Category Archives: E1.03

(3) Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Poetry. Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the structure and elements of poetry and provide evidence from text to support their understanding. Students are expected to analyze the effects of diction and imagery (e.g., controlling images, figurative language, understatement, overstatement, irony, paradox) in poetry.

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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.

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English I, Week 7

Monday- Students will respond to a quote by poet Robert Frost. We will then read and SIFT analyze Denise Levertov’s poem “The Sharks.”

Tuesday- Students will complete a parts of speech handout. We will then read and SIFT analyze “Caged Bird” by Maya Angelou and Tupac’s “Mama.”

Wednesday- Students will write 2 practice thesis. Then, groups will work on 1 of 4 poem groupings using SIFT independently.

Thursday- Students will write 2 additional practice thesis. Then, groups will complete work on 1 of 4 poem groupings using SIFT independently.

Friday- Students will complete Allusion #7 and submit group poetry SIFTs. Essay #1 will be assigned.

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English I, Week 6

Monday- We will review the first test and discuss objectives for review.

Tuesday- Students will take a Re-Test over the objectives from the first test in an attempt to show progress in the objectives for Unit 1.

Wednesday- Students will discuss thesis writing and present Unit 1 Projects.

Thursday- Students will take notes on thesis writing and begin notes on poetry.

Friday- Students will complete notes on poetry and read “Dream Deferred” by Langston Hughes

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English I Pre-AP, Week 5

Monday- Students will begin by relating a 9/11 quote with our Unit Theme of Survival. Students will then discuss the events of 9/11 and present Current Events.

Tuesday- Students will complete a comma mini lesson and continue work on their projects. Students will be assigned “The Tell Tale Heart”

Wednesday- Students will respond to a survival question and continue work on their projects.

Thursday- Students will respond to a What If? question and continue work on their projects.

Friday- Students will take notes on the allusion on Munch’s The Scream and may either complete the final Lion Saver Scope or complete work on their projects.