English I Lesson Plans - 1st Nine Weeks Unit One Week One: August 18-20 Wednesday Thursday Friday First Day of School Think Pair Share: “The Harvest Gypsies” Why are outsiders scorned or treated differently? Students will then read the Name Game What makes groups so suspicious of outsiders? remaining four sections of Have students get into small groups. Since we the passage will be studying migrant workers, have students Pre-Reading for Of Mice and Men individually. Each student come up with something they would bring if Historical Context in the group will have a forced to leave their homes and travel across the Watch brief video over migrant workers (PBS) specific task card. When country for work. The name of the item must they complete the section, start with the first letter of their name. They will “The Harvest Gypsies” they will discuss/share go around the group remembering each other’s Reciprocal reading of the text. their responses with the name. Then as a large group, they will say their -Discuss the tasks for each role assigned during reciprocal group. They will then name and their item (making a gesture to reading. trade cards with another describe their item). student in their group and -Complete section 1 of the reading as a whole repeat the process for the Capturing Kids Hearts Character Lesson class. Students will be in groups of 4. Each group will be next section of the Respect - Week 1 and 2 assigned a specific role. I will read the section aloud and passage. This will continue students will take notes while I read. Groups will then until the passage is complete assigned tasks – summarizer, predictor, complete. clarifier, questioner.
Assessments: No grades taken this week
Week Two: August 23-27 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Everyday Vocabulary Quick Write Everyday Capturing Edit Students will complete the vocabulary activity in Write the following quote on Edit Kids Study Sync for chapter one of Of Mice and Men the board: Continue (If students do not have chromebooks, they will “The best laid plans of Finish Hearts reciprocal complete the printed assignment.) mice and men often go THINK reading of awry.” - Robert Burns questions “The Finish reading “The Harvest Gypsies” as a -Ask students to write about (if needed) Social Harvest whole class. whether they agree or Gypsies” Discuss characteristics of migrant workers disagree with the quote. Character Contract described in the passage. -They should support their Analysis responses with specific Students Day Of Mice and Men examples. will Chapter One complete a Disclaimer: offensive language, racism, violence, Of Mice and Men character animal death Chapter One analysis -Begin reading the first chapter aloud, -Finish reading the first over stopping to ask questions as we read. chapter. George and stopping to ask questions Lennie Audio of novel: as we read, while students based on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Car_We66TME take notes what they -Students will work in pairs read in -While reading, students will compile a list of to complete the THINK chapter one character traits for George and Lennie questions for chapter one in Study Sync. -They should complete the questions for homework (if needed, dependent on time allowed in class) Formative Assessments: 1) Reciprocal reading of “Harvest Gypsies”, 2) Character Analysis OMAM, 3) “Braving the Wilderness” Assignment Summative Assessments: none
Week Three: August 30-September 3 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Vocabulary Everyday Edit Quick Write Everyday Edit SUB Students will What are the qualities that make a loyal friend? Who do you think would be more loyal, George or complete the Finish Finish reading Study Sync vocabulary Lennie? Explain why using evidence from the text to “Braving the Of Mice and Lesson activity in Study support your response. Wilderness” Men Chapter 2. Assigned: Sync for chapter Students will St. Lucy’s two of Of Mice work Of Mice and Men Home for and Men Chapter individually, Chapter Two Girls Raised (If students do Summaries reading the -Begin reading chapter 2 aloud, stopping to ask by Wolves not have Students will story and questions as we read. Students will chromebooks, write a completing work summary of they will assigned tasks independently complete the Audio of novel: chapter on StudySync to complete: printed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Car_We66TME two. Teacher (quiz and Reading will model assignment.) writing THINK writing assignment) While reading, students will compile a list of questions summaries “Braving the descriptions of the setting of the novella. Quiz using chapter Wilderness” Writing Complete one. Prompt Students will THINK Discuss how setting influences the theme and tone work questions as a of the reading. individually, whole class reading the story and completing assigned tasks on StudySync (quiz and writing assignment) Formative Assessments: 4) St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves Summative Assessments: none?????