Chisholm Trail
Middle School
Lesson Plan
Title of Unit: Expository Texts & The Holocaust
Length of Unit: 6 weeks
TEKS Taught in Unit: 8.5, 8.17, 8.18, 8.24, 8.10, 8.25, 8.26
Date
Topic/Content/Skill
Homework
Assessment
Monday
November 9
Objective: Prepare argument for seminar
1. Intro Socrates & Socratic Seminar
2. Socratic Seminar video
3. Expectations
4. Prepare arguments
Tuesday
November 10
Objective: Read to draw conclusions
1. Veteran’s Day Assembly
2. DEAR/Missing work
Wednesday
November 11
Objective: Listen to other students’ opinions
1. Socratic Seminar
2. Reflect on experience
Participation in Seminar
Thursday
November 12
Objective: Organize and present information
1. Features of a news article
2. FRAME article
3. Begin drafting article on Kristallnacht
Friday
November 13
Objective: Write an article synthesizing information
Kristallnacht article & Letter to the Editor
Questions to consider: