Alison D. Kohler
September 17, 2001
Title of Unit: Curtain
Title of Lesson Plan: Review Chapter 12
Previous Assignment: Read pages 125-148 in Curtain
Objectives: Students will work in small groups or individually and finish questions
Chapters 11-12 5& 6 and Chapters 13-14 1& 2 in their logs. Teacher will lead discussion
on the previous day’s reading asking for student’s responses and reactions to the reading.
Teacher will read the next chapter (Chapter 14) out loud to students. Teacher will assign
pages 148-168 to students for the day.
Evaluation: Written and oral responses to the reading.
Assignment: Read pages 148-168
Alison D. Kohler
September 18, 2001
Title of Unit: Curtain
Title of Lesson: Review Questions for pages 148-168
Previous Assignment: Students read pages 148-168 to students.
Objectives: Students will work in their large group to answer correlating questions.
Students will be asked to provide the answers to the correlating questions and add them
to their log. Teacher will lead discussion on questions and previous day’s reading asking
for student feedback and observations throughout. Teacher will add or mention
information as needed, also asking students in class for additional responses. Teacher
will then have students due their own inquiry of Mrs. Franklin’s death. 5 students will be
selected to be the characters and the rest of the class will be used as part of the “Inquiry
Team” of investigators and policemen. Students will then ask the “characters” what their
involvement or knowledge of the murder is and other correlating questions that go along
with the text. The teacher will be the facilitator. After, teacher will inform students that
tomorrow will be a “Mini-Lesson” day with Mr. Cruchet and will be asked to read a
longer assignment for Thursday.
Evaluation: Students’ written and oral responses to reading. Students will also be given
a participation grade for their involvement in the inquiry. All students are required to ask
at least 2 questions or be a character to receive this grade.
Assignment: Read pages 168-188
Alison D. Kohler
September 19, 2001
Curtain
Lesson: Mini-Lesson on writing style and proof reading given by Mr. Cruchet.
Alison D. Kohler
September 20, 2001
Curtain
Review Questions
Previous Assignment: Students read pages 168-188
Activities: Students will form their own pairs or small groups to complete the questions
correlating with the reading assignment. Teacher will call upon small groups or pairs to
come in front of class to give their answers. Teacher will lead discussion on questions
and previous day’s reading asking for student feedback and observations throughout.
Teacher will discuss with students the idea of the mystery genre in relation to a movie
they have watched such as “The Matrix” or “Seven Monkeys.”
Objectives: Students will work in pair or in small groups to answer correlating questions.
Evaluation: Students’ written and oral responses to reading
Assignment: Read for Monday pages 189-206 (up to the postscript)
Alison D. Kohler
September 21, 2001
Curtain
Reading Day
Previous Assignment: Read for Monday to end of book
Objectives: Students will read silently for the period on a book from out of class.
Assignment: Finish reading pages 189-206 for Monday.
Alison D. Kohler
September 24, 2001
Curtain
Review Questions
Previous Assignment: Students will have read to page 206 in novel
Objectives: Students will begin “pulling” information together about novel by discussing
characters. Students will complete questions for reading selections. Students will discuss
and ask questions concerning characters in the novel as a beginning review.
Activities: Students will be asked to finish questions in their assigned groups. When
students finish questions, they will be asked to answer them in groups in front of the
class. The teacher will include any extra information into the discussion of questions that
is pertinent to the reading. The teacher will then open the class to discussion of the
characters of the novel, especially Poirot, Hastings, Judith, Mr. and Mrs. Franklin, etc.
Teacher will field all questions and/or redirect them to the students for review. Students
will be informed there will be a test covering the novel on Wednesday.
Evaluation: Student’s ability to work in groups an answer questions. Student’s ability to
present answers to class. Student’s ability to discuss novel in class.
Assignment: Finish reading novel.
Alison D. Kohler
September 25, 2001
Curtain
Novel Review
Previous Assignment: Students will have read to the end of novel.
Objectives: Students will begin reviewing for test tomorrow. Students will complete
questions. Students will role-play in groups.
Activies: Students will finish questions in their small groups. While in the small groups
students will be assigned one of five “role-plays” for review. The teacher will lead
discussion on novel and finishing questions. Students will then be given the opportunity
to role play their “chosen” scene.
Evaluation: Students will be evaluated on their ability to answer class discussion
questions. Students will be evaluated on their participation in “role-playing” activity.
Assignment: Test on “Curtain” tomorrow.
Alison D. Kohler
September 26, 2001
Curtain
Final Test
Materials: Curtain Test
Objectives: Students will take final test.
Activities: Students will be given the hour to take final test on “Curtain.”
Evaluation: Students will be evaluated on their overall unit participation (25 points,)
their completion of unit discussion questions (25 points,) and their final Curtain test grade
(100 points.)
