Lesson Plan~The Academy for Technology & the Classics~Cultivating Fearless Learners

Instructors name:
Ayers

Course/Grade:
Grade 11 AP Language and Composition

Week of:

Unit Name:

11/02/11-06

This Side of Paradise

(1A)*Essential

Question(s):
(1A/1B) Connections (prior/future learning):
How does the author utilize diction, organization and
Students will connect with past experience analyzing noncharacter development to create a quality piece of
fiction work.
fiction?
(1A) Common Core/State Standards:
W.11-12; RI.11-12; SL.11-12
(1E) Other considerations (modifications,
(1D) Resources/Materials:
accommodations, acceleration, ELL, etc.
All accommodations and modifications indicated in
Novel This Side of Paradise
student IEPs will be followed. Any needs of ELL
students (modification of assignment length,
Handout syntactical constructions
modification of assignment complexity, modification of
source reading, etc.) will be implemented.
(1F) Assessment (How will you monitor progress and know students have successfully met outcomes? What happens
when students understand and when they dont understand?
Daily: direct observation
This Week: direct observation /example sentences for syntactical constructions/peer editing sheet/Socratic dialogue
MONDAY
(1F)Embedded Formative Assessment: peer editing sheets
Wednesday 11/02/15: Reading Book One Chapter Three
(1B)Closing

Friday 11/06/15: Reading Book One Chapter Four and

Interlude (through page 121). Students should also prepare
notes for Socratic dialogue.
Friday 11/06/15: Syntactical construction assignment.
Wednesday 11/11/15: Second draft essays with peer edits
and first drafts due.
Learning Target: Students will show improvement in
editing academic essays by completing peer editing work
templates.
(1C)

Do Now: Are you motivated to improve your writing

skills? Why or why not?
(1C)

Activity: As a whole class, we will discuss

what we learned today and how we will use these skills
in the future.

TUESDAY
Learning Target: Students will show improvement in
re-writing academic essays by completing a second draft
of an essay based on peer edits.
(1C)

(1F)Embedded Formative Assessment: second draft

essays
(1B)Closing

(1C)

Do Now: How has your writing improved this year?

Activity: As a whole class, we will discuss

what we learned today and how we will use these skills
in the future.

WEDNESDAY
Learning Target: Students will show understanding
of different syntactical constructions by reading
descriptions of different sentence and paragraph types
and recording examples from their reading.
(1C)

Do Now: Describe three different ways you can

construct a sentence.
(1C)

(1F)Embedded Formative Assessment: example sentences

for syntactical constructions
(1B)Closing

Activity: As a whole class, we will discuss

what we learned today and how we will use these skills
in the future.

Students will read descriptions of different construction

techniques for sentences and paragraphs. For sentences,
they will find and record three examples of each sentence
type from This Side of Paradise. For paragraphs, they will
construct one of each type of their own, offering analysis of
this weeks reading. Students may choose the focus of their
analysis. The entire work should be turned in Friday.

THURSDAY
Learning Target: Students will show understanding
of different syntactical constructions by reading
descriptions of different sentence and paragraph types
and recording examples from their reading.
(1C)

Do Now: What syntactical constructions do you

often use?
(1C)

Students will read descriptions of different construction

techniques for sentences and paragraphs. For sentences,
they will find and record three examples of each sentence
type from This Side of Paradise. For paragraphs, they will
construct one of each type of their own, offering analysis of
this weeks reading. Students may choose the focus of their
analysis. The entire work should be turned in Friday.

(1F)Embedded Formative Assessment: example sentences

for syntactical constructions
(1B)Closing

Activity: As a whole class, we will discuss

what we learned today and how we will use these skills
in the future.

FRIDAY
(1C) Learning Target: Students will improve their skills in
speaking and listening. They will show their learning by
engaging in Socratic dialogue.
Do Now: Please produce the opening question(s) you
have prepared for todays discussion. Be ready to share
it with the class and explain why this particular question
is important to you and important for us to explore.
(1C)

(1F)Embedded Formative Assessment: Observation of

oral discussion and written notes
(1B)Closing

Activity: Students will briefly discuss high

points and areas of growth in the Socratic dialogue.

Socratic dialogue: through page 121.

*Refers to NMTEACH Rubric:
1A-Demonstrating knowledge of content
1B-Designing coherent instruction
1C-Setting Instructional outcomes
1D-Demonstrating knowledge of resources
1E-Demonstrating knowledge of students
1F-Designing student assessment

Formative Assessment includes, but is not limited to:

Exit tickets, white board response, consensagrams, red/green cards, formal or
informal student conferences, sticky note assessment.