English II Pre-AP - Lesson Plans - Week of 9/8-9/12
Monday
Daily Objective: The student
will analyze the impact of
poetic devices on a poem.
How Assessed: Poetry Posttest, Block Day lesson
Tuesday
Wed/Thur
Friday
Daily Objective: The
student will analyze the
impact of diction, detail,
imagery, syntax, and
figurative language in a
poem.
How Assessed: Poetry
post-test, Block Day
lesson
Daily Objective: The
student will determine
the tone of a poem based
on the use of imagery,
diction, and poetic
devices.
How Assessed: poetry
post-test, analysis of “A
Poem for the Blue
Heron”
Materials Needed:
Peeling Back the Layers
in “Root Cellar” and “A
Poem for the Blue
Heron”
Daily Activities:
1. Do First – Read and
annotate “Root Cellar”
2. With a partner, work
through all of the
questions about “Root
Cellar.” (40 minutes)
3. Go over “Root Cellar”
annotations and multiple
choice. Data tracker –
track their progress.
4. Independent practice
– analysis and annotation
of “A Poem for the Blue
Heron”
Daily Objective:. The student
will identify and analyze the
impact of poetic and sound
devices in a poem.
Homework: Finish
analysis of “A Poem for
the Blue Heron”
Homework: Study – Timed
Writing Tuesday, Test
Wed/Thur
Materials Needed: Copies of
“Theme for English B” by
Langston Hughes, copies of
Strategies for Interpreting
Poetry
Daily Activities:
1. Do First – Write a paragraph
about how you experience the
world.
2. Students read “Theme for
English B” quietly to
themselves
3. Guide class through
strategies for interpreting
poetry; model annotations
while annotating “Theme for
English B”
Materials Needed:
Uncovering Layers of
Meaning in “The Witch”
Homework:
Homework:
Daily Activities:
1. Do First – what is
special about you that is
your contribution to the
diversity at WHS and in
this classroom?
2. Students read “The
Witch” quietly to
themselves, looking first
for examples of imagery.
3. As a group, annotate
the poem for imagery.
4. Students answer
questions on p. 102 and
#6 (note to teacher –
cut/paste #6 onto p.
102). Go over answers.
5. If time allows, analyze
syntax of passage.
How Assessed:
“Ozymandias” quiz, poetry
post-test
Materials Needed:
“Ozymandias” LTF Lesson
Daily Activities:
1. Students work quietly and
independently to work
through the “Ozymandias”
Putting It All Together Lesson