Westside High School Lesson Plan
Teacher Name:
Comeaux-Pollard
Unit Name and #:
Course:
English III
Dates:
Unit 4 Drama
The Crucible
1/26 – 1/30
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT read and analyze Act IV of The Crucible in preparation for a
presentation/class discussion next meeting.
Monday
TEKS/AP/Standards:
Vocabulary-ELA.11.1B/ELA.11.1D
Reading-ELA.11.Fig19A/ELA.11.Fig19B/ELA.11.2C/ELA.11.8A/ELA.11.11A
WritingELA.11.16A/ELA.11.16B/ELA.11.16C/ELA.11.16D/ELA.11.16E/ELA.11.16F/ELA.11.17B/ELA.11.
18A
Listening and Speaking - ELA.11.24A/ELA.11.24B
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. Students will practice using SAT vocabulary in context.
2. Students will read Act IV of The Crucible, paying close attention to characterization
and character motivation, conflict, and plot.
3. Prepare a presentation.
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Students will be able to find evidence to support character actions.
Checks for Understanding: Students will be asked to complete a chart and presentation on
character motivation, plot, or conflict.
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Pen/Pencil, English Literature Book, Vocabulary Folder, Laptop
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Presentation tomorrow, Review Reading, Vocabulary Test Friday
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the
structure and elements of drama and provide evidence from text to support their
understanding.
Tuesday
TEKS/AP/Standards:
Vocabulary-ELA.11.1B/ELA.11.1D
Reading-ELA.11.Fig19A/ELA.11.Fig19B/ELA.11.2C/ELA.11.8A/ELA.11.11A
WritingELA.11.16A/ELA.11.16B/ELA.11.16C/ELA.11.16D/ELA.11.16E/ELA.11.16F/ELA.11.17B/ELA.11.
18A
Listening and Speaking - ELA.11.24A/ELA.11.24B
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. Students will present information about Act IV
2. Focus on themes
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Exit Ticket
Checks for Understanding: Students will be asked additional questions as they present.
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Pen/Pencil, English Literature Book, Laptop
Wednesday/Thursday
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Review Reading, Vocabulary Test Friday
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: Students will compose a poem in lyrical form that relates to one of the
themes demonstrated in The Crucible.
TEKS/AP/Standards:
ELA.11.1B/ELA.11.1D/ELA.11.Fig19B/ELA.11.2A/ELA.11.4A/ELA.11.14C/ELA.11.15C.i/ELA.11.1
5C.ii/ELA.11.15C.iii/ELA.11.15C.iv/ELA.11.15C.v
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. Students will work with representatives from TUTS and discuss themes in order to
compose song lyrics.
2. Students will perform lyrics and link them in with the other students’ lyrics to form
one large song.
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Students will be assessed by their engagement in the activity.
Checks for Understanding: Each student will turn in their lyrics at the end of class and they
will be graded based on the accuracy of the theme and its evidence.
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Pen/Pencil, Any Crucible notes, Laptop
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Vocabulary test Friday, Crucible test next week
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the
relationship between The Crucible and McCarthyism. Relate the main ideas of a text to
primary source documents from its historical and cultural setting.
Friday
TEKS/AP/Standards:
Vocabulary-ELA.11.1B/ELA.11.1D
Reading-ELA.11.Fig19A/ELA.11.Fig19B/ELA.11.2C/ELA.11.8A/ELA.11.11A
WritingELA.11.16A/ELA.11.16B/ELA.11.16C/ELA.11.16D/ELA.11.16E/ELA.11.16F/ELA.11.17B/ELA.11.
18A
Listening and Speaking - ELA.11.24A/ELA.11.24B
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. Vocabulary Test
2. Discuss Allegory
3. Make generalized connections between McCarthyism and The Crucible (pp. 216 –
221-225)
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Result of assessment on HUB
Checks for Understanding: Post writing class discussions and shoulder partner analysis
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Pen/Pencil, English Literature Book, Laptop
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Review reading... Crucible test next week