Lesson Plans
April 20 – April 23, 2015
Shelly Romine
Spanish II
Monday:
Quiz over dar and decir.
Verbs that change meaning in the preterite, P.284 –
285; Intentalo; Practice #1,2
Work on speaking assessment
Tuesday:
Worksheet on irregular preterits P.102
Work on speaking assessment
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Que? And Cual? P.286 – 287; Intentalo; Practica
#1, 2
Work on speaking assessment
Worksheet for Que and Cual, P.103-104
Work on speaking assessment
English 9/10
Monday:
Journal corrections
Vocab pretest #28
Creative Writing – Mystery – Person
Introduce the creative writing unit. Pictures of
People will be posted around the classroom. Students
Working in groups of two, will walk around and look
at all the pictures and choose two of the people and
write an in-depth character analysis. (Following
outline) One page for each character. This should
provide background information.
Tuesday:
J/Hand back worksheets for those who did not pass
Crime scene displayed on overhead. Students to take
Notes about what they see. In groups they will
Write up an official “report” of the crime scene.
(Formal, objective writing style to be used).
(One of the characters which were displayed yesterDay will be the victim of today’s crime.)
Wednesday:
Thursday:
J/Hand out two clues to each group. Students should
Read the clues and begin to write a speculative
Report about what they think has happened. This
Will be the beginning of a collaborative short
Story.
J/vocab quiz #28
Forensic evidence is shared with the group, along
With eyewitness interviews. Groups will write a
Final report providing their guess as to who com-
Mitted the crime, how, and why. Final report
Will be at least two – four pages long.
AP/Honors 9/10
Monday:
Journal corrections
Vocab pretest #28
Continue in-class reading of “Antigone,” by Sophocles,
P.291-304. Assign: Responding to Literature, #1-10;
Analyzing Lit, #1-3; Critical Thinking #1-2.
Tuesday:
J/Hand back worksheets for those who did not pass
In-class discussion of the elements of a tragic hero
Using literature handed out last week.
Assign essay assignment – “How is Antigone a tragic
Hero.” Due Thursday.
Wednesday:
Thursday:
J/Time in class to finish Monday and Tuesday’s
Assignment. When done, students will have time
To work on writing their parody.
J/vocab quiz #28
Begin parody rehearsal.
PREP
AP/Honors 11/12
Monday:
Journal corrections
Vocab pretest #28
Finish viewing, “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape.”
Students in groups to evaluate using the five
Different literary viewpoints. Presentation
Of group findings tomorrow in class.
Tuesday:
J/Hand back worksheets for those who did not pass
In class literary analysis of Gilbert Grape.
Grammar/punctuation/parts of speech review.
Wednesday:
Thursday:
J/In class grammar/punctuation/parts of speech
Competition/review.
Time to work on writing parody.
J/vocab quiz #28
Begin parody rehearsal.
English 11/12
Monday:
Journal corrections
Vocab pretest #28
Finish O Brother Where Art Thou.
Time in class to work on parody.
Tuesday:
J/Hand back worksheets for those who did not pass
Creative Writing – Mystery – Person
Introduce the creative writing unit. Pictures of
People will be posted around the classroom. Students
Working in groups of two, will walk around and look
at all the pictures and choose two of the people and
write an in-depth character analysis. (Following
outline) One page for each character. This should
provide background information.
Wednesday: J/Crime scene displayed on overhead. Students to
Take notes about what they see. In groups they will
Write up an official “report” of the crime scene.
(Formal, objective writing style to be used).
(One of the characters which were displayed yesterDay will be the victim of today’s crime.)
Thursday:
J/vocab quiz #28
Begin parody rehearsal.
8th Grade English
Monday:
Journal corrections
Writing Unit – Last week
Tuesday:
J/Hand back worksheets for those who did not pass
Writing Unit
Wednesday:
Thursday:
J/Writing Unit
Work on writing parody
J/vocab quiz #28
Begin parody rehearsal.
Spanish I
Monday:
Comparing Ser y Estar – Show review video
Book – P.150-151; Intentalo; Practica #1-3 P.152
Announce quiz over ser y estar on Thursday
Tuesday: Worksheet, P.54-55 Ser versus Estar.
Time to work on show and tell.
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Reinforcement.
Ser versus Estar competition.
Reinforcement worksheet. Remind quiz tomorrow.
Quiz over ser versus estar.
Assign: Direct object nouns and pronouns, P.154-155.
Intentalo; Practica P.156 #1,2