Westside High School Lesson Plan
Monday
Teacher Name:
Travis Koneschik
Dates:
Monday, February 16th- Friday, February 20th, 2015
English I Prep
English I PreAP
Periods: 2 & 3
Unit: Cycle 5
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: I will be able to use inferences to deduce
information about characterization and plot.
TEKS/AP/Standards: ELA.9.Fig19B Make complex
inferences about text and use textual evidence to support
understanding.
How will we learn it?
1. Calendar Talk: Introduce 5th Grading Cycle
2. STAAR Rubric/Grade Tracking Introduction
3. Begin reading …And the Earth Did Not Devour Him by
Tomas Rivera
-Fill in “Inferences and Observations” chart as we read the
following parts of the book:
“The Lost Year", Vignette #1, and “The Children Couldn’t
Wait”
***Differentiation for Prep: When discussing the tone
words reference guide for analyzing the tone of “The Lost
Year”, I will give them 3 tone words to choose from rather
than have them choose one out of the entire list as Pre-AP
will be doing.
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: The inference and observation chart
will help students compose short answer responses this
week.
Checks for Understanding: I will be using my numbered
popsicle sticks to call on students during our reading.
What do I need to be successful?
Pencil, book, handouts
What do I need to before next class?
n/a
Periods: 4, 5, 6, and 7
Unit: Cycle 5
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: I will be able to use inferences to deduce information
about characterization and plot.
TEKS/AP/Standards: ELA.9.Fig19B Make complex inferences about
text and use textual evidence to support understanding.
How will we learn it?
1. Calendar Talk: Introduce 5th Grading Cycle
2. STAAR Rubric/Grade Tracking Introduction
3. Begin reading …And the Earth Did Not Devour Him by Tomas Rivera
-Fill in “Inferences and Observations” chart as we read the following
parts of the book:
“The Lost Year", Vignette #1, and “The Children Couldn’t Wait”
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: The inference and observation chart will help
students compose short answer responses this week.
Checks for Understanding: I will be using my numbered popsicle sticks
to call on students during our reading.
What do I need to be successful?
Pencil, book, handouts
What do I need to before next class?
Bring your warm up spiral tomorrow.
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: I will be able to construct a response to an
analytical question and provide textual evidence to
support my assertion.
TEKS/AP/Standards: ELA.9.Fig19B Make complex
inferences about text and use textual evidence to support
understanding.
Tuesday
How will we learn it?
1. Grammar Warm Up
2. Read the following piece of ATEDNDH:
-Vignette #2
-“A Prayer” ***Quick Google: Korean War***
-Vignette #3
-“It’s That It Hurts”
+ add to our inferences and observations chart
3. Writing Workshop: Guided Short Answer Response
Practice with Labeling
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Students will be assessed and will
assess their own writing using the STAAR rubric.
Checks for Understanding:
Students will be lead through the labelling of a short
answer response and its key component: text evidence.
What do I need to be successful?
Pencil, book, computer, handouts
What do I need to before next class?
n/a
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: I will be able to construct a response to an analytical
question and provide textual evidence to support my assertion.
TEKS/AP/Standards: ELA.9.Fig19B Make complex inferences about
text and use textual evidence to support understanding.
How will we learn it?
1. Grammar Warm Up
2. Read the following piece of ATEDNDH:
-Vignette #2
-“A Prayer” ***Quick Google: Korean War***
-Vignette #3
-“It’s That It Hurts”
+ add to our inferences and observations chart
3. Writing Workshop: Independent Short Answer Response Practice
with Peer Swap Labeling
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Students will be assessed and will assess their
own writing using the STAAR rubric.
Checks for Understanding:
Students will be lead through the labelling of a short answer response
and its key component: text evidence.
What do I need to be successful?
Pencil, book, computer, handouts
What do I need to before next class?
n/a
Daily Objective: I will be able to assess other student’s
writing and improve my own analytical abilities as a result.
TEKS/AP/Standards: ELA.9.Fig19B Make complex
inferences about text and use textual evidence to support
understanding.
Wednesday/Thursday
How will we learn it?
1. Grammar Warm Up
2. Read the following pieces of ATEDNDH:
-Vignette #4
-“Hand in His Pocket”
-Vignette #5
+ add to our inferences and observation chart
3. Guided Short Answer Response Scoring Guide Activity:
the Crossover SAR
Daily Objective: I will be able to assess other student’s writing and
improve my own analytical abilities as a result.
TEKS/AP/Standards: ELA.9.Fig19B Make complex inferences about
text and use textual evidence to support understanding.
How will we learn it?
1. Grammar Warm Up
2. Read the following pieces of ATEDNDH:
-Vignette #4
-“Hand in His Pocket”
-Vignette #5
+ add to our inferences and observation chart
3. Group Short Answer Response Scoring Guide Activity: the Crossover
SAR
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 assessing other student’s writing and
evaluating their writing on the STAAR rubric.
Checks for Understanding:
I will be guiding the students through their assessment.
What do I need to be successful?
Pencil, book, computer, handouts
What do I need to before next class?
n/a
Assessment Methods:
Students will be assessing other student’s writing and evaluating their
writing on the STAAR rubric.
Checks for Understanding: I will be walking around while students are
in their groups.
What do I need to be successful?
Pencil, book, computer, handouts
What do I need to before next class?
n/a
Daily Objective: I will be able to effectively produce my
own short answer response.
TEKS/AP/Standards: ELA.9.Fig19B Make complex
inferences about text and use textual evidence to support
understanding.
How will we learn it?
1. Grammar Warm Up
2. Reading Quiz #1
3. Answer the Scoring Guide’s Crossover Question from
our activity on the block day
Daily Objective: I will be able to effectively produce my own short
answer response.
TEKS/AP/Standards: ELA.9.Fig19B Make complex inferences about
text and use textual evidence to support understanding.
How will we learn it?
1. Grammar Warm Up
2. Reading Quiz #1
3. Answer the Scoring Guide’s Crossover Question from our activity on
the block day
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Friday
Assessment Methods:
The reading quiz is for a grade.
Checks for Understanding:
The final short answer response will be labeled in the way
we practiced earlier in the week.
What do I need to be successful?
Pencil, book, computer, handouts
What do I need to before next class?
n/a
Assessment Methods:
The reading quiz is for a grade.
Checks for Understanding:
The final short answer response will be labeled in the way we
practiced earlier in the week.
What do I need to be successful?
Pencil, book, computer, handouts
What do I need to before next class?
Finish the Crossover SAR for homework if necessary!