HAZLETON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
DISTRICT DAILY LESSON PLAN
Day
Objective (s)
DOK
LEVEL
Students will- analyze
characters’ perceptions
versus the reality.
1
Students will - create study
aids for the Literary Terms.
Activities / Teaching Strategies
Grouping
DAILY PLAN
Class discussion on literary terms, vocabulary, and the use of perception
and reality in “The Necklace”
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Literary Terms and study strategy notecards.
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Notecard flash game
Pre-reading Gift of the Magi activity
Students will- Analyze the
use of two different authors’
use of characterization in
two similar stories.
2
Students will- Construct a
plot diagram identifying plot
elements from a short story.
Reading, Analyzing, and discussing Gift of the Magi
Plot diagram of Gift of the Magi with explanation activity
3
4
Students will- Compare two
short stories and analyze
how perception and reality
plays a role in both stories.
3
Students will- Analyze the
use of characterization,
irony, symbolism,
foreshadowing, tone, and
point of view in Button,
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Discussion and think-pair-share activity on the use of perception in The
Necklace and The Gift of the Magi, comparing and contrasting the reality
and character perceptions of both stories.
3
4
Students will- Cite evidence
to determine if Norma truly
knew Arthur.
Button, Button pre-reading activity. Can one person’s reality or perception
be greater than another’s?
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Reading, Analyzing, and Discussing Button, Button
Button, Button foreshadowing activity, students identify if Norma really
“knew” Arthur.
Students will- Develop a
logical argument on whether
Norma truly knew Arthur or
not.
4
Comparison of characters between The Necklace and Gift of the Magi
activity At Least three similarities and/or difference must be identified and
fully described. Students will also identify if the text is using direct or
indirect characterization.
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Students will observe a video of a short story.
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Students demonstrate mastery of plot elements by identifying them in the
short story.
Literary elements of a visual representation (Honors only)
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Materials /
Resources
Notecards
Pencils,
Chalkboard,
Chalk,
Discussion
Questions,
Hole
puncher,
Yarn
Assessment of Objective (s)
Formative- Literary Term Activity
Summative- Literary Term Quiz
Short Story Test
Student Self - Assessment-
Textbooks,
Discussion
Questions,
Plot Diagram
Sheet,
Pencils,
Paper,
Notes.
Formative- Comparison between
characters write up.
Summative- Literary Term Quiz
Short Story Test
Student Self - Assessment-
Handouts,
Button,
Button short
story,
Pencils,
Paper,
Notes,
Poster
boards,
Sticky notes,
Markers.
Formative- Perception and Reality in
the The Necklace and Gift of the
Magi hand in.
Summative- Literary Term Quiz
Short Story Test
Student Self - Assessment-
Highlighters,
Button,
Button short
story,
Projector,
Projection
screen,
Chalk,
Chalkboard,
Notes.
Formative- “Did Norma truly know
Arthur?” write up
Summative- Literary Term Quiz
Short Story Test
Student Self - Assessment-
Students will- Create a plot
diagram by applying the plot
elements of a short story to
a visual representation.
Students will- Apply
concepts to cold reads as
they would on a Keystone
exam.
5
Introduction to analyzing poetry
Introduction to analyzing poetry (cont.)
4
Keystone practice – Cold Reads (Fiction)
Keystone practice - Poetry
Students will-
Formative- Cold Reads
Summative- Literary Terms Quiz,
Short Story Test, Keystone Exams
Student Self - Assessment-
FormativeSummativeStudent Self - Assessment-
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Teacher Name: James Ringleben
Level(s) Regular/Honors
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Cold Reads,
Paper
(answer
sheet and
explanation
sheet),
Chalk,
Chalkboard,
Subject: English I/Honors English I
Building: Hazleton Area High School
Start Date(s): Sept. 2, 2014
End Dates(s):
Grade 9