A Series of Unfortunate Events Unit Plan

1. 5 DAYS OF A SERIES OF
UNFORTUNATE EVENTS
Mackenzie Watson

2. ANALYZE THE LEARNER
• The classroom contains:
• 20 4th grade students
• 12 female
• 9 males
• 15 Caucasians
• 5 African Americans

3. MAIN OBJECTIVES
• I will be teaching the 20 students about Lemony
Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, the first
three books (A Bad Beginning, The Reptile Room,
and The Wide Window). Students will be able to do
all the following: Identify all 5 literary elements,
conduct independent research at a basic level,
and showcase their research in a group manner.
They will write summaries, watch videos about the
books, write a blog and respond to classmates
blog, make a Facebook page for one of the main
characters, and create a YouTube video with their
project, and make a podcast as a character.
Students will complete all this within 5 days with 75-
85% accuracy.

4. DAY TO DAY
• Day 1
• Intro: Characters, Facebook page
• Day 2
• Plot & Setting: Essays/blog and Podcast
• Day 3
• Theme: blog/YouTube videos
• Day 4
• Point of View: whichever element they have not completed
• Day 5
• Presenting Facebook, Podcasts, Essays, Blog Posts,

5. USE OF TECHNOLOGY
• Lemony Snicket books:
o A Bad Beginning
o The Reptile Room
o The Wide Window
• Computers
• Youtube
• Facebook
• Podcast
• Google

6. WORK CITED
• "Short Reviews: A Series of Unfortunate Events #1-4 by Lemony Snicket."Nyx
Book Reviews. N.p., 17 Aug. 2013. Web. 15 Sept. 2015. (pictures of books)