Name _Lisa Silverman____________ Date __9-15-14__ Length of Lesson _week__ Content Area English 12__
LESSON TOPIC (Module, if applicable):
Symbolism/significance of fences to play
Allusion to Uncle Remus (sociohistoric relevance)
Developing the thesis statement (sr. project)
BIG IDEAS:
(Content standards, assessment anchors, eligible content) objectives, and skill focus)
CC1.3.11-12, CC1.4.11-12.B,C,E,F CC1.5.11-12
• 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
• Purpose, topic and audience guide types of writing
UNDERSTANDING GOALS (CONCEPTS):
Students will understand:
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Essential content, literary elements and devices inform meaning
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Textual structure, features and organization inform meaning
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Acquiring and applying a robust vocabulary assists in constructing meaning
VOCABULARY:
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
• How does interaction with text provoke thinking and response?
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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?
STUDENT OBJECTIVES (COMPETENCIES/OUTCOMES):
Students will be able to:
• Use and cite evidence from texts to make assertions, inferences, generalizations, and to draw conclusions
• Analyze and evaluate author’s/authors’ use of conflict, theme and /or point of view within and among texts
• Summarize, draw conclusions, and make generalizations from a variety of mediums
PERFORMANCE TASK:
Students will read play aloud in class
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS:
Summarizing main ideas
Students will research Uncle Remus tales
Students will develop thesis statement for sr. project
Thumbs up/thumbs down
INSTRUCTIONAL
PROCEDURES:
Do Now:
SAT vocab warm-ups daily
List what a fence does—metaphor for play
Mini Lesson:
Internet search Uncle Remus tales
(allusion in play)
Scaffolded thesis statement worksheet with examples
MATERIALS AND
RESOURCES:
INTERVENTIONS:
Sr project handbooks
Internet sources for miniresearch tutoring Tues. and Thurs. with me parent contact
English lab
ASSIGNMENTS:
Choose ONE controversial topic for senior project

Guided Practice:
Teacher modeling for writing thesis statement
Independent Practice:
Students do mini-research using
Facts on File and city-dat.com to compare current Pittsburgh with the past (compare/contrast)
Summations/Formative Assessments:
See above
Reflections: