WEHS English Department
Lesson Planning Guide
Teacher: _Miss Christina Davis_______
Course and Grade Level: English IV- (1st Period)
Dates: September 16-20, 2013
Monday September 16
Tuesday September 17
Wednesday September 18
Thursday September 19
Friday September 20
Standard(s):
Standard 1: The student will read and comprehend a variety of literary texts in print and nonprint formats.
Standard 3: The student will use word analysis and vocabulary strategies to read fluently.
Standard 4: The student will create written work that has a clear focus, sufficient detail, coherent organization, effective use of voice, and correct use of the conventions of written
Standard American English.
Standard 5: The student will write for a variety of purposes and audiences.
Standard 6: The student will access and use information from a variety of sources.
Indicators and
Essential Questions:
Grammar quiz and build
schema for depth of
knowledge
What is a Shakespearean
Sonnet
Grammar study on
Prepositions and Objects of
the Prepositions
Petrarchan sonnets
Instructional Strategies
(List and Specify
when: Teacher (T)
Whole Group (WG),
Small Group (SG),
Partner (P), Individual
(I):
-SSR with writing
-Review of Reading HW
-Discussion based on writing
portfolio assignments
-Grammar quiz (summative)
-Individual / Partner work to
make final revisions to
Marlowe/ Raleigh poems
before turning them in
Tuesday
-Teacher will circulate and
provide feedback
Grammar Quiz
*OPTIONAL* presentation
of poems
-Quick quiz on Marlowe and
Raleigh poems
-notes on sonnet forms and
structures
-WG reading of 3 of
Shakespeare’s sonnets (29,
116, & 130)
-analysis of poems form and
structure
-Review of Vocab HW
-Notes on Prepositions and
Object of the Preposition.
-Practice identifying
Prepositions and Object of
the Preposition.
-practice writing sentences
using Prepositions and
Object of the Preposition.
-SSR with Writing
-Review of reading HW
-Quiz on Shakespearean
sonnets
-Notes on Petrarchan sonnets
- Reading of sample
Petrarchan sonnets
-WG discussion of the
differences between
Petrarchan and
Shakespearean sonnets
Students will analyze the
structure of Shakespeare’s
sonnets to see the form and
structure
- Students will complete
practice activities that will
allow me to gauge their level
of understanding.
-Final draft of poem due
Tuesday
-Study for vocabulary test
-Finish Grammar sheet by
Wednesday
-Typed Resume due by
Friday
-Study for vocabulary test
-Finish Grammar sheet by
Wednesday
- Reading questions in
textbook as well as
worksheets on Sonnets by
Thurday
-Typed Resume due by
Friday
Finish preposition worksheet
to turn in Friday
-Study for Vocab Test Friday
-Typed Resume due by
Friday
-Students will differentiate
between Petrarchan and
Shakespearean sonnets
-Students will analyze the
form and structure of sonnets
-Study for Vocab Test Friday
-Typed Resume due by
Friday
Performances and
Assessments:
Homework
Summative assessment on
vocabulary words from
whole word vocabulary
source
-Students will take a
cumulative test on the 60
words covered in units 1-3
-If students finish early they
will be expected work on
revising the writing in their
portfolio
-Revisions should be made
and typed before the end of
October
-Students will complete the
vocabulary test on the first 3
units in their workbook
revising the writing in their
portfolio