WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL LESSON PLANS 2013-2014

TEACHERS: / Chapman, Makeeta / DEPARTMENT:
TEAM: / English
9th Grade Team
COURSE: / English I / SIX WEEKS: / 1ST 6 WEEKS
GRADERANGE: / 9 / UNIT LENGTH: / 6 WEEKS
UNIT TITLE: / Style and Voice
UNIT DESCRIPTION:
Students explore word parts and examine the author’s development of voice and style in short stories, novel excerpts, personal narrative, memoirs, and media. Students explore fictional literary elements such as figurative language, plot, characters, theme, and point of view. The unit reviews the writing process through the creation of a short story. / Enduring Understandings:
EU1: Students will understand that the study of affixes and word roots helps the reader discover the meaning of unfamiliar words.
EU2: Students will understand that through the development of plot, characters, and point of view, an author sets the mood, conveys his/her tone, and shares the theme of a literary work.
EU3: Students will understand that figurative language enriches a short story by communicating ideas that go beyond the literal or ordinary meaning of words.
EU4: Students will understand that authors of short stories use literary elements to create believable characters.
EU5: Students will understand that effective writers plan, draft, and revise using a variety of devices.
Essential Questions:
EQ1: How does understanding the building blocks of words help people develop a rich vocabulary?
EQ2: How does understanding the different aspects of an author’s craft enable the reader’s ability to enjoy literature?
EQ3: How does figurative language enhance communication?
EQ4: What makes a character believable, and why is it important?
EQ: 5 How do effective writers ensure the quality of their published work?
TEK
STANDARDS per HISD English I Scope and Sequence for 6th six weeks: / Student Outcomes (S.O.’s):
ELA.9.1A Determine the meaning of grade-level technical academic English words in multiple content areas (e.g., science, mathematics, social studies, the arts) derived from Latin, Greek, or other linguistic roots and affixes.
ⓇELA.9.1E Use a dictionary, a glossary, or a thesaurus (printed or electronic) to determine or confirm the meanings of words and phrases, including their connotations and denotations, and their etymology.
Reading
ELA.9.Fig19A Reflect on understanding to monitor comprehension (e.g., asking questions, summarizing and synthesizing, making connections, creating sensory images.
ⓇELA.9.Fig19B Make complex inferences about text and use textual evidence to support understanding.
ⓈELA.9.5A Analyze and discuss the purpose of non-linear plot development (e.g., flashbacks, foreshadowing, sub-plots, parallel plot structures) and compare it to linear plot development.
ⓇELA.9.5B Analyze how authors develop complex yet believable characters in works of fiction through a range of literary devices, including character foils.
ELA.9.12B Analyze how messages in media are conveyed through visual and sound techniques (e.g., editing, reaction shots, sequencing, background music) on-visual texts and analyze the effectiveness of each. ⓈELA.9.2C Relate (compare/contrast) the figurative language of a literary work to its historical and cultural setting.
ⓈELA.9.5C Analyze the way in which a work of fiction is shaped by the narrator’s point of view.
ⓈELA.9.6A Analyze how literary essays interweave personal examples and ideas with factual information to explain, present a perspective, or describe a situation or event.
Writing
ELA.9.13A Plan a first draft by selecting the correct genre for conveying the intended meaning to multiple audiences, determining appropriate topics through a range of strategies (e.g., discussion, background reading, personal interests, interviews), and developing a thesis or controlling idea.
ⓇELA.9.13B Structure ideas in a sustained and persuasive (logical) way (e.g., using outlines, note taking, graphic organizers, lists) and develop drafts in timed and open-ended situations that include transitions and the rhetorical devices used to convey meaning.
ⓇELA.9.14A Write an engaging story with a well-developed conflict and resolution, interesting and believable characters, and a range of literary strategies (e.g., dialogue, suspense) and devices to enhance the plot.
ⓇELA.9.17A.i Use and understand the function of more complex active and passive tenses and verbals (gerunds, infinitives, participles) in the context of reading, writing and speaking.
ⓇELA.9.17C Use a variety of correctly structured sentences (e.g., compound, complex, compound-complex).
ⓇELA.9.13C Revise drafts to improve style, word choice, figurative language, sentence variety, and subtlety of meaning after rethinking how well questions of purpose, audience, and genre have been addressed.
ⓇELA.9.13D Edit drafts for grammar, mechanics, and spelling.
ⓇELA.9.19A Spell correctly, including using various resources to determine and check correct spellings.
ELA.9.13E Revise final draft in response to feedback from peers and teacher and publish written work for appropriate audiences.

