Lesson+Five+-+Short+Stories+vs.+Novels

Grade Level: 8th

Unit: English

Lesson Objectives (include 4 or 5):
 * Student will understand the different styles of writing and the terms used.
 * Student will be able to chose their favorite style.
 * Student will be able to improve their reading and reference skills.
 * Students will be able to engage in conversation regarding the difference in styles and what the importance of each are..

Time Required to complete this lesson: 12 weeks

Title of lesson: Types of different Literature
 * Short stories vs. novels
 * Myths & Legends
 * Biography vs. Autobiography
 * Plays
 * Fiction vs. Non-fiction

Description of lesson: Your student will be learning the differences in various forms of writing. We will read and discuss each bullet and have a given period of time to practice a form of their chosen literature.

Assignment:
 * 1) Read and take notes from the chosen genres.
 * 2) Use those notes to journal their review.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">Rough draft of their chosen style of writing.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">Fine tune their choice by checking for spelling, grammar and content.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">Final draft for grading.

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">Resources/materials needed: Library, computers, reading material for each subject, terms sheet used for review. Web pages that may be useful - __[|www.spellingcity.com]__ <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">, __[|www.wordcentral.com], []__ “<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">The Amazing Writing Machine” computer program that is a creative writing, illustration and helps generate ideas.

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">Technology used: Computer web pages and resources.

The technology used in this lesson changes the teaching / learning in this way: Students can learn, read and research the authors/books via the internet.