English 12 Block 1
Week 7
Destiny High School Lesson Plan Template
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Scripture
Passage
Standards
CCRA.R.1
CCRA.R.2
Essential
Questions
How can identifying
and
analyzing
the
literary elements within
a short story allow me
to
get
a
better
understanding of the
story and it’s message?
Students will SWBAT to determine
be able to: the central theme/
themes of “Everyday
Use” and cite specific
evidence to verify their
reasoning
Lesson
Outline
1.
2.
3.
4.
Do Now
Prayer
ACT Review
Finish “Everyday
CCRA.R.1
CCRA.R.2
How can identifying and
analyzing the literary
elements within a short
story allow me to get a
better understanding of
the story and it’s
message?
SWBAT to determine
the central theme/
themes of “Everyday
Use” and cite specific
evidence to verify their
reasoning
1.
2.
3.
4.
Do Now
Prayer
ACT review
Identifying
11-12.RL.4
11-12.RL.3
11-12.RL.4
11-12.RL.3
How does historical
content impact my
knowledge of a text?
How does word choice
and implied meaning
impact my
understanding of a
literary text?
How can I synthesis
both objective and
subjective summarizing
in a project pertaining
to a literary text?
SWBAT research
important context before
reading A Lesson Before
Dying, and be able to
clearly and accurately
present the information
attainted.
SWBAT to recognize the
importance of
connotation vs
denotation and its
purpose in
understanding a text
and making inferences
SWBAT to review their
knowledge of writing
objective summaries
and be able to evaluate
the trial in chapter 1.
1. Do Now—ACT
Review
2. Prayer
3. Pre-Reading for A
1. Do Now—ACT
prep
2. Prayer
3. Introduce a
1. Do Now—ACT
Practice
2. Prayer
3. Objective
English 12 Block 1
Week 7
Use”
5. Theme—what is
theme and how
do I identify it?
6. Group analysis
of theme using
text
7. Writing a
literary response
Homework
Assessment/ Exit Ticket—Theme
Evidence
HW: Write a literary
response to “Every Day
use”
theme in
“Everyday Use”
5. Continue
working on
literary
responses
(Theme)
6. Group review of
responses
Exit ticket
Lesson Before
Dying
4. Each group will
receive a topic
(concerning the
context of the
novel) and will
have class time to
research their
topic (on their cell
phones), make a
poster, and be
prepared to
present (5
minutes) to the
class
Lesson before
dying and how it
relates to the
topics covered
the day before
4. Connotation vs
Denotation
Lesson and
practice
5. Read Chapter 1
in class
Exit Ticket—
Connotation vs
Denotation practice
summary
4. Review chapter
1
5. Newspaper
activity
6. Start reading
chapter 2
Read Chapter 2 &3
Exit Ticket
News paper