WOODLAND HILLS SECONDARY LESSON PLAN
Name _David Brown____________
Date 1.11.15
Length of Lesson _2 weeks__ Content Area English 12__
STAGE I – DESIRED RESULTS
LESSON TOPIC (Module, if applicable):
Analysis Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales and Medieval period:
socio-historical background
Analysis of indirect/direct characterization in general Wife of
Bath’s Tale in The Canterbury Tales
Analysis of social satire, humor, and author purpose (using
tale-telling as framework for poem)
Identify internal rhyme and end rhyme
Senior Project: ongoing, argument notes, researching in the
library
UNDERSTANDING GOALS (CONCEPTS):
Students will understand:
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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
BIG IDEAS:
(Content standards, assessment anchors, eligible content, objectives, and skill
focus)
CC1.2.11-12 CC A,B,G,J-L, 1.3.11-12C-F, H-K
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Comprehension requires and enhances critical thinking and is
constructed through the intentional interaction between reader and text
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Writing is a means of documenting thinking
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Writing is a recursive process that conveys ideas, thoughts and
feelings
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Purpose, topic and audience guide types of writing
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
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How does interaction with text provoke thinking and
response?
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What role does writing play in our lives?
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How do we develop into effective writers?
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To what extent does the writing process contribute to
the quality of writing?
VOCABULARY:
STUDENT OBJECTIVES (COMPETENCIES/OUTCOMES):
Concede
Reprove
Solicitous
Students will be able to:
Sr. project:
Notes: direct quote, paraphrase, summary
Works cited page
Thesis
Supporting facts
Transitions
Canterbury Tales--see textbook index or for literary terms:
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Use and cite evidence from texts to make assertions,
inferences, generalizations, and to draw conclusions
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Analyze and evaluate author’s/authors’ use of
conflict, theme and /or point of view within and among texts
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Summarize, draw conclusions, and make
generalizations from a variety of mediums
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Analyze the impact of societal and cultural influences
in texts
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Analyze the use of facts and opinions across texts
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Evaluate the presentation of essential and
nonessential information in texts, identifying the author’s
implicit or explicit bias and assumptions
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Evaluate the characteristics of various genre (e.g.
fiction and nonfiction forms of narrative, poetry, drama and
essay) to determine how the form relates to purpose.
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Evaluate organizational features of text (e.g.
sequence, question/answer, comparison/contrast, cause/effect,
problem/solution) as related to content to clarify and enhance
meaning
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Articulate connections between and among words
based on meaning, content, and context to distinguish
nuances or connotations
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Analyze the context of literal, figurative, and
idiomatic vocabulary to clarify meaning
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Generalize the use of academic vocabulary across
disciplines
STAGE II – ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE
PERFORMANCE TASK:
Students will type works cited page for sr. project notes.
Character analysis, completed in chart.
Text questions answered in packet.
Reading and taking notes
Writing themselves into Prologue
Open notes quiz
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS:
Spot check for comprehension
Thumbs up/thumbs down
STAGE III: LEARNING PLAN
INSTRUCTIONAL
PROCEDURES:
Do Now:
Content related questions.
Mini Lesson:
How to decide what are the best
arguments to utilize in Sr. Proejct.
Guided Practice:
Paraphrasing, works cited entries
Independent Practice:
Students will do their own Sr. Project
periodically
Summations/Formative Assessments:
Checking for understanding
Reflections:
MATERIALS AND
RESOURCES:
Sr project handbooks
Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales :
Wife of Bath Tale(Glencoe
textbook)
-Youtube videos related to
Canterbury Tales
INTERVENTIONS:
ASSIGNMENTS:
tutoring Tues. and Weds in
English Lab
parent contact
English lab
Sr. Project:
Take notes and number
according to project format.
Character Analysis Chart
Text Questions Packet
Quiz
-Week in Rap web video(Fri)
-CNN Student News (Fri)