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English I Lesson Plans, Week 11

Week 11 Lesson Plans Sept. Oct. 23-27

English I Pre-AP English I

MON

 -Current Event

-Read and analyze “The Interlopers” literature book p. 270 (Focus on Irony and Making Inferences)

-Finish Reading Warm-Up A (homework)

 -Current Event

-Read and analyze “The Interlopers” literature book p. 270 (Focus on Irony and Making Inferences)

-Finish Reading Warm-Up B ( homework)

TUE

 -Current Event

-Finish reading and analyzing “The Interlopers” p. 270

-Grade Reading Warm-up A (Grade & discuss missed questions)

 -Current Event

-Finish reading and analyzing “The Interlopers” p. 270

-Turn in Reading Warm-up B

-Begin writing a Found Poem using only lines from the story (5-7 lines required)

WED

 -Current Event

-Plot Development review foldable

-Plot diagram for “The Interlopers” (label exposition, climax, and resolution with the class)

 -Current Event

-Finish writing a Found Poem using only lines from the story (5-7 lines required)

***Have them turn them in on a slideshow presentation. Copy and paste theirs into one slideshow for all classes to see all of the poems.

THR

 -Current Event

-Finish Plot Diagram for “The Interlopers”

-STAAR Revising & Editing passage

 -Current Event

-View/present some of the found poems

-STAAR Revising & Editing passage

FRI

 -Current Event (if needed)

-”Interlopers” Quiz

 -Current Event

-Grade and discuss STAAR Revising & Editing passage
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English I Lesson Plans, Week 10

Week 10 Lesson Plans Sept. Oct. 16-19

English I Pre-AP English II

MON

 -Model writing a body paragraph 1 with the class-I Do (TEX-Topic sentence, Example, eXpand with 2-3 sentences)

***Let’s write this on the planning sheet to get them used to it

(Choose one of the essays from last week)

 -Expository Essay Structure Quiz

-Model writing a body paragraph with the class-I Do (TEX-Topic sentence, Example, eXpand with 2-3 sentences)

TUE

 -Annotate a scored essay for TEX (highlight)

-Write a body paragraph 2 as a class or with a group

 -Annotate a scored essay for TEX (highlight)

-Write a body paragraph as a class or with a group-We Do

WED

 -Expository Essay Thesis Statements Test

-”The Interlopers”  Reading Warm-up A

-Expository Essay Test

-”The Interlopers” Reading Warm-up B

THR

 -Glue Types of Irony foldable in composition book

-Watch videos on situational, verbal, and dramatic irony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqg6RO8c_W0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiR-bnCHIYo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZFYuX84n1U

-Define types of irony together in comp. book on foldable

-Identifying Irony practice (do a couple together; finish with groups)

https://www.ereadingworksheets.com/reading-worksheets/irony-worksheet.pdf

 -Glue Types of Irony foldable in composition book

-Watch videos on situational, verbal, and dramatic irony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqg6RO8c_W0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiR-bnCHIYo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZFYuX84n1U

-Define types of irony together in comp. book on foldable

-Assign Irony Scavenger Hunt (share slideshow template on Google Classroom)

FRI

 TEACHER WORK DAY!!! TEACHER WORK DAY!!!

TEKS:

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English I Lesson Plan, Week 9

Week 9 Lesson Plans Sept. Oct. 9-13

English I Pre-AP

MON

 Sub-grammar lesson Sub-grammar lesson

TUE

 1. Thesis Statement video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCzuAMVmIZ8

2. Writing a Thesis Statement? Review (practice the first several together; assign the rest for independent practice)

3. Grade thesis statements together (Have them put a box around the topic and underline the main points.)

 1. Thesis Statement video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCzuAMVmIZ8

2. Writing a Thesis Statement? Review (practice the first several together; assign the rest for independent practice)

3. Grade thesis statements together (Have them put a box around the topic and underline the main points.)

WED

 1. Thesis Statement video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCzuAMVmIZ8

2. Thesis Practice-partner work

3. Discuss the Expository Planning Sheet

4. Hmwk- 7-12 Writing a Thesis Statement?

 1. Thesis Statement video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCzuAMVmIZ8

2. Thesis Practice-partner work

3. Discuss the Expository Planning Sheet

4. Hmwk- 7-12 Writing a Thesis Statement?

THR

 SU- Grading and Phone Analogy

1. Discuss the STAAR expository rubric

2. Discuss and annotate score point 4 essays

3. Score released essays as a class

 SU- Grading and Phone Analogy

1. Discuss the STAAR expository rubric

2. Discuss and annotate score point 4 essays

3. Score released essays as a class

FRI

 1. Allusion #8

2. Have students copy a score point 4 essay onto the planning sheet.

3. Have students highlight/label the parts

 1. Allusion #8

2. Have students copy a score point 4 essay onto the planning sheet.

3. Have students highlight/label the parts

TEKS: 9.13, 9.15, 9.17-9.19

 

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English I Pre-AP Lesson Plan, Week 8

Monday- Students will respond to a quote from William Wordsworth, complete a Google Form Test on “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Tell-Tale Heart,” and with the time remaining, construct a thesis to the essay prompt.

Tuesday- Students will take notes on Adjectives and Nouns used as Adjectives, begin constructing an outline for the first essay. Adjective Homework (Due Thursday).

Wednesday- Students will construct 2 practice thesis and continue work on their essay. Early Release.

Thursday- Students will construct an additional 2 practice thesis and begin constructing an introductory paragraph.

Friday- Students will record notes on an Allusion and continue work on their essay.

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English I Lesson Plan, Week 8

Monday- Students will respond to a quote from William Wordsworth, complete a Google Form Test on poetry, and with the time remaining, construct a thesis to the essay prompt.

Tuesday- Students will take notes on Adjectives and Nouns used as Adjectives, begin constructing an outline for the first essay. Adjective Homework (Due Thursday).

Wednesday- Students will construct 2 practice thesis and continue work on their essay. Early Release.

Thursday- Students will construct an additional 2 practice thesis and begin constructing an introductory paragraph.

Friday- Students will record notes on an Allusion and continue work on their essay.