This lesson plan was the first lesson I wrote, revised, and taught for 8th grade English and Language Arts at Eyer Middle School. I read the story Thank You, M'am by Langston Hughes aloud to each class period while pausing to provide notes and observations that students should learn. After reading the story, the students were instructed to complete a worksheet for homework where they would create a theme statement and cite evidence and reasoning for their answer. The assignment was collected the following class period and graded as a homework assignment.