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A Directed Listening-Thinking Activity for The Tell-Tale Heart

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Title:

 A Directed Listening-Thinking Activity for The Tell-Tale Heart

URL:

 http://readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/directed-listening-thinking-activity-850.html

Content Source:

 ReadWriteThink
Type: Lesson/Unit Plan

Overview:

In this five-lesson unit, students participate in a Directed Listening-Thinking Activity (DLTA), in which they listen to "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe and answer prediction questions at designated stopping points during the reading. Students then discuss and write a written response to the story at the conclusion of the lesson, in the form of either an acrostic poem or a comic strip. This lesson works well at Halloween or at the beginning of a mystery unit.

Content Standard(s):
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 6
8. Participate in collaborative discussions using information from a source.
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Teacher Vocabulary:
8.
  • Collaborative discussions
  • Source
Knowledge:
8. Students know:
  • The purpose of collaborative discussions using information from a source.
  • Collaborative discussions occur when participants actively listen, build on others' ideas, and ask clarifying questions.
  • Generally accepted rules for discussions.
Skills:
8. Students are able to:
  • Engage in a collaborative discussion.
  • Use information from a source to support their discussion.
Understanding:
8. Students understand that:
  • Information they learn from a source can support collaborative discussions.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 6
9. Participate in collaborative discussions about literary devices and elements found in prose and poetry.
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Teacher Vocabulary:
9.
  • Collaborative discussions
  • Literary devices
  • Literary elements
  • Prose
  • Poetry
Knowledge:
9. Students know:
  • The purpose of collaborative discussions related to prose and poetry.
  • Collaborative discussions occur when participants actively listen, build on others' ideas, and ask clarifying questions.
  • Generally accepted rules for discussions.
  • Literary text often includes literary devices, such as personification, imagery, alliteration, onomatopoeia, symbolism, metaphor, and simile.
  • Literary elements within a story include the theme, plot, and point of view.
  • Poetry is a genre of text that uses distinctive style and rhythm to aid in the expression of feelings, while prose is written in ordinary language.
Skills:
9. Students are able to:
  • Engage in a collaborative discussion.
  • Identify and discuss literary devices and elements in poetry and prose.
Understanding:
9. Students understand that:
  • Comprehension of poetry and prose can be demonstrated by engaging in a collaborative discussion about a text.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 6
13. Create and edit digital products that are appropriate in subject and purpose for a particular audience or occasion.

Examples: social media posts, blog posts, podcast episodes, infographics
Unpacked Content
Teacher Vocabulary:
13.
  • Digital products
  • Subject
  • Purpose
  • Audience
  • Occasion
Knowledge:
13. Students know:
  • Necessary skills to create and edit digital products, such as social media posts, blog posts, podcast episodes, and infographics.
  • The intended audience and occasion should be identified before selecting a subject and purpose of a digital product.
Skills:
13. Students are able to:
  • Create digital products with attention to subject and purpose for different audiences and occasions.
  • Edit digital products with attention to subject and purpose for different audiences and occasions.
Understanding:
13. Students understand that:
  • Digital products can be used to communicate with a variety of audiences and occasions.
  • They should modify the subject and purpose of their digital products depending on the audience and occasion.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 6
28. Discover word meanings through active listening in various contexts.

