Westside High School Lesson Plan
Teacher Name:
Course:
Stavinoha
Mod English 1, 2, 3, 4
Unit Name and #:
Dates:
Week 36
05/11/15 – 05/15/15
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, May 11, 2015
What are we learning?
Daily Objective:
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Students will understand and identify the following in a short story: foreshadowing, inner
conflict, irony, author’s purpose, alliteration, and metaphors.
How will we learn it?
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Students will read “The Ransom of Red Chief” and will use notes and prior knowledge to identify
the above.
How will we tell if we are learning it correctly?
Teacher will monitor and clarify as the students work.
What do I need to be successful?
A copy of the assignments and your computer.
Checks for understanding…
Teacher will monitor and clarify as students work.
What do I need to do before the next class?
Students need to charge their computers at home.
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
What are we learning?
Daily Objective:
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Students will identify the three types of irony in reading passages: dramatic, situational, and
verbal.
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Students will use alliteration in sentences.
How will we learn it?
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Students will read passage to determine the type of irony used in the passage.
Students will complete sentences using alliteration.
How will we tell if we are learning it correctly?
Teacher will monitor and clarify as the students work.
What do I need to be successful?
Students need their computers for classwork.
Students need a copy of each assignment.
Checks for understanding…
Teacher will monitor and clarify as students work.
What do I need to do before the next class?
Students need to charge their computers at home.
Wednesday, May 13, 2015, and Thursday, May 14, 2015
What are we learning?
Daily Objective:
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Students will identify informational text structure.
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Students will identify the three types of irony in reading passages: dramatic, situational, and
verbal.
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Students will use alliteration in sentences.
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Students will understand vocabulary and use it correctly in sentences.
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Students will use similes, metaphors, and personification correctly in sentences.
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Students will identify plot elements – characterization and setting –in a short story.
How will we learn it?
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Students will read short expository passages and identify informational text structure:
description, problem and solution, compare and contrast, cause and effect, and sequence. (With
teacher direction)
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Students will identify the three types of irony in reading passages: dramatic, situational, and
verbal. (With teacher direction)
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Students will use alliteration in sentences. (Repeated drill and practice)
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Students will understand vocabulary and use it correctly in sentences. (Jeopardy)
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Students will use similes, metaphors, and personification correctly in sentences. (Jeopardy)
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Students will identify plot elements – characterization and setting –in a short story. (With
teacher guidance)
How will we tell if we are learning it correctly?
Teacher will monitor and clarify as the students work.
What do I need to be successful?
A copy of the assignments and your computer.
Checks for understanding…
Teacher will monitor and clarify as students work.
What do I need to do before the next class?
Students need to charge their computers at home.
Friday, May 8, 2015
What are we learning?
Students will take a practice test to prepare them for the final.
How will we learn it?
Repeated drill and practice.
How will we tell if we are learning it correctly?
Teacher will monitor and clarify as the students work.
What do I need to be successful?
Students need their computers for classwork.
Students need a copy of each assignment.
Checks for understanding…
Teacher will monitor and clarify as students work.
What do I need to do before the next class?
Students need to charge their computers at home.