The document outlines a lesson plan to teach 10th grade students about important female authors. It will use presentations, class discussions, videos and group work over 5 days to ensure students can name 5 influential female authors and one of their works. The lesson plan targets visual and auditory learners and includes presentations on Maya Angelou, Zora Neale Hurston, the Bronte sisters, Jane Austen and Emily Dickinson.

2. ANALYZE THE LEARNER
•GENERAL: 10TH GRADE, 20 STUDENTS (12 GIRLS, 8 BOYS), 13 CAUCASIAN, 5 AFRICAN
AMERICAN, 1 INDIAN, AND 1 LATINO
•LEARNING COMPETENCIES: STUDENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY FAMOUS FEMALE
AUTHORS AND AT LEAST ONE WORK FROM EACH
•LEARNING STYLES: MOST STUDENTS ARE VISUAL LEARNERS AND SOME AREAUDITORY.

3. MAIN OBJECTIVE
•STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO RECALL AT LEAST FIVE IMPORTANT FEMALE
AUTHORS IN LITERATURE, AND ONE OF THE THEIR WORKS BY THE END OF
THE WEEK WITH 100% ACCURACY THROUGH RESEARCH, PICTURES,
VIDEOS, AND PRESENTATIONS

4. DAY BY DAY BREAKDOWN
• DAY 1: CLASS DISCUSSION ON WOMEN’S ROLE IN LITERATURE. PRESENTATION ON THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS.
• DAY 2: MY PRESENTATION ON TWO OF THE FEMALE AUTHORS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO LITERATURE: MAYA
ANGELOU AND ZORA NEALE HURSTON
• DAY 3: CONTINUED PRESENTATION AND CLASS DISCUSSION, INCLUDING THE BRONTE SISTERS, JANE
AUSTEN, AND EMILY DICKINSON.
• DAY 4: HAVE STUDENTS GET INTO GROUPS AND RESEARCH AN IMPORTANT FEMALE AUTHOR.
• DAY 5: THE GROUPS WILL PRESENT ON THE AUTHOR OF THEIR CHOOSING ALONG WITH RECITING A PIECE
OF WORK FROM THE AUTHOR.

5. USE OF TECHNOLOGY
• MAKE SURE THE CLASSROOM IS STOCKED WITH ALL THE SUPPLIES THEY WILL NEED TO CREATE THEIR
POSTERS. SUCH AS MARKERS, TAPE, POSTER BOARD, AND PRINTER PAPER.
• MAKE SURE THERE IS INTERNET ACCESS
• CHECK THE YOUTUBE VIDEOS BEFORE HAND TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE ACCURATE AND APPROPRIATE.
• CHECK PICTURES FOR ACCURACY AND INFORMATION OF WHO/WHEN THEY WERE TAKEN

6. WORKS CITED
• "10 WOMEN WRITERS WHO CHANGED LITERATURE." BLOGS.BRITANNICA.COM. ENCYCLOPÆDIA BRITANNICA, INC, 23 MAR. 2011. WEB. 10 FEB. 2016.
<HTTP://BLOGS.BRITANNICA.COM/2011/03/10-WOMEN-WRITERS-CHANGED-LITERATURE/>.
• "20 MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMEN AUTHORS OF ALL TIME." CLASSICBOOKREADER.WORDPRESS.COM. WORD PRESS, 17 SEPT. 2013. WEB. 10 FEB. 2016.
<HTTPS://CLASSICBOOKREADER.WORDPRESS.COM/2013/09/17/20-MOST-INFLUENTIAL-WOMEN-AUTHORS-OF-ALL-TIME/>.
• "CHARLOTTE BRONTE." BIO.COM. A&E NETWORKS TELEVISION, N.D. WEB. 10 FEB. 2016. <HTTP://WWW.BIOGRAPHY.COM/PEOPLE/CHARLOTTE-
BRONT-11919959>.
• CODY, DAVID. "CHARLOTTE BRONTE: A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY." VICTORIANWEB.ORG. THE VICTORIAN WEB, N.D. WEB. 10 FEB. 2016.
<HTTP://WWW.VICTORIANWEB.ORG/AUTHORS/BRONTE/CBRONTE/BRONTBIO.HTML>.
• CRUMBLEY, PAUL, AND JANE DONAHUE-EBERWEIN. "EMILY DICKINSON'S LIFE." ENGLISH.ILLINOIS.EDU. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, N.D. WEB. 10
FEB. 2016. <HTTP://WWW.ENGLISH.ILLINOIS.EDU/MAPS/POETS/A_F/DICKINSON/BIO.HTM>.
• "EMILY BRONTE." BIO.COM. A&E NETWORKS TELEVISION, N.D. WEB. 10 FEB. 2016. <HTTP://WWW.BIOGRAPHY.COM/PEOPLE/EMILY-BRONTE-9227381>.
• LEE, ELIZABETH. "WOMEN IN LITERATURE — A LITERARY OVERVIEW." VICTORIANWEB.ORG. THE VICTORIAN WEB, N.D. WEB. 10 FEB. 2016.
<HTTP://WWW.VICTORIANWEB.ORG/GENDER/WOMLITOV.HTML>.
• "MAYAANGELOU." BIO.COM. A&E NETWORKS TELEVISION, N.D. WEB. 10 FEB. 2016. <HTTP://WWW.BIOGRAPHY.COM/PEOPLE/MAYA-ANGELOU-
9185388#EARLY-YEARS>.
• WARREN, RENEE. "JANE AUSTEN BIOGRAPHY." JANE AUSTEN BIOGRAPHY. JANEAUSTEN.ORG, 30 JAN. 2016. WEB. 10 FEB. 2016.
<HTTP://WWW.JANEAUSTEN.ORG/JANE-AUSTEN-BIOGRAPHY.ASP>.
• "ZORA NEALE HURSTON." BIO.COM. A&E NETWORKS TELEVISION, N.D. WEB. 10 FEB. 2016. <HTTP://WWW.BIOGRAPHY.COM/PEOPLE/ZORA-NEALE-
HURSTON-9347659>.