Lesson plan for Great Expectations
To set the stage before reading the novel in class. I have the students work in groups to research Dickensian England and prepare a collaborative project to illustrate the setting & the time frame of the story. The students are to create a virtual museum with photos and illustrations using their drawing skills, GIMP, Windows Movie Maker, or PowerPoint. While we read the story in class I have the students keep and empathy journal to help them identify Pip's emotions, experiences, beliefs, etc. that are similar to the experiences and such that they have. We share and discuss teh journal entries in class after we read for the day. After we've completed the novel in class. I have the students create an illustration of one of the main characters. We watch two different versions of Great Expectations usually David Lean's version from 1946 & Julian Jarrold's from 1999. We discuss the variations in the movies & the book; things they like & don't like; things that are missing &/or added; if the actors and directors stayed true to Dickens, etc. As a culminating activity I have the students collaborated on a serial group writing project - a short story with on or more of the themes from Great Expectations. They publish this story in the school newspaper. KH016
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I love the idea of utilizing power point. I think the students really have an enjoyable time using it as well. Sounds like a pretty fun lesson that would easily attract the attention of the students.
I agree that Power Point is a very powerful tool and the final project doesn't have to be a presentation. With power point my students do author studies and make a book mark, or they might to a collage which synthesis the book. Often times they print their power point into an accordian book, something they can actually keep and show.
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