Classroom Resource

A Directed Listening-Thinking Activity for The Tell-Tale Heart

Subject Area

English Language Arts

Grade(s)

6, 7, 8

Overview

In this lesson, students participate in a Directed Listening-Thinking Activity (DLTA), in which they listen to "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe and answer prediction questions at designated stopping points during the reading. Students then discuss and write a written response to the story at the conclusion of the lesson, in the form of either an acrostic poem or comic strip. This lesson works well at Halloween or at the beginning of a mystery unit.

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 6

ELA21.6.8

Participate in collaborative discussions using information from a source.

Unpacked Content

UP:ELA21.6.8

Vocabulary

  • Collaborative discussions
  • Source

Knowledge

Students know:
  • The purpose of collaborative discussions using information from a source.
  • Collaborative discussions occur when participants actively listen, build on others' ideas, and ask clarifying questions.
  • Generally accepted rules for discussions.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Engage in a collaborative discussion.
  • Use information from a source to support their discussion.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Information they learn from a source can support collaborative discussions.
English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 6

ELA21.6.9

Participate in collaborative discussions about literary devices and elements found in prose and poetry.

Unpacked Content

UP:ELA21.6.9

Vocabulary

  • Collaborative discussions
  • Literary devices
  • Literary elements
  • Prose
  • Poetry

Knowledge

Students know:
  • The purpose of collaborative discussions related to prose and poetry.
  • Collaborative discussions occur when participants actively listen, build on others' ideas, and ask clarifying questions.
  • Generally accepted rules for discussions.
  • Literary text often includes literary devices, such as personification, imagery, alliteration, onomatopoeia, symbolism, metaphor, and simile.
  • Literary elements within a story include the theme, plot, and point of view.
  • Poetry is a genre of text that uses distinctive style and rhythm to aid in the expression of feelings, while prose is written in ordinary language.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Engage in a collaborative discussion.
  • Identify and discuss literary devices and elements in poetry and prose.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Comprehension of poetry and prose can be demonstrated by engaging in a collaborative discussion about a text.
English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 6

ELA21.6.13

Create and edit digital products that are appropriate in subject and purpose for a particular audience or occasion.

Unpacked Content

UP:ELA21.6.13

Vocabulary

  • Digital products
  • Subject
  • Purpose
  • Audience
  • Occasion

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Necessary skills to create and edit digital products, such as social media posts, blog posts, podcast episodes, and infographics.
  • The intended audience and occasion should be identified before selecting a subject and purpose of a digital product.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Create digital products with attention to subject and purpose for different audiences and occasions.
  • Edit digital products with attention to subject and purpose for different audiences and occasions.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Digital products can be used to communicate with a variety of audiences and occasions.
  • They should modify the subject and purpose of their digital products depending on the audience and occasion.
English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 6

ELA21.6.28

Discover word meanings through active listening in various contexts.

Unpacked Content

UP:ELA21.6.28

Vocabulary

  • Active listening

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Active listening skills.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Learn the meanings of unfamiliar words through active listening in contexts such as classroom discussions, oral presentations, and digital formats.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • They can learn the meaning of unfamiliar or unknown spoken words by using active listening skills.
English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 7

ELA21.7.9

Participate in collaborative discussions about prose and poetry by evaluating the use of literary devices and elements.

Unpacked Content

UP:ELA21.7.9

Vocabulary

  • Collaborative discussions
  • Prose
  • Poetry
  • Literary devices
  • Literary elements

Knowledge

Students know:
  • The purpose of collaborative discussions related to prose and poetry.
  • Collaborative discussions occur when participants actively listen, build on others' ideas, and ask clarifying questions.
  • Generally accepted rules for discussions.
  • Literary text often includes literary devices such as personification, imagery, alliteration, onomatopoeia, symbolism, metaphor, and simile.
  • Literary elements within a story include the theme, plot, and point of view.
  • Poetry is a genre of text that uses distinctive style and rhythm to aid in the expression of feelings, while prose is written in ordinary language.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Participate in discussions about prose and poetry.
  • Identify and discuss literary devices and elements in poetry and prose.
  • Evaluate how prose and poetry use literary devices and elements for an intended purpose.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Comprehension of poetry and prose can be demonstrated by engaging in a collaborative discussion about a text.
  • A reader must evaluate the use of literary elements and devices in prose and poetry to understand the literal and figurative meaning of the text.
  • Active participation in discussions requires students to listen and respond to others' thoughts and ideas.
English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 7

ELA21.7.14

Create and edit digital products that are appropriate in subject, occasion, audience, purpose, and tone.

Unpacked Content

UP:ELA21.7.14

Vocabulary

  • Digital products
  • Subject
  • Occasion
  • Audience
  • Purpose
  • Tone

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Necessary skills to create and edit digital products.
  • The intended audience and occasion should be identified before selecting a subject and purpose of a digital product.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Create and revise a digital text to ensure a clear subject.
  • Create and revise a digital text for an intended audience and occasion.
  • Create and revise a digital text to achieve a particular tone and purpose.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Digital products can be used to communicate with a variety of audiences and occasions.
  • They should modify the subject and purpose of their digital products depending on the audience and occasion.
  • Revision is important in establishing a clear purpose and tone in writing a digital text.
  • Revision is important in appealing to a particular audience with a digital text.
  • Revision is important to articulate a clear subject and occasion for writing a digital text.
English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 8

ELA21.8.10

Engage in coherent and collaborative discussions about prose and poetry by evaluating the use of literary devices and elements.

Unpacked Content

UP:ELA21.8.10

Vocabulary

  • Coherent discussion
  • Collaborative discussion
  • Prose
  • Poetry
  • Literary devices
  • Literary elements

Knowledge

Students know:
  • The purpose of collaborative discussions related to prose and poetry.
  • Collaborative discussions occur when participants actively listen, build on others' ideas, and ask clarifying questions.
  • Generally accepted rules for discussions.
  • Literary text often includes literary devices such as personification, imagery, alliteration, onomatopoeia, symbolism, metaphor, and simile.
  • Literary elements within a story include the theme, plot, and point of view.
  • Poetry is a genre of text that uses distinctive style and rhythm to aid in the expression of feelings, while prose is written in ordinary language.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Participate in coherent and collaborative discussions about prose and poetry.
  • Identify and discuss literary devices and elements in poetry and prose.
  • Evaluate how prose and poetry use literary devices and elements for an intended purpose.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Comprehension of poetry and prose can be demonstrated by engaging in a collaborative discussion about a text.
  • They can discuss the use of literary elements and devices in prose and poetry to better understand the literal and figurative meaning of the text.
  • Active participation in discussions requires students to listen and respond to others' thoughts and ideas.
English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 8

ELA21.8.13

Create and edit digital products that are appropriate in subject, occasion, audience, point of view, purpose, and tone.

Unpacked Content

UP:ELA21.8.13

Vocabulary

  • Digital product
  • Subject
  • Occasion
  • Audience
  • Point of view
  • Purpose
  • Tone

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Necessary skills to create and edit digital products.
  • The intended audience and occasion should be identified before selecting a subject and purpose of a digital product.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Create and revise a digital text to ensure a clear subject.
  • Create and revise a digital text for an intended audience and occasion.
  • Create and revise a digital text to achieve a particular tone and purpose.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Digital products can be used to communicate with a variety of audiences and occasions.
  • They should modify the subject and purpose of their digital products depending on the audience and occasion.
  • Revision is important in establishing a clear purpose and tone in writing a digital text.
  • Revision is important in appealing to a particular audience with a digital text.
  • Revision is important to articulate a clear subject and occasion for writing a digital text.
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