Examples: classroom discussion, oral presentations, digital formats
Unpacked Content
Teacher Vocabulary:
28.
  • Active listening
Knowledge:
28. Students know:
  • Active listening skills.
Skills:
28. Students are able to:
  • Learn the meanings of unfamiliar words through active listening in contexts such as classroom discussions, oral presentations, and digital formats.
Understanding:
28. Students understand that:
  • They can learn the meaning of unfamiliar or unknown spoken words by using active listening skills.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 7
9. Participate in collaborative discussions about prose and poetry by evaluating the use of literary devices and elements.
Unpacked Content
Teacher Vocabulary:
9.
  • Collaborative discussions
  • Prose
  • Poetry
  • Literary devices
  • Literary elements
Knowledge:
9. Students know:
  • The purpose of collaborative discussions related to prose and poetry.
  • Collaborative discussions occur when participants actively listen, build on others' ideas, and ask clarifying questions.
  • Generally accepted rules for discussions.
  • Literary text often includes literary devices such as personification, imagery, alliteration, onomatopoeia, symbolism, metaphor, and simile.
  • Literary elements within a story include the theme, plot, and point of view.
  • Poetry is a genre of text that uses distinctive style and rhythm to aid in the expression of feelings, while prose is written in ordinary language.
Skills:
9. Students are able to:
  • Participate in discussions about prose and poetry.
  • Identify and discuss literary devices and elements in poetry and prose.
  • Evaluate how prose and poetry use literary devices and elements for an intended purpose.
Understanding:
9. Students understand that:
  • Comprehension of poetry and prose can be demonstrated by engaging in a collaborative discussion about a text.
  • A reader must evaluate the use of literary elements and devices in prose and poetry to understand the literal and figurative meaning of the text.
  • Active participation in discussions requires students to listen and respond to others' thoughts and ideas.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 7
14. Create and edit digital products that are appropriate in subject, occasion, audience, purpose, and tone.
Unpacked Content
Teacher Vocabulary:
14.
  • Digital products
  • Subject
  • Occasion
  • Audience
  • Purpose
  • Tone
Knowledge:
14. Students know:
  • Necessary skills to create and edit digital products.
  • The intended audience and occasion should be identified before selecting a subject and purpose of a digital product.
Skills:
14. Students are able to:
  • Create and revise a digital text to ensure a clear subject.
  • Create and revise a digital text for an intended audience and occasion.
  • Create and revise a digital text to achieve a particular tone and purpose.
Understanding:
14. Students understand that:
  • Digital products can be used to communicate with a variety of audiences and occasions.
  • They should modify the subject and purpose of their digital products depending on the audience and occasion.
  • Revision is important in establishing a clear purpose and tone in writing a digital text.
  • Revision is important in appealing to a particular audience with a digital text.
  • Revision is important to articulate a clear subject and occasion for writing a digital text.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 8
10. Engage in coherent and collaborative discussions about prose and poetry by evaluating the use of literary devices and elements.
Unpacked Content
Teacher Vocabulary:
10.
  • Coherent discussion
  • Collaborative discussion
  • Prose
  • Poetry
  • Literary devices
  • Literary elements
Knowledge:
10. Students know:
  • The purpose of collaborative discussions related to prose and poetry.
  • Collaborative discussions occur when participants actively listen, build on others' ideas, and ask clarifying questions.
  • Generally accepted rules for discussions.
  • Literary text often includes literary devices such as personification, imagery, alliteration, onomatopoeia, symbolism, metaphor, and simile.
  • Literary elements within a story include the theme, plot, and point of view.
  • Poetry is a genre of text that uses distinctive style and rhythm to aid in the expression of feelings, while prose is written in ordinary language.
Skills:
10. Students are able to:
  • Participate in coherent and collaborative discussions about prose and poetry.
  • Identify and discuss literary devices and elements in poetry and prose.
  • Evaluate how prose and poetry use literary devices and elements for an intended purpose.
Understanding:
10. Students understand that:
  • Comprehension of poetry and prose can be demonstrated by engaging in a collaborative discussion about a text.
  • They can discuss the use of literary elements and devices in prose and poetry to better understand the literal and figurative meaning of the text.
  • Active participation in discussions requires students to listen and respond to others' thoughts and ideas.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 8
13. Create and edit digital products that are appropriate in subject, occasion, audience, point of view, purpose, and tone.
Unpacked Content
Teacher Vocabulary:
13.
  • Digital product
  • Subject
  • Occasion
  • Audience
  • Point of view
  • Purpose
  • Tone
Knowledge:
13. Students know:
  • Necessary skills to create and edit digital products.
  • The intended audience and occasion should be identified before selecting a subject and purpose of a digital product.
Skills:
13. Students are able to:
  • Create and revise a digital text to ensure a clear subject.
  • Create and revise a digital text for an intended audience and occasion.
  • Create and revise a digital text to achieve a particular tone and purpose.
Understanding:
13. Students understand that:
  • Digital products can be used to communicate with a variety of audiences and occasions.
  • They should modify the subject and purpose of their digital products depending on the audience and occasion.
  • Revision is important in establishing a clear purpose and tone in writing a digital text.
  • Revision is important in appealing to a particular audience with a digital text.
  • Revision is important to articulate a clear subject and occasion for writing a digital text.
Tags: acrostic poem, comic strip, Directed Listening Thinking Activity, DTLA, Edgar Allan Poe, Halloween, poetry, The Tell Tale Heart, writing
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