Brunswick High School
LFS Weekly Lesson Plan
Teacher:
Gehorsam
Subject:
12th ELA British Literature
Dates: Week of
Oct. 31, 2011
Unit Topic:
Hamlet, including study of Shakespeare
and the Renaissance
Standard(s):
STANDARDS: BLRL1,2,4,5 BLRC1,2 12W3,4 12C1,2 12LSV1
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Essential Question
How does the study of How does the study of How does the study of What evidence or
dramatic elements
dramatic elements
dramatic elements
dramatic elements can
support and enhance
support and enhance
support and enhance
best be used to
the interpretation of
the interpretation of
the interpretation of
support
dramatic literature?
dramatic literature?
dramatic literature?
understanding?
(ELABLRL1) How can (ELABLRL1) How can (ELABLRL1) How can (ELABLRL1) Which
plays display the
plays display the
plays display the
writing genre will work
characteristics of the
characteristics of the
characteristics of the
best to demonstrate a
literary time period that literary time period that literary time period that comprehensive grasp
it represents?
it represents?
it represents?
of the significant ideas
(ELABLRL3) In what
(ELABLRL3) In what
(ELABLRL3) In what
in the play?
ways do conventions
ways do conventions
ways do conventions
(ELABLRL4)
and grammar make
and grammar make
and grammar make
In what ways do
differences in both
differences in both
differences in both
conventions and
written and spoken
written and spoken
written and spoken
grammar make
communication?
communication?
communication?
differences in both
(ELA12C1) To support (ELA12C1) To support (ELA12C1) To support written and spoken
writing, what can
writing, what can
writing, what can
communication?
research and
research and
research and
(ELA12C1) To support
technology add to
technology add to
technology add to
writing, what can
composition?
composition?
composition?
research and
(ELA12W3)
(ELA12W3)
(ELA12W3)
technology add to
Friday
What evidence or
dramatic elements can
best be used to
support
understanding?
(ELABLRL1) What
strategies work best
for acquiring new
vocabulary and using it
correctly in reading
and writing?
(ELABLRL5)
What can participating
in discussions related
to curricular learning
do to aid
understanding?
(ELABLRC2)
Brunswick High School
LFS Weekly Lesson Plan
composition?
(ELA12W3)
Activating/Acceleration:
(Some ideas: KWL, Pre-reading, Think Pair Share, Thinking Maps, Vocabulary Overview, Word Splash, Survey, Big Four)
Journal writing;
Respond to
Arthur/witch segment
(as review, in
acknowledgement of
Halloween)
Review of first stage to
research project – list
possible questions for
family members.
Complete practice
interviewing, notetaking, (including the
5Ws, and H),and
summarizing
Review Hamlet, Act I
Journal entry
What do I know so far? Journals – If you were
ordered to end your
romance, what would
you do?
Introduce Vocab 6 and
continue in vocab
workbooks.
What do I want to
know about Hamlet?
List questions and
predict the plot.
Word splash
SAT word practice
Pre-test on Hamlet
Read aloud Globe
theatre handout.
Media Ctr. Trip to
conduct research on
the Renaissance
Shakespearean insult
handout, followed by
trading insults. Read
aloud handout on
question of whether
Shakespeare is the
author of works
credited to him.
Perform scenes from
List Hamlet’s conflicts
through Acts I and II.
Divide into groups to
answer questions
about these acts.
Review family stories
within small groups.
Students will help each
other select the best
story to develop. Then
brainstorming will help
toward developing a
full story,
If too many do not
have their work, then
we will proceed with
alternate lesson…
Brunswick High School
LFS Weekly Lesson Plan
Acts I and II.
Summarizing Strategies: (Some ideas: Ticket Out the Door, 3-2-1, The Important Thing, One Word, Learning Logs)
Act One Test
What I learned today… Using assigned vocab, Word splash
Hamlet Quiz, Act One
write two sents about
Hamlet.