Mrs. Oehler’s Lesson Plans for the Week of January 26-30, 2009
Day	Objectives	Procedures	Differentiation	Assessment
Monday	FLA (indicators for the unit): Apply reading comprehension strategies, including making predictions, comparing and contrasting, recalling and summarizing, and making inferences and drawing conclusions; Answer literal, inferential, evaluative, and synthesizing questions to demonstrate comprehension; Monitor own comprehension; Identify and explain the author’s use of direct and indirect characterization, and ways in which characters reveal traits about themselves; Analyze the influence of setting in relation to other literary elements; Interpret universal themes; Explain how authors use symbols to create broader meanings; Explain how foreshadowing and flashback are used to shape plot in a literary text.	Introduce Fahrenheit 451 Distribute handouts Listen to radio show and read transcript	Mrs. Oehler will provide accommodations according to necessary IEP or 504 documentation.	Students will be observed for comprehension and participation. Occasional reading quizzes and activities will be collected throughout the unit. There will be a comprehensive reading test at the end of the unit
	SLA – (indicators for the unit) Interpret universal themes across different works by the same author or by different authors; analyze how an author’s choice of genre affects the expression of a theme or topic; analyze the author’s use of point of view, mood and tone; explain how authors use symbols to create broader meanings; describe the effect of using sound devices in literary texts;	Review poetry learned last year. Small groups will select poems from the freshman text and interpret literary terms.		Students will be observed for comprehension and participation.
Tuesday	See Monday	Begin reading F451 Distribute review questions Mrs. Oehler will read aloud Allow time for silent reading (read pages 1-32 by beginning of class Thursday)		Reading quiz on Thursday over beginning of the book.
	SLA – See Monday	Imagery (pg. 533) “Small portions” (pg. 535) Billy Collins poetry on Youtube.com		Students will be observed for comprehension and participation.
Wednesday	FLA: See Monday	Continue reading F451 Review reading questions		Students will be observed for comprehension and participation. Occasional reading quizzes and activities will be collected throughout the unit. There will be a comprehensive reading test at the end of the unit
	No Sophomore Language Arts for MCCC
Thursday	FLA – See Monday	Continue reading F451 Discuss reading guide questions Reading quiz over pg. 1-32 Tableaux activity over first part of the book. Distribute reading guide pg. 32-63		Students will be observed for comprehension and participation. Occasional reading quizzes and activities will be collected throughout the unit. There will be a comprehensive reading test at the end of the unit: May 13^th
	SLA – see Monday	Continue study of imagery – emphasis on mood and tone “Eating Together” (pg. 546) “Grape Sherbet” (pg. 548) “Ballad of the Harp Weaver” More Billy Collins poetry		Students will be observed for comprehension and participation.
Friday	FLA – See Monday	Continue reading F451. Students should read to page 63 by Monday. Homework due Monday: select a passage in the reading. (a) illustrate it; (b) make connections; (c) identify and describe its significance.		Students will be observed for comprehension and participation. Occasional reading quizzes and activities will be collected throughout the unit. There will be a comprehensive reading test at the end of the unit: May 13^th
	SLA – See Monday	Figurative language with emphasis on mood and tone (pg. 557) “Simile” (pg. 559) “I am offering this poem” (pg. 563) “Since feeling is first” (pg. 565) “Heart! We will forget him!” (pg. 567)		Students will be observed for participation and comprehension.