Brunswick High School
LFS Weekly Lesson Plan
Teacher:
Gehorsam
Standard(s):
Subject:
12th ELA British Literature
Dates: week of
Feb. 27, 2012
STANDARDS: BLRL1,2,4,5 BLRC1,2 12W3,4
Monday
Essential Question
1. How does the
do the Middle
Age’s
hero/quest
stories advance
British
literature?
2.How does the
development of the
novel relate to a
contextual or historical
background?
(ELABLRL3) In what
ways can the
application of
conventions and
grammar make
differences in both
written and spoken
Tuesday
How does the novel
provide evidence of
theme to support
understanding?
(ELABLRL2) In what
ways can the
application of
conventions and
grammar make
differences in both
written and spoken
communication?
(ELA12C1)
Unit Topic: Finish King Arthur
Introducing the Novel Unit
12C1,2 12LSV1
Wednesday
How can research be
used to aid in
comprehension and
support writing?
(ELA12W3) In what
ways can the
application of
conventions and
grammar make
differences in both
written and spoken
communication?
(ELA12C1)
Thursday
In what ways can
evidence from the
novel be used to
demonstrate
comprehension and
serve as the basis for
interpretation?
(ELABLRL1) In what
ways can the
application of
conventions and
grammar make
differences in both
written and spoken
communication?
(ELA12C1)
Friday
In what ways can
evidence from the
novel be used to
demonstrate
comprehension and
serve as the basis for
interpretation?
(ELABLRL1) In what
ways can the
application of
conventions and
grammar make
differences in both
written and spoken
communication?
(ELA12C1)
Brunswick High School
LFS Weekly Lesson Plan
communication?
(ELA12C1)
Activating/Acceleration:
(Some ideas: KWL, Pre-reading, Think Pair Share, Thinking Maps, Vocabulary Overview, Word Splash, Survey, Big Four)
How does the morality Pre-test… word splash Journal entry
of chivalry on list
compare with today’s
values and
expectations?
Cognitive Teaching Strategies: include time for distributed practice or summarizing
Journal; pre-test for
novel unit; villains and
monsters activity
Journal; chapter read
and react
(Some ideas: Lecture/Question, Read/Discuss, TIMS, Hands on Activity, Thinking Map, Pictograph, Research, Vocabulary,
Diagrams/Graphs, Comprehension)
Discussion of the
Arthur stories after
reading aloud, with
quiz questions to
answer throughout
How does the morality
of chivalry on list
compare with today’s
values and
expectations?
Athur puppet theater
with each group
performing a section of
the Arthurian legend.
--Arthur/Gawain test
Discussion of the
Arthur stories after
reading aloud, with
quiz questions to
answer throughout
Discussion of the
beginning of the novel;
-- In class reading
aloud after issuing new
novels
--What would you do?
Racism episode
--Introduction to Ortiz
Cofer’s writing
Group questions and
answers; of; video
with note taking;
grammar exercise;
--Power point on
apartheid
--If caught up, then
review last test.
grammar exercise;
Summarizing Strategies: (Some ideas: Ticket Out the Door, 3-2-1, The Important Thing, One Word, Learning Logs)
Finish journal entry
Pick the teacher’s
List causes of Arthur’s --Respond: What
Ticket out the door –
after discussion of
brain for quiz
letter the tragedy
would you do?
student selected #1
information
questions
issue in the book so far
Brunswick High School
LFS Weekly Lesson Plan
Reminder about
Monday book reading
by Ortiz Cofer and
extra credit