Teacher: William Salazar
2011-2012 WEEKLY LESSON “SNAPSHOT”
Week of: Sept. 9-13
Course: English IV Period: 1 and 3
Unit/ Lesson/Learning Targets
(related to KCAS/CC 4.1):
Briefly outline daily lesson activities/agenda:
Unit/Lesson: Beowulf Unit- Anglo-Saxon Lit.
Monday
Use vocabulary for understanding
I can… take a quiz w/80% proficiency
I can… follow plot line of the Epic Poem
I can… use themes to discuss Poem
BR: Give one example how Violence/strength and
courage are used in the Poem
Students will continue to read Beowulf
Students will incorporate the two themes along with
the plot study guide
Unit/Lesson: Beowulf Unit- Anglo-Saxon Lit.
Tuesday
Vocabulary for understanding the poem
I can list the qualities of a epic hero
I can identify descriptive words
I can follow plot outline
BR: How is Grendal subdued?
Students will use study to follow theme/plot
Students will predict the outcome of the battle with
Grendal and Grendel’s mother
Unit/Lesson: Beowulf Unit – Anglo-Saxon Lit.
Thursday
Vocabulary for understanding themes
I can describe the setting of the Grendal’s lair –
pinpointing appropriate vocabulary
I can identify the themes of good and evil
BR: What is the description of Grendel’s mother
Unit/Lesson: Beowulf Unit – Anglo-Saxon Lit.
Friday
Vocabulary: Theme Handout
I can write about the theme of good and evil
I can list elements of Christianity and paganism
I can outline the elements of an Epic poem
BR: What theme is the most important to AngloSaxons
Students will write 5 paragraph paper on three themes
of Beowulf
Students will use the plot structure study guide
Students will compare the film with the Epic Poem
Students will take quiz over sections 1-7
Students will continue following the themes of good
and evil, paganism/Christianity, Epic hero – virtue
Students will discuss in pairs discern the description of
“hell” as personified by Grendele and Grendel’s
mother
Students will use study guide to follow plot and theme
guide
Students will detail descriptive words the describe the
final battle
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BEST PRACTICE INSTRUCTIONAL
STRATEGIES:
Check all that apply this week:
X Chunking content/lesson
X Personal relevant connections
X Interacting with or previewing new knowledge
X Processing/elaborating on new information
X Recording and representing knowledge (notetaking, summarization)
X Reflecting on learning
X Reviewing content
X Using and reviewing homework
Examining similarities & differences
Examining errors in reasoning
X Practicing skills, strategies, processes
Engaging students in cognitively complex tasks;
(higher-level thinking, hypothesis, etc.)
Using cooperative learning, managing response
rate, and using movement
X Using academic games
X Using questioning techniques, probing incorrect
answers; high expectations for all
X Differentiating instruction
XChecking for student understanding
INCORPORATING the following:
Student technology use
Assessment – pre/form/sum/ ACT-like
Live-Scoring
XReading & writing to learn strategies
Writing to demonstrate learning
Writing for publication
Rubrics
Graphic organizers
X Bell ringers
Exit slips
RtI/tutorials
2011-2012 WEEKLY LESSON “SNAPSHOT”
Unit/Lesson:
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Please post completed form on teacher blog for each course you teach weekly. (Updated 7/11/11)