Brunswick High School
LFS Weekly Lesson Plan
Teacher:
Gehorsam
Subject:
12th ELA British Literature,
CP
Dates: Week of
Nov. 7, 2011
Unit Topic:
Hamlet, including study of Shakespeare
and the Renaissance
Research Paper
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
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
technology add to
composition?
(ELA12W3)
technology add to
composition?
(ELA12W3)
technology add to
composition?
(ELA12W3)
writing, what can
research and
technology add to
composition?
(ELA12W3)
Activating/Acceleration:
(Some ideas: KWL, Pre-reading, Think Pair Share, Thinking Maps, Vocabulary Overview, Word Splash, Survey, Big Four)
Journal writing;
Journal entry
Word splash
Review research
project – list possible
questions for family
members.
Review Hamlet or
Macbeth, middle of
play, probably Act 4
What do I know so far? Journals – If you were
ordered to end your
romance, what would
you do?
SAT word practice
SAT word practice
SAT word practice
Trip to conduct
research on historical
background
underpinning family
story, at least for half
the period.
Introduce Vocab 6 and
continue in vocab
workbooks.
Shakespearean insult
handout, followed by
trading insults. Read
aloud handout on
question of whether
Shakespeare is the
author of works
credited to him.
Trip to conduct
research on historical
background
underpinning family
story, at least for half
the period.
What do I want to
know about Hamlet?
List questions and
predict the plot.
List Hamlet’s conflicts
Review outlining,
notecards, thesis
statements,and
plagiarism. Possible
trips to Media Center
for discussion of
research.
Students will practice
all of the above, and
develop thesis
statements and
rudimentary outlines.
Brunswick High School
LFS Weekly Lesson Plan
Perform scenes from
Acts IV and V.
through Acts IV and V.
Divide into groups to
answer questions
about these acts.
Summarizing Strategies: (Some ideas: Ticket Out the Door, 3-2-1, The Important Thing, One Word, Learning Logs)
Act Three and Four
What I learned today… Using assigned vocab, Word splash
Hamlet Quiz, Act Four Test
write two sents about
Hamlet.