Assignment: Casting the Book Activity
Alison D. Kohler
September 27, 2001
Between Units
Casting and Mini-Lesson
Cruchet
Alison D. Kohler
September 28, 2001
Between Units
Friday Reading Day
Materials: Student’s books
Objectives: Students will discuss their choices in “casting” the book “Curtain” as a
closure activity to book. Students will be given time to read on their own.
Activities: Students will discuss with teacher their choices for “casting” Curtain. The
students will then read silently for remainder of the hour.
Alison D. Kohler
October 1, 2001
Between Units
Portfolio Writing Day
Materials: Writing Worksheet, Idea Sheets
Objectives: Students will begin writing new portfolio project piece with guidance from
worksheet.
Activities: Students will be handed out Writing Worksheet. Teacher will discuss new
portfolio project assignment. Students will fill out worksheet and begin writing new
piece for their portfolio. Teacher will help facilitate this activity.
Evaluation: Students will hand in Worksheet. Teacher will evaluate students on their
completion of this sheet.
Assignment: Portfolio piece due on Wednesday. Bring reading book for tomorrow.
Alison D. Kohler
October 2, 2001
Reading Day
Materials: Portfolio project (in progress) and reading book
Objectives: Students will continue reading. Students will finish portfolio project.
Students will learn vocab words.
Activities: Students will work independently on their portfolio piece or read silently.
Students will hand in 10 reactions to their readings. Students will also be asked to
continue studying vocab words.
Evaluation: Student reading reactions.
Assignment: Quiz on vocab words on Thursday, Portfolio project due Wednesday
Alison D. Kohler
October 3, 2001
TKAM
Previous Assignment: Finish portfolio piece and be ready for quiz on vocab words on
Friday
Materials: Introduction worksheet for TKAM, TKAM novel, PowerPoint
Activities: Students will be introduced to the noel TKAM through a PowerPoint
presentation. Students will take notes and be asked for discussion throughout the PPT.
After PPT, the teacher will hand out intro worksheet for TKAM. The students will spend
about 20 minutes writing and reflecting. Students will be asked for their answers and the
teacher will facilitate a discussion that will point out and include themes from the novel
that also arise in the student’s discussion of their own lives and happenings when they
were 5. Teacher will then hand out TKAM at the end of the hour and assigning the first
chapter to be read for the next day.
Evaluation: Students will be evaluated on their ability to provide feedback during and
after PPT introduction. Students will be evaluated on their ability to reflect and complete
intro worksheet.
Alison D. Kohler
October 4, 2001
TKAM
Previous Assignment: Read Chapter 1 of TKAM
Materials: Novel, worksheet for Chapters 1-13
Objectives: The students will become better acquainted with the main characters and the
peculiaralities of Maycomb life. Students will begin discuss and interpreting TKAM.
Activities: Then class will begin by having the teacher and students read the second
chapter together. Students will then move into their small groups after they receive their
questions. The teacher will then facilitate a discussion incorporating the questions
students answered and other parts of the novel. The teacher will emphasize important
parts of the novel that students don’t understand or have reference for as of yet.
Evaluation: Students ability to work in groups. Students ability to converse with each
other and the teacher during the full class discussion.
Assignment: Read Chapter 3
Alison D. Kohler
October 5, 2001
TKAM
Previous Assignment: Read Chapter 3 of TKAM
Materials: Novel, worksheet for Chapters 1-13
Objectives: Students will be able to discuss and reflect on the day’s assigned reading.
Students will begin to watch TKAM the movie and relate the movie actions to the novel.
Test on vocabulary words will be delayed until Monday.
Activities: The teacher will begin class by having students answer questions 4, 8, and 11
in their groups. One group will be asked to role-play: 1. Dill daring Jem to touch the
house. 2. Walter Cunningham coming to lunch and 3.Miss Caroline’s shrieking and
conversation about Burris Ewell. The teacher will then begin facilitating a discussion on
Chapters 2 and 3. Finally, the beginning of the movie TKAM will be shown.
Evaluation: Students ability to work in groups on question and role plays. Students will
be evaluated on their ability to discuss and reflect Chapter 2 & 3 with teacher.
Assignment: Read Chapter 4, literary terms quiz Monday
Alison D. Kohler
October 8, 2001
TKAM
Previous Assignment: Read Chapter 4
Materials: Novel, worksheet for Chapters 1-13
Objective: Students will match literary terms for a quiz. Students will define answers on
worksheets for Chapter 4. Students will retell role-played scenes from TKAM. Students
will analyze and explain the text from Chapter 4 TKAM during teacher-generated
discussion.
Activities: Class will begin with a quiz on Literary Terms. The teacher will then ask the
students to join their small groups. The students will answer questions for Chapter 4 and
begin planning for their role-play. Role-play will be assigned to be given tomorrow. The
students will be asked to role-play the following scenes: The tire “incident,” the Boo
Radley “game,” and the discoveries of Jem and Scout in the tree. The students will then
be moved back into their seating arrangement in order to discuss the reading. The teacher
will facilitate the class discussion. Students will be asked to analyze the reading from
Chapter 4. At the end of class, the teacher will read the first page and a half of Chapter 5.
