Lesson Plan~The Academy for Technology & the Classics~Cultivating Fearless Learners

Instructors name:
Mr. Ayers
Week of:
02/02 02/06

Course/Grade:
Grade 11 AP Language and Composition
Unit Name:
This Side of Paradise

(1A)*Essential

Question(s):
How do we produce quality timed essays? How do we
successfully complete AP level multiple choice items?
Common Core/State Standards:
RL.11-12.1 RL.11-12.6; SL.11-12.1 SL.11-12.4;
W.11-12.1; W.11-12.2; W.11-12.4; W.11-12.5
(1E) Other considerations (modifications,
accommodations, acceleration, ELL, etc

Connections (prior/future learning):

Students will access prior experience completing timed
essays and completing and analyzing AP level multiple
choice items.
(1A/1B)

(1A)

(1D) Resources/Materials:

Teacher:
AP writing rubric
Students:
Novel This Side of Paradise

All accommodations and modifications indicated in

student IEPs will be followed. Any needs of ELL
students (modification of assignment length,
modification of assignment complexity, modification of
source reading, etc.) will be implemented.
(1F) Assessment (How will you monitor progress and know students have successfully met outcomes? What happens
when students understand and when they dont understand?
Daily: direct observation
This Week: direct observation/multiple choice items/FRQ timed essay/Socratic dialogue

Lesson activities for instructor and students, (1F)

Embedded Formative Assessment,
(1B)

MONDAY

Reading:
For Wednesday Book One Chapter 3
For Friday Book One Chapter 4 and
Interlude
Learning Target: Students will develop skills in
speaking and listening. They will show their learning by
participating in a Socratic dialogue on This Side of
Paradise, Book One Chapters 1 and 2.

(1F)Embedded Formative Assessment:

Teacher observation of class discussion
Reading Notes

(1C)

Do Now: Please produce your notes, text and

opening question for the Socratic dialogue and be
prepared to share and/or explain it.
(1C)

Due to inclement weather, most classes missed their

Socratic dialogue last Friday. They will make this work
up today.

(1B)Closing Activity:

Closing discussion What went well? What could be

improved?

TUESDAY
(1C) Learning Target: Students will improve their ability
to apply reasoning to correