Westside High School Lesson Plan
Wednesday/Thursday
Tuesday
Monday
Teacher Name:
Course:
S. Simmons/J. Hall
English 4B
Unit Name and #:
Dates:
Short Stories
03/30 - 04/03, 2015
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: (Note – Due to STAAR Testing we will only be meeting with 1st and 3rd Period
on Monday) Analyze the moral dilemmas and quandaries presented in works of fiction as
revealed by the underlying motivations and behaviors of the characters.
TEKS/AP/Standards: 12.5(B)
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Finish reading Richard Matheson’s “Button, Button” and complete Open
Ended Response Questions; Compare the story to the Twilight Zone adaptation
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: OER Questions
Checks for Understanding: Discussion groups following film adaptation (20:06)
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Textbook or laptop, pen
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Complete short answer questions if not finished in class
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT analyze how complex plot structures (e.g., subplots) and devices
(e.g., foreshadowing, flashbacks, suspense) function and advance the action in a work of
fiction.
TEKS/AP/Standards: 12.2, 12.5(A), 12.7(A)
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Students will read “Memento Mori” by Jonathan Nolan and respond to a
writing prompt and analyze how the author manipulates time and perspective to build
suspense
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Students will respond to a detailed writing prompt
Checks for Understanding: frequent cold calls and thumbs up / down checks
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Laptop/short stories; essay response sheet
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Complete essay before next class period
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: (Note – Due to STAAR Testing we will only be meeting with 5th and 7th Period
on Wednesday and 2,4,6 on Thursday) Analyze the moral dilemmas and quandaries
presented in works of fiction as revealed by the underlying motivations and behaviors of the
characters.TEKS/AP/Standards: 12.5(B)
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Finish reading Richard Matheson’s “Button, Button” and complete Open
Ended Response Questions; Compare the story to the Twilight Zone adaptation
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: OER Questions
Checks for Understanding: Discussion groups following film adaptation (20:06)
Friday
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Textbook or laptop, pen
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Next week we will begin a new unit – Non Fiction! For real.
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: Spring Holiday
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Spring Holiday
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Spring Holiday
Checks for Understanding: Spring Holiday
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Spring Holiday
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Next week we will begin a new unit – Non Fiction! For real.