Grant County High School Instructional Weekly Overview Week of 2016
Teacher:Clifford, Haynes, Schuh / Course Name:English III / Unit Topic: 2:Monday / Bell Work: Quick Write: What is in a name? How much does your reputation mean to you?
Learning Target: 1.5
Hook/Catch: How do the details in the text help to develop the theme of the importance of one’s reputation?
Formative Assessments:Act 4 questions
Literacy Component:The Crucible Act 4 / Student Engagement:Students will pick parts and share in the reading of Act 4
Tuesday / Bell Work: Review learning targets and self-reflection
Learning Target: Review Learning Targets. Learning targets are the categories and the answers to student-generated questions come from The Crucible.
Hook/Catch: Jeopardy Review Game
Formative Assessments:Jeopardy Review Game and Guided Notes
Literacy Component: / Student Engagement:Students will work in groups to score enough points to win by answering questions to review for unit 1 assessment
Wednesday / Unit 1 Assessment
Thursday / Bell Work:Unit 1 self-assessment. Retake window is 10 school days. All classwork must be complete prior to scheduling a retake.
Learning Target: LT 2.1, LT 2.2; LT 2.3
Hook/Catch: Introduction to Folklore and Urban Legends
Formative Assessments:Multiple choice Exit Slip on content presented
Literacy Component:Folklore from around the World [Images & Text] / Student Engagement:Students will use images, schema, and new information to make connections to similar stories from different countries regarding folklore and urban legends.
Friday / Bell Work:What is an urban legend? What is folklore? How do these genres help create societies? What degree do they influence popular culture and literature?
Learning Target: LT 2.3
Formative Assessments: Reading comprehension questions of short fiction
Literacy Component:Short fiction on Folklore and Urban Legends / Student Engagement:Students will compare and contrast a folklore text as well as an urban legend. What similarities and differences exist between the texts?