LESSON PLAN

INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES:

QUESTIONING STRATEGIES: / HOT questions, Socratic Seminar, Anticipation Guide
CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING: Exit Tickets, Journal Entries
PRE – ASSESSMENT / Questionnaires, Writing Diagnostics (letter to the teacher, RAFT), Anticipation Guide, Revising and Editing Diagnostic
PROGRESS ASSESSMENT / First Drafts, Journal Entries, Graphic Organizers, Writing samples, Exit Tickets
POST - ASSESSMENT / Unit test, Writing product (essay, short story, poem)
EVIDENCE of STUDENT ENGAGEMENT:

WEEKLY PLAN

LESSON SEQUENCE / WEEK OF: / August 26, 2013
MON.
(date) / TUES. / WED./THURS. / FRIDAY
GOALS:
(What will students be able to UNDERSTAND?) / Students will know where my room is located, what I expect from them when they arrive, and that we will be working diligently from the moment the bell rings. / Students will be able to fully understand:
  • My syllabus, including classroom procedures. Students will understand the different components and the role of revision and editing when evaluating a piece of writing.
  • The teacher is the facilitator of the classroom.
  • Excellence is a habit.
  • Both the student and teacher will do whatever it takes in order to ensure excellence among the freshman English team!
/ Students will be able to fully understand:
  • Excellence is a habit.
  • The components and purpose of plot in a piece of literature.
  • The differences in the two types of plot, linear and non-linear.
  • How to effectively use conjunctions in their writing.
/ Students will be able to fully understand:
  • Excellence is a habit.
  • Understand the necessity of review in order to fully develop content mastery.
  • How to apply previously learned concepts to new material.
  • how thinking about concepts that will apply to future material is beneficial to the learning process.

OBJECTIVES
(What student OUTCOMES are expected?) / SWBAT:
Use a variety of correctly structured sentences (e.g., compound, complex, compound-complex).
Structure ideas in a sustained and persuasive (logical) way (e.g., using outlines, note taking, graphic organizers, lists) and develop drafts in timed and open-ended situations that include transitions and the rhetorical devices used to convey meaning. / SWBAT:
Analyze and discuss the purpose of non-linear plot development (e.g., flashbacks, foreshadowing, sub-plots, parallel plot structures) and compare it to linear plot development.
Determine the meaning of grade-level technical academic English words in multiple content areas (e.g., science, mathematics, social studies, the arts) derived from Latin, Greek, or other linguistic roots and affixes.
Use a dictionary, a glossary, or a thesaurus (printed or electronic) to determine or confirm the meanings of words and phrases, including their connotations and denotations, and their etymology. / SWBAT:
Use a variety of correctly structured sentences (e.g., compound, complex, compound-complex).
Structure ideas in a sustained and persuasive (logical) way (e.g., using outlines, note taking, graphic organizers, lists) and develop drafts in timed and open-ended situations that include transitions and the rhetorical devices used to convey meaning.
STUDENT ACTIVITIES:
(What will students DO?) / Students will individually complete a “Getting to Know You” handout.
Students will write a one page letter to the teacher indicating how they learn best. / Students will deliver the parent contact form to their parents and bring it back to the teacher by the following Tuesday.
Students will take notes as the teacher discusses his/her classroom rules and procedures.
Students will follow along with the teacher as he/she goes over the syllabus.
Students will answer the revising and editing questions which accompany the passage. / Students will take
Cornell notes on plot development as the teacher presents a PowerPoint.
Using “The Lion King,” students will analyze the elements of a plot diagram.
Students will create a T-chart, identifying the differences between linear and non-linear plot. / Students and teacher will close read the story, Sniper.
Students will demonstrate their mastery of plot development by creating a plot diagram which includes appropriate elements from the story, Sniper.
Students will create 20 sentences which included either coordinating or subordinating conjunctions.
Students will complete an anticipation guide for our next short story, The Most Dangerous Game.
MATERIALS: / Getting to Know You handout /
  • Rules and Procedures
  • Parent Contact Form
  • Class Syllabus
  • Revising and Editing Diagnostic
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  • Holt McDougal Grade 9 Literature textbook
  • Plot Diagram PowerPoint
  • Copies of Cornell Notes template
  • Copies of T-chart graphic organizer
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  • Holt McDougal Grade 9 Literature textbook
  • Copies of plot diagram graphic organizer
  • Filler paper

HOMEWORK:
TEST DATES/REMINDERS: / *Complete the letter to the teacher.
Bring required class materials and forms to school by next Tuesday. / Bring required class materials and forms to school by next Tuesday. / Bring required class materials and forms to school by next Tuesday. / Bring required class materials and forms to school by next Tuesday.