Southside Middle School
Grade Level: Eng1
Teacher’s Name: Young
Lesson Plan for Week of: October 31, 2016
Subject
Topics Covered This
Week:
Learning Objectives
English One
Plot, setting, making inferences, writing process (sentence structure)
SC Standards (list)
South Carolina State Standards: Standard 4: Read with sufficient
accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. 4.1-4.2 Students are
expected to build upon and continue applying previous learning.
Standard 5: Determine meaning and develop logical interpretations
by making predictions, inferring, drawing conclusions, analyzing,
synthesizing, providing evidence, and investigating multiple
interpretations. Standard 8: Analyze characters, settings, events, and
ideas as they develop and interact within a particular context. 8.1
Analyze how setting shapes the characters and/or plot and how
particular elements of a narrative or drama interact, determine the
impact of contextual influences on setting, plot, and characters.
Standard 2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and
convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately
through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
Overview of Weekly
Objectives, Student
Activities, and
Assessments
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The student will:
 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support
comprehension.
 Determine meaning and develop logical interpretations
by inferring,
 Analyze characters, settings/plot, events, and ideas as
they develop and interact within a particular context
 Know and apply grade-level phonics
 Write narratives to develop real or imagined
experiences or events using effective techniques, wellchosen details, and well-structured event sequences
 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard
English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when
writing
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What objectives will students be mastering? Writing; Setting,
plot, and inference of weekly story; Story Vocabulary
How will you & your students be using technology? Smart
Board, computer and video
What learning strategies will be implemented? Modeling and
peer pairs
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Monday
What products will be developed by the students? Notes,
completed papers, quizzes
Objective: Student to watch Bio of Edgar Allan Poe to determine
how his personal life was reflected in his work
Lesson: Students to start graft chart to compare/contrast Poe’s
works and life
Tuesday
Assessment: Whole class and group discussions. Vocabulary notes.
Students to start graft to compare/contrast Poe’s work and life, to
start with Tell Tale Heart & bio
Objective: Student to read Cask of Amontillado and analyze plot,
setting, inference.
Lesson: Student to read Cask of Amontillado and analyze plot,
setting, inference.
Wednesday
Assessment: Whole class and group discussions. Vocabulary notes.
Students to add to story to graft.
Objective: Student to read The Black Cat and analyze plot, setting,
inference.
Lesson: Student to read The Black Cat and analyze plot, setting,
inference.
Thursday
Assessment: Whole class and group discussions. Vocabulary notes.
Students to add to story graft.
Objective: Student to read & watch The Black Cat and analyze plot,
setting, inference.
Lesson: Student to finish reading The Black Cat & watch film,
analyze plot, setting, inference.
Friday
Assessment: Whole class and group discussions. Vocabulary notes.
Students to add to story graft
Objective: Student to Read The Raven independently and add it to
their graft
Lesson: We have been reading works of Poe together, Today
Students are to read independently The Raven.
Arts Integrated
Activities
Assessment: Student should be able to add The Raven to the graft.
Vocabulary test
Playing music while quizzing and completing required activities
Start Sound Track Project
List any arts-integrated
lessons that you
incorporated this week
Resources/Materials
List software, websites,
references, etc.
Class sets of Cask of Amontillado and The Black Cat, Poe Bio film and
The Black Cat DVD
Collaboration/Sharing

 How will you
collaborate with
ELA meetings Wednesday’s 2nd period

your team to
implement this
lesson?
How will student
products be
showcased?
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Students will be given a grade on their graft and quizzes
Sound Track project will be shared with the class