Westside High School Lesson Plan
Teacher Name:
Course:
Stavinoha
Mod English 1, 2, 3, 4
Unit Name and #:
Dates:
Week 25
2/16/15-2/20/15
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, February 16, 2015
What are we learning?
Daily Objective:
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Students will understand new vocabulary and use it when reading and writing.
Students will identify figurative language (similes, metaphors, and
personification) in writing, and will write sentences using figurative language
(similes, metaphors, and personification).
How will we learn it?
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Students will use an online dictionary to define new vocabulary words.
Students will write sentences with new vocabulary words.
Students will use similes, metaphors, and personification in their writing.
How will we tell if we are learning it correctly?
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Students will use new vocabulary words correctly in sentences.
Teacher will monitor groups to ensure that students are able to identify and write
similes, metaphors, and personification.
What do I need to be successful?
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Students will receive a handout with vocabulary words to be defined, and they
will need their computers to look up the words in an online dictionary.
Students will receive a figurative language handout with examples.
Checks for understanding…
Teacher will monitor and clarify as students work with vocabulary and on their figurative
language assignments.
What do I need to do before the next class?
Students need to charge their computers and bring them in the carrying case each day.
Review Vocabulary Words
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
What are we learning?
Daily Objective:
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Students will analyze, make inferences, and draw conclusions about the structure
and elements of fiction and provide evidence from the text to support their
understanding.
Students will understand new vocabulary and use it when reading and writing.
How will we learn it?
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Students will check their understanding as they answer comprehension questions
over pages 193-195 in “The Scarlet Ibis.”
Repeated drill and practice with vocabulary words.
How will we tell if we are learning it correctly?
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Students will understand the events in the story and will provide evidence from
text to support their answers.
Students will use vocabulary words correctly in sentences.
What do I need to be successful?
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Their computers
A copy of vocabulary words and comprehension questions
A copy of “The Scarlet Ibis.”
What do I need to do before the next class?
Finish HUB assignments
Review Vocabulary Words
Wednesday, February 18, 2015 and Thursday, February 19, 2015
What are we learning?
Daily Objective:
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Students will understand symbolism, imagery, and foreshadowing in literature.
Students will read with comprehension and cite textual evidence to support their
answers.
Students will understand new vocabulary and use it when reading and writing.
How will we learn it?
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Teacher will guide students and help them identify symbolism, imagery, and
foreshadowing in “The Scarlet Ibis” pages 195 – 198.
Teacher will model how to answer a comprehension question and give textual
evidence to support an answer.
Repeated drill and practice.
How will we tell if we are learning these concepts/words correctly?
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Students will correctly identify symbolism, imagery, and foreshadowing in “The
Scarlet Ibis.”
Students answers will be supported by textual evidence.
Students will define new vocabulary and use it successfully when they talk and
when they write.
What do I need to be successful?
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Computers
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Assignments
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copy of “The Scarlet Ibis”
What do I need to do before the next class?
Review Vocabulary Words
Friday, February 20, 2015
What are we learning?
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#2
Students will understand symbolism, imagery, and foreshadowing in literature.
Students will read with comprehension and cite textual evidence to support their
answers.
#3
Students will understand new vocabulary and use it when reading and writing.
How will we learn it?
#1
Teacher will guide students and help them identify symbolism, imagery, and
foreshadowing in “The Scarlet Ibis” pages 195 – 198.
#2
Teacher will model how to answer a comprehension question and give textual
evidence to support an answer.
#3
Repeated drill and practice.
How will we tell if we are learning it correctly?
#1
#2
#3
Students will correctly identify symbolism, imagery, and foreshadowing in “The
Scarlet Ibis.”
Students answers will be supported by textual evidence.
Students will define new vocabulary and use it successfully when they talk and
when they write.
What do I need to be successful?
1.
Computers
2.
Assignments
What do I need to do before next class?
Review Vocabulary Words
3.
copy of “The Scarlet Ibis”