ELA Lesson Plans 3/21

Course/ Subject/Unit: Pre Ap Literature/Composition

Date of Instruction: 03/21/23

Standard(s): 

Standard(s): 

ELAGSE9-10L: Language

• ELAGSE9-10L.VA: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

• ELAGSE9-10L4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grades 9-10 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.

• ELAGSE9-10L4.c: Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g., 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.

• ELAGSE9-10L6: Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression

Learning Target:

1. Read closely and analyze an article about knights

2. Prepare for the oncoming unit on Arthur and the Green Knight

Success Criteria:

1. Students will create annotated texts with detailed notes regarding their impressions medieval knights

2. Students will write a short story about a revered figure as a knight and what they would represent

Activities & Assignments

PP: Latin Root

Students will begin the class with a general discussion about the era of knight hood and what it entailed. The instructor will tell a few quick “Arthurian” tales before the students read the article. 

Students will read the article, write paragraph summaries, and answer the guided questions. 

Students will then read a follow up article with a particular arthurian legend of the black knight. They will respond to a few discussion questions in their journals. Students will conclude class with a story about a revered figure and why they would be worthy of knighthood.