Westside High School Lesson Plan
Teacher Name: Hutchinson Unit Name and #: Unit 5: The Joy Luck
Club
January 5-9, 2015 Course: English II Pre-AP Dates:
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: N/A
TEKS/AP/Standards: N/A
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
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How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: N/A
Checks for Understanding: N/A
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: N/A
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Read ch. 1-4 by Friday
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: Students will demonstrate and then build on prior knowledge of the elements of fiction to aid in reading and analyzing a literary text.
TEKS/AP/Standards:
ELA.10.1C Infer word meaning through the identification and analysis of analogies and other word relationships.
(5) Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Fiction. Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the structure and elements of fiction and provide evidence from text to support their understanding. Students are expected to:
(B) analyze differences in the characters' moral dilemmas in works of fiction across different countries or cultures;
(C) evaluate the connection between forms of narration (e.g., unreliable, omniscient) and tone in works of fiction;
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
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DO FIRST: MUGS Tuesday warm-up
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Introduce ABCs of Culture project
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Hand out reading guides and vocab #6 sheet
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Complete Elements of Fiction pre-assessment

How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: MUGS Tuesday, Section 1 quiz, Vocab quiz, ABCs of Culture project, Joy Luck
Club test
Checks for Understanding: MUGS warm up and elements of fiction pre-assessment gauge prior knowledge and content retention over break; asking and answering questions as needed
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Pencil/pen, note paper, handouts, copies of The Joy Luck Club, ABCs of culture exemplar
PowerPoint
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Read ch. 1-4 and finish reading guides by 1/9, complete vocab sheet and study for quiz, start ABCs of Culture project
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: Students will analyze both the historical and authorial backgrounds of a literary work and use them in making complex inferences about the novel.
TEKS/AP/Standards:
ELA.10.1C Infer word meaning through the identification and analysis of analogies and other word relationships.
(5) Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Fiction. Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the structure and elements of fiction and provide evidence from text to support their understanding. Students are expected to:
(A) analyze isolated scenes and their contribution to the success of the plot as a whole in a variety of works of fiction;
(B) analyze differences in the characters' moral dilemmas in works of fiction across different countries or cultures;
(C) evaluate the connection between forms of narration (e.g., unreliable, omniscient) and tone in works of fiction;
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
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WARM UP: Historical Background Activity – the Sino-Japanese War (SAR and map activity)
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Read Amy Tan’s “Mother Tongue;” answer AP-style multiple choice questions and complete
SAR
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Silent Reading
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: SARs and AP-style questions will be used to assess content knowledge; Section
1 quiz, Vocab Quiz #6, ABCs of Culture Project, Joy Luck Club unit test
Checks for Understanding: Ask and answer questions as needed, study questions, short answer responses
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Handouts, pencil/pen, note paper, copies of The Joy Luck Club

What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Continue reading Ch. 1-4 and answering reading guide questions (due 1/9), continue work on ABCs of Culture project, complete vocab for
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: Students will demonstrate knowledge of the elements of fiction and apply them to their analysis of The Joy Luck Club.
TEKS/AP/Standards:
ELA.10.1C Infer word meaning through the identification and analysis of analogies and other word relationships.
ELA.10.13D Edit drafts for grammar, mechanics, and spelling.
(5) Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Fiction. Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the structure and elements of fiction and provide evidence from text to support their understanding. Students are expected to:
(B) analyze differences in the characters' moral dilemmas in works of fiction across different countries or cultures;
(C) evaluate the connection between forms of narration (e.g., unreliable, omniscient) and tone in works of fiction;
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
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WARM UP: Revising and Editing Friday
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Collect homework
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Vocab Quiz
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Section 1 Quiz
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Pass out Vocab List #7 and Section 2 reading questions
Silent reading
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Vocab Quiz, Section 1 Quiz, The Joy Luck Club unit test, ABCs of Culture Project
Checks for Understanding: Ask and answer questions as needed, study questions, quizzes
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Handouts, pencil, scantron, copies of The Joy Luck Club
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Continue working on ABCs of Culture project, complete Vocab List #7, read section 2