English I GT - Lesson Plans - Week of 9/8-9/12
Monday
Tuesday
Daily Objective: The student
will use details to recreate the
setting of a story. The
student will discuss how
suspense is created.
Daily Objective: The
student will understand
the different forms of
characterization and
analyze how an author
uses them.
How Assessed: character
analysis , original short
story
Materials Needed:
notebook, textbook
How Assessed: Map of Ship
Trap Island, original short
story
Materials Needed: Coloring
supplies, textbooks, suspense
notes
Daily Activities:
1. Do First – Turn in Summer
Reading Assignment
2. Conversation about
suspense with notes.
3. Finish Ship-Trap Maps
Homework: Start reading
“The Scarlet Ibis” pp. 460-475
(read by Wednesday)
Wednesday
Daily Objective: The
student will analyze a
text for theme, tone,
character development,
and literary devices.
How Assessed: original
short story, LTF lesson
Materials Needed:
symbol notes, Scarlet Ibis
LTF lesson
Daily Activities:
Daily Activities:
1. Do First – grammar
1. Do First - Journal
skill of the day
about a time you hurt
2. Lesson on the
someone you loved and a
different forms of
time you were hurt by
characterization
someone you love.
3. guided practice –
2. Lesson on symbol.
students find examples
3. Find and discuss the
of each type in “The
symbols in “The Scarlet
Most Dangerous Game”
Ibis”
4. Independent Practice - 4. Work through LTF
students write 2-3
“Putting it all together”
paragraphs analyzing the
characteristics of Zaroff
or Rainsford and
discussing the methods
used to characterize.
Homework: Finish
Homework: Read “The
reading “The Scarlet Ibis” Most Dangerous Game”
by tomorrow.
by Richard Connell
Friday
Daily Objective: The student
will evaluate the actions of
the characters in the text.
The student will write a
theme statement that applies
to the text.
How Assessed: exit ticket
on theme statement, original
short story
Materials Needed:
notebook, textbook, setting
exit ticket
Daily Activities:
1. Do First – Journal - When
can a hobby get out of
control?
2. Class discussion – 4
corners activity
3. What is theme? Lesson
on crafting a theme
statement
4. Exit ticket – write a theme
statement for “The Scarlet
Ibis”
Homework: Read “The Cask
of Amontillado” in your
textbook, p. 370 in textbook