Westside High School Backwards-Design Lesson Plan
English 4B
January 5 – February 6, 2015
Understanding
(s)/goals:
EU1: Students will
locate literary and
rhetorical devices in
literature and
analyze the effects
created through the
use of these
devices; gain
confidence in these
abilities to be able
to explain these
effects.
Stage 1 – Desired Results
Student Outcomes (objectives):
Essential
Question(s):
EQ1: What are the
implications of
psychological
insights into literary
characters – and
how does this
impact The
Stranger?
SO1.1: SWBAT analyze textual context to draw conclusions about
the nuance in word meanings
SO1.2: SWBAT relate the characters, setting, and theme of a
literary work to the historical, social, and economic ideas of its
time.
SO1.3: SWBAT demonstrate familiarity with works of fiction by
British authors from each major literary period.
SO1.4: SWBAT make inferences and draw conclusions about the
author’s purpose in historical and contemporary contexts and
provide evidence from the text to support their understanding.
SO1.5: SWBAT analyze the moral dilemmas and quandaries
presented in works of fiction as revealed by the underlying
motivations and behaviors of the characters.
SO1.6: SWBAT use elements of the writing process to compose
written text.
Stage 2 – Assessment Evidence
Performance Task(s) and Other Evidence: (Assessment evidence should be collected for each Student Outcome
[SO] listed above.)
Formative
Summative (Unit Assessment)
SO1.1 Vocabulary Assessments
1-10
SO1.2 Stranger Anticipation Guide
13, 14, 19, 21, 23, 35, 37, 46, 47
SO1.3 Exit Ticket 1 – Tale of a political prisoner
11, 12, 15, 19, 20, 22, 25, 27-34
SO1.4 Exit Ticket 3 – Who is at fault?
1, 17, 21, 45, 48-50
SO1.5 Stranger Perspectives / Exit Ticket 2 –
2, 39-44
Insensitivity
SO1.6 Quick Write (law vs. justice)
Stranger Translation Comparison (attached w/
rubric)
Westside High School Lesson Plan
Wednesday/Thursday
Tuesday
Monday
Teacher Name:
Course:
S. Simmons/J. Hall
English 4B
What are we learning?
Daily Objective:
TEKS/AP/Standards:
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
Unit Name and #:
Dates:
Existential Literature
01/05-09/2015
HOLIDAY FOR STUDENTS
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods:
Checks for Understanding:
What do I need to be successful?
Materials:
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW:
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT analyze vocabulary using context clues and analogies to enhance
understanding
TEKS/AP/Standards: SO1.1 TEKS110.34.(B)(5)1A/B/C/E
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Handout for vocabulary lesson #12. Analyze textual content to draw
conclusions about the nuance in word meanings.
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Vocabulary quiz #12 on Friday
Checks for Understanding: Review vocabulary terms and textual clues
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Handout – Vocabulary #12
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW:
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: Introduction to existential literature; read handout about Albert Camus and
historical background for The Stranger
TEKS/AP/Standards: SO1.2, SO1.4 TEKS110.34.b(5)B
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Handout – Existentialism/Historical background/Context/Author bio;
“Translator’s Note” in The Stranger; Part I, Chapter 1 of The Stranger. Read in class (books
furnished for classroom use; Socratic discussion (discussion questions included in handout
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Socratic discussion; handout – discussion questions
Checks for Understanding: Ask questions during discussions
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Copy of the novella The Stranger (furnished in class); Handout (furnished in class)
that includes background/historical/author information and discussion questions
Friday
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Study vocabulary handout for quiz
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT respond to vocabulary using context clues and analogies
TEKS/AP/Standards: SO1.2, SO1.4, TEKS110.34.(B)51A/B/C/E
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Review vocabulary terms before quiz begins; complete vocabulary quiz
#12
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Vocabulary quiz #12
Checks for Understanding: scored by teacher to be returned on Monday
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Quiz and pen
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW:
Westside High School Lesson Plan
Tuesday
Monday
Teacher Name:
Course:
S. Simmons/J. Hall
English 4B
Unit Name and #:
Dates:
Existential Literature
01/12-16/2015
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT relate characters, setting, and theme of a literary work to the
historical, social, and economic ideas of its time; SWBAT make inferences and draw
conclusions about author’s purpose in historical /contemporary contexts and provide
evidence from text to support their premise.
