Lesson Plan for Unit 4- Romanticism
Grade: 11 | Content Area: English Language Arts | Course Name: American Literature |
Lesson 1 & 2 -Benchmark(s):
11.4.3.3 Analyze the impact of the author’s choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama (e.g., where a story is set, how the action is ordered, how the characters are introduced and developed).
Lesson | Duration | Learning Target(s) | Essential Question(s) | Resources |
1 | 1 day Activity 1.1 | I can explain the relationship between the author and his/her role of the Romantic Period in American Literature, and why he or she did not align within the Age of Reason literature | Why does an author and his/her work fit the Romantic Period in American Literature, and not the Age of Reason? | |
2 | 1-2 days Activity 2.1 Activity 2.2 | I can assess the value of the author’s message(s) based on his/her writing choices. | What is the impact of the author’s choices in the development of the story/drama? |
Lesson 3 -Benchmark(s):
11.4.4.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including words with multiple meanings or language that is particularly fresh, engaging, or beautiful. (Include Shakespeare as well as other authors.)
Lesson | Duration | Learning Target(s) | Essential Question(s) | Resources |
3 | 1-2 days Activity 3.1 | I can review word choice throughout the course of a text | What is the impact of the author’s choices in the development of the story/drama? |
Lesson 4 -Benchmark(s):
11.4.4.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including words with multiple meanings or language that is particularly fresh, engaging, or beautiful. (Include Shakespeare as well as other authors.)
Lesson | Duration | Learning Target(s) | Essential Question(s) | Resources |
4 | 2-3 days Activity 4.1 | I can discuss the various uses of terms effectively over time in a text. I can comprehend an appropriate level of literary nonfiction. | How does an author use and refine terms over the course of a text? How does reading and comprehending literary nonfiction at a high level of complexity benefit a reader? |
Lesson 5 -Benchmark(s):
11.4.7.7.Analyze multiple interpretations of a story, drama, or poem (e.g., recorded or live production of a play, or recorded novel or poetry), evaluating how each version interprets the source text. (Include at least one play by Shakespeare and one play by an American dramatist.)
Lesson | Duration | Learning Target(s) | Essential Question(s) | Resources |
5 | 1-2 days Activity 5.1 Activity 5.2 | I can evaluate the value of multiple interpretations of a story, drama, or poem. | What is the value of multiple interpretations of a story, drama, or poem? | Lesson 5 Activity 5.1 and Activity 5.2 |
Lesson 6 -Benchmark(s):
11.4.10.10 By the end of grade 11, read and comprehend literature and other texts including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 11–CCR text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
Lesson | Duration | Learning Target(s) | Essential Question(s) | Resources |
6 | 2 days Activity 6.1 Activity 6.2 | I can defend the value and importance of reading complex texts. | How does reading and comprehending literary nonfiction at a high level of complexity benefit a reader? |
Lesson 7 -Benchmark(s):
11.7.3.3 Write narratives and other creative texts to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.
Lesson | Duration | Learning Target(s) | Essential Question(s) | Resources |
7 | 1-2 days Activity 7.1 Activity 7.2 | I can write as a writer using real or imagined experiences or events. | How does someone write creatively to develop real or imagined experiences or events? How do I write creatively? | Lesson 7 Activity 7.1 and Activity 7.2 |
Lesson 8 -Benchmark(s):
ISTE Standard:
Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.
Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.
Lesson | Duration | Learning Target(s) | Essential Question(s) | Resources |
8 | 1 day Activity 8.1 | I can assess value of discussion board, journal (EPortfolio) in course. I can reflect on the goals of unit, digital usage and self assess my learning. | How do I use digital media collaboratively to support my learning as well as my classmates' learning? How do I apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information? |