Voice Lesson Plan

LESSON PLAN TOPIC TITLE: Tuning Your Voice

AUTHOR: Dena Wagner

GRADE: 4-8

NE STANDARDS:

Reading/Writing

	8.2.1 By the end of the eighth grade, students will write using standard English (conventions) for sentence structure, usage, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.
	8.2.3 By the end of the eighth grade, students will revise and edit descriptive compositions.
	8.3.2 By the end of the eighth grade, students will use multiple presentation styles for specific audiences and purposes.

OBJECTIVES:

	Students will write a description of assigned topics from different perspectives.
	Students will examine voice in writing and practice application of this trait in their own writing.
	Students will present their writing sample to the class.
	Students will identify voice in the writing of their peers.

ASSESSMENT (formative and summative):

	Students will be observed during the writing process.
	A rubric will be used to assess student writing.
	A rubric will be used to assess student presentation and sharing of their work.

MATERIALS:

	Writing topics for each student
	Paper
	Pen/pencil

PROCEDURES:

Anticipatory Set: The class will be asked to consider how voice would differ in a letter to a boyfriend/girlfriend, and in a letter to a bill collector. Discussion will take place regarding voice and perspective in writing.

Vocabulary: The concept of voice as a trait of writing will be presented to students.

Activities:

1. Students will be asked to work in pairs.

2. Each pair of students will be assigned a topic to write about, with a different perspective given to each student. For example: a pair of students would be asked to describe a piece of cheese cake, with one student writing from the perspective of a person who is on a diet; and the other student writing from the perspective of a construction worker who hasn’t eaten all day.