Westside High School Lesson Plan
Teacher Name:
Drue Harris
Dates:
Monday, May 11th- Friday, May 15th
English I Prep
Periods: 2 & 3
Unit: Cycle 4
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: I will be able to analyze text to inform my
understanding of theme and thematic elements.
TEKS/AP/Standards: ELA.9.5B Analyze how authors
develop complex yet believable characters in works of
fiction through a range of literary devices…
Monday
How will we learn it?
English I PreAP
Periods: 4, 5, 6, & 7
Unit: Cycle 4
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: I will be able to analyze poetic techniques.
TEKS/AP/Standards: ELA.9.3A Analyze the effects of diction and
imagery in poetry.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. “3 Levels of Reading “ Project
Learning Activities:
1. Poetry Analysis Warm Up: “Acquainted with the Night” by Robert
Frost
2. Individual or Group Work Time: Odyssey Project
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 guided and timed
throughout each portion of the project process.
Assessment Methods: The Odyssey project will be for a grade.
Checks for Understanding: I will be walking around as
students work to ensure comprehension of various tasks.
Checks for Understanding: The project has been structured to give
students nearly 4 hours of class time. This allows students the
opportunity to ask me for questions and clarify their own
understanding as they work.
What do I need to be successful?
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: handouts, pencil o rpen
Materials: handouts, textbook, laptops if needed
What are we learning?
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: I will be able to analyze poetic techniques.
Daily Objective: I will be able to analyze poetic techniques.
TEKS/AP/Standards: ELA.9.3A Analyze the effects of
diction and imagery in poetry.
TEKS/AP/Standards: ELA.9.3A Analyze the effects of diction and
imagery in poetry.
How will we learn it?
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. Poetry Analysis Warm Up: “ My Papa’s Waltz” by
Theodore Roethke
2. Continue working on “The 3 Levels of Reading” Project
Learning Activities:
1. Poetry Analysis Warm Up: “ My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke
2. Individual or Group Work Time: Odyssey Project
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: The Odyssey project will be for a grade.
Tuesday
Assessment Methods: Students will be guided and timed
throughout each portion of the project process.
Checks for Understanding: I will be walking around as
students work to ensure comprehension of various tasks.
Checks for Understanding: The project has been structured to give
students nearly 4 hours of class time. This allows students the
opportunity to ask me for questions and clarify their own
understanding as they work.
What do I need to be successful?
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: handouts, printer paper, pencil or pen
Materials: handouts, textbook, laptops if needed
What are we learning?
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: I will be able to analyze text to inform my
understanding of theme and thematic elements.
Daily Objective: I will be able to analyze poetic techniques.
TEKS/AP/Standards: ELA.9.5B Analyze how authors
develop complex yet believable characters in works of
fiction through a range of literary devices…
Wednesday/Thursday
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. Finish “The 3 Levels of Reading”
2. Review Archetypes
3. Hand out and explain “Archetypes Scavenger Hunt” to
accompany watching “Hercules”
4. Watch the first 30 minutes of “Hercules”; students will
fill out their Archetypes Scavenger Hunt as they watch
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: The scavenger hunt will be turned
in for a grade after viewing of the movie is complete.
Checks for Understanding: We will review archetypes
before beginning the movie viewing.
TEKS/AP/Standards: ELA.9.3A Analyze the effects of diction and
imagery in poetry.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. Poetry Analysis Warm Up: “Funeral Blues” by W.H. Auden
2. Individual or Group Work Time: Odyssey Project
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: The Odyssey project will be for a grade.
Checks for Understanding: The project has been structured to give
students nearly 4 hours of class time. This allows students the
opportunity to ask me for questions and clarify their own
understanding as they work.
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: handouts, textbook, laptops if needed
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Odyssey Project is due Friday, May 15th
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: handouts, printer paper, markers, pencil or pen
What are we learning?
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: I will be able to make connections across
genres.
Daily Objective: I will be able to analyze poetic techniques.
TEKS/AP/Standards: ELA.9.Fig19A Reflect on
understanding to monitor comprehension…
TEKS/AP/Standards: ELA.9.3A Analyze the effects of diction and
imagery in poetry.
How will we learn it?
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. Finish the “Archetypes Scavenger Hunt”
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Friday
Assessment Methods: The scavenger hunt will be turned
in for a grade after viewing of the movie is complete.
Checks for Understanding: We will review archetypes
before beginning the movie viewing.
What do I need to be successful?
Learning Activities:
1. Poetry Analysis Warm Up: Non-Traditional Poetry- E.E. Cummings
2. Odyssey Project Presentations
3. Pass out Final Exam Review Sheet/Annotate it together
4. Individual Practice- Final Exam Applied Practice Questions
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: The final exam will assess student mastery.
Today’s scaffold allows students to prepare for that.
Checks for Understanding: I will be annotating the final exam review
sheet with students to make sure they understand the task presented
to them.
Materials: handouts, printer paper, markers, pencil or pen
What do I need to be successful?
***Final Exam Review Sheet will be handed out and
discussed on Monday, May 18th.
Materials: review sheet provided by me, pencil or pen, highlighter
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: STUDY FOR FINAL EXAM! 