How will the students learn?
Detail of activities / strategies
used to engaged students:
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Monday:
o
Opening:
Parallel Structure/Syntax (What do you know?)
o
Work Session -
§
Instruction (I do):
1.
Teacher will review ACT III (students may or
may not have finished reading on Friday.
2.
Teacher will have students take notes on Point
of View
§
Independent Practice (You do): Students will
continue reading “The Crucible” (in literature circles) ACT III. Students
will begin reading ACT IV.
o
Closing:
Ticket Out the Door – Comprehension Questions (ACT III)
·
Tuesday:
o
Opening:
Brainpop (Parallel Structure)
o
Work Session -
§
Instruction (I do): Teacher will review Act
IV; continue reading silently.
§
Guided Practice (We do): We will begin watching
“The Crucible”
§
Independent Practice (You do): As the movie is
playing, students should finish completing this character chart & comprehension
questions.
o
Closing:
Unit 2 Minis (touchstones)
·
Wednesday:
o
Opening:
KWL Chart: Claim & Counterclaim
o
Work Session -
§
Instruction (I do): Teacher will introduce the writing piece of
Unit 2 to the students (Springboard)
§
Guided Practice (We do):
1.
As a class, we will finish watching “The Crucible”
2.
Class will complete the Unpacking the Embedded
Assessment sheet
§
Independent Practice (You do): Students will
begin their prewrite for their Argumentative Essay
o
Closing:
Ticket Out the Door - What are
the pros and cons of your issue (Students should being thinking about their Argumentative
Essays)
·
Thursday:
o
Opening: Parallel Structure Review
o
Work Session -
§
Instruction (I do): Teacher will talk to students about
researching articles for their paper; teacher will also review textual evidence.
§
Guided Practice (We do):
§
Independent Practice (You do): Students will
use the laptops to research articles for their topics.
o
Closing:
Ticket Out the Door – Students review their topic with a partner for
more ideas
·
Friday:
(Absent)
§
Independent Practice (You do): Students will begin
working on their Argumentative Essay Rough Draft.