TEKS/AP/Standards: SO1.2, SO1.4 TEKS 110.34(b)(2),(5)(A)(B)(D)
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Novel, The Stranger, read aloud in class-Part I, Chapter 2; discussion
questions (included in handout) for chapter 2
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Reading comprehension/discussion questions; Socratic discussion of
subtext, reinforce ideas of existential literature
Checks for Understanding: Review chapter discussion questions and main ideas/themes
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Copy of novel (furnished), Handout (furnished), Pen, Paper
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Review concepts in chapter 2
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT relate characters, setting, and theme of a literary work to the
historical, social, and economic ideas of its time; SWBAT make inferences and draw
conclusions about author’s purpose in historical /contemporary contexts and provide
evidence from text to support their premise.
TEKS/AP/Standards: SO1.2, SO1.4 TEKS 110.34(b)(2),(5)(A)(B)(D
Friday
Wednesday/Thursday
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Novel, The Stranger, read aloud in class-Part I, Chapter 3; discussion
questions (included in handout) for chapter 3; Socratic discussion
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Reading comprehension/discussion questions; Socratic discussion of
subtext, reinforce ideas of existential literature
Checks for Understanding: Review chapter discussion questions and main ideas/themes
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Copy of novel (furnished), Handout (furnished), Pen, Paper
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Review concepts in chapters one and two of the novel
What are we learning?
Daily Objective SWBAT relate characters, setting, and theme of a literary work to the
historical, social, and economic ideas of its time; SWBAT make inferences and draw
conclusions about author’s purpose in historical /contemporary contexts and provide
evidence from text to support their premise.
TEKS/AP/Standards: SO1.2, SO1.4 TEKS 110.34(b)(2),(5)(A)(B)(D
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: : Novel, The Stranger, read aloud in class-Part I, Chapters 4-5; discussion
questions (included in handout) for chapters 4-5; Socratic discussion
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Reading comprehension/discussion questions; Socratic discussion of
subtext, reinforce ideas of existential and absurdist literature
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Copy of novel (furnished), Handout (furnished), Pen, Paper
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Review concepts in chapters one through five of the novel
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: POWER UP!
TEKS/AP/Standards:
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Disburse laptop computers to students; students watch ppt about the
computers
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Practice concepts on the computer
Checks for Understanding: HISD representatives assist students
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Laptop
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Review concepts/discussion questions in chapters one through five of the
novel
Westside High School Lesson Plan
Teacher Name:
Course:
S. Simmons/J. Hall
English 4B
Existential Literature
01/19-23/2015
HOLIDAY
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods:
Checks for Understanding:
What do I need to be successful?
Materials:
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW:
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT relate characters, setting, and theme of a literary work to the
historical, social, and economic ideas of its time; SWBAT make inferences and draw
conclusions about author’s purpose in historical /contemporary contexts and provide
evidence from text to support their premise. Literary concepts: irony/personification/
existentialist ideals/symbols (heat/red)/religious ideals
TEKS/AP/Standards: SO1.2, SO1.4 TEKS 110.34(b)(2),(5)(A)(B)(D
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Novel, The Stranger, read aloud in class-Part 1, Chapter 6; discussion
questions (included in handout) for chapter 2; Socratic discussion; literary devicessymbols/existentialist ideals/irony/Meursault’s childlike behavior
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Reading comprehension/discussion questions; Socratic discussion of
subtext, reinforce ideas of existential literature
Checks for Understanding: Review chapter discussion questions and main ideas/themes
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Copy of novel (furnished), Handout (furnished), Pen, Paper
Disburse Vocabulary #13 study guide
Assign art project assignment
What do I need to do before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Assign The Stranger art project (Due January 27); examples shown in class
What are we learning?
