Trousdale County Schools Weekly Lesson Plan
Teacher: Penny Story
Pacing Guide Week #12
Dates: 10-13-14
Subject: English I
Common Core Standard(s) to be taught: (Write the entire standard)
L6 Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words & phrases for reading, writing, and
speaking
RL 3 Analyze how the complex characters develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and
advance the plot or develop the theme
RL 5 Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it (e.g., parallel plots),
and manipulate time (e.g., pacing, flashbacks) create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise.
W.2 Write informative/ explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and
accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
W.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task,
purpose, and audience.
SPI(s) to be taught: (Write the entire SPI)
3001.1.2 Employ a variety of strategies and resources to determine the definition, pronunciation, etymology,
spelling, and usage of words and phrases.
3001.6.1 Comprehend and summarize the main ideas of informational and technical texts and determine the
essential elements that elaborate them.
3001.8.15 Identify and analyze basic elements of plot (i.e., exposition, rising action, climax, falling action,
resolution/denouement).
3001.2.7 Participate in work teams and group discussions.
3001.3.1 Write in a variety of modes (e.g., summary, explanation, description, persuasion, informational, literary
analysis, creative expression).
3001.3.7 Employ varied and appropriate organizational structures that support the topic.
Daily practice activity for citing text based evidence in conversation and/or writing:
 Responding to text-based questions and guiding questions with textual evidence, responding to informational texts
I Can Statements :
 Figure out parts of speech
 Use academic language
Student Agenda:
 Posted daily but NOT included in Lesson Plan
 Analyze how an author’s analysis unfolds and develops
 Analyze how and author’s choice of structure creates
effects
 Write in a variety of modes
 Write clearly
Instruction: In outline form, describe each day of instruction.
Formative Assessment:
Day 1
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Day 2
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Independent work
Finish revisions and editing on essay
Turn in final copy
Vocabulary “The Jade Peony”
Add academic vocabulary
Reading warm-up with summary
n/a
Research writing simulation task
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Day 3
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Day 4
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Literary Analysis focus-The Short Story
Literary elements of the short story
Read “The Jade Peony”
Vocabulary builder
Vocabulary quiz
Open-book selection questions
o In pairs
o Using I pads
o Presentations
Most significant point
Whole group discussion
Modeling
Work in pairs
Day 5
 No school
Alternate Instructional Interventions: Provide a specific plan for alternate instructional interventions, or re-teaching.
 Verbally question students for understanding; upon results of answers, if students do not have a firm grasp of the concepts
taught, scaffolding will be implemented as needed.
Instructional technologies to enhance learning: List how each will enhance the effectiveness of the lesson.
 Students will use I pads for presentation purposes.
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