Thursday, September 5, 2019

American Literature Lesson

5 September 2019

PLANBOOK: https://www.planbookedu.com/s/8LFXR

Objective: To leave class today with a plan, an outline, a rough draft, a partially typed up final draft, etc. of Creative Piece #1, due tomorrow at the end of the block. (STANDARD W.3, W.5)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by having table partner discussions about the topic of their writing (and a visual confirmation by the teacher).

Agenda:

1.      SSR – 20 min

2.      Grammar Notes #3 with Practice Quiz in Illuminate – 20 min

3.      Discuss HF p. 104-135 – in small groups - 10 min

4.      Creative Piece #1 brainstorming/drafting time - 40 min

Assessment: Creative Piece brainstorm

Homework: HF p. 151-178

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AP English Literature Lesson

5 September 2019

PLANBOOK: https://www.planbookedu.com/s/IVKY2

Day 4 Vocabulary Word-of-the-day: promontory (noun): a high point of land or rock projecting into the sea or other water beyond the line of coast

“The most violent storm hung exactly north of the town, over that part of the lake which lies between the promontory of Belrive and the village of Copet” (Shelley 62).

Student Learning Objective: (1) To practice asking questions about the text. (2) To practice turning questions into claims. (3) To compare various directors’ choices in creating the scene when Victor’s monster comes alive. (STANDARD RL.2, RL.3, RL.7, SL.5)

Success Criteria: Students will show mastery by asking (and writing down) five questions that they might want to further explore in the next ten chapters of the novel (and maybe use one of these for a claim).

  

Agenda:

1.      WOD – 5 min

2.      Definition of lyric poem – 5 min

3.      Read individually, “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” using yesterday’s analyzing poetry resource, annotate, take notes, ask questions, etc. – 10 min

4.      Watch video of poem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZET9Q2RhONw&t=476s – 25 min

5.      Note the reference to the poem in the novel, p. 45 – 5 min

6.      Ask questions of the novel from Chapters 4-5 (can these questions be turned into claims?) – 10 min

7.      Watch “It’s Alive!” clips https://sites.google.com/olivetschools.org/clipshome/home – 20 min

8.      EXIT SLIP and reading time – 10 min

Assessment: EXIT SLIP – Side #1: Write down five questions that you might want to further explore in the next ten chapters of the novel (and star your favorite). Side #2: Write an intelligent paragraph about your observations of the various “It’s Alive” clips.

Homework: Frankenstein, Chapters 6-8, p. 50-76