Lesson Plans – Hutchinson – English I, Pre-AP
Date / Student Outcome / Activities / HomeworkTuesday, 9/3 / The student will identify different forms of characterization and analyze how they are used in a short story.
The student will set up their interactive notebook, which will be maintained and updated weekly all year. / 1. Journal – Create goals for yourself
2. Create table of contents and create first several pages of interactive notebook
3. Guided notes – forms of characterization
4. Begin reading “The Cask of Amontillado” in textbook, p. 372, looking specifically at characterization / Finish reading “The Cask of Amontillado” – expect a “pop” reading quiz tomorrow.
Continue to work on summer reading, due 9/10
Wednesday/
Thursday
9/4-9/5 / The student will locate definitions and etymologies of vocabulary words from a story.
The student will analyze a character in great depth. / 1. Journal – Using lots of descriptive imagery, describe the earth from space.
2. “Pop” reading quiz on “Cask”
3. Teach Frayer model – assign students to create Frayer models for each of the 8 vocabulary terms from page 371 in textbook
4. Postmortem of the protagonist with either character from “Cask” / Finish Frayer models if not completed in class
Continue to work on summer reading, due 9/10
Friday, 9/6 / The student will write with sentence variety, understanding the structures that create compound and complex sentences. / 1. Journal – define what would be the perfect job
2. Guided notes- how to form compound sentences
3. Students practice writing compound sentences
4. Guided notes – how to form complex sentences
5. Students practice / Compose 10 sentences - 5 compound, 5 complex. At least one semicolon, at least one coordinating conjunction, at least one conjunctive adverb, at least one subordinating conjunction, and at least one relative pronoun
Continue to work on summer reading, due 9/10