Teacher Name: Bray, M. Desbrow, M
Date of Lesson: Feb. 13 – Feb. 17
Class Periods: 1, 2, 3, 6, & 7
Learning Objective:
Subject: English III
Materials: Classroom Notebook,
Writing Utensil, Literature Book
Circulation, exchanged, fumbled, huddled, jilted, marvel, rummaging, tactful, amethyst, everlasting, flimsy,
hypodermic, piety, plague, scandal, urgently.
The student will continue an in depth preparation for the March administration of the
TAKS test. The student will read, analyze, and discuss “The Jilting of Granny
Weatherall.” The student will demonstrate mastery of reading material through a
comprehensive quiz. The student will practice for the short answer portion of the TAKS..
The student will review revising and editing strategies.
Readiness Standards:
RC 1 analyze textual context within a sentence and in larger sections of text to draw conclusions about the
nuance in word meanings.
RC 1 (E) use general and specialized dictionaries, thesauri, glossaries, histories of language books of
quotations and other related references printed or electronic as needed.
RC 2 (A) analyze the way in which the theme or meaning of a selection represents a view or comment on
the human condition
RC 2 (A) analyze how different literary elements shape the author’s portrayal of the plot and setting in
works of fiction.
RC 3 (8) Reading/Comprehension of Informational Text/Culture and History. Students analyze, make
inferences and raw conclusions about the author’s purpose in cultural, historical, and contemporary
contexts and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding. Students are expected to
analyze how the style, tone, and diction of a text advance the author’s purpose and perspective or stance.
RC 3 (13) Writing Process. Students use elements of the writing process (planning, drafting, revising,
editing, and publishing) to compose text.
Supporting Standards:
RC 2 (3) Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Poetry. Students understand, make inferences and draw
conclusions about the structure and elements of poetry and provide evidence from text to support their
understanding.
RC 2 (4) Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Drama. Students understand, make inferences and
draw conclusions about the structure and elements of drama and provide evidence from text to support
their understanding. Students are expected to analyze the themes and characteristics in different periods of
modern American drama.
Learning Activity
Monday
T/L- Write three or four sentences about a time you were worried.
What were you thinking and feeling? (10-15 min.)
Pre-reading Activity- The student will begin the final story in the
gothic literature unit by completing a series of work sheets. These
worksheets will focus on sixteen vocabulary words associated
with the story “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall”. The students
will work individually for about ten minutes per page. We will
discuss each page and have the students correct their own work as
we progress through the worksheet. (30 min)
Closure- If time is allotted; discuss the vocabulary words
pertaining to the story. (3 min)
Tuesday
T/L-List the characteristics of an interesting story and tell why
they are important. (5-8 min)
Read, Analyze, and Discuss “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall”During the reading we will listen to an audio recording of the
story (which is provided with the text book). To help reduce
confusion, The teacher will stop periodically (about one to two
paragraphs at a time) to explain, and discuss with the students (30
seconds max). (38 min)
Closure- Review with the students what has happened so far in
the story. (2-3 min.)
Wednesday
T./L-Write three paragraphs about a time when you faced a
difficult problem. Tell what the problem was and how the
conflict was resolved. (10- 15 min.)
Read, Analyze, and Discuss “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall”The teacher will review what has happened so far in the story.
The students will finish reading the story by listening to the
recording. And the teacher will continue to stop every paragraph
or so to make sure students understand the story. (20-25 min)
Quiz on the story “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall”- The
student will display understanding of the story through a multiple
choice quiz with 12 questions. (5-8 min.)
Short Answer strategies and practice-
Assessment
Grade Assignment- Students will turn in worksheets for a daily
grade.
Oral Assessment- the students will be graded by their
involvement in the discussions during the readings. Their grade
will also be affected if the students are not paying attention (ex.
Sleeping, or head down) which will result in a zero of a daily
grade.
Grade Assessment- The students will be assessed on
understanding of story through a twelve multiple choice quiz.
Thursday
T/L- Write down three goals you have for the rest of the year. (10
Min)
Practice short answer strategies using A-E-E- The students will
continue practicing short answer questions for TAKS using the AE-E strategy. This strategy consists of splitting up the answer
into A- analyze E- evidence E- explain. The students will use the
practice TAKS booklet containing the stories “Breakfast in
Virginia” and “The Crystal Night” and answering both the
individual questions, and the crossover question pertaining to
both stories. (40 min)
Friday
T/L- Describe your best friend using at least three similes. (a
comparison using like or as) (5-8 min)
Revising and Editing Practice- The students will work on
revising and editing using writing samples from an older TAKS
booklet meant for practice. (35-45 Min)
Closure- The teacher will spend a few minutes discussing and
reviewing to the students about TAKS and giving some well
wishes to the students on their benchmarks for the next week. (2
min)
T/L= Thought Log (prewriting)
Reflection:
Grade Short Answers- The students will be graded on their ability
to correctly answer the short answer questions from the practice
TAKS booklet; as well as mastery of the A-E-E strategy.
Grade Revising and Editing Assignment- The students will be
graded on their ability to correctly revise and edit writing samples
from the practice TAKS booklet.