Evaluation: Students will be evaluated on their ability to perform on the Literary Terms
quiz. Students will also be evaluated upon their ability to work in their groups on the
questions and on the role-plays. Students will also be evaluated upon their ability to
discuss and analyze Chapter 4.
Assignment: Read Chapters 5 &6, have role-plays ready
Alison D. Kohler
October 9, 2001
TKAM
Previous Assignment: Read Chapters 5 & 6
Materials: TKAM novel, worksheet for chapters 1-13, props for role-plays
Objectives: Students will retell scenes in role-plays. Students will analyze and explain
events that occurred in Chapters 5 and 6.
Activities: The class will be given 5 minutes at the beginning of the period to finalize
and get ready for their role-plays. Role-plays will be given. Teacher will grade roleplays on a pass-fail scale. Students will then move to their small groups where they will
answers the final 10 questions for Chapters 4, 5, and 6. After they have finished, the
teacher will facilitate a discussion on the day’s reading. The students will be asked to
recall, analyze, and discuss Chapters 5 and 6.
Evaluation: Students will be evaluated on their interactions with their groups. Students
will be evaluated on their ability to retell and act out the scenes from the play. Students
will also be evaluated on their ability to join the facilitated discussion of Chapters 5 and
6.
Assignment: Read Chapters 7 and 8 for Thursday. Tomorrow will be a “Mini-Lesson”
day.
Alison D. Kohler
October 10, 2001
TKAM
Previous Assignment: None for today, Thursday: Read Chapters 7 & 8
Materials: Portfolios, Idea Sheets, Overhead, and Writing
Objectives: Students will analyze and criticize pieces of writing in a class discussion.
Students will write a portfolio piece.
Activities: The teacher will put pieces of writing on the overhead projector. Students
will be asked to analyze and criticize the writing for errors, punctuation, style, etc. The
teacher will show 5 different pieces of writing, including one poem. The students will
then be asked to write another portfolio piece.
Evaluation: Students will be active in the discussion on writing. Students will begin
writing their next portfolio sheet.
Assignment: Portfolio assignment due on Friday. For tomorrow, read Chapters 7 & 8
TKAM.
Alison D. Kohler
October 11, 2001
TKAM
Previous Assignment: Portfolio Assignment due Friday. Read Chapters 7 & 8
Materials: TKAM book, worksheet, video
Objectives: Students will analyze and criticize the reading assigned for today. They will
explain and retell events from Chapters 7 & 8.
Activities: The teacher will give a short quiz on the day’s reading. The teacher will then
have the students answer individually the questions that correlate with Chapters 7 & 8.
The teacher will then facilitate a discussion on the events in the chapter by having the
students explain and retell in their own words what they read. The students will be asked
to analyze and criticize the material they have read by discussing the actions of the
characters and discussing the theme in reference to what they have read. The students
will next watch TKAM for 30 minute.
Evaluation: Students will be evaluated on their quiz grades. Students will be evaluated
on their ability to retell, explain, analyze and criticize the reading for the day.
Assignment: For Monday, read chapters 9 and 10. Reading day tomorrow. Portfolio
projects due Friday.
Alison D. Kohler
October 12, 2001
TKAM
Previous Assignment: Portfolio projects due. Read for Monday Chapters 9 & 10.
Materials: Reading book
Objectives: Students will read in their out of class reading books. Students will respond
to their reading by writing responses on a sheet of paper.
Activities: Students put portfolio pieces in their folders. Students will spend the period
reading in their out of class books. They will respond to their reading by writing 7
written responses.
Evaluation: Students will be evaluated on their responses to their reading. Students will
be evaluated on their portfolios to date. They must have 5 pieces completed and in their
folders.
Assignment: Read Chapters 9 & 10 TKAM
Alison D. Kohler
October 15, 2001
TKAM
Previous Assignment: Read Chapters 9 & 10
Materials: TKAM, questions
Objectives: Students will analyze and criticize the reading assigned for today. They will
explain and retell events from Chapters 9 & 10. Students will complete quiz. Students
will act out part of the novel.
Activities: Class will begin with a quiz. The teacher will then move students to small
groups to answer questions from Chapter 9 &10 Part B 1,4,5,7 and 9. Each small group
will be asked to role-play the “mad dog” scene. After questions have been answered in
small groups, the teacher will facilitate a discussion the assigned reading. Students will
be asked to show their role-play at the appropriate point in the discussion. Teacher will
read the first page or two of Chapter 11 to students.
Evaluation: Students ability to work in groups, student’s ability to discuss and retell
story in class, student’s ability to act out part of book to class, students score on quiz
Assignment: Read Chapter 11