Lesson Plans

Language Arts 10
Monday: Review available resources; start researching in lab
Tuesday: Blog and continue researching in lab
Wednesday: Outline essay
Thursday: Review parenthetical citations; write rough draft in lab
Friday: Write rough draft in lab; printed copy due on Monday at the beginning of class

Composition I
Monday: Arthur Miller bio; begin reading Death of a Salesman
Tuesday: Continue DOAS
Wednesday: Written reflection #1; discussion
Thursday: Continue DOAS
Friday: Finish Act I of DOAS; written reflection #2

Creative Writing
Monday: Introduce zine unit
Tuesday: Write advice article in lab
Wednesday: Write horoscopes in lab
Thursday: Partner interviews
Friday: Type partner articles in lab

Lesson Plans

Language Arts 10:
Tuesday-Vocabulary, notes, speech
Wednesday-Blog in lab
Thursday-Vocabulary practice, appeals
Friday-Vocabulary quiz, introduce persuasive essay and brainstorm

Senior English:
Tuesday-TIB essay in lab
Wednesday-TIB essay in lab
Thursday-TIB essay in lab
Friday-TIB essays due; critique

Creative Writing:
Tuesday-Finish Dead Poets Socety
Wednesday-Carpe Diem essay in lab
Thursday-Carpe Diem essay in lab
Friday-Carpe Diem essay in lab

Lesson Plans

Language Arts 10

Monday: Freedom Writers movie
Tuesday: Freedom Writers movie
Wednesday: Freedom Writers movie
Thursday: Set up blogs in lab
Friday: Line Game & Toast for Change

Comp. I

Monday: "The Millenials Are Coming" article and response
Tuesday: Discuss article; TIB 1-3 and SOAPSTone in partners
Wednesday: Finish SOAPSTones for This I Believe essays
Thursday: Find TIB essay to bring to class on Friday
Friday: Share TIP essays and brainstorm

Creative Writing

Monday: Start Wheaties autobiography
Tuesday: Finish Wheaties autobiography
Wednesday: Share Wheaties autobiography & turn in; SSR
Thursday: Dead Poets Society
Friday: Dead Poets Society

Welcome Back!

Welcome back to school! Hope you had a great summer! I will be posting weekly lesson plans on Monday of every week. Remember, though, that sometimes things take longer or not as long as planned, so be flexible if these aren't 100% accurate.

Lesson Plans for 8/24/11-8/26/11

Language Arts 10
Wednesday: Introduction, ice breakers (HW: Get Freedom Writers permission slip signed)
Thursday: Syllabus, pick out fiction free reading books
Friday: Partner introductions, SSR (Permission slips are due!)

Composition I
Wednesday: Essay #1
Thursday: Syllabus, rubric & evaluate real examples
Friday: Share essays, critique

Creative Writing
Wednesday: Introduction, ice breakers
Thursday: Ice breakers, pick out fiction free reading books, SSR
Friday: "I Am From Poems," share, SSR

Lesson Plans

LA 10
Monday & Tuesday - Work on Fractured Fairy Tales in computer lab
Wednesday & Thursday - Present Fractured Fairy Tales
Friday - Begin watching To Kill a Mockingbird to review for final exam

Senior English
Monday - Final Exam (Last Day!)

Lesson Plans

Language Arts 10
Monday: Social ritual speeches-take notes and plan
Tuesday: Perform social ritual speeches
Wednesday: Make vocabulary flash cards; study for final
Thursday: Twisted fairy tales
Friday: Poetry Out Loud

Senior English
Monday: Share songs
Tuesday: Share songs
Wednesday: Review critical theories
Thursday: Macbeth analyses
Friday: Macbeth analyses

Lesson Plans

Language Arts 10


Monday-Finish demonstrative speeches

Tuesday-Finish reading classic book

Wednesday-Vocabulary review/flashcards

Thursday-Computer lab/work on classic book project

Friday-Computer lab/work on classic book project (due on Monday)


Senior English


Monday-Gary Soto and Naomi Shihab Nye; bring songs & lyrics on Tuesday

Tuesday-Share music and lyrics; interpret as a class

Wednesday-Share music and lyrics; interpret as a class

Thursday-Find poetry to share

Friday-Share poetry to class