Westside High School Lesson Plan
Teacher Name:
Tuesday
Monday
Course:
Morgan
GT English II
Unit Name and #:
Dates:
Unit 4
Dystopian Lit
Week 2
1/26-1/30
Daily Objective: I can present my dystopian project by focusing on the connections
and relationships between various classical texts
TEKS/AP/Standards:
ELA.10.Fig19B Make complex inferences about text and use textual evidence to
support understanding.
ELA.10.5C Evaluate the connection between forms of narration/point of view (e.g.,
unreliable, omniscient) and tone in works of fiction.
ELA.10.7A Analyze and explain the function of symbolism, allegory, and allusions in
literary works.
Learning Activities:
Reader’s response DO NOW
Presentation of dystopian project (in stations)
Assessment Methods: Projects
Checks for Understanding: Station discussions
Materials: Presentation, station handouts
Follow Up/Homework:
1/26—Turn in SAT illustration/sentences
1/26—Individual Dystopian Project due
1/30—Group Totalitarian/Utopian Government Project due
1/30 --1984 Book 2—Chaps 6-10 due
1/30-DJ 3 for INS
Daily Objective: I can compose a persuasive EOC-like essay which connects to big
ideas explored through texts.
TEKS/AP/Standards: Ⓡ ELA.10.16D Write an argumentative essay (e.g.,
evaluative essays, proposals) to the appropriate audience that includes an organizing
structure appropriate to the purpose, audience, and context.
Learning Activities:
Reader’s Response DO NOW
EOC –Persuasive Essay
Assessment Methods: Persuasive Essay
Checks for Understanding: Persuasive Essay
Materials: Student copies of essay prompt, paper
Follow Up/Homework:
1/26—Turn in SAT illustration/sentences
1/26—Individual Dystopian Project due
1/30—Group Totalitarian/Utopian Government Project due
1/30 --1984 Book 2—Chaps 6-10 due
1/30-DJ 3 for INS
Wed/Thurs
Friday
Daily Objective: I can compose an SAR essay which combines analysis and text in a
sophisticated fashion. I can contribute meaningful ideas to a group presentation.
TEKS/AP/Standards: ELA.10.13B Structure ideas in a sustained and persuasive
(logical) way (e.g., using outlines, note taking, graphic organizers, lists) and develop
drafts in timed and open ended situations that include transitions and rhetorical
devices used to convey meaning.
ELA.10.26A Participate productively in teams, building on the ideas of others,
contributing relevant information, developing a plan for consensus-building, and
setting ground rules for decision-making.
Learning Activities:
SAR
Government totalitarian/utopian group project
Assessment Methods: Group project
Checks for Understanding: SAR
Materials: Student copies of SAR, paper
Follow Up/Homework:
1/30—Group Totalitarian/Utopian Government Project due
1/30 --1984 Book 2—Chaps 6-10 due
1/30-DJ 3 for INS
Daily Objective: I can use persuasion techniques in a presentation.
TEKS/AP/Standards: ELA.10.26A Participate productively in teams, building on
the ideas of others, contributing relevant information, developing a plan for
consensus-building, and setting ground rules for decision-making.
Learning Activities:
Response to 1984 concepts
1984 Quiz 4
Totalitarian/Utopian Project presentations
Assessment Methods: 1984 Quiz/DJ 3
Checks for Understanding: Presentation discussion
Materials: Quiz, group projects
Follow Up/Homework:
2/6—DYRT Quiz—1984 Book 3
2/6—DJ 4 due