Exploring Modern Literature

Lesson Overview

Grade Level: 11th Grade
Curriculum Area: English Language Arts – Reading: Literature
Specific Standards:

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone.

Duration: 6 minutes
Tooling: MS Teams Reading Progress, Written's AI Tools

Learning Objectives

1. Introduce students to the AI tools available for crafting and analyzing literature.
2. Prepare students to use these tools in analyzing and synthesizing content for their presentations.

Materials Needed

• MS Teams Access
• Devices with internet connectivity for each student
• Textbook
• Access to Written's AI Tools

Introduction (1 minute)

• Briefly introduce students to the objective of the series of lessons: analyzing modern literature and preparing presentations using AI tools.
• Share the goal for today's class: familiarizing students with MS Teams Reading Progress and Written's AI Tools.

Activity Steps

Step 1: Quick Introduction to AI Tools (2 minutes)

1. MS Teams Reading Progress:

   • Instruct students to open MS Teams.
   • Demonstrate how the Reading Progress tool highlights words being read and tracks fluency for self-assessment and improvement.

2. Written's AI Tools:

   • Explain how these tools can help in generating ideas and organizing thoughts.
   • Offer a quick demonstration: “How AI can suggest thematic connections within modern literature excerpts.”

Step 2: Application and Interaction (2 minutes)

• Interactive Task:

  • Select a short passage from the textbook relevant to modern literature themes.
  • Ask students to use MS Teams Reading Progress to read the passage aloud quietly, noting any difficulties or questions.

• Group Discussion:

  • Form small groups (4 students per group).
  • Use Written's AI Tools to brainstorm themes present in the passage. Each group submits a keyword or theme that represents the essence of the passage.

Step 3: Preparation for Future Classes (1 minute)

• Explain that these themes will form the basis of their upcoming presentations.
• Encourage students to explore how AI can assist them in expanding their themes, making connections, and gathering supporting evidence for their presentations over the next few lessons.

Conclusion

Summarize how combining human creativity with AI tool complements can enhance their understanding and presentation of literature. Prepare them to delve deeper in future lessons.

Assessment

• Observe students’ use of AI tools and their interaction during group discussions to gauge initial understanding.
• Collect and review themes submitted by groups to ensure that students are effectively synthesizing content.

Teacher's Note

This lesson is intended to spark interest in using AI tools to dissect and present literature. It introduces a modern approach to analyzing texts, fostering skills that align with 21st-century learning standards and abilities.