Lesson Plan : Naturalism and Realism
Teacher Name: | Miss Haywood |
Grade: | Grade 11-12 |
Subject: | Music |
Topic: | Identifying the naturalistic and realistic characteristics in the two works by Guy De Maupassant: The Necklace and Two Friends |
Content: | Narrative short stories about fateful situations |
Goals: | -Recogize naturalism and realism within a piece of literature -Time period -Author's perspective |
Objectives: | To understand how naturalism and realism are effectively used within literature. To identify themes and relate them to every-day -To define tone of the pieces through certain quotations from the works. |
Materials: | Anthology: World Masterpieces |
Introduction: | Introduction to the philosophies: Naturalism and Realism. Compare and contrast characteristics. Use examples and discuss naturalistic and realistic situations. Student sharing time. |
Development: | -Read each story and discuss the plot line for each. Compare and contrast the similarities and differences. -Identify author's 'realistic reference to real-life issues within each story-particularly in Two Friends. |
Practice: | -What figures of speech does author use to impress reader and drive home the point. Examples of imagery-use supplemental sheet-see attached from World MasterpiecesII Teaching Portfolio. -Group divisions to discuss certain questions related to themes, naturalism |
Accommodations: | -Group discussions: Discuss the following: What is the theme of The Necklace and how does it relate to our attitudes and perspectives on life today? Can we make a personal application? |
Checking For Understanding: | S |
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