Pre-AP English 9 Lesson Plan November 17 November 21

Course Title: Pre-AP English 9

Teacher: Kever, Londa
Instructional Focus: World Lit; Reading Comprehension; Vocabulary Development
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 observation
domain-specific word base.
as determined by students
homework
*Manage their independent reading
Reminder: Students must
vocabulary cards
by monitoring their progress
have finished Book #12 by
X teacher-made
throughout the week, documenting
Wednesday.
quiz/test
their results, and reflecting on their
Tuesday
level of achievement of the goals.
*Bellwork
Adaptations
*Exhibit 21st century skill of
*Read vocabulary.
X verbal prompts
prioritizing.
*Analyze elements in
X audio and visual
*Be respectful, responsible, and
excerpt from Book
reinforcement
reach rigorous standards.
1 in The Odyssey:
X modified
*opening invocation,
expectations
*appeal to a Muse,
X positive
Instructional Strategies
reinforcement
Wednesday
X Bell work
*Bell work
X Analysis of literature
*Make vocabulary cards.
Additional Support:
X Read-alouds.
*Analyze elements in
X Class discussions.
excerpt from Book 2
Teacher scaffolding.
X Study cards.
in The Odyssey.
Repeated instructions.
X Scaffolding with brief excerpt
Thursday
from movie rendition of The
*Bell work
Possible reading
Odyssey via technology.
*Analyze elements in
accommodations:
excerpt from Book 3 in
*Playaways and cds
The Odyssey.
which read a book
Common Core Standards Applied *Analyze elements in
to student.
VA 9.6 Students will acquire and use
excerpt from Book 4 in
*Lower weekly
accurately general academic and
The Odyssey.
reading goals (<150),
domain-specific words and phrases,
Friday
if requested.
sufficient for reading, writing,
*Bellwork
*Lower semester book
listening, and speaking at the college *Vocabulary assessment via
goals. (< 10 books)
and career readiness level . . .
Technology (Schoology)
*Books that are < 200

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.) . . .

*Update Reading Record

*Excerpt from movie.
Students Weekly
Homework:
*Students read 225 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 7-10
days to meet his/her goals.

pages to qualify.
Possible vocabulary
accommodations:
*Student does not
include entire def.
on vocab cards.
*Student types
definitions in
English Lab.
*Student cuts out
definitions and
attaches to cards.
Class accommodation:
*Instructions are
broken into smaller
chunks.
*Instructions are
repeated.