Westside High School Lesson Plan
Tuesday
Monday
Teacher Name:
Course:
S. Simmons/J. Hall
English 4B
Unit Name and #:
Dates:
Existential Literature
02/2-6/2015
Daily Objective: SWBAT relate characters, setting, and theme of a literary work to the
historical, social, and economic ideas of its time; SWBAT make inferences and draw
conclusions about author’s purpose in historical /contemporary contexts and provide
evidence from text to support their premise.
TEKS/AP/Standards: SO1.2, SO1.4 TEKS 110.34(b)(2),(5)(A)(B)(D
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Novel, The Stranger, read aloud in class-Part 2, Chapter 5; discussion
questions (included in handout) for chapter 5; Socratic discussion; literary devicessymbols/existentialist ideals/irony/Meursault’s childlike behavior
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Reading comprehension/discussion questions; Socratic discussion of
subtext, reinforce ideas of existential literature and historical significance/literary devices
(irony, personification, foreshadowing, flashback,
Checks for Understanding: Review chapter discussion questions and main ideas/themes
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Copy of novel (furnished), Study Guide, Laptop or pen and paper
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Completed art project
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT relate characters, setting, and theme of a literary work to the
historical, social, and economic ideas of its time; SWBAT make inferences and draw
conclusions about author’s purpose in historical /contemporary contexts and provide
evidence from text to support their premise. Literary concepts: irony/personification/
existentialist ideals/symbols (heat/red)/religious ideals/characterization
TEKS/AP/Standards: SO1.2, SO1.4 TEKS 110.34(b)(2),(5)(A)(B)(D
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Novel, The Stranger - Review Part 2, Chapters 1-5; discussion questions
(included in handout); Socratic discussion; literary devices-symbols/existentialist ideals/
irony/Meursault’s behavior
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Reading comprehension/discussion questions; Socratic discussion of
subtext, reinforce ideas of existential literature and literary devices
Checks for Understanding: Review chapter discussion questions and main ideas/themes
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Copy of novel (furnished), Handout (furnished), Pen, Paper, Laptop
What do I need to do before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Review Part 2 discussion questions
Wednesday/Thursday
Friday
What are we learning?
Daily Objective SWBAT relate characters, setting, and theme of a literary work to the
historical, social, and economic ideas of its time; SWBAT make inferences and draw
conclusions about author’s purpose in historical /contemporary contexts and provide
evidence from text to support their premise.
TEKS/AP/Standards: SO1.2, SO1.4 TEKS 110.34(b)(2),(5)(A)(B)(D
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Read aloud in class The Stranger, Part 2, Chapters 3-4; discuss literary
devices/characterization/existentialist and absurdist
beliefs/foreshadowing/flashback/theme/motif/symbols
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Major assessment over Part 2 of The Stranger; literary devices/
characterization/existentialist and absurdist beliefs/foreshadowing/flashback/theme/
motifs/symbols
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Copy of novel, study guide, laptop or pen and paper
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Review vocabulary 14 study guide
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT respond to vocabulary using context clues and analogies
TEKS/AP/Standards: SO1.2, SO1.4, TEKS110.34.(B)51A/B/C/E
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: Review vocabulary terms on study guide before quiz begins; complete
vocabulary quiz #15
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Vocabulary quiz #15
Checks for Understanding: scored by teacher to be returned on Monday
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Quiz and pen
HOMEWORK: Vocabulary 16 distributed