Ms.

Vizzini’s Lesson Plan for October 25th, 2022

Subject: English Grade Level:11

Pop Cycle: Document Link

Title: Unit 2: Lessons 4-7

Poe, Emerson, and Thoreau

Topic: Unit 2: Romanticism

Resources: Nearpod Link + Nearpod PDF

Content Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.4
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task,
purpose, and audience.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.9
Demonstrate knowledge of eighteenth-, nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century foundational works of
American literature, including how two or more texts from the same period treat similar themes or topics.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1
Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and
teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 11-12 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and
expressing their own clearly and persuasively.

Lesson Objectives:
-Students will be able to show their understanding of Gothic and Transcendentalism authors by their written
and verbal responses.
-Students will be able to select a topic for their Unit 2: Descriptive Essay.

Lesson Accommodations:
-Students are provided with examples and sentence frames.
-Students have the opportunity to ask questions throughout the lesson.
-Students have access to the Nearpod and lesson recording to review at their own pace.

Lesson Overview

This lesson is structured to compare/contrast Gothic and Transcendentalism and finish with reviewing the Unit
2 Portfolio Instructions.

● Opening
○ Poe Slideshow
○ Celebrations!
○ Quiz Prep

● Body
○ Edgar Allen Poe
○ Gothic + Transcendentalism
○ Ralph Waldo Emerson
○ Henry David Thoreau

● Closing
○ Unit 2 Rough Draft
○ Exit Ticket
○ Questions/Office Hours