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Week of 12/14
English I
Monday
• Present story rewrites
• Create study guide
Tuesday
9:45-10: 45 (60)
Literary Element Activity
Wednesday
7:29-8:30 (66)
Passage Identification Activity
11:20-12:57 (96) Exam
English II
Monday
• Comic strip presentations
• Create study guide
Thursday
8:40-9:40 (60)
Short Story, Multiple Choice
1:03-2:40 (96) Exam
English III
Monday
• Crime scene analysis due
• Newspaper/Police Report Due
• Team Presentations
• Create Study Guide
Wednesday
8:40-9:40 (60)
Short Story, Multiple Choice
1:03-2:40 (96) Exam
English IV
Monday
• Macbeth Presentations
Tuesday
8:40-9:40
Study
1:03-2:40 (96) Exam
College 1010
Monday
Revision
Thursday
9:45-10:45 (60)/Exam 11:20-12:57 Proficiency already taken
Week of 12/07
Salmen High School Weekly Lesson Plan
Teacher: Pearson Grade: 9 Subject: English Week of 12/07
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Weekly Overview: Unit Description: The Mysteries of Life
Essential Questions: How does literature relate to real life experiences?
What are the types of external conflicts that characters experience? How do
these conflicts relate to real life individuals? What can predictions tell us?
Resources/Materials: Literature Anthology
Standards/Benchmarks/GLEs: (ELA-1-H1)(ELA-1-H2) (ELA-1-H2) (ELA-1-H3) (ELA-1-
H4) (ELA-6-H2)(ELA-6-H3) (ELA-6-H4) (ELA-7-H1) (ELA-2-H1) (ELA-2-H1)
Objectives:
To read and analyze a play.
To analyze a writer’s methods of characterization.
To summarize and form opinions.
To analyze character conflict.
To diagram a plot.
To understand the thought processes involved in making predictions.
Student Learning Activities Mon
Reading: News Article—compare connections to Tempest
Tempest,
Evaluating
Round &
Flat
Characters,
Theme Nature vs society, Act III
Tues
Tempest
Atmosphere
Eval Wed
Create a diagram of plot (visual)
Thurs
Dramatic Speeches
Filming
Locate your own connection (article/artifact/
Explanation) Due Thursday
Fri
Comparison of student summaries/critiques
To literary criticism/summaries
Salmen High School Weekly Lesson Plan
Teacher: Pearson Grade: 10
Weekly Overview:
Unit Description: Societal Norms and Cultural Values
Essential Questions: How does literature relate to real life experiences?
What can we learn about ourselves and others through literature? What are
social norms? How do norms affect people’s behavior? What are cultural
values? How are cultural values expressed through literature?
Resources/Materials: The Misanthrope
Standards/Benchmarks/GLEs: (ELA-1-H1)(ELA-1-H2) (ELA-1-H2) (ELA-1-H3) (ELA-1-
H4) (ELA-6-H2)(ELA-6-H3) (ELA-6-H4) (ELA-7-H1) (ELA-2-H1) (ELA-2-H1)
Objectives:
To compare cultural values
To explore dialogue and meaning
To understand how theme contributes to meaning
Student Learning Activities
Mon—Fri
The Misanthrope essay due Monday.
Homework: Locate article dealing with a criticism of modern day social
manners. Oral presentation Tuesday.
Tuesday
Article discussion.
Genre, persuasive tactics.
Create a satirical response.
Wed
Creating a satirical response to an author’s criticism.
Thurs
Create a Comic strip (visual).
Friday
LA Pass Due Friday.
Review
Salmen High School Weekly Lesson Plan
Teacher: Pearson Grade: 11
Weekly Overview: Unit Description: Breaking Free
Essential Questions: What do tall tales teach us about life? How can we judge
character actions through real life consequences? How can the life altering
experiences of others offer us insight? What is the difference between
breaking a law and standing for a cause?
Resources/Materials: American Literature, Norton Anthology of American
Literature
Standards/Benchmarks/GLEs: (ELA-1-H1)(ELA-1-H2) (ELA-1-H2) (ELA-1-H3) (ELA-1-
H4) (ELA-6-H2)(ELA-6-H3) (ELA-6-H4) (ELA-7-H1) (ELA-2-H1) (ELA-2-H1)
Objectives: To read and interpret an American novel within the social
context
To determine a writer’s purpose.
To evaluate symbols.
To evaluate the similiarities between stories.
Student Learning Activities Justice compositions
Oral Presentations:
Select a chapter from ICB for discussion.
*Read an excerpt to class
*discuss literary elements, if any
*discuss how the passage is significant to the overall story
*discuss your favorite and least favorite characters and provide
justification for your opinion
Tues
Self Reflection due
Solving a crime
Clues Provided
Deductive
Reasoning
Inductive
Reasoning
Theory
Hypothesis
Wed-Fri
Peer Reflections Due
• each writes an analysis of the
crime scene and evidence
• Each writes a police report or newspaper article
written in proper law enforcement or reporter
“voice”
• Each team presents the evidence to a “jury” to explain
the events, evidence analysis procedures, and
results
Homework: Reading In Cold Blood
Salmen High School Weekly Lesson Plan
Teacher: Pearson Grade: 12H
Weekly Overview:
Unit Description: Ambition and Anguish
Essential Questions: What are the negative aspects of ambition? How does
personality and psychological well-being affect life events and choices? What
can we learn from historical fiction? What is a tragic hero? What is a tragic
flaw?
Resources/Materials: British Literature, Computer/Internet
Standards/Benchmarks/GLEs: (ELA-1-H1)(ELA-1-H2) (ELA-1-H2) (ELA-1-H3) (ELA-1-
H4) (ELA-6-H2)(ELA-6-H3) (ELA-6-H4) (ELA-7-H1) (ELA-2-H1) (ELA-2-H1
Objectives:
To develop an awareness of psychological states.
To read and analyze a story that deals with tragic ambition.
To examine dramatic devices.
To read and analyze a Shakespearean tragedy
To use multiple learning strategies to demonstrate understanding.
Student Learning Activities.
Monday
Group Activity
a. use 4 literary elements
b. accurate portrayal of character
c. depiction must highlight one theme of the play
d. group must formulate short written analysis of the dramatization
explaining how skit meets assignment guidelines
Tues.
Group Presentations
Wed.—Fri
Senior Research Due
Library
Writing Conferences
Review
Homework: Work on senior project
College 1010
Week of Dec. 8
Deductive Argument
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
Short Essays
Discuss the thesis and whether or not you agree with the author.
Proficiency Exam
