Westside High School Lesson Plan
Teacher
Name:
Course:
Comeaux-Pollard
Unit Name:
English III
Dates:
Unit 4 Drama
The Crucible
2/2 – 2/6
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT relate the main ideas found in The Crucible to
primary source documents from its historical and cultural setting as they
relate to McCarthyism. SWBAT analyze the themes and characteristics in
different periods of modern American drama.
Monday
TEKS/AP/Standards:
Vocabulary-ELA.11.1B/ELA.11.1D
Reading-ELA.11.Fig19A/ELA.11.Fig19B/ELA.11.2C/ELA.11.8A/ELA.11.11A
WritingELA.11.16A/ELA.11.16B/ELA.11.16C/ELA.11.16D/ELA.11.16E/ELA.11.16
F/ELA.11.17B/ELA.11.18A
Listening and Speaking - ELA.11.24A/ELA.11.24B
How will we learn it?
Agenda: Learning Activities 1. Practice using SAT vocabulary in context/Look at last week’s test
2. Today’s words: ASSIDUOUS, CLAIRVOYANT
3. Discuss presentation techniques/Feedback from last week’s
presentations
4. Discuss allegory
5. Read pp. 216 – 225 in the literature book
6. McCarthyism Project Instructions
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Completed McCarthyism project
Checks for Understanding: Students will give feedback during discussion
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Pen/Pencil, English Literature Book, Vocabulary Folder,
Laptop, McCarthyism Project instructions
What do I need to do before next class?
Homework:
Follow Up/HW - McCarthyism Project due 2/6/15 via the HUB at the
beginning of class
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT relate the main ideas found in The Crucible to
primary source documents from its historical and cultural setting as they
relate to McCarthyism. SWBAT analyze the themes and characteristics in
different periods of modern American drama.
Tuesday
TEKS/AP/Standards:
Vocabulary-ELA.11.1B/ELA.11.1D
Reading-ELA.11.Fig19A/ELA.11.Fig19B/ELA.11.2C/ELA.11.8A/ELA.11.11A
WritingELA.11.16A/ELA.11.16B/ELA.11.16C/ELA.11.16D/ELA.11.16E/ELA.11.16
F/ELA.11.17B/ELA.11.18A
Listening and Speaking - ELA.11.24A/ELA.11.24B
How will we learn it?
Agenda: Learning Activities 1. Practice using SAT vocabulary words in context
2. Today’s words: DIGRESSION, EVANESCENT
3. Work on McCarthyism Project
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Approximately ¼ - ½ of the project should be
completed today; a progress grade will be given at the end of the period.
Checks for Understanding: Teacher will monitor progress and answer
questions as the students work on project.
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Pen/Pencil, English Literature Book, Laptop, US History notes
on McCarthyism, vocabulary notebook or file on laptop
What do I need to do before next class?
Homework:
Follow Up/HW - Study vocabulary, McCarthyism Project due Friday 2/6 via
the HUB at the beginning of the period
Wednesday/Thursday
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions
about theme and genre in different cultural, historical, and contemporary
contexts and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding.
TEKS/AP/Standards:
ELA.11.1B/ELA.11.1D/ELA.11.Fig19B/ELA.11.2A/ELA.11.4A/ELA.11.14C/
ELA.11.15C.i/ELA.11.15C.ii/ELA.11.15C.iii/ELA.11.15C.iv/ELA.11.15C.v
How will we learn it?
Agenda: Learning Activities 1. Take District Assessment
2. Work on McCarthyism project
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: DLA
Checks for Understanding: n/a
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Pencil, Laptop, Copy of District Assessment, McCarthyism
project
What do I need to before next class?
Homework:
Follow Up/HW – Study vocabulary, McCarthyism project due 2/6/15 via the
HUB at the beginning of the period.
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT recall information to review for a Unit test next
week.
Friday
TEKS/AP/Standards:
Vocabulary-ELA.11.1B/ELA.11.1D
Reading-ELA.11.Fig19A/ELA.11.Fig19B/ELA.11.2C/ELA.11.8A/ELA.11.11A
WritingELA.11.16A/ELA.11.16B/ELA.11.16C/ELA.11.16D/ELA.11.16E/ELA.11.16
F/ELA.11.17B/ELA.11.18A
Listening and Speaking - ELA.11.24A/ELA.11.24B
How will we learn it?
Agenda: Learning Activities 1. Practice using SAT vocabulary in context
2. Today’s word: FRUGAL
3. Review for test over The Crucible
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Completed project
Checks for Understanding: Kahoot results
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Pen/Pencil, Laptop, Vocabulary notebook or file
What do I need to before next class?
Homework:
Follow Up/HW - Review reading... Crucible test next week on the block day;
Vocabulary test 2/13
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Grading period ends on February 13, 2015