Daily Lesson Plan Template
Day & Date: / Monday 8/10
Standard: / ELACC11-12SL5: Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio, visual, and interactive elements) in presentations to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and to add interest.
Essential Question:
Learning Goal: / What are the expectations for this course?
Activating Strategy:
LessonOpener: / Students should watch Welcome Prezi (on loop) on SmartBoard to learn about teacher and overall class setup. Use iPad to access online classroom (OLC) and open link to Syllabus under American Literature folder.
Teaching Strategies: Procedures/Technology/
Performance Tasks: /
  1. Teacher will review class syllabus, layout of room, daily procedures and “kickoffs.”
  2. Students will signoff on clipboard noting that they have received a copy of the syllabus.
  3. Review class expectations and student contract
  4. Students will need to download and install the following APPS: Edmodo, Metamoji Note Lite, Popplet Lite, Socrative Student, QR Code Reader, iBrainstorm and iMovie.

Summarizing Strategy: Closing Activity: / Complete a 3-2-1. Identify three of your personal strengths (something you’re good at), two personal weaknesses and one objective or goal you have for this class. Post your response to Today’s Meet at Make sure to use your real name.
Assessment/Evaluation: / Todays Meet activity
Materials Needed: / iPads, OLC, Todays Meet, apps, course syllabus
Daily Lesson Plan Template
Day & Date: / Tuesday 8/11
Standard: / ELACC11-12W5: Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.
Essential Question:
Learning Goal: / How is effective writing constructed?
Activating Strategy:
LessonOpener: / Download the Think Pair Share Chart. In your team, discuss “What are the elements of effective writing?” Complete the chart using the Metamoji APP. Make sure everyone gets a copy of the completed chart.
Teacher will collect syllabi and contracts over class expectations from students.
Teaching Strategies: Procedures/Technology/
Performance Tasks: /
  1. Allow teams to share their TPS charts.
  2. Students need to open and review the Argument Prompt writing assignment and instructions for writing.
  3. Class discussion on the writing prompt and assignment.
  4. Read three articles that deal with the pros and cons of technology. Take notes from each.
  5. Begin to think about comments you would write in a letter to the teacher with your position on the topic.

Summarizing Strategy: Closing Activity: /
  1. As a team, respond to the question in the writing prompt “Should your school participatein the national Shut Down Your Screen Week?” Make sure to explain why you say this.
  2. Post your response to Today’s Meet at Make sure to use your real name.

Assessment/Evaluation: / TPS charts, article textual support
Materials Needed: / iPads, OLC, Todays Meet, Metamoji
Day & Date: / Wednesday, Aug. 12
Standard: / ELACC11-12W5: Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 1–3 up to and including grades 11-12.)
Essential Question:
Learning Goal: / How is effective writing constructed?
Activating Strategy:
LessonOpener: / Using the Popplet APP, brainstorm ideas you will use in writing a letter from Tuesday’s prompt.
Teacher will continue collecting syllabi and contracts
Teaching Strategies: Procedures/Technology/
Performance Tasks: /
  1. Teacher will circulate room and check activators.
  2. Class discussion on the setup of a paper, such as introduction, body with textual evidence, concluding remarks and letter format.
  3. Students will write letter following the format discussed in class.

Summarizing Strategy: Closing Activity: / Submit paper to teacher
Assessment/Evaluation: / Written letter and Popplet brainstorming exercise
Materials Needed: / iPads, Popplet, paper and pencil or pen
Day & Date: / Thursday, Aug. 13
Standard: / ELACC11-12W5: Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.
Essential Question:
Learning Goal: / How do you dissect a prompt?
Activating Strategy:
LessonOpener: / Download the Think Pair Share Chart. In your team, decide “Who would be more interested in reading an essay about museum artifacts”? Discuss occupations, interests, ages and gender of the audience. Complete the chart using the Metamoji APP. Make sure everyone in team gets a completed chart
Teaching Strategies: Procedures/Technology/
Performance Tasks: /
  1. Teams will share their TPS charts.
  2. Students will open the Keynote on Argumentative Essay.
  3. Class discussion on purpose, goal and claim, and writing process. We will review the prompt and learn how to dissect the prompt for important points.
  4. In teams, analyze the prompt from the first assignment Argument Prompt (Tuesday) and highlight writing situations in blue, directions for writing in yellow, and advice about the writing process in red. Use the Metamoji APP to highlight. Make sure everyone gets a completed chart.

Summarizing Strategy: Closing Activity: / Teacher will select two teams to AirPlay responses. Class will discuss highlights
Assessment/Evaluation: / TPS charts, highlights
Materials Needed: / iPads, Metamoji, Keynote
Day & Date: / Friday, Aug. 14
Standard: / ELACC11-12W5: Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.
Essential Question:
Learning Goal: / How do you develop a thesis statement?
Activating Strategy:
LessonOpener: / Locate your first writing assignment about Shut Down Your Screen Weekand highlight what you believe is the thesis statement. Be ready to explain your choice.
Teaching Strategies: Procedures/Technology/
Performance Tasks: /
  1. Teacher will select two to three students to AirPlay their activators. Class discussion on student choices.
  2. Students will open Keynote from day before. Review and reread prompt from slide four. Class discussion on brainstorming and thesis statements.
  3. In partners, students will create an open and closed thesis statement for the current writing prompt using Pages APP.

Summarizing Strategy: Closing Activity: / Submit your thesis statements to
Assessment/Evaluation: / Both sets of thesis statements
Materials Needed: / iPad, original writing assignment, Keynote, Pages