September 17 - 21, 2018

Detail of activities / strategies used to engaged students:

·       Monday:

o   Opening:  Money & the American Dream (Younger Family)

o   Work Session -

§  Instruction (I do):  Teacher will have students think about how the Younger family each had their own “American Dream”; What did it look like? Did they achieve it? What were the pros and cons? How did the play tie into Unit 1.

§  Guided Practice (We do): Second read: “A Dream Deferred” – Langston Hughes (Breakdown); Students will finish watching “A Raisin in the Sun” (2008 Version)

o   Closing:  Ticket Out the Door

·       Tuesday:

o   Opening:  Power of Persuasion (What does it mean to “persuade” someone?)

o   Work Session -

§  Instruction (I do):  Teacher will introduce Unit 2 to the students (Springboard)

§  Guided Practice (We do): Vocabulary Chart (QHT -UNIT 2);

§  Independent Practice (You do): Students will create Frayer Models for the word: Persuasion to go on our class Word Wall; Students will take Unit 2 Pre-Test

o   Closing:  Ticket Out the Door – Notebook Update (Notebook Check)

·       Wednesday:

o   Opening: 

o   Work Session -

§  Instruction (I do):  Teacher will discuss the importance of knowing the historical context of a play, before reading it. (Comparison to the historical context of “Raisin in the Sun”)

§  Guided Practice (We do): As a class, we will read “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” & “The Trial of Martha Carrier” – (Springboard - 110-113)

§  Independent Practice (You do): Students will complete the Second Read Questions (pg. 111 & 114)

o   Closing:  Ticket Out the Door

·       Thursday:

o   Opening:  Review Second Read Questions from yesterday

o   Work Session -

§  Instruction (I do):  Introduction to “The Crucible”

§  Guided Practice (We do): Anticipation Guide: “The Crucible”

§  Independent Practice (You do): Students read independently read “How to Spot a Witch”, and answers the comprehension questions

o   Closing:  Ticket Out the Door

·       Friday: 

o   Opening:  Review Drama Elements that tie into “The Crucible”

o   Work Session -

§  Instruction (I do): Character Analysis for “The Crucible

§  Guided Practice (We do): We will begin reading “The Crucible” as a whole group

o   Closing:  Ticket Out the Door