Kerry Naylor
9th Grade English
Lessons – October 17-21
Monday, October 17
Objectives:
 Demonstrate understanding of a novel
 Determine mood
Procedure:
 9 weeks novel presentations
 Based on the passage given, what is the mood from this scene in Hop-Frog? What led you to this
conclusion? Share.
 Share Hop Frog extension stories.
Evaluation: Classwork, 9 weeks novel presentations
Tuesday, October 18
 Review elements of short stories
 Apply irony to a story
Procedure:
 Introduction and connections: have you ever had a secret that was hard to keep/how do you
define insanity? Share/share out.
 Review – POV, conflict, mood, antagonist/protagonist
 PowerPoint notes: 3 types of irony.
 Irony poetry: I do/We do/You do
 Read aloud-think aloud – based on what we’re hearing, is the speaker crazy?
HOMEWORK – FINISH THE STORY
Evaluation: classwork
Wednesday, October 19
Objectives:
 Review elements of short stories
 Apply irony to a story
Procedure:
 DO NOW – is the narrator reliable? Share/share out. Key quotations on board during do now.
 Review key quotes
 Review story answers and make judgment on theme.
 View Simpson’s Tell-Tale Heart video
Evaluation: Classwork, homework
Thursday, October 20
Objectives:
 Review elements of short stories
 Determine tone
Procedure:
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Tone notes: PowerPoint
Complete tone exercises: I do/we do/you do
Evaluation: classwork
Friday, October 20
Objectives:
 Review elements of short stories
 Determine tone
 Pull key quotations
Procedure:
 Review tone
 Introduce “The Black Cat.”
 Read-aloud/think-aloud the opening of the story. How is this similar to “A Tell-Tale Heart?”
 Students complete the story in groups, pulling key quotations that guide the action of the story.
Evaluation: Classwork
STANDARDS: 1.1.9 AB & D; 1.3.9 AB&D
PERIOD 3
Monday
Novel presentations
Tuesday
Novel presentations
Review mood
Read Hop-Frog
Wednesday
Review hop frog
Determine mood
Make judgments on Hop-Frog’s revenge
Thursday
Introduction for 5 People You Meet in Heaven
Read first chapter of the novel
Friday
Introduction to A Tell-Tale Heart
Period 8
Monday
Novel presentations
Tuesday
Novel presentations
Hop frog quiz
Determine mood
Extend the story
Wednesday
Introduction to A Tell-Tale Heart – irony
Thursday
Tell-Tale Heart review
Friday
Introduction to tone
Kerry Naylor
12th Grade English
Lessons – October 17-21
Monday, October 17
Objectives:
 Develop an understanding of literary periods as they relate to stories
 Develop an understanding of types of writing present during literary periods
Procedure:
 DO NOW – how important are codes of honor? What codes of honor do you live by?
Share/share out.
 Read about Arthurian Legend.
 Take notes on Romance literature.
 Begin reading Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Read-aloud/think aloud: What does the knight
look like? What is his challenge to the court?
Evaluation: classwork
Tuesday, October 18
Objectives:
 Develop an understanding of literary periods as they relate to stories
 Develop an understanding of types of writing present during literary periods
Procedure:
 Complete reading part 1 of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
 Analyze the story as a Romance tale – how does it fit the framework.
 View the animated version of Part 1
Evaluation: Classwork
Wednesday, October 19-Thursday, October 20
Objectives:
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Develop an understanding of literary periods as they relate to stories
Develop an understanding of types of writing present during literary periods
Procedure:
 DO NOW – tell 3 key events from part 1 of Sir Gawain and make a prediction of what will happen
in part 2.
 Review the characteristics of a Romance.
 Begin reading part 2.
 Complete part 2.
 View the remainder of the Gawain animation.
 Judge the story as a romance
 Judge Gawain as a knight – id he worthy of being a knight of the round table?
Evaluation: Classwork
Friday, October 21
Objectives:
 To make judgments
 To analyze a character
 To use transitions in writing
 To use evidence in writing
Procedure:
 Brainstorm: Is Gawain a good knight according to the code of chivalry?
 In-Class essay: Is Gawain worthy of being a knight of the round table? What characteristics does
he show or not show that make him worthy?
FCAs:
Introduction and topic sentence
Transitions between paragraphs
Evidence in each paragraph set off with transitions
 Begin composing essay
Evaluation: Classwork/essays
Kerry Naylor
CHS Argument
Lessons – October 17-21
Monday, October 17-Thursday, October 18
Objectives:
 Apply a narrative to a debate
 Give presence to key ideas
 Participate in crossfires
 Evaluate arguments
Procedure:
 Students present debates 1 and 2 from the technology debate series
 Students not debating evaluate arguers and develop questions for post-debate debriefing.
Evaluation: debate FCAs
Friday, October 21
Objectives:
 Evaluate the work of a peer
 Make judgments
Procedure:
 Students complete team-by-team review.
 Share with class, going debate by debate.
 Students question debaters on claims, strategies.
Evaluation: classwork