Westside High School Lesson Plan
Teacher Name:
Travis Koneschik
Dates:
English I Prep
English I PreAP
Periods: 4, 5, and 6
Unit: Cycle 6
What are we learning?
Periods: 1, 2, and 7
Unit: Cycle 6
Daily Objective: I will be able to analyze the elements of
epic poetry.
TEKS/AP/Standards: ELA.9.Fig19B Make complex
inferences about text and use textual evidence to support
understanding.
How will we learn it?
Monday
Monday, April 13th- Friday, April 17th
Learning Activities:
1. Review plot opening of The Odyssey
2. Read Book 5 and Book 9
+add vocabulary words to guide and make character notes
***Quiz on Block Day***
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: I will be able to analyze the elements of epic poetry.
TEKS/AP/Standards: ELA.9.Fig19B Make complex inferences about
text and use textual evidence to support understanding.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. Review plot opening of The Odyssey
2. Read Book 5 and Book 9
+add vocabulary words to guide and make character notes
***Quiz on Block Day***
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment methods: Quiz will be a minor grade.
Assessment methods: Quiz will be a minor grade.
Checks for Understanding: Students will be directed to refer to their
notes/book for assistance before asking me.
Checks for Understanding: Students will be directed to
refer to their notes/book for assistance before asking me.
What do I need to be successful?
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: textbook, laptop, handouts
Materials: textbook, laptop, handouts
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Finish the Writing Response on the HUB if necessary
What are we learning?
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: I will be able to examine vocabulary words Daily Objective: I will be able to read and comprehend a complex text,
in context and analyze the characteristics of an epic hero.
as well as revise and edit, understand grade-level vocabulary, and
compose a written response.
TEKS/AP/Standards: ELA.9.5B Analyze how authors
develop complex yet believable characters
TEKS/AP/Standards: ELA.9.Fig19A Reflect on understanding to
monitor comprehension…
How will we learn it?
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
***LAPTOP CHECK DAY***
Learning Activities:
1. Independent Practice: Create your own Epic Hero
***LAPTOP CHECK DAY***
1. Independent Practice: Texas Assessment Practice
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Page 1282- Answers on Paper to Trade and Grade at a later date
Tuesday
Assessment Methods: This will be turned in for a minor
grade.
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: This will be turned in for a minor grade.
Checks for Understanding: Students will be able to work in
pairs or small groups to ensure understanding and
collaboration.
Checks for Understanding: Students will be able to work in pairs or
small groups to ensure understanding and collaboration.
What do I need to be successful?
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: textbook, paper, pencil or pen
Materials: textbook, paper, pencil or pen
What do I need to before next class?
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: n/a
Follow Up/HW: n/a
Wednesday/Thursday
What are we learning?
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: I will be able to closely read in order to
visualize a complex text.
Daily Objective: I will be able to understand poetic devices and
identify them in context.
TEKS/AP/Standards: ELA.9.3A Analyze the effects of
diction and imagery…
TEKS/AP/Standards: ELA.9.3A Analyze the effects of diction and
imagery…
How will we learn it?
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. Reading Quiz #1 – The Odyssey (open book)
2. Read Book 10
3. Writing Response on the HUB: Examining the Archetype
& Plot- Supernatural Intervention
***Receive Review Sheet on the HUB for Friday’s Quiz
Learning Activities:
1. Reading Quiz #1 – The Odyssey
2. Read Book 10, Read Book 11
+ add to our vocabulary charts as we read
3. Writing Response on the HUB: Examining the Archetype & PlotSupernatural Intervention
***Receive Review Sheet on the HUB for Friday’s Quiz
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Students will be turning in a short
answer analysis on the HUB.
Assessment Methods: Students will receive a review sheet for the
upcoming quiz.
Checks for Understanding: The students have the rubric as
they work today.
Checks for Understanding: Students may use their notes to ensure
understanding of quiz-related items.
What do I need to be successful?
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: handouts, markers, pencil
Materials: textbook, handouts, pen or pencil
What do I need to before next class?
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Study for Friday’s Vocabulary & Archetype
Quiz!
Follow Up/HW: Finish the Writing Response on the HUB if necessary
Study for Friday’s Vocabulary & Archetype Quiz!
What are we learning?
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: I will identify and use vocabulary words in
the context of my reading.
Daily Objective: I will be able to discuss thematic elements and
character development in a structured discussion /debate with my
classmates.
TEKS/AP/Standards: ELA.9.1E Use a dictionary…to
determine or confirm the meanings of words…
Friday
How will we learn it?
TEKS/AP/Standards: ELA.9.5 B Analyze how authors develop complex
yet believable characters in works of fiction through a range of literary
devices…
Learning Activities:
1. Archetypes/Vocabulary Quiz
2. Read Book 11: The Land of the Dead
+ add to our vocabulary charts
How will we learn it?
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Students will be called upon to
identify pertinent vocabulary words in context.
Assessment Methods: The quiz is for a minor grade.
Checks for Understanding: Students will consult a glossary
or dictionary to confirm the definition.
Learning Activities:
1. Archetypes/Vocabulary Quiz
2. Mini Socratic Seminar: Using the HUB!!!
Checks for Understanding: Students will be able to consult me or one
another in the Socratic seminar.
What do I need to be successful?
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: handouts, textbook, laptop
Materials: textbook, dictionary, glossary, etc. and
handouts
What do I need to before next class?
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: n/a
Follow Up/HW: n/a