Unit Agenda: A Lesson Before Dying
English 6: Mrs. Shaw-- 2014
Common Core Skills
 Use textual evidence to support what an author says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from text. (RI1)
 Determine two or more central ideas of a text and analyze how they develop, interact, and build on one another to
produce a complex account. (RL2)
 Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure specific parts of a text contribute to its overall
meaning as well as its aesthetic impact. (RL5)
 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas (W2)
 Participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (SL1)
Unit Assessments
 Unit Assessments will include graded discussion/debate, unit test, written analysis, and creative response.
 Assessments will occur at the culmination of the unit: 3/25-3/28
Tentative Schedule (Subject to Change)
Day One: 3/4
 Bellringer/Impromptu
 Introduction/Historical Background
 Begin A Lesson Before Dying Chapter 1
Homework: Read A Lesson Before Dying: Chapter 1-3
(3/6 AR & STAR Testing in Library)
Day Two: 3/7
 Bellringer/Impromptu
 Injustice Awareness/Historical Background
 A Lesson Before Dying: Chapter 4
Homework: Read A Lesson Before Dying: Chapter 5-6
Day Three: 3/11
 Bellringer/Impromptu
 Power Vocab #9-12
 A Lesson Before Dying: Chapter 7
Homework: Read A Lesson Before Dying: Chapter 8-9
Day Four: 3/12
 Bellringer/Impromptu
 Chapter 1-9 Quiz
 Characterization
 A Lesson Before Dying: Chapter 10-12
 Power Vocab #13-16
Homework: A Lesson Before Dying: Chapter 13-14
Day Five: 3/14
 Bellringer/Impromptu
 Power Vocab Quiz #2 (9-16)
 Character Analysis
 A Lesson Before Dying: Chapter 15-16
Homework: Read A Lesson Before Dying: Chapter 17
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DEADLINE: All Late Work DUE Friday 3/14 by 3pm!
Tentative Schedule (Continued)
Day Six: 3/17
 Bellringer: Brainstorm
 Expository Text Analysis
 A Lesson Before Dying: Chapter 18-20
 Power Vocab #17-20
Homework: Read A Lesson Before Dying: Chapter 21
Day Seven: 3/19
 Bellringer: Brainstorm
 Expository Text Analysis
 Chapter 1-9 Quiz
 A Lesson Before Dying: Chapter 22-24
 Literary Devices Analysis
Homework: Read A Lesson Before Dying: Chapter 25-26
Day Eight: 3/20
 Bellringer: Brainstorm
 Expository Text Analysis
 A Lesson Before Dying: Chapter 27-29
 Discussion Questions
Homework: Read A Lesson Before Dying: Chapter 30
Day Nine: 3/24
 Bellringer: Brainstorm
 A Lesson Before Dying: Chapter 31
 Symbolism & Theme Personification
 Expository Text Analysis
Homework: Unit Assessments Next Week
Day Ten: 3/25
 Bellringer: Brainstorm
 Writer’s Workshop
 A Lesson Before Dying: Graded Discussion
Homework: Read Panther Odyssey Book
Day Eleven: 3/27
 Bellringer: Brainstorm
 A Lesson Before Dying: Unit Test
 Panther Odyssey
Homework: Read Panther Odyssey Book
Day Twelve: 3/28
 Bellringer
 Unit Test Part II
 Expository Debate
 Visual Analysis
Homework: Read Panther Odyssey Book
 Spring Break 3/29—4/13: Work on Panther Odyssey!