Wichita falls ISD
English I
Lesson Planner
Unit 6A: Synthesizing Genres
Suggested Time Frame: 6 Days
Objectives
Skills: The student will be able to…
Reading:
 Analyze non-linear plot development
 Determine the meaning of grade-level technical academic English words in multiple context
areas derived from Latin words and affixes
Writing:
 Write expository texts to communicate ideas and information to specific audiences for a
specific purpose
 Revise drafts to improve style, word choice, and sentence variety
Media:
 Analyze how words, images, graphics, and sound work together in various forms to impact
meaning
Lesson Information
Activities
Lesson 4A.1 (3 days): “A Sound of Thunder” Triplet Study
 Quick write activity: Write or project the following question on the board:
“Would you visit the past if you could? If yes, where and when would you go
and why? If no, what consequences of time travel would stop you from going
back in time?”
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Vocabulary activity: Have students create a chart on a sheet of notebook
paper with three columns labeled “Know Well,” “Think I Know,” and “Don’t
Know.” Project the “A Sound of Thunder” vocabulary (word document) and
have students place the words in the three columns.
o Then select two volunteers and give each student a fly swatter. Have
the students stand up at the board near the projected image while
you read definitions for the words. The volunteers are to attempt to
swat the correct word for the definition before their opponents.
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(Optional) Visit thinkcentral.com either as a class or individually using the
keyword HML9-37 and visit the time line, author’s bookshelf, and notable
quotes for Ray Bradbury. After, take the “Name Game” quiz as a class or
individually.
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Reading activity: Provide students with a copy of the Analyze Sequence
(worksheet) from the resource manager to help students keep track of the
events in this non-linear story.
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Read aloud “A Sound of Thunder” by Ray Bradbury on pages 38-51 in the Holt
McDougal Literature textbook and Holt McDougal Literature TE
o Give students the Foreshadowing in “A Sound of Thunder”
(worksheet). Have students define foreshadowing before beginning
handout.
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TEKS
1, 5A, 12, 13C, 15A
Vocabulary
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Annihilate
Expendable
Infinitesimally
Correlate
Paradox
Resilient
Undulate
Malfunctioning
Stagnating
Subliminal
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Discuss Background information over the Tyrannosaurus Rex on page
39
Complete Analyze Visuals questions on pages 39, 42, 47, and 50
Complete Literary Analysis: Plot question on page 40
Complete Reading Skills: Make Inferences on pages 41, 45, 49, and
51
Revisit the Big Question: Would you visit the PAST if you could? On
pages 42 and 47
Complete Vocabulary: Own the Word activities on pages 42, 43, 44,
45, 48, and 49
Complete Tiered Discussion Prompts on pages 43, 46, 48, and 49
Complete Reading Skills: Analyze Sequence on pages 44 and 46
Complete Grammar and Style: Analyze Dialogue on page 44
Complete Reading Strategy: Predict on page 48
Complete Selection Wrap-up: Read with a purpose on page 51
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Writing activity: Complete SRA Reading Activity (handout) over “A Sound of
Thunder”
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Read aloud “From Here to There: The Physics of Time Travel” by Brad Stone
on page 55 of the Holt McDougal Literature textbook
o Complete Expository Selection questions on page 55
o Complete Tiered Discussion Prompts on page 55
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Look at The Time Machine movie advertisement on page 56 of the Holt
McDougal Literature textbook
o Complete Analyze Visuals questions on page 56
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STAAR Practice: Complete the Texas Assessment Practice: Short Answer
(worksheet) and refer students to page 57 in the Holt McDougal Literature
textbook for short answer strategies
Lesson 4A.2 (3 Days): Expository Essay
 Go over Technological Advancements Expository prompt (handout)
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Brainstorm topics to answer the prompt on the board
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Have students create a thesis using Three-in-One Infoshots (read pages 99105 of The Story of my Thinking)
o Printable Three-in-one Infoshots sheet is on page 176
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Have students write kernel essays over the prompt
o Text structures are on pages 145-165
o Planning sheet for kernel essays in on page 166
o Suggested text structure: “prized possession”: I couldn’t do without…,
It has the most…, It has…, Before I had…, That’s why…, Without it, I
would… page 67 of The Story of My Thinking
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Flesh out kernel essays on 26-lined STAAR paper
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Complete peer-editing session using Writing Workshop (handout) and write
final copy
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Additional Information
Materials/Resources
Holt McDougal Literature Book
Holt McDougal Literature Teacher’s Edition
The Story of My Thinking by Gretchen Bernabei
2 Fly swatters
“A Sound of Thunder” vocabulary word document
Foreshadowing in “A Sound of Thunder” worksheet
Analyze Sequence worksheet
SRA Reading Activity handout
Texas Assessment Practice: Short Answer worksheet
Technological Advancements Expository prompt
Writing Workshop handout
Notes from Council
During this unit, please pull from your Kamico workbooks,
Texas End-of-course Coach, or any other resource you
have access to in order to reinforce skills your students
are struggling with.
Expository essay instructions are a suggestion. Please
continue to teach the expository essay in the way your
students have found success.
This week’s lessons could easily go over the suggested
time frame. At that point, you will need to make the
decision to cut from the lessons or go into the next week.
Writing the expository essay and completing the short
answer questions will be priorities in this week’s lessons.
Parent Resources
 Additional Resources: http://www.livebinders.com/play/play/353326
 https://sites.google.com/a/springbranchisd.com/ela-staar-eoc-writing-intervention/
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