Donna Portmann: Lesson Plans
dportmann@asd5.org
Semester 1 ~ Week 14 ~ December 7, 2015
World Literature
Freshman Engl.
 Read “Narrow Fellow” TEXT pg.  Frankenstein Ch. 19
554
 Work day for Frankenstein—
 Unit 3 poetry quiz (skyward)
review and update character
OPEN BOOK
map
 Peer Review U3 Poetry response
on turnitin.com
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 TEXT: “To Build a Fire” pg. 519534
 CB: plot diagram, questions 2 &
4 from pg. 535
 Focus: imagery
 Frankenstein Ch. 20
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QUIZ: Chapters 16-20
 CB: Frankenstein: The Modern
Prometheus – What’s this in reference
to? Research legend, take notes &
explain Shelley’s allusion to this Greek
myth
Bridge to College
 BNW ch 3 & 4 reading quiz
(skyward)
 Revising cloning paper…
 BNW vocabulary quiz 1-6
(skyward)
 Finish Cloning paper revisions
and submit to turnitin.com by
11:59 pm
 EARLY RELEASE FOR CLT
 Revise and resubmit U3 Poetry
essay
 EARLY RELEASE FOR CLT
 Frankenstein Ch. 21
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 “Dying For Everest” Notes in
CB (will use for writing later)
 Frankenstein Ch. 22
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 Dying for Everest quiz
(skyward)
 Vocabulary Test #13
(Skyward)—homework due
BEFORE test
 Assign next weeks’ vocabulary
homework—bonus points for
turning it in before end of period
Writing GLEs
~prewrites to generate ideas & plan writing
~produces drafts(s) & revises to improve text & edits text
~publishes text to share with audience
~adjusts writing process & adapts writing for a variety of audiences
~writes for different purposes & in a variety of genres
~develops ideas & organize writing
~uses appropriate style & knows & applies writing conventions
CB: Respond: Who in your life teaches
you right from wrong? Morals, values,
the ways of society?
Research and take notes on elements of
a gothic novel.
Based on yesterday’s research is
Frankenstein a gothic novel? What
elements does it match? Discuss each
element using PROOF from the novel to
support that it meets that criteria.
Word Search
 Vocabulary Test #13
(Skyward)—homework due
BEFORE test
 Assign next weeks’ vocabulary
homework—bonus points for
turning it in before end of period
 EARLY RELEASE FOR CLT
 BNW chapters 5 & 6 reading
quiz (skyward)
 Return to Activity 1. Write an
additional paragraph using
evidence from the text (pg #)
supporting your change
in/continuing support of your
original opinion
 Activity 15—choose one—
formal response—typed.
 Discuss activity 16
 Read BNW
 Lab Conference
Reading GLEs
~build vocabulary through wide reading
~demonstrate evidence of reading comprehension
~understand & apply knowledge of texts components to comprehend text
~expand comprehension by analyzing, interpreting & synthesizing info & ideas in literary & informational text
~think critically & analyze language, style, purpose & perspective
~read to learn new info & perform a task
~read for literary experience in a variety of genres
~analyzes & evaluates writing
~sets goals for improvement
~assess reading strengths & need for improvement
~develop interests & share reading experiences