Trousdale County Schools Focused Lesson Plan
Teacher:​
C. Beaver
Unit Name: Analyzing an Argument
Unit #: 6
Unit Length: 2 weeks
Week:​
November 16-20, 2015 Week __2___ of __2____
Subject:​English II Tennessee State Standard(s) to be taught: ​
(Write the entire standard)
● Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is valid and
the evidence is relevant and sufficient; identify false statements and fallacious reasoning.
● Analyze seminal U.S. documents of historical and literary significance (e.g., Washington’s Farewell Address, the
Gettysburg Address, Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms speech, King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail”), including how
they address related themes and concepts.
● Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and
relevant and sufficient evidence.
● Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
I Can Statements :
●
I can ​
delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is valid
and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; identify false statements and fallacious reasoning.
● I can analyze seminal U.S. documents of historical and literary significance (e.g., Washington’s Farewell
Address, the Gettysburg Address, Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms speech, King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail”),
including how they address related themes and concepts.
● I can write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and
relevant and sufficient evidence.
● I can ​
demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or
speaking. Accommodations for students, both regular and special populations : Reading Warm-ups are used when needed. Students
who may need extra attention and/or help may be pulled out by another teacher. Unit Vocabulary:
Resources, Technology, Formative and/or Summative
Assessments, Assignments, and a Daily Activity for citing text
based evidence in conversations and/or writing
Daily Agenda
Monday (B Day)
(1) MICA practice
(2) TREEC-review using writing prompt from test
(3) Pronoun Usage
(4) vocabulary-”How Much Land Does a Man Need”
Tuesday (A Day)
(1) “How Much Land Does a Man Need”
UNRAAVEL quiz
critical thinking questions
(2) pronoun practice
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
micatime.com discussion­small groups graphic organizer; teacher modeling vocabulary activities­formative (1) story quiz; textbook questions-formative
(2) pronoun exercise-formative
1 Wednesday(B Day)
Benchmark Writing Assessment
Thursday (A Day)
(1) “How Much Land Does a Man Need”-structure
(2) SOAPStone-argument
(1) discussion; question and answer-formative
(2) small group charting-formative
Friday (B Day)
(1) MICA practice
(2) pronoun practice
(3) precis writing on argument piece
(1) micatime.com
(2) pronoun exercises-formative
(3) precis-formative
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