Westside High School Lesson Plan
S. Simmons/J. Hall
English 4B
Unit Name and #:
Dates:
Existential Literature
01/19-23/2015
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: HOLIDAY
TEKS/AP/Standards:
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods:
Checks for Understanding:
What do I need to be successful?
Materials:
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW:
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: Novel, The Stranger, read aloud in class-Part I, Chapter 6; discussion
questions (included in handout) for chapter 6; Socratic discussion
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
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
Disburse Vocabulary #13 study guide
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Review concepts in chapters one through six of the novel
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
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Teacher Name:
Course:
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How will we learn it?
Learning Activities: : Review The Stranger, Part One, Chapters 1-6
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Major exam covering existential and absurdist literature as it is
depicted in The Stranger, Part One, including multiple choice and short answer questions
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Copy of exam , Pencil, Pen
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Review vocabulary 13 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 #13
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Vocabulary quiz #12
Checks for Understanding: scored by teacher to be returned on Monday
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Quiz and pen