Westside High School Lesson Plan
Monday
Teacher Name:
Course:
Grimes
English III
Unit Name and #:
Dates:
Unit 4 Drama
2/2/15-2/6/15
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT relate the main ideas found in The Crucible to primary source
documents from its historical and cultural setting as they relate to McCarthyism. SWBAT
analyze the themes and characteristics in different periods of modern American drama.
TEKS/AP/Standards:
Vocabulary-ELA.11.1B/ELA.11.1D ReadingELA.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.11.16
F/ELA.11.17B/ELA.11.18A Listening and Speaking - ELA.11.24A/ELA.11.24B
How will we learn it?
Agenda: Learning Activities –
1. Practice using SAT vocabulary in context/Look at last week’s test
2. Today’s words: ASSIDUOUS, CLAIRVOYANT
3. Discuss presentation techniques/Feedback from last week’s presentations
4. Discuss allegory
5. Read pp. 216 – 225 in the literature book
6. McCarthyism Project Instructions
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Completed McCarthyism project
Checks for Understanding: Students will give feedback during discussion
Tuesday
What do I need to be successful?
Pen/Pencil, English Literature Book, Vocabulary Folder, Laptop, McCarthyism Project
instructions
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW - McCarthyism Project due 2/6/15 via the HUB at the beginning of class
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT relate the main ideas found in The Crucible to primary source
documents from its historical and cultural setting as they relate to McCarthyism. SWBAT
analyze the themes and characteristics in different periods of modern American drama.
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.11.16
F/ELA.11.17B/ELA.11.18A
Listening and Speaking - ELA.11.24A/ELA.11.24B
How will we learn it?
Agenda: Learning Activities –
1. Practice using SAT vocabulary words in context
2. Today’s words: DIGRESSION, EVANESCENT
3. Work on McCarthyism Project
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Approximately ¼ - ½ of the project should be completed today; a
progress grade will be given at the end of the period.
Checks for Understanding: Teacher will monitor progress and answer questions as the
students work on project.
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Pen/Pencil, English Literature Book, Laptop, US History notes on McCarthyism,
vocabulary notebook or file on laptop
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW - Study vocabulary, McCarthyism Project due Friday 2/6 via the HUB at the
beginning of the period
Friday
Wednesday/Thursday
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about theme and
genre in different cultural, historical, and contemporary contexts and provide evidence from
the text to support their understanding. 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.11.15C.ii/ELA.11.15C.iii/ELA.11.15C.iv/ELA.11.15C.v
How will we learn it?
Agenda: Learning Activities –
1. Take District Assessment
2. Work on McCarthyism project
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: DLA
Checks for Understanding: n/a
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Pencil, Laptop, Copy of District Assessment, McCarthyism project
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW – Study vocabulary, McCarthyism project due 2/6/15 via the HUB at the
beginning of the period.
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT recall information to review for a Unit test next week.
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.11.16
F/ELA.11.17B/ELA.11.18A
Listening and Speaking - ELA.11.24A/ELA.11.24B
How will we learn it?
1. Agenda: Learning Activities –
2. 1. Practice using SAT vocabulary in context
3. 2. Today’s word: FRUGAL
4. 3. Review for test over The Crucible
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Completed project
Checks for Understanding: Kahoot results
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Pen/Pencil, Laptop, Vocabulary notebook or file
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW - Review reading... Crucible test next week on the block day; Vocabulary test
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