TEACHER:
WEEK OF:
Finelli/Rafferty
December 17-21, 2012
MONDAY
Today’s Objective:
The Learner Will:
-Practice applying
knowledge of affixes and
word roots
-Identify subject and
predicate in sentences
-Compare and contrast use
of allegory and symbolism
in reading.
-Identify elements or
nonfiction text
Teaching
Activities/Classwork:
DO NOW: Students will
identify subject and
predicate in sentences
written on board.
Students will practice
writing his/her own
sentences then pair-share
and identify partner’s
subject and predicate.
-Students will read The
Scarlet Ibis and The Golden
Kite/Silver Wind and
answer reading skill and
literary analysis questions
in book.
Exit Ticket: Students will
write four sentences using
the vocabulary words
defined in the beginning of
UPPER DARBY HIGH SCHOOL LESSON PLAN
DEPARTMENT:
English
CLASS/SUBJECT:
Academic English/Honors English
TUESDAY
Today’s Objective:
**Study Island Day
Teaching
Activities/Classwork:
-**Students will complete a
Study Island Test.
WEDNESDAY
Today’s Objective:
They Learner Will:
-Analyze dialect and
dialogue in text
-Identify subject and
predicate in sentences
-Practice identifying main
idea in non-fiction text.
Teaching
Activities/Classwork:
Do Now:
-Students will respond to the
anticipation guide questions for
the short story, “Blues Ain’t no
Mocking Bird.”
-Students will access the
digital path to respond to
reading skill and literary
analysis questions within the
story.
-Students will write a
dialogue that contains a cause
and effect relationship. Pairshare and identify
cause/effect.
-Exit ticket – Students will
practice identifying subject
and predicate by underlining
the subject and circling the
predicate.
-(Honors Prep) will read “A
Celebration of Grandfathers”
THURSDAY
Today’s Objective:
The Learner Will:
-Review knowledge of
skills.
-Honors- Compare and
contrast non-fiction
writing
FRIDAY
Today’s Objective:
The Learner Will:
-Assess Knowledge of Text
-Assess Knowledge of
Skills through benchmark
assessment
Teaching
Activities/Classwork:
DO NOW:
-Students will fill in a
“cheat sheet” for
Benchmark 4 test.
-Students will review skills
in a review game.
Exit Ticket –Flies. They
will talk about it the
following class.
Exit Ticket- Students will
make-up 2 questions
he/she think will appear
on the benchmark test and
switch with a partner to
answer the questions.
Honors- Students will
respond to an anticipation
guide question for the
readings “A Lincoln
Teaching
Activities/Classwork:
Do Now: Students will
review for the first 5
minutes of class
-Students will have access
to computers to complete
benchmark 4 (5- honors).
-Student will complete an
expository piece about the
holidays.
class.
Block 2: Students will
respond to a do now about
conflict in LOTF and pairshare with a partner.
-Students will review a
questionnaire on reading
non-fiction.
-Students will define style,
tone, perspective, and
purpose. They will be
asked to read a non-fiction
article and identify the
style, tone, perspective and
purpose to the article.
-Students will then read
the essay Before Hip-Hop
Was Hip-Hop and fill in
the chart with a partner.
-The class will complete a
ticket-out prior to leaving
the classroom.
Homework:
Homework:
on the digital path and
respond to reading skill and
literary analysis question.
Students will identify direct
and indirect objects in
sentences.
Exit Ticket: Students will
write 3 sentences that
contain a direct/indirect
object and switch with a
partner.
Preface/Arthur Ashe
Remembered” and
respond to the literary
analysis and reading check
questions.
-Students will review for
benchmark 5 test by
completing a learning
circle activity which will
present different skills that
will appear on Benchmark
5.
Exit Ticket- Same as blocks
1/5
Homework:
-Honors- Read “On
Summer” in text and
answer literary analysis
questions and reading skill
questions.
Homework:
Complete benchmark
review packet.
PLEASE NOTE: Plans are subject to change and revision.
Homework:
Enjoy break! 