Westside High School Lesson Plan
Teacher Name: Bennion Unit Name and #: Unit 5: The Joy Luck
Club
January 19-23, 2015 Course: English II Prep Dates:
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: N/A
TEKS/AP/Standards: N/A
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: N/A
Checks for Understanding: N/A
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: N/A
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: JLC Instagram project due 11/21-11/22, study for quiz
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: Students will demonstrate ability to read and analyze text with complex narrative structures.
TEKS/AP/Standards:
ELA.10.1C Infer word meaning through the identification and analysis of analogies and other word relationships.
(5) Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Fiction. Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the structure and elements of fiction and provide evidence from text to support their understanding. Students are expected to:
(B) analyze differences in the characters' moral dilemmas in works of fiction across different countries or cultures;
(C) evaluate the connection between forms of narration (e.g., unreliable, omniscient) and tone in works of fiction;
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
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DO FIRST: MUGS Tuesday warm-up
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Finish chapter presentations
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Review for quiz

How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: MUGS Tuesday, Instagram project, Joy Luck Club test, quiz
Checks for Understanding: MUGS warm up and quiz review gauge knowledge of vocabulary and Joy
Luck Club text; asking and answering questions as needed
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Laptops, pencil/pen, note paper, handouts, copies of The Joy Luck Club
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Instagram Project due 1/21-1/22; study for quiz
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: Students will be able to apply multicultural literature to their personal lives by presenting multimedia projects.
TEKS/AP/Standards:
ELA.10.1C Infer word meaning through the identification and analysis of analogies and other word relationships.
(5) Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Fiction. Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the structure and elements of fiction and provide evidence from text to support their understanding. Students are expected to:
(A) analyze isolated scenes and their contribution to the success of the plot as a whole in a variety of works of fiction;
(B) analyze differences in the characters' moral dilemmas in works of fiction across different countries or cultures;
(C) evaluate the connection between forms of narration (e.g., unreliable, omniscient) and tone in works of fiction;
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
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Warm up: Study for quiz
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Take quiz
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Present Joy Luck Club Instagram projects
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If time allows: continue going over notes from previous chapters or vocabulary from previous week
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Vocab and reading quiz #1, Instagram Project, Joy Luck Club unit test
Checks for Understanding: Ask and answer questions as needed, study questions
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Laptops, pencil/pen, note paper, copies of The Joy Luck Club
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW:

What are we learning?
Daily Objective: Students will examine and analyze the role that characterization plays in the development of a narrative.
TEKS/AP/Standards:
ELA.10.1C Infer word meaning through the identification and analysis of analogies and other word relationships.
ELA.10.13D Edit drafts for grammar, mechanics, and spelling.
(5) Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Fiction. Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the structure and elements of fiction and provide evidence from text to support their understanding. Students are expected to:
(B) analyze differences in the characters' moral dilemmas in works of fiction across different countries or cultures;
(C) evaluate the connection between forms of narration (e.g., unreliable, omniscient) and tone in works of fiction;
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
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WARM UP:
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Read Ch. 8 of Joy Luck Club and answer reading questions
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: The Joy Luck Club unit test
Checks for Understanding: Ask and answer questions as needed, study questions
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Handouts, pencil/pen, copies of The Joy Luck Club
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Have a safe weekend!