CCSS

Code

e.g.

RL.K.5

OUTCOMES

(Lesson Focus)

What will the students know or be able to do at the end of the lesson?

ASSESSMENT

How will the students demonstrate that they have accomplished the desired outcome? Please state the question that will be asked during your formative assessment.

STRATEGIES

In what activities will the students be engaged to accomplish the desired outcome? Please list in the order that you will implement.

3 HOTS QUESTIONS

e.g. one should be on knowledge, one on application, and one on synthesis or evaluation.

Mon

Students analyze poem

“A Bird Came Down the Walk” by Emily Dickinson and a

play based on a folktale: “James the Vine Puller.”

Students answer questions based on the poem

and the play.

Which piece of dialogue supports the play’s main theme?  Explain.

Which detail from the poem supports the idea that humans can enjoy nature but should not bother its creatures? Explain why.

Tues

Students compare/contrast  a story. a play, and a poem all entitled “The Escape.” 

   Students answer questions comparing all three genres. 

Students answer questions comparing the features, elements, and vocabulary of the three

different genres.

 Students give examples of  how  organization of the poem helps one understand its meaning. 

Both the story and the poem tell how Carl and Kasper came to be in prison.  Compare how the story and poem present this event

Wed

Students compare a non-fiction article “Dust Bowl Migration” and diary entries

from“Dust Bowl Diary.”

Students answer questions on the right

and write an essay explaining the similarities and differences between both passages. 

Students respond to ff. questions:

What was life like for people who left their homes and moved West?  

What caused the great dust storms in the Dust Bowl?  Use details to explain both. 

What do each of the passages say about how the dust storms affect people’s lives?  Compare and contrast including details from both.

Thurs

COMPUTER 

Fri

Students compare two myths “Stealing Fire from Zeus” and “How Beaver Stole Fire.” 

Students answer questions about each passage

and write an essay comparing/contrasting

each passage’s explanation about the fire.  

Students respond to ff. questions:

What changes to the land does Beaver cause?

What is the theme  of  “Stealing Fire from Zeus”?

How are the points of view in the two stories different? Compare/contrast how each passage explains how fire was give to those that needed it.

Bloom’s Taxonomy

 (HOTS Questions)

-Knowledge

-Comprehension

-Application

-Analysis

-Synthesis

-Evaluation

School Grade Weighting Scale:

Tests (40%):

Quizzes (20%):

Classwork/ Participation (15%):

Homework (5%):

Projects/ Portfolios (20%):

Vocabulary words for week:

1. setting                          6.verse

2. cast                               7.stanza

3. dialogue                        8.meter

4. stage directions                 9.myth

5.  point of view                    10.play

Use of Technology:

   ____ Smartboard

   ____ Student Response System