Daily Objective SWBAT relate characters, setting, and theme of a literary work to the
historical, social, and economic ideas of its time; SWBAT make inferences and draw
conclusions about author’s purpose in historical /contemporary contexts and provide
evidence from text to support their premise.
TEKS/AP/Standards: SO1.2, SO1.4 TEKS 110.34(b)(2),(5)(A)(B)(D
Wednesday/T
hursday
Tuesday
Monday
What are we learning?
Daily Objective:
Unit Name and #:
Dates:
Friday
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Review The Stranger, Part 1, Chapters 1-6; Major assessment over Part 1
of The Stranger; literary devices/characterization/existentialist and absurdist
beliefs/foreshadowing/flashback/theme/motif/symbols
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Major assessment over Part 1 of The Stranger; literary
devices/characterization/existentialist and absurdist
beliefs/foreshadowing/flashback/theme/motif/symbols
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Copy of exam , Pencil
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Review vocabulary 13 study guide
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT respond to vocabulary using context clues and analogies
TEKS/AP/Standards: SO1.2, SO1.4, TEKS110.34.(B)51A/B/C/E
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Review vocabulary terms on study guide before quiz begins; complete
vocabulary quiz #13
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Vocabulary quiz #12
Checks for Understanding: scored by teacher to be returned on Monday
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Quiz and pen
HOMEWORK: Vocabulary 14 distributed; Art project due Tuesday
Westside High School Lesson Plan
Monday
Teacher Name:
Course:
S. Simmons/J. Hall
English 4B
Unit Name and #:
Dates:
Existential Literature
01/26-30/2015
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT relate characters, setting, and theme of a literary work to the
historical, social, and economic ideas of its time; SWBAT make inferences and draw
conclusions about author’s purpose in historical /contemporary contexts and provide
evidence from text to support their premise.
TEKS/AP/Standards: SO1.2, SO1.4 TEKS 110.34(b)(2),(5)(A)(B)(D
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Novel, The Stranger, read aloud in class-Part 2, Chapter 1; discussion
questions (included in handout) for chapter 1; Socratic discussion; literary devicessymbols/existentialist ideals/irony/Meursault’s childlike behavior
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Reading comprehension/discussion questions; Socratic discussion of subtext, reinforce ideas
of existential literature
Checks for Understanding: Review chapter discussion questions and main ideas/themes
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Copy of novel/laptop or pen & paper/discussion questions (in study guide)
Tuesday
Wednesday/Thursday
Friday
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Review discussion questions
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT relate characters, setting, and theme of a literary work to the
historical, social, and economic ideas of its time; SWBAT make inferences and draw
conclusions about author’s purpose in historical /contemporary contexts and provide
evidence from text to support their premise.
TEKS/AP/Standards: SO1.2, SO1.4 TEKS 110.34(b)(2),(5)(A)(B)(D
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Novel, The Stranger, read aloud in class-Part 2, Chapter 2; discussion
questions (included in handout) for Part 2; Socratic discussion
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Reading comprehension/discussion questions; Socratic discussion of
subtext, reinforce ideas of existential literature
Checks for Understanding: Review chapter discussion questions and main ideas/themes
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Copy of novel (furnished), Handout (furnished), Pen, Paper
Distribute Vocabulary #13 study guide
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Review concepts in chapters one through six of the novel
What are we learning?
Daily Objective SWBAT relate characters, setting, and theme of a literary work to the
historical, social, and economic ideas of its time; SWBAT make inferences and draw
conclusions about author’s purpose in historical /contemporary contexts and provide
evidence from text to support their premise.
TEKS/AP/Standards: SO1.2, SO1.4 TEKS 110.34(b)(2),(5)(A)(B)(D
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Novel, The Stranger, read aloud in class-Part 2, Chapters 3-4; discussion
questions (included in handout) for chapters 3-4; Socratic discussion; literary devicessymbols/existentialist ideals/irony/Meursault’s childlike behavior
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Major exam covering existential and absurdist literature as it is
depicted in The Stranger, Part One, including multiple choice and short answer questions;
literary devices/characterization/setting/existentialist and absurdist ideals/reading
comprehension
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Copy of exam , Pencil, Pen
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Review vocabulary 14 study guide
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT respond to vocabulary using context clues and analogies
TEKS/AP/Standards: SO1.2, SO1.4, TEKS110.34.(B)51A/B/C/E
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Review vocabulary terms on study guide before quiz begins; complete
vocabulary quiz #14
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Vocabulary quiz #14
Checks for Understanding: scored by teacher and reviewed in class
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Quiz and pen
What do I need to before next class? Complete art project that is due Tuesday, January 27
Westside High School Lesson Plan
Tuesday
Monday
Teacher Name:
Course:
S. Simmons/J. Hall
English 4B
Unit Name and #:
Dates:
Existential Literature
02/2-6/2015
Daily Objective: SWBAT relate characters, setting, and theme of a literary work to the
historical, social, and economic ideas of its time; SWBAT make inferences and draw
conclusions about author’s purpose in historical /contemporary contexts and provide
evidence from text to support their premise.
TEKS/AP/Standards: SO1.2, SO1.4 TEKS 110.34(b)(2),(5)(A)(B)(D
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Novel, The Stranger, read aloud in class-Part 2, Chapter 5; discussion
questions (included in handout) for chapter 5; Socratic discussion; literary devicessymbols/existentialist ideals/irony/Meursault’s childlike behavior
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Reading comprehension/discussion questions; Socratic discussion of
subtext, reinforce ideas of existential literature and historical significance/literary devices
(irony, personification, foreshadowing, flashback,
Checks for Understanding: Review chapter discussion questions and main ideas/themes
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Copy of novel (furnished), Study Guide, Laptop or pen and paper
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Completed art project
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT relate characters, setting, and theme of a literary work to the
historical, social, and economic ideas of its time; SWBAT make inferences and draw
conclusions about author’s purpose in historical /contemporary contexts and provide
evidence from text to support their premise. Literary concepts: irony/personification/
existentialist ideals/symbols (heat/red)/religious ideals/characterization
TEKS/AP/Standards: SO1.2, SO1.4 TEKS 110.34(b)(2),(5)(A)(B)(D
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Novel, The Stranger - Review Part 2, Chapters 1-5; discussion questions
(included in handout); Socratic discussion; literary devices-symbols/existentialist ideals/
irony/Meursault’s behavior
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Reading comprehension/discussion questions; Socratic discussion of
subtext, reinforce ideas of existential literature and literary devices
Checks for Understanding: Review chapter discussion questions and main ideas/themes
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Copy of novel (furnished), Handout (furnished), Pen, Paper, Laptop
Wednesday/Thursday
Friday
What do I need to do before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Review Part 2 discussion questions
What are we learning?
Daily Objective SWBAT relate characters, setting, and theme of a literary work to the
historical, social, and economic ideas of its time; SWBAT make inferences and draw
conclusions about author’s purpose in historical /contemporary contexts and provide
evidence from text to support their premise.
TEKS/AP/Standards: SO1.2, SO1.4 TEKS 110.34(b)(2),(5)(A)(B)(D
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Read aloud in class The Stranger, Part 2, Chapters 3-4; discuss literary
devices/characterization/existentialist and absurdist
beliefs/foreshadowing/flashback/theme/motif/symbols
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Major assessment over Part 2 of The Stranger; literary devices/
characterization/existentialist and absurdist beliefs/foreshadowing/flashback/theme/
motifs/symbols
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Copy of novel, study guide, laptop or pen and paper
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Review vocabulary 14 study guide
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT respond to vocabulary using context clues and analogies
TEKS/AP/Standards: SO1.2, SO1.4, TEKS110.34.(B)51A/B/C/E
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Review vocabulary terms on study guide before quiz begins; complete
vocabulary quiz #15
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Vocabulary quiz #15
Checks for Understanding: scored by teacher to be returned on Monday
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Quiz and pen
HOMEWORK: Vocabulary 16 distributed