WOODLAND HILLS SECONDARY LESSON PLAN
Name _Lisa Silverman____________
Date __9-2-14__
Length of Lesson _week__ Content Area English 12__
STAGE I – DESIRED RESULTS
LESSON TOPIC (Module, if applicable):
BIG IDEAS:
Introduction to senior project: academic objectives, advisers,
and deadlines
Mini-research using city-data.com and Facts on File to find
facts about communities present & past (tie to Fences)—
scaffolding research skills
(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
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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
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
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):
Controversial topic
Dogmatic thesis
Students will be able to:
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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
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Summarize, draw conclusions, and make
generalizations from a variety of mediums
STAGE II – ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE
PERFORMANCE TASK:
Whole group discussion senior project expectations
Short answer quiz to highlight major criteria and deadlines of
sr. project
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS:
Summarizing main ideas
Exit ticket (quiz on sr. project presentation)
STAGE III: LEARNING PLAN
INSTRUCTIONAL
PROCEDURES:
Do Now;
SAT vocab warm-ups daily
Mini Lesson:
Intro to Facts on File website
Guided Practice:
Teacher modeling for finding
information on Facts on File
Independent Practice:
Students do mini-research using
MATERIALS AND
RESOURCES:
Sr project handbooks
Internet sources for miniresearch
INTERVENTIONS:
ASSIGNMENTS:
tutoring Tues. and Thurs.
with me
parent contact
English lab
Choose ONE controversial
topic for senior project
Facts on File and city-dat.com to
compare current Pittsburgh with the
past (compare/contrast)
Summations/Formative Assessments:
See above
Reflections: