Lesson Plans 05/16

Course/ Subject/Unit: Pre Ap Literature/Composition

Date of Instruction: 05/16/23

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 the legacy of a novel

Success Criteria:

1. Students will create annotated texts with detailed notes regarding the history of The Jungle by Upton Sinclair.

2. Students will reflect on a time their own intentions went sour.

Activities & Assignments

PP: Latin Root

The class will begin with several stories from the instructor of historical blunders going sideways. I.E Pearl Harbor was an attempt to keep the US OUT of the war. 

Students will be invited to share a moment their own intentions went sideways and explore the consequences of that moment. 

Students will then read the Achieve article, write summaries, and respond to the article questions.