Teacher’s Name: Mrs. TuckerWeek Four

Course Title and Periods Taught: English II AUnit Title:Of Mice and Men

List daily lesson topic and Depth of Knowledge: / List learning target
(related to Core Academic Standard): / Briefly outline daily lesson activities/agenda: / Check all that apply each day:
Monday
Lesson Topic:
Of Mice and Men
Critical Vocab: / I can…
-read a text to understand meaning
-read a text to determine characterization / BR #10: In a writing prompt, identify what the concrete and abstract is, then provide an example of each.
In class reading time in Of Mice and Men
What is a topic sentence? How do I incorporate transitions? / XBellringer
XFormative Assessment
Writing to learn
Writing to demonstrate learning
Cooperative Learning
MI/DI
Student technology use
ACT/CATS-like assessment
Live-Scoring
XReading Strategies
Lab
Tuesday
Lesson Topic:
Of Mice and Men
Critical Vocab:
Isolation
Allienation / I can…
- identify important themes in Of Mice and Men
-read to understand complex characters / BR #11: Loneliness and Alienation worksheet
Quiz over Chapter Four
Take notes over Chapter Four
Discuss the character of Crooks- character map
Cooperative Activity: Two truths and a lie
HW: Read pages 84-90 / XBellringer
XFormative Assessment
Writing to learn
Writing to demonstrate learning
XCooperative Learning
XMI/DI
Student technology use
ACT/CATS-like assessment
Live-Scoring
Reading Strategies
Lab
Wednesday
Lesson Topic:
Of Mice and Men
Critical Vocab: / I can…
-Identify/ understand: key ideas and details craft and structure integration of knowledge and ideas / BR #12
Discuss Chapter 5, part One
Discuss commentary/analysis
HW: Read pages 91-98 / XBellringer
XFormative Assessment
Writing to learn
XWriting to demonstrate learning
Cooperative Learning
MI/DI
Student technology use
ACT/CATS-like assessment
Live-Scoring
Reading Strategies
Lab
Thursday
Lesson Topic:
Of Mice and Men
Critical Vocab: / I can…
-successfully craft a literary analysis
-recall plot details and map them out / BR #13
Discuss Chapter 5, Part two
Quiz over Chapter 5
Cooperative Activity: Constructing a plot map
Constructing a literary analysis
HW: Read pages 99-107 / XBellringer
XFormative Assessment
XWriting to learn
Writing to demonstrate learning
Cooperative Learning
MI/DI
Student technology use
ACT/CATS-like assessment
Live-Scoring
Reading Strategies
Lab
Friday
Lesson Topic:
Critical Vocab: / I can…
-recall facts about a text
-analyze a text as a whole for understanding and meaning / BR #14
Quiz over Chapter 6
Discuss novel as a whole, including character dreams, themes, and plot details
Discuss writing a literary analysis / XBellringer
XFormative Assessment
Writing to learn
XWriting to demonstrate learning
XCooperative Learning
MI/DI
Student technology use
ACT/CATS-like assessment
Live-Scoring
Reading Strategies
Lab