SHS3 Literature In English · Semester 1 Week 4: Appreciation

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 3.2.2.LI.2 - Analyse aspects of plot and their effect on readers.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify and label the five parts of plot structure (exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution) in selected prose texts.
Explain how each part of the plot affects the reader’s emotions, curiosity, or understanding, using evidence from the text.
Sequence key events from a short story or novel excerpt onto a plot diagram, justifying the placement of each event.
Compare the effects of two different plot structures (e.g., chronological versus non-linear) on the reader’s experience.
Work collaboratively to create a storyboard that shows the important events of a plot and present it to the class, showing how suspense or relief is built at each stage.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Prose (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Appreciation (2.2)
Content standard: 3.2.2.CS.1 - Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the elements of prose and literary devices in analysing varied prose texts. 3.2.2.LO.1 Use the knowledge of elements and literary devices in analysing selected texts. 3.2.2.LO.2 Communicate personal and critical responses to narratives through different perspectives.
Indicator: 3.2.2.LI.2 - Analyse aspects of plot and their effect on readers.
Suggested placement: Semester 1, Week 4 (Week 4 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: NaCCA curriculum document, p. 128

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Structuring Talk for Learning:

- Learners create storyboards/comic strip style to show all the important events of the plot in some prescribed texts.

- Learners discuss parts of the plots of selected novels or short stories and match them to different parts of the plot structure.(Exposition, conflict, complication climax and resolution)

- In groups, learners create physical or digital diagrams of the different parts of the plot and arrange them afterwards to write the whole story line.

- Learners work together to creatively generate new ideas and contribute to team discussions showing empathy.

Assessment (3.2.2.AS.2). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 3 Strategic reasoning; Level 4 Extended critical thinking and reasoning.

Teaching and Learning Resources:
- Lesson plans
- Literary Texts,
- Multi-sensorial classrooms
- online summaries
- annotation guides
- Biographies
- Autobiographies
- audio-visual resources
- Worksheets
- writing templates or plans
- comparison charts etc
- Selected prescribed texts or excerpts, summary creator, critique essay template, essay plan format, etc.
- Internet resources