English 9 Lesson Plan December 8 December 12

Course Title: English 9

Teacher: Kever, Londa
Instructional Focus: World Lit; Reading Comprehension
Performance Indicators
In-class Procedures
Materials/Resources
Students will do the following tasks:
X Chromebook
Monday
*Demonstrate knowledge of
*Bellwork
X website
technology to submit/share
*Submit Reading Log via
X whiteboard
documents with one another and
technology (link on PRHS X projector
with the instructor.
Website/Mrs. Kevers
X library books
*Exhibit 21st century skill of focus
Weebly)
X literature book
on bellwork.
*Update Reading Record
*Exhibit 21st century skill of self(as needed) via technology Assessment Strategies
awareness in monitoring reading
*Share Reading Record with X reading log
goals.
parent via technology
X reading record
*Expand both their general and
*Student-led library visits
X class discussions
domain-specific word base via
as determined by students X teacher-made
literature and bell work.
Reminder: Students must
quiz/test
*Manage their independent reading
have finished Book #9 by
by monitoring their progress
the end of this week.
Adaptations
throughout the week, documenting
X verbal prompts
Tuesday
their results, and reflecting on their
*Bellwork
X audio and visual
level of achievement of the goals.
*Assessment via technology
reinforcement
*Exhibit 21st century skill of
on Books 3-5
X modified
prioritizing.
*Analyze elements in
expectations
*Be respectful, responsible, and
excerpt from Book
X positive
reach rigorous standards.
8 in The Odyssey:
reinforcement
Wednesday
*Bell work
Additional Support:
Instructional Strategies
*Assessment Book 6-8 in
X Bell work
The Odyssey
Teacher scaffolding.
X Analysis of literature
*Begin reading Book 9 in
Repeated instructions.
X Read-alouds.
The Odyssey.
X Class discussions.
Possible reading
Thursday
X Scaffolding with oral reading of
*Bell work
accommodations:
The Odyssey by Mrs. Kever and
*Continue reading Book 9
*Playaways and cds
professional reading on-line.
in The Odyssey.
which read a book
to student.
Friday
*Bellwork
*Lower weekly
Common Core Standards Applied *Finish Book 9 in The
reading goals (<150),
VA 9.6 Students will acquire and use
Odyssey.
if requested.
accurately general academic and
*Lower semester book
domain-specific words and phrases,
goals. (< 10 books)
sufficient for reading, writing,
*Books that are < 200
listening, and speaking at the college
pages to qualify.
Students
Weekly
and career readiness level . . .
Class accommodation:

VA 9.4c Students will learn how to

consult general and specialized
reference materials (dictionaries,
glossaries, thesauruses) both print
and digital, to find the pronunciation
of a word or determine or clarify its
precise meaning, its part of speech,
or its etymology.
RL 9.4 Students will determine the
meanings of words and phrases as
they are used in a text, including
figurative and connotative meanings;
analyze the cumulative impact of
specific word choices on meaning
and tone.
RL. 9.6 Students will analyze a
particular point of view or cultural
experience reflected in a work of
literature from outside the United
States, drawing on a wide reading of
world literature.
RL 9.10 By the end of Grade 9,
students will read and comprehend
literature, including stories, dramas,
and poems, in the grades 9-10 text
complexity band proficiently, with
scaffolding as needed at the high end
of the range.
L9.5 Students will demonstrate
understanding of figurative language,
word relationships, and nuances in
word meanings.
L9.5a Students will interpret figures
of speech (similes, metaphors,
idioms, personification, euphemisms,
oxymorons, etc.) . . .

Homework:
*Students read 150 or more
pages in a student-selected
book and keep track of the
pages read daily.
Note: Each student should
be finishing a book 200 or
more pages--every 10-14
days to meet his/her goals.
STUDENTS SHOULD
HAVE FINISHED 10
BOOKS BY TUESDAY,
DECEMBER 16.

*Instructions are
broken into smaller
chunks.
*Instructions are
repeated.