The Emperor’s New Clothes Lesson Plan

Objectives: Students will accomplish the following objectives during this unit:

· Develop vocabulary through integrated technology

· Express ideas and use literature to sequence events

· Compare and contrast the book with the movie using graphic organizers

· Students will examine intentions, opinions, and feelings through reading “The Last Emperor.”

· Use correct punctuation in sentences

· Develop appropriate intonation and expression while paying attention to punctuation

Materials:

· Internet access

· Index cards or post it notes

· Copies of “The Last Emperor”

· PowerPoint

· Chart paper

· Markers

· VCR

· Copy of the HBO cartoon version of “The Emperor’s New Clothes”

“The Emperor’s New Clothes” was a good unit for discussing trust and honesty. The students enjoyed the reading, new vocabulary and activities. I used this with ESOL students grades 3-5.

Procedures:

DAY 1

1. Students will complete the pre-reading activity to see if they are familiar with the terms used in the story. We will review the answers in a whole group to discuss what the story is about. The class continues with a picture walk and draws conclusions about the theme of the story.

2. Students will practice reading the vocabulary words aloud. Students will take a sheet of paper, fold it in half, write down the words that they know on the right side of the paper, and write the words that they do not know on the left side of the paper. The teacher pays extra attention to the words that they do not know as he/ she covers the meanings with the PowerPoint.

3. The teacher teaches the definitions of the vocabulary words through visuals. Students repeat the vocabulary words as the teacher presents the PowerPoint, asks questions, and explains what each word means.

4. Students will continue to practice the vocabulary using the PowerPoint and Quia activities.

5. Homework/ individual work: PowerPoint and Quia Flashcards. Students repeat after the prerecorded voice on the PowerPoint.

DAY 2

1. The teacher starts by reviewing the vocabulary with the PowerPoint and answering any questions.

2. After reviewing the vocabulary, students have to complete the Quia activities. Students will complete the flash cards, matching, concentration, and word search in that order.

3. Teacher will introduce punctuation by reading and excerpt from “The Emperor’s New Clothes” in a monotone voice without stopping. The teacher will ask the students, “How did it sound?” He/ she will go on to explain that is how paragraphs sound when you fail to use punctuation.

4. Students will click on the punctuation review song link and sing along with the teacher.

5. The teacher will explain how the exclamation points, question marks, and periods are used in sentences.

6. Students will play a punctuation game. Each student uses either index cards or Post it Notes to create punctuation cards. When the teacher says a sentence, students hold up the correct punctuation mark for that sentence.

7. Homework/ Individual work: Practice the punctuation song, review the punctuation lessons, and complete practice grammar quiz 1.

DAY 3

1. Start the class off with the punctuation game as a review.

2. Review the vocabulary with the PowerPoint and allow students to practice the vocabulary on Quia.

3. After the review, students will complete the vocabulary crossword puzzle and practice grammar quiz 1.

4. The teacher will conduct a guided/ shared reading with the class with each student taking turns in a random order.

5. The teacher will ask questions during the reading regarding the intentions, opinions, and feelings of the characters in the story.

6. Once the teacher has finished reading the story, the class will use a sequencing chart to discuss what happened in the beginning, middle, and end of the story.

7. Homework/ individual work: students will listen to the prerecorded version of the story, read, and answer comprehension questions.

DAY 4

1. Students will draw what they thought the emperor wanted his clothes to look like.

2. The teacher will review the vocabulary, grammar, and story with the class.

3. Students will demonstrate mastery of the new vocabulary and grammar by taking and passing the quizzes on Quia.

4. Students will role play what happened in the story by acting out certain scenes in the story.

5. Homework /individual work/ assessment: Students will create their own six page version of “The Emperor’s New Clothes” as a final assessment.

DAY 5

1. Students will watch the cartoon version of the book.

2. Students will compare and contrast the book to the cartoon using a Venn Diagram.