DAILY LESSON PLANS – Mr. Welsch, 8th grade
PreAP English
WEEK: 3rd 6W – Week Five, 12/7/15 – 12/11/15)
OBJECTIVES: make inferences & draw conclusions about the structure & elements of
poetry and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding; explain the
effects of similes and extended metaphors in a literary text; write a poem using poetic
techniques (rhyme, scheme, meter), figurative language, and graphic elements; write an
analytical essay that demonstrates proper use of embedded, quoted material
MONDAY (12/7/15)
FOCUS ACTIVITY: Semester Exam Review, 1-58 (begin)
1.) Semester Exam Review (discuss briefly)
2.) Poetic Excellence (model & discuss Poetry Analysis Letter, begin rough draft)
3.) Night – read to pg. 119 by next MON. (115 in the paperback)
HOMEWORK – 1.) Semester Exam Review, 1-58, DUE THUR. 2.) Poetic
Excellence Rough Draft is DUE WED. / Final Draft is DUE FRI. (Original Poem
& Poetry Analysis Letter) 3.) Vocab Quiz 5 WED. (study pgs. 58-64)
TUESDAY (12/8/15)
FOCUS ACTIVITY: Semester Exam Review, 1-58 (continue)
1.) Poetic Excellence (complete rough draft)
2.) Night – read to pg. 119 by next MON. (115 in the paperback) – There will be
a double quiz grade!!!
HOMEWORK – 1.) Semester Exam Review, 1-58, DUE THUR. 2.) Poetic
Excellence Rough Draft is DUE TOMORROW / Final Draft is DUE FRI.
(Original Poem & Poetry Analysis Letter) 3.) Vocab Quiz 5 WED. (study pgs. 5864)
WEDNESDAY (12/9/15) – Poetic Excellence ROUGH DRAFT due (Poetry Analysis
Letter)
FOCUS ACTIVITY: Semester Exam Review, 1-58 (continue)
1.) Vocab Quiz 5: complete & place in CW tray
2.) Poetic Excellence (revise/edit rough draft, begin final draft)
2.) Night – read to pg. 119 by next MON. (115 in the paperback) – There will be
a double quiz grade!!!
HOMEWORK – 1.) Semester Exam Review, 1-58, DUE THUR. 2.) Poetic
Excellence Final Draft is DUE FRI. (Original Poem & Poetry Analysis Letter) 3.)
Vocab WB, pgs. 65-70, DUE WED. after Christmas break
THURSDAY (12/10/15)
FOCUS ACTIVITY: Semester Exam Review, 1-58 (complete)
1.) Poetic Excellence (revise/edit rough drafts, begin final drafts)
2.) Night – read to pg. 119 by next MON. (115 in the paperback) – There will be
a double quiz grade!!!
HOMEWORK – – 1.) Semester Exam Review, 1-58, DUE THUR. 2.) Poetic
Excellence Final Draft is DUE FRI. (Original Poem & Poetry Analysis Letter)
3.) Vocab WB, pgs. 65-70, DUE WED. after Christmas break
FRIDAY (12/11/15)
FOCUS ACTIVITY: Poetic Excellence (re-read your final draft 3X)
1.) Poetic Excellence (proofread final drafts, submit)
2.) Semester Exam Review – check & correct
3.) Night – read to pg. 119 by next MON. (115 in the paperback) – There will be
a double quiz grade !!!
HOMEWORK – 1.) Finish Night by MONDAY 2.) Vocab WB, pgs. 65-70, DUE
WED. after Christmas break