Pre-AP English 9 Lesson Plan December 1 December 5

Course Title: Pre-AP 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 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 at least 13
X teacher-made
throughout the week, documenting
books by Wednesday,
quiz/test
their results, and reflecting on their
December 3.
level of achievement of the goals.
Tuesday
Adaptations
*Exhibit 21st century skill of
*Bellwork
X verbal prompts
prioritizing.
*Analyze elements in
X audio and visual
*Be respectful, responsible, and
excerpt from Book
reinforcement
reach rigorous standards.
5 in The Odyssey:
X modified
expectations
Wednesday
*Bell work
X positive
Instructional Strategies
*Continue excerpt from
reinforcement
X Bell work
Book 5 in The Odyssey.
X Analysis of literature
Additional Support:
Thursday
X Read-alouds.
*Bell work
X Class discussions.
*Vocabulary assessment via Teacher scaffolding.
X Scaffolding with oral reading of
technology.
Repeated instructions.
The Odyssey by Mrs. Kever and
*Book 5 in
professional reading on-line.
The Odyssey.
Possible reading
accommodations:
Friday
*Bellwork
*Playaways and cds
Common Core Standards Applied *Finish Book 5 and read
which read a book
VA 9.6 Students will acquire and use
Book 6 of The Odyssey.
to student.
accurately general academic and
*Lower weekly
domain-specific words and phrases,
reading goals (<150),
sufficient for reading, writing,
if requested.
listening, and speaking at the college
*Lower semester book
and career readiness level . . .
goals. (< 10 books)
VA 9.4c Students will learn how to
*Books that are < 200

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.) . . .

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.
STUDENTS SHOULD
HAVE FINISHED at least
13 BOOKS BY
WEDNESDAY,
DECEMBER 3.

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.