Pre-AP English 9 Lesson Plan October 27 October 31

Course Title: Pre-AP English 9

Teacher: Kever, Londa
Instructional Focus: World Lit; Reading Comprehension; Vocabulary Development
Performance Indicators
Students will do the following tasks:
*Demonstrate knowledge of
technology to submit/share
documents with one another and
with the instructor.
*Exhibit 21st century skill of focus
on bellwork.
*Exhibit 21st century skill of self-
awareness in monitoring reading
goals.
*Expand both their general and
domain-specific word base.
*Manage their independent reading
by monitoring their progress
throughout the week, documenting
their results, and reflecting on their
level of achievement of the goals.
*Exhibit 21st century skill of
prioritizing.
*Be respectful, responsible, and
reach rigorous standards.


Instructional Strategies
X Bell work
X Brainstorming review
X Analysis of literature
X Read-alouds.
X class discussions.
X Study cards.
X Scaffolding with pictures of
Greek historical figures.


Common Core Standards Applied
VA 9.6 Students will acquire and use
accurately general academic and
domain-specific words and phrases,
sufficient for reading, writing,
listening, and speaking at the college
and career readiness level . . .
In-class Procedures
Monday
*Bellwork
*Submit Reading Log via
technology (link on PRHS
Website/Mrs. Kevers
Weebly)
*Update Reading Record
(as needed) via technology
*Share Reading Record with
parent via technology
*Student-led library visits
as determined by students
Tuesday
*Bellwork
*Read vocabulary.
*Brainstorming review of
literary elements in epics.
*Analyze elements in
excerpt from Book
1 in The Odyssey:
*opening invocation,
*appeal to a Muse,
*

Wednesday
*Bell work
*Make vocabulary cards.
*Analyze elements in
excerpt from Book 2
in The Odyssey.
Thursday
*Bell work
*Vocabulary assessment via
Technology (Schoology)
*Analyze elements in
excerpt from Book 3 in
The Odyssey.
Friday
*Bell work
*Analyze elements in
excerpt from Book 4 in
Materials/Resources
X Chromebook
X website
X whiteboard
X projector
X library books
X literature book

Assessment Strategies
X reading log
X reading record
X observation
homework
vocabulary cards
X teacher-made
quiz/test

Adaptations
X verbal prompts
X audio and visual
reinforcement
X modified
expectations
X positive
reinforcement

Additional Support:
Teacher scaffolding of
background with
pictures.
Repeated instructions.

Class accommodation:
*Instructions are
broken into smaller
chunks.
*Instructions are
repeated.

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.) . . .
The Odyssey.
*New vocabulary list.

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.