of the movie. The teacher will show the first scene once through without stopping. This way, students can see the scene collectively together. (Students will already be familiar with the plot of the play because they have previously read the play.)
3. Then the teacher will replay the same scene pausing to highlight key examples of
mise en scene: actors, lighting, composition, setting, costumes, props, and sound (not dialogue). This will model for the students how to recognize elements of mise en scene within the film they are about to watch.
4. The teacher then will play the next scene and instruct the students to take notes of examples they saw in the scene.
5. Students will then turn to a partner and share what they wrote down in a version
of TIPS. Students will then share what they wrote down with the entire class. 6. The teacher will then play the rest of the movie pausing approximately every 20
minutes to have the students TIPS again to make sure that they are interpreting the story (quasi-‐lecture).
7. After the movie students will highlight three of their favorite examples of mise en scene to write a brief paper on. The paper is only three paragraphs. One paragraph for every scenic element chosen.
Name:_____________________________________ 1st scene
mise en scène- “the arrangement of scenery and stage properties in a play”
Direction: List the 7 examples of mise en scene from the movie
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2nd scene
Direction: Take notes about different elements of mise en scene from the second scene After the 2nd scene
Direction: Pair up with your neighbor and share some elements of mise en scene that you noticed.
After the Movie…
Direction: Pick three elements from above to you want to analyze 1.
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For Thursday October 10th
Direction: Type a 3 paragraph paper analyzing three aspects of mise en scène from the movie adaptation of “A Raisin in the Sun”. Each paragraph should begin by explaining what aspect of mise en scène you are choosing to examine. Then explain your analysis of the element in the scene.