Westside High School Lesson Plan
Teacher Name:
Course:
Adebo, Bennion, Falcon,
Ricks
English II Prep
Unit Name and #:
Dates:
Unit 6: Of Mice and
Men
March 2-6, 2015
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: The student will use analytical and comprehension skills to understand a text and complete analytical
and comprehension questions.
Monday
TEKS/AP/Standards:
ELA.10.5A Analyze isolated scenes or chapters and their contribution to the success of the plot as a whole in a variety of
works of fiction.
Analyze textual context (within a sentence and in larger sections of text) to distinguish between the denotative and
connotative meanings of words.
ELA.10.Fig19B Make complex inferences about text and use textual evidence to support understanding.
ELA 10.1B Analyze textual context (within a sentence and in larger sections of text) to distinguish between the
denotative and connotative meanings of words.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. Do Now Vocab #6
2. Go over the back side of Vocab #6
3. Read Ch. 5 of OM&M
4. Answer study guide questions
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: ½ major Of Mice and Men Quest (Chapters 1-4 and V4 and 5), Of Mice and Men unit test
Tuesday
Checks for Understanding: Study guide questions, ask and answer questions as needed to gauge student
interest/content knowledge
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Pen and Pencil, OM&M Books and Study guides
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Snapshot tomorrow!
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: Students will display their content knowledge and test-taking skills by completing a district snapshot
TEKS/AP/Standards:
ELA.10.5A Analyze isolated scenes or chapters and their contribution to the success of the plot as a whole in a variety of
works of fiction.
Analyze textual context (within a sentence and in larger sections of text) to distinguish between the denotative and
connotative meanings of words.
ELA.10.Fig19B Make complex inferences about text and use textual evidence to support understanding.
ELA 10.1B Analyze textual context (within a sentence and in larger sections of text) to distinguish between the
denotative and connotative meanings of words.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. Students will take district snapshot assessment
2. Students will receive 10 extra bonus points on a major grade, if you make a 50 or higher on the snapshot
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Snapshot
Checks for Understanding: Ask and answer questions as needed
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: #2 pencils
Wed/Thur
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Study for quest
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: The student will use organizational skills and writing mechanics to develop an argument and write a
short answer response on a literary text which draws from multiple sources. The student will demonstrate vocabulary
and analytical content knowledge to complete a quiz on the first several chapters of Of Mice and Men.
TEKS/AP/Standards:
ELA.10.5A Analyze isolated scenes or chapters and their contribution to the success of the plot as a whole in a variety of
works of fiction.
Analyze textual context (within a sentence and in larger sections of text) to distinguish between the denotative and
connotative meanings of words.
ELA.10.Fig19B Make complex inferences about text and use textual evidence to support understanding.
ELA 10.1B Analyze textual context (within a sentence and in larger sections of text) to distinguish between the
denotative and connotative meanings of words.
ELA.10.13B Structure ideas in a sustained and persuasive (logical) way (e.g., using outlines, note taking, graphic
organizers, lists) and develop drafts in timed and open-ended situations that include transitions and rhetorical devices
used to convey meaning.
ELA.10.13C Revise drafts to improve style, word choice, figurative language, sentence variety, and subtlety of meaning
after rethinking how well questions of purpose, audience, and genre have been addressed.
ELA.10.13D Edit drafts for grammar, mechanics, and spelling.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. Do-now: Vocab #6 front page (10 minutes)
2. Study for quiz (5 minutes)
3. ½ major quest over chapters 1-4 and vocab 4&5 (25 minutes as the maximum)
4. Paired SAR over characterization (15 minutes)
5. Character Frame Analysis (Curley and Slim) The rest of the class period
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Vocab exercise, paired SAR, Of Mice and Men unit test, ½ quest, character frame
Friday
Checks for Understanding: Vocabulary, SAR, ½ major quest
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Pencil or pen, paper, copes of OM&M, paired SAR, Character Frame
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: None
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: The student will use organizational skills and writing mechanics to develop an argument and write a
short answer response on a literary text which draws from multiple sources. The student will analyze and make complex
inferences about a text.
TEKS/AP/Standards:
ELA.10.5A Analyze isolated scenes or chapters and their contribution to the success of the plot as a whole in a variety of
works of fiction.
Analyze textual context (within a sentence and in larger sections of text) to distinguish between the denotative and
connotative meanings of words.
ELA.10.Fig19B Make complex inferences about text and use textual evidence to support understanding.
ELA 10.1B Analyze textual context (within a sentence and in larger sections of text) to distinguish between the
denotative and connotative meanings of words.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. Do Now: Archetype Single Selection SAR (15 minutes)
2. Read Chapter 6
3. If you did not finish the character frame, finish before the class is over
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: OM&M SAR’s, Of Mice and Men unit test, Character Frame
Checks for Understanding: SARs, asking and answering questions as needed
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: pencil, paper, study guide, archetype SAR
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: None