Mr. Nordhem's Lesson Plans
English I
Week of Nov. 10, 2008
Monday, Nov. 10
TEKS: 7A-J reading comprehension, 11A theme, 11B setting, 11C characters, and 9A-B read to
understand culture, 11G literary elements.
Objectives: Students will learn text annotation, review literary terms, and continue work on the final
project for their study of the book, Night. The final project is a PPT presentation that emphasizes
character development, theme and literary terms. The project requires higher order thinking.
Bell: Read and annotate a portion of the story, “Pablo.”
Mini-lesson: Review of similes, metaphors and flashback.
Lesson: Complete the reading of Night if necessary (most classes have already finished) and work on
the final project.
Tuesday, Nov. 11
TEKS: 7A-J reading comprehension, 11A theme, 11B setting, 11C characters, 9A-B read to understand
culture, 11G literary elements.
Objectives: Students will be assessed on TEKS with a six-week test. Following the test, students will
continue work on their Night PPT projects that emphasize character development, theme and literary
elements. It contains elements that require higher order thinking.
Lesson: Six-week test: Students will complete the reading of the story, “Pablo,” followed by a formal
assessment on the story. Following the test, students will continue work on their PPT final project on
the book, Night.
Wednesday, Nov. 12
TEKS: 6B rely on context to determine meanings of words and phrases such as figurative language,
idioms, multiple meaning words, and technical vocabulary, 6F discriminate between connotative and
denotative meanings and interpret the connotative power of words; 8C read world literature, including
classic and contemporary works, 11G literary elements, 3A-C conventions.
Objectives: Students will learn conventions, with an exercise on sentence fragments. Students will
learn literary terms by using poetry and visual images to study and write metaphors. The lesson will
require higher order thinking.
Bell: Exercise on sentence fragments.
Lesson: Students will study metaphors using visual images and Langston Hughes’ poem, “Dreams.”
Students will identify metaphors, answer questions about metaphors and write their own metaphors. (If
time permits, students will begin reading Kurt Vonnegut’s Harrison Bergeron.)
Thursday, Nov. 14
TEKS: 7A-J reading comprehension, 11A theme, 11B setting, 11C characters, and 11G literary
elements.
Objectives: Students will learn the literary elements, satire and hyperbole, by reviewing their definition
and reading Kurt Vonnegut’s “Harrison Bergeron.”
Bell: Satire and hyperbole review
Lesson: Students will read “Harrison Bergeron” and study as an example of satire and hyperbole.
Students will answer questions about the story that require higher order thinking.
Friday, Nov. 15
TEKS: 7A-J reading comprehension, 11A theme, 11B setting, 11C characters, 3A-C conventions and
11G literary elements.
Objectives: Students will continue their study of character development, plot, theme and the literary
terms, satire and hyperbole, through the reading and study of “Harrison Bergeron.” They will also
study conventions with an exercise on run-on sentences.
Bell: Exercise on run-on sentences.
Lesson: Students will complete the reading of “Harrison Bergeron.” They will be guided to websites
to find and download examples of satire and hyperbole in video clips (sitcoms), stills (cartoons) and
writing. After downloading examples, they will be given prompts and assigned to write a 6-sentence
satirical letter to the editor.
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