Last updated: September 24, 2019
Lesson Plan
“To Be or Not to Be”? That is the Question:
A Leader’s Monologue
- Grade Level:
- Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
- Subject:
- Literacy and Language Arts,Social Studies
- Lesson Duration:
- 90 Minutes
- State Standards:
- SC Social Studies 8th grade
State Standards 8.2CO, 8.2CC, 8.2E - Additional Standards:
- English Standards for 8th grade
Communication 8.1
Reading 8.1
Historical Reading 8.1
Inquiry 8.1
Writing Standard 8.1 - Thinking Skills:
- Remembering: Recalling or recognizing information ideas, and principles. Understanding: Understand the main idea of material heard, viewed, or read. Interpret or summarize the ideas in own words. Analyzing: Break down a concept or idea into parts and show the relationships among the parts. Creating: Bring together parts (elements, compounds) of knowledge to form a whole and build relationships for NEW situations. Evaluating: Make informed judgements about the value of ideas or materials. Use standards and criteria to support opinions and views.
Essential Question
How can the student demonstrate the importance and differences in leadership, by being the “voice” of that leader?
Objective
As a result of this lesson plan, students will be able to create a monologue of one of the two leaders of the opposing forces at the Cowpens.
Background
https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/daniel-morgan
http://www.revolutionarywararchives.org/morganearlyyears.html
https://www.nps.gov/cowp/learn/historyculture/daniel-morgan.htm
https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/banastre-tarleton
https://www.nps.gov/cowp/learn/historyculture/lieutenant-colonel-banastre-tarleton.htm
Characteristics and research of both leaders will lead into this assignment.
The leaders involved in the Battle of Cowpens were both skillful leaders with very different upbringings, strategic planning skills, and military backgrounds.
Preparation
https://examples.yourdictionary.com/monologue-examples.htm
Students will research some age appropriate monologues to prepare for the own piece as either Daniel Morgan or Banastre Tarleton.
Materials
Lesson Hook/Preview
Finding Dory Monologue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTb8MVevWbE&list=PLpBINXsV2ulXHX8c7P6hOa6WDYT70JZGU&index=3
Hunger Games-Katniss
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTC_A6Fpccw&list=PLpBINXsV2ulXHX8c7P6hOa6WDYT70JZGU&index=2
Procedure
Teacher will begin with discussion of the elements of a monologue.
Students will be given a copy of Shakespeare’s Hamlet monologue
Students will then, after researching the leadership and personal characteristics of both Daniel Morgan and Banastre Tarleton ( prior to this lesson) create their own monologues.
Vocabulary
Monologue - a long speech by one actor in a play or movie, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast program.
Character - the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual.
Leadership - the action of leading a group of people or an organization
Assessment Materials
Students will turn in a hard copy of their monologue and present to the class.Related Lessons or Education Materials
Selected monologues will be performed at the battlefield right before tactical simulation.