WOODLAND HILLS HIGH SCHOOL LESSON PLAN SAS and Understanding By Design Template Name Jill Keresztury updated this week: Date 11/17-11/21/14 Length of Lesson multi-week Content Area Gifted Edline was My Class website was updated this week: STAGE I – DESIRED RESULTS LESSON TOPIC:Archaeology background; relevant terms to archaeology; Fairchild Challenge preparation including interpetation/analysis of Thoreau and math strategies for Calcu-Solve competitions BIG IDEAS: UNDERSTANDING GOALS (CONCEPTS): ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: • How does interaction with text provoke thinking and response? • What role does writing play in our lives? • How do we develop into effective writers? • To what extent does the writing process contribute to the quality of writing? Students will understand: • Essential content, literary elements and devices inform meaning • Textual structure, features and organization inform meaning • Acquiring and applying a robust vocabulary assists in constructing meaning • Focus, content, organization, style, and conventions work together to impact writing quality • Writing improves through the recursive process of revising and editing VOCABULARY: Define words within various novels, short stories, poems, plays; students are working on books with pertinent archaeology vocabulary (Content standards, assessment anchors, eligible content) objectives, and skill focus) • Comprehension requires and enhances critical thinking and is constructed through the intentional interaction between reader and text • Writing is a means of documenting thinking • Writing is a recursive process that conveys ideas, thoughts and feelings • Purpose, topic and audience guide types of writing STUDENT OBJECTIVES (COMPETENCIES/OUTCOMES): Students will be able to: • Articulate connections between and among words based on meaning, content, and context to distinguish nuances or connotations • Analyze the context of literal, figurative, and idiomatic vocabulary to clarify meaning • Generalize the use of academic vocabulary across disciplines • Use grade appropriate resources to confirm and extend meaning of vocabulary STAGE II – ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE PERFORMANCE TASK:Complete project and perform metacognitive activities--perform research, read fiction and nonfiction FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS: #1. Graphic Organizers #2. Think-Pair-Share #3. Summarizing Main Ideas Others: STAGE III: LEARNING PLAN INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES: MATERIALS AND RESOURCES: Active Engagements used: #1. Note-Taking #2. Graphic Organizers Handouts, books, computers INTERVENTIONS: ASSIGNMENTS: • Guided notes • Individual teacher/ student conferences • Parent contact Complete assignments as given in timely fashion Others: Describe usage: Scaffolding used: #1. Guided Notes #2 . Build on Prior Knowledge Others: Describe usage: Connection to Ancient Times versus present day Other techniques used: Review of literary terms MINI LESSON: Mathematics related to grade level including math strategies; grammar CONTENT AREA READING: Fiction and non-fiction pieces • Guidance counselor contact • RTI referral