Westside High School Lesson Plan
Comeaux-Pollard
Unit Name and #:
Course:
English III
Dates:
Monday
Teacher Name:
Unit 4 Drama
The Crucible
1/19 – 1/23
SCHOOL HOLIDAY
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: SWBAT understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the
structure and elements of drama and provide evidence from text to support their
understanding.
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.11.16F/ELA.11.17B/ELA.11.
18A
Listening and Speaking - ELA.11.24A/ELA.11.24B
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. Warm up – vocabulary: adversity, camaraderie
2. Vocabulary Test
3. Read, discuss and view The Crucible by Arthur Miller (Act ii)
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods:
Checks for Understanding: Students will be asked questions as we read/view Act ii
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Pen/Pencil, English Literature Book, Vocabulary Folder
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Preview Act iii review questions in preparation for work with TUTS
Wednesday/Thursday
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: Students will relate (compare/contrast) the main ideas found in a literary
work to primary source documents from its historical and cultural setting.
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.11.1
5C.ii/ELA.11.15C.iii/ELA.11.15C.iv/ELA.11.15C.v
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
Students will participate in acting out Act iii of The Crucible with a representative from
Theatre Under the Stars (TUTS)
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Students will be assessed on their engagement in the acting process
Checks for Understanding: N/A will follow up in class on Friday
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Pen/Pencil, English Literature book, Vocabulary Folder
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Review text and come to class on Friday prepared to discuss reading vs.
acting
What are we learning?
Friday
Daily Objective: SWBAT understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the
structure and elements of drama and provide evidence from text to support their
understanding.
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.11.16F/ELA.11.17B/ELA.11.
18A
Listening and Speaking - ELA.11.24A/ELA.11.24B
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. Warm up – vocabulary: emulate, florid, impetuous
2. Review Acts i – iii via class discussion and quick quiz on the HUB
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: Student responses to class discussion and quiz
Checks for Understanding: Teacher will ask a mixture of types of questions and cold call
students to ensure comprehension
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Pen/Pencil, English Literature Book, Vocabulary Folder
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Review reading. Essay coming soon