Shelby County Schools Weekly Lesson Analysis/Planning DocumentGrades 9-12 English Curriculum

Teacher’s Name: Adrien Alsobrook Grade Level / Unit: AP English Language and Comp (11)

Week of Feb 12 – Feb. 16 , 2018

Monday 2-12 Tuesday 2-13 Wednesday 2-14 Thursday 2-15 Friday 2-16

ELA TN Standard(s):For the Week(Copy from Curriculum Map)

Analyze a text, draw inferences, and cite evidence from the text for interpretation – how various effects are achieved by writer’s linguistic and literary choices.

Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions Demonstrate an understanding of language elements for analysis and better writing Determine and clarify the meaning of unknown words the author chooses to use in the text. Prepare for and present original work conveying a clear and distinct perspective Write fluently on demand

Lesson Topic(s) Outliers Outliers Outliers Outliers Vocabulary Building

Learning Target(s):What will students know and be able to do as a result of this lesson?

Finish tracking sheets of AP MC from FridayPresentations of 6 Word Success Stories

Review Chapters 6 and 7“Harlan Kentucky” and “The Ethnic Theory of Plane Crashes”

Valentine’s DayWriter’s NotebookHow to write a process paper.

Review Chapter 8“Rice Paddies and Math Tests”

Vocabulary Test – Unit 5AndVideo of interview with Malcolm Gladwell

Resources / Materials:

Outliers Visual Rhetoric - 6

Word Success Stories

OutliersOutliers question Handout

Writer’s Notebookscandies

Outliers Question Packet

View Gladwell Interview https://

www.youtube.com/watch?v+XExL5s8owHs

Key Academic Vocabulary:

NA NA NA NA NA

Opening / Do Now / Bell Work:

Get ready for presentations of 6 Word Success Stories

Outliers bookand question handout

Index Card Index CardPaper and pen

Prepare for vocab test

Relevance /Rationale:

Analysis of a text Analysis of a text Understanding modes (text structure) in writing

Analysis of a text Vocabulary knowledge and usage.

High-Quality text(s)

Core Action 1

Finish Tracker sheets for MC work Friday

Presentations of 6 Word Success stories.

Review : Chapters 6 and 7“Harlan Kentucky” and “The Ethnic Theory of Plane Crashes”

Power point or handout on text structure identification

Review Chapter 8

In groups, review questions for Chapter 8

Review pronunciations of Unit 5 vocabulary

Text-Specific Questions: (Sample)

Core Action 2

NAQuestion handout– in groups

Individually work on identification of text structure (modes) examples

Question Handout in groups

Students take an objective test on Vocabulary Workshop – Level HUnit 5

Scaffolds That Increase Student Engagement:

Core Action 3

NAWhole class review Give out candies

Students will write out the process for opening the candy on their index card

Whole class review Answer questions:How well did Gladwell deal with his naysayers?Did any of the studies discussed interest you?If you were Gladwell, what types of subjects would you look into to discuss in any of his books?Would you read David and Goliath?

Assessment / Exit Ticket:

Visual Rhetoric Group work checkdiscussion

Index card Groups work – check discussion

Index card:What questions would you like to ask Gladwell?

Homework: Read Outliers Chapter 9by Wednesday

Vocab 5Friday

Read Outliers Chapter 9by tomorrow

Read Outliers to the end by Monday, 2-19

Study for Vocab Test Read OutliersThrough the end for Monday 2-19