English II Pre-AP - Lesson Plans - Week of 9/15-9/19
Monday
Tuesday
Wed/Thur
Friday
Daily Objective: The
student will analyze the
impact of diction, detail,
imagery, syntax, and
figurative language in a
poem.
How Assessed: Poetry
post-test, “Ozymandias”
quiz
Daily Objective: The
student will determine
the tone of a poem based
on the use of imagery,
diction, and poetic
devices.
How Assessed: poetry
post-test – TODAY!!!
Daily Objective: The student
will discuss the impact of film
media on portraying serious
historic events.
Materials Needed: Putting it
All Together with
“Ozymandias”
Daily Activities:
1. Do First – Journal- identify
the common literary elements
you should look for when
analyzing poetry and write
about the impact they can
have.
2. Guide students through
beginning of “Ozymandias”
3. Direct students to work to
end of 4th pg of 8.
4. Go over some of the more
challenging questions.
Materials Needed:
Putting it All Together
with “Ozymandias”
Daily Activities:
1. Do First – Pass back
graded work, and provide
brief commentary on
timed-writing essays.
2. Finish “Ozymandias”
activity. Turn in for a
quiz grade.
Materials Needed:
Poetry test, ScanTrons,
lined paper
Daily Activities:
1. Do First – last chance
for exam practice – pick a
skill you are most
concerned about and
practice with that skill
card. Go over answers to
all skills.
2. Advise students to
start with annotating
poem, then read
questions and look to
poem for right answers,
then read answer choices
and attempt to answer.
3. Students have
remainder of period to
complete exam.
Materials Needed: Life is
Beautiful DVD, Holocaust
terms note sheet
Daily Activities:
1. Do First – write about what
you know about the
Holocaust and other
examples of genocide from
history.
2. Provide note sheet with
important terms and
information about those
terms re: the Holocaust, and
blank space for their reaction
to film.
3. Show corresponding clips
from Life is Beautiful. Pause
for commentary and notes.
Rinse. Repeat.
Homework: Study for poetry
test; acquire Night by Elie
Wiesel
Homework: Study for
Homework: Acquire
poetry test; acquire Night Night by Elie Wiesel
by Elie Wiesel
Daily Objective: The student
will analyze the impact of
diction, detail, imagery,
syntax, and figurative
language in a poem.
How Assessed: Poetry Posttest, “Ozymandias” quiz
How Assessed: eventually,
Night essay/project/test
Homework: Acquire Night by
Elie Wiesel. Read all
introductory material and the
first chapter by Tuesday,
9/23. Bring pencil Monday
for district benchmark (now
called “Snapshots”)