Lesson Plans for the Week of November 30, 2015

The Common Core State Standards are listed in the weekly lesson plans for English 10 and English 12. The syllabus for AP Lit has been approved by the College Board which satisfies the CCSS requirements. 
Most resources for the assignments referenced in my lesson plans can be accessed on my webpage on the respective Class Page tab or on the English Resource tab.

English 10

Monday

Students will be introduced to the field of Rhetoric. They will watch an informational video then read an article. They will summarize the information before the end of the hour.  

Please refer to the Rhetoric Unit for all supplemental materials and additional information.  ​


Tuesday

Students will review Ethos, Logos, and Pathos. They will demonstrate their understanding of Ethos, Logos, and Pathos by creating a StoryBoard on StoryBoardThat
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Please refer to the Rhetoric Unit for all supplemental materials and additional information.  ​
 
 

Wednesday

Students will continue their StoryBoards. They are due at the end of the hour. 

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Thursday

Students will begin Assignment #2. They will read Chapter 14 of Upton Sinclair's The Jungle and "The Most Dangerous Job."

They will create a graphic organizer modeled after the example on the Rhetoric Unit Page. 
 

 

Friday

Genius Hour


Ken Robinson Ted Talk

​Article from 11-6-15 ​​
 

Standards

Unit Standards:
RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.4, RL.9-10.10, RI.9-10.1, RI.9-10.2, RI.9-10.3, RI.9-10.4, RI.9-10.5, RI.9-10.6, RI.9-10.7, RI.9-10.8, RI.9-10.9, RI.9-10.10 Writing: W.9-10.1a-e, W.9-10.2a-f, W.9-10.4, W.9-10.5, W.9-10.6, W.9-10.7, W.9- 10.8, W.9-10.9, W.9-10.10 Speaking and Listening: SL.9-10.1a-d, SL.9-10.2, SL.9-10.3, SL.9-10.4, SL.9-10.5, SL.9- 10.6 Language: L.9-10.1a-b, L.9-10.2a-c, L.9-10.3, L.9-10.4a, L.9-10.5a-b, L.9-10.6

Advanced Placement English Literature and Composition

Monday

Socratic Seminar of Part II of 1984

Chapter 10 poetry questions due. 
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Tuesday

A & P in class essay. 

Wednesday

Students will score the A & P essays.  




 

Thursday

Students will discuss the Poetry from Unit 6.

Friday

Students will continue to discuss the poetry from Unit 6. 

English 12 

Monday 

Students will be introduced to the Things Fall Apart Unit.  Students will understand the cultural context. They will read the first chapter for homework.

Read:Answer:
  • Who is Chinua Achebe? Describe his background and life.
  • Why is Things Fall Apart relevant? Why is it studied today? 
  • What is the context of the novel? What is it about? How is the story constructed? 

Tuesday

Students will write a twenty minute essay response to one of the questions from yesterday's lesson. 

Students will continue reading Things Fall Apart. 

Wednesday

Quiz today and Discussion to follow quiz. 

Thursday

Students will work on a vocabulary activity for Things Fall Apart. 

Friday

Genius Hour

Standards

ey Ideas and Details
RL.11-12.1 
RL.11-12.3 
RL.11-12.4 
RL.11-12.5 
RL.11-12.10 
W.11-12.3 
W.11-12.4 ​

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