Teacher: Arens
2011-2012 WEEKLY LESSON “SNAPSHOT”
Week 0f: January 30—February 3
Course: Composition II
Unit/ Lesson/Learning Targets
(related to KCAS/CC 4.1):
Briefly outline daily lesson activities/agenda:
Unit/Lesson: Editorials/Essay test
Vocab: Thesis statement, subject, verb, pronoun,
antecedent
I can…
-define/use new vocabulary.
-outline an EOC constructed response essay.
-write a thesis-driven EOC constructed response
essay.
Unit/Lesson: Editorials/introduction
Vocab: persuasion, argument, thesis, research
I can…
-define/use new vocabulary.
-correct sentences for subject-verb and pronounantecedent agreement.
-correct sentence fragments and run-ons.
-research a topic for my editorial.
Unit/Lesson: Editorials/research
Vocab: persuasion, argument, thesis, research
I can…
-define/use new vocabulary.
-correct sentences for subject-verb and pronounantecedent agreement.
-correct sentence fragments and run-ons.
-research a topic for my editorial.
Unit/Lesson: Editorials/using sources
Vocab: persuasion, argument, thesis, research
I can…
-define/use new vocabulary.
-correct sentences for subject-verb and pronounantecedent agreement.
-correct sentence fragments and run-ons.
-research a topic for my editorial.
BR: thesis activity
1. Subject-Verb Agreement “quick quiz”
2. Pronoun-Antecedent “quick quiz”
3. EOC essay test
Formative: both quick quizzes/bell ringer will be
turned in and graded in class
BR: appeals practice
1. Word of the Day
2. Introduce editorials (notes)
3. Check source charts
4. Review citation procedure
5. Sentence fragment/run-on work
Formative: source charts, exit slip
BR: citation practice
1. Researching editorials in computer lab D
Formative: individual research checks
BR: grammar practice
1. Word of the Day
2. Check editorial sources
3. Practice agreement
4. Cell phone edit
5. Opening paragraph of editorials
Formative:
Please post completed form on teacher blog for each course you teach weekly. (Updated 7/11/11)
Period: 2nd—5th
BEST PRACTICE INSTRUCTIONAL
STRATEGIES:
Check all that apply this week:
Chunking content/lesson
Personal relevant connections
Interacting with or previewing new knowledge
Processing/elaborating on new information
Recording and representing knowledge (notetaking, summarization)
Reflecting on learning
Reviewing content
Using and reviewing homework
Examining similarities & differences
Examining errors in reasoning
Practicing skills, strategies, processes
Engaging students in cognitively complex tasks;
(higher-level thinking, hypothesis, etc.)
Using cooperative learning, managing response
rate, and using movement
Using academic games
Using questioning techniques, probing incorrect
answers; high expectations for all
Differentiating instruction
Checking for student understanding
INCORPORATING the following:
Student technology use
Assessment – pre/form/sum/ ACT-like
Live-Scoring
Reading & writing to learn strategies
Writing to demonstrate learning
Writing for publication
Rubrics
Graphic organizers
Bell ringers
Exit slips
RtI/tutorials
2011-2012 WEEKLY LESSON “SNAPSHOT”
Unit/Lesson: Editorials/debate
Vocab: persuasion, argument, thesis, research
I can…
-define/use new vocabulary.
-correct sentences for subject-verb and pronounantecedent agreement.
-correct sentence fragments and run-ons.
-research a topic for my editorial.
-defend my position on a topic in a debate.
BR: grammar practice
1. Word of the Day
2. Agreement quiz
3. Editorial debate
Formative: student performance during debate
Please post completed form on teacher blog for each course you teach weekly. (Updated 7/11/11)