Tech Ed Center English Department Lesson Plans 2015-2016 Week of February 15, 2016- February 19, 2016 Subject: English III Teacher: Faith Orsargos Activities President’s Day- Student Holiday Monday Objective(s): WE WILL… Continue reading, analyzing, and discussing F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. Procedure: Students will view their tests scores over Chapters 1-4. Teacher will introduce extra credit project to help raise low test scores up to a 75. (Origami House Project) Tuesday Origami House Project.docx Students will begin reading Chapter 5 of The Great Gatsby. Students will answer Chapter 5 Study Guide Questions. Thursday Wednesday Chapter 5 Study Guide.pdf WE WILL… Continue reading, analyzing, and discussing F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. Assessment: Students will participate in the reading. Students will answer study guide questions. Procedure: Students will finish reading Chapter 5 of The Great Gatsby. Students will begin reading Chapter 6 of The Great Gatsby. Students will answer Chapter 6 Study Guide questions. Chapter 6 Study Guide.pdf WE WILL… Continue reading, analyzing, and discussing F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. Assessment: Students will participate in the reading. Students will answer study guide questions. Procedure: Students will continue reading Chapter 6 of The Great Gatsby. Assessment: Students will participate in the reading. Students will answer study guide questions. Weekly TEKS: 110.33(b)(1)(b) analyze textual context (within a sentence and in larger sections of text) to draw conclusions about the nuance in word meanings; 110.33(b)(5) (A) evaluate how different literary elements (e.g., figurative language, point of view) shape the author's portrayal of the plot and setting in works of fiction; (B) analyze the internal and external development of characters through a range of literary devices; (C) analyze the impact of narration when the narrator's point of view shifts from one character to another; and (D) demonstrate familiarity with works by authors in American fiction from each major literary period. 110.33(b)(17) Students understand the function of and use the conventions of academic language when speaking and writing. Students will continue to apply earlier standards with greater complexity. 110.33(b)(25) Students speak clearly and to the point, using the conventions of language. Students will continue to apply earlier standards with greater complexity. Students are expected to give a formal presentation that exhibits a logical structure, smooth transitions, accurate evidence, well-chosen details, and rhetorical devices, and that employs eye contact, speaking rate (e.g., pauses for effect), volume, enunciation, purposeful gestures, and conventions of language to communicate ideas effectively. Friday Tech Ed Center English Department Lesson Plans 2015-2016 WE WILL… Compare the movie version of “The Great Gatsby” with F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel, focusing on representation of symbols and character development. Procedure: Students will watch the movie version of The Great Gatsby. Assessment: Students will actively compare the movie with the novel.