Westside High School Lesson Plan
Students will begin reading “The Scarlet Ibis” the week of January 27. You
will find the story here:
http://www.calapitter.net/dead/39/scarlet_ibis.html
It is a haunting story with great vocabulary, symbolism, figurative language,
character analysis work, and meaning.
Teacher Name:
Course:
Stavinoha
Mod English 1, 2, 3, 4
Unit Name and #:
Dates:
Week 21
1/20/15 – 1/23/15
Once or twice weekly, students work on our computer-based Reading Smart program.
Skills strengthened in this program include:
VOCABULARY:
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Use reference aids: dictionaries
Rely on context to determine meaning
Word analysis: roots and affixes
Word analysis: Greek and Latin roots and affixes
Identify and use multiple meaning words
Distinguish between denotative and connotative meanings
Sight word and sight word vocabulary
Cognates
Identify and interpret figurative language
Figurative language: idioms/phrasal verbs
Figurative language: analogies
READING COMPREHENSION:
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Identify main idea
Identify supporting details
Identify implied main idea
Identify stated main idea
Support responses with textual evidence
Distinguish between fact and opinion
Draw inferences: conclusions/generalizations
Predict outcomes
Organize text: cause and effect
Identify author’s purpose
 Paraphrase or summarize text
Monday, January 19, 2015
No school
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: Students will work on the Reading Smart Program.
How will we learn it?
All activities are computer-based.
How will we tell if we are learning it correctly?
The computer program keeps them on the activities until they have mastered them.
What do I need to be successful?
A computer.
What do I need to do before the next class?
Nothing
Wednesday, January 21, and Thursday, January 22
What are we learning?
Daily Objective:
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Students will identify THEME in a story.
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Students will determine VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT for “The Scarlet Ibis”
with the following words: imminent, infallibility, doggedness, reiterate,
precariously, exotic, evanesce, heresy.
#3
Students will define the following academic vocabulary words: context, interpret,
reveal, significant, tradition
How will we learn it?
Students will take notes and work in centers to determine the themes of short passages.
Students will work with 8 new vocabulary words to define them in context. Students will
do a crossword puzzle to reinforce their learning of these words.
Students will define new academic vocabulary words and will play a card game to
reinforce their learning.
How will we tell if we are learning these concepts/words correctly?
Teacher will monitor comprehension and reteach when necessary.
Students will have a vocabulary test next Tuesday.
What do I need to be successful?
Students need to take notes on all vocabulary.
Students need copies of the THEME passage cards.
What do I need to do before the next class?
Study vocabulary – TEST TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2015
Friday, January 23, 2015
What are we learning?
Daily objective: Students will learn the importance of symbolism in a story.
How will we learn it?
Learning activities: Students will do a WEBQUEST (based upon “The Scarlet Ibis”) to
look up various symbols used in literature.
How will we tell if we are learning it correctly?
Teacher will monitor and guide students as they work.
What do I need to be successful?
Students need their own computers and a copy of the WEBQUEST assignment.
What do I need to do before next class?
Study vocabulary for test Tuesday.