Lesson plans for Mr. Stanton September 3rd and 4th, 2013
Schedule:
My advisor class will meet with Ms. Brown in Mr. Walters’ room on Tuesday and Wednesday. I will
send a breakfast roster to Mr. Walters. If any students come to my room at 7:40, they are in the wrong
place. Seniors should go to Mr. Walters’ room, freshmen should go to their advisor’s room.
Period 1 English 1 CP 8:10 to 9:35 Please take attendance on the enclosed roster. Jordan Chavis is
dismissed at 9:25 to go to the vocational school.
Tuesday, Sept 3rd
1. SSR (a reading activity) Give each student a copy of Choices magazine. Tell them they can read
anything they want in the magazine, but they should be sure to read “Playing through the
Pain” on pages 12-16. Let them read for 15-20 minutes, then give them a copy of the “Playing
through the Pain” quiz. They should answer the questions on a separate sheet of paper and
return the quiz, the answers, and the magazine. Go over the answers with them. They are
marked on the Scholastic Choices paper in included in this folder.
2. Give students 5 minutes to study the pronunciation of words in vocabulary lesson 2. (They
have this material in their vocabulary book and their notebooks). They should take the
enclosed brief quiz and pass it in. They shouldn’t look in their books or notebooks while
taking the quiz. After they have completed the quiz, go over the answers. They are marked on
an enclosed sheet.
3. Students should read the material about Author’s Purpose on page 547 in their literature
book. (The one with the orange cover). They might want to read it aloud. This is review
material that they go over every year. Under Elements of Nonfiction: Author’s Purpose, the
directions say to make a chart listing key passages and determining the purpose. The
directions say they should do this while they read, but it will work better it they do it after
they read. They should hand in their list, which should have at least five items on it.
4. Usually we read the beginning of a reading together, with students volunteering to read
aloud. The students might want to discuss the photographs and the story. If they can manage
an orderly discussion, they can have one. You can emphasize how great a difference there is
between their home and the place they wound up. The class should read pages 551 – 553
separately. When finished, they should answer questions 6 and 7 on page 554 and pass the
answers in.
Period 2 English 4 Honors 9:40 to 11:15. The following students are dismissed at 11:05.
Hunter Allen, Tierria Bacon, Laura Benton, Diamell Sanders, Trimayne Whetston, Haley Williams.
Please take attendance on the enclosed roster.
This class should be able to work independently.
1. Give students ten minutes to study the pronunciation for Vocabulary Lesson 2. They have this
material in their vocab books and their notebooks. Then give them the enclosed brief quiz.
You can go over the answers after they pass in the quizzes.
2. Students should read pages 92-96 and 112-117 in their literature books. They can work with
one partner if they want to. They should do the Reading Skill: Analyzing Author’s Purpose
activity on page93 and the Reading Skill: Draw Conclusions activity on page 113. Students
should then write a one-page essay following the instructions for question 7 on page 118.
Period 4 Speech and Debate 1:30 to 2:00.
1. Students should read the enclosed guide to Lincoln-Douglas debate. They can read with a
partner if they want to. When finished, they should summarize what they have learned in one
page of notes and pass it in. Remind the students what the current debate resolution is:
Resolved: In a democracy, civil disobedience is morally justified.
Wednesday, Sept. 4th
English 1 CP Period 1 8:15-9:25
Jordan Chavis is dismissed at 9:25
Students should read pages R-3 to R-7 in their literature books. They should do Practice and
Apply on pages R3, R4, and R7. They should hand their work in when finished.
Students should do the Reading-Writing Connection activity on page 554. They should hand in
their composition when they are done.
English 4 Honors Period 2 9:40-11:15
The following students are dismissed at 11:05.
Hunter Allen, Tierria Bacon, Laura Benton, Diamell Sanders, Trimayne Whetston, Haley Williams.
Students should read R5 to R7 in their literature book and answer the Practice and Apply
questions on page R7. They should hand in their work.
Students should read page 496-502 and do the “Analyze Allegory” activity (8) on page 503
Speech and Debate Period 4 1:30 – 3:00
Students should read “The Role of Civil Disobedience in a Democracy”
After reading, they should make a list of possible values and criteria that could be used to
support the affirmative side. They should pass in their lists.
Thursday , Sept 5th
English 1 CP
Close reading of literary text
English 4 Honors
Prepared discussion: Grendel
Speech and Debate
Lincoln-Douglas debate cases
Friday, Sept. 6
English 1 CP
Close reading of literary text
Vocab quiz 2
English 4 H
Vocab quiz 2
Prologue to the Canterbury Tales
Speech and Debate
Lincoln Douglas debate cases