Lesson Plans: English I Pre-AP

Purple Days: 2nd Period / Silver Days: 7th Period
Unit 1: Foundations (2 Weeks) / Unit 1: Foundations (2 Weeks)
Readiness Standards:
1B, 1E, 18A, 18B
Supporting Standards:
1A, 1D, 12A, 12D / Readiness Standards:
15A, 17A, 18A ,19A, W1.1, W3.2-26A
Supporting Standards:
15A i, ii, iii, 17A i, ii, iii; 18B i, ii, iii, W3.1.1 / Readiness Standards:
1B, 1E, 18A, 18B
Supporting Standards:
1A, 1D, 12A, 12D / Readiness Standards:
15A, 17A, 18A ,19A, W1.1, W3.2-26A
Supporting Standards:
15A i, ii, iii, 17A i, ii, iii; 18B i, ii, iii, W3.1.1
Students will…
  • analyze the textual context to distinguish between the denotative and connotative meanings of words
  • use study strategies, reference materials, and word origins to clarify important story elements
Students will...
  • write legibly and use appropriate capitalization and punctuation conventions in their compositions
  • use conventions of capitalization, correct punctuation marks including quotation marks to indicate sarcasm or irony, comma placement in nonrestrictive phrases, clauses, and contrasting expressions
  • spell correctly, including using various resources to determine and check correct spellings
  • analyze components of purpose, goals, audience, and genre
select a variety of sentence structures, appropriate voice, and varies sentence length, type, and complexity to create specific nuanced effects / Students will…
  • analyze the textual context to distinguish between the denotative and connotative meanings of words
  • use study strategies, reference materials, and word origins to clarify important story elements
Students will...
  • write legibly and use appropriate capitalization and punctuation conventions in their compositions
  • use conventions of capitalization, correct punctuation marks including quotation marks to indicate sarcasm or irony, comma placement in nonrestrictive phrases, clauses, and contrasting expressions
  • spell correctly, including using various resources to determine and check correct spellings
  • analyze components of purpose, goals, audience, and genre
select a variety of sentence structures, appropriate voice, and varies sentence length, type, and complexity to create specific nuanced effects
Monday, 8/24/15
*Intro to English I
*Foundations Comprehension: Kahoot!
*Bring all materials next time
*Buy a copy of Charles Dicken’sGreat Expectations (not mandatory) / Tuesday, 8/25/15
*Intro to English I
*Foundations Comprehension: Kahoot!
*Bring all materials next time
*Buy a copy of Charles Dicken’sGreat Expectations (not mandatory)
Wednesday, 8/26/15
*Bell ringer: roots/affixes
*Finish intro to English I
*Set up binder
*Vocabulary: connotation vs. denotation; characterization; point of view; inference
*Introduce The Scarlet Ibis / Thursday, 8/27/15
*Bell ringer: roots/affixes
*Finish intro to English I
*Set up binder
*Vocabulary: connotation vs. denotation; characterization; point of view; inference
*Introduce The Scarlet Ibis
Friday, 8/28/15
*Bell ringer: roots/affixes
*Cornell notes lesson for The Scarlet Ibis
*Activity: Connotation vs. Denotation in pairs (p. 767)
*Read The Scarlet Ibis and come up with questions for the left column on today’s Cornell notes (quiz grade) / Monday, 8/31/15
*Bell ringer: roots/affixes
*Cornell notes lesson for The Scarlet Ibis
*Activity: Connotation vs. Denotation in pairs (p. 767)
*Read The Scarlet Ibis and come up with questions for the left column on today’s Cornell notes (quiz grade)
Tuesday, 9/1/15
*Bell ringer: roots/affixes
*Vocabulary: diction; symbol(ism); tone; simile
*Diction activity
*Symbolism activity
* Homework check: Cornell notes
*Read The Scarlet Ibis while taking Cornell notes
*Finish reading and filling out Cornell notes for The Scarlet Ibis / Wednesday, 9/2/15
*Bell ringer: roots/affixes
*Vocabulary: diction; symbol(ism); tone; simile
*Diction activity
*Symbolism activity
* Homework check: Cornell notes
*Read The Scarlet Ibis while taking Cornell notes
*Finish reading and filling out Cornell notes for The Scarlet Ibis
Thursday, 9/3/15
*Bell ringer: write a story incorporating words containing the affixesdiscussed so far, as well as The Scarlet Ibis vocabulary (in pairs)
*Class discussions (quiz grade):
--Diction in The Scarlet Ibis
--Symbolism in The Scarlet Ibis
*Review:connotation; denotation; characterization; point of view; inference; diction; symbol(ism); tone; simile; The Scarlet Ibis vocab.;affixesacro – just (Vocab./Scarlet Ibis test on September 9th) / Friday, 9/4/15
*Bell ringer: write a story incorporating words containing the affixesdiscussed so far, as well as The Scarlet Ibis vocabulary (in pairs)
*Class discussions (quiz grade):
--Diction in The Scarlet Ibis
--Symbolism in The Scarlet Ibis
*Review:connotation; denotation; characterization; point of view; inference; diction; symbol(ism); tone; simile; The Scarlet Ibis vocab.;affixesacro – just (Vocab./Scarlet Ibis test on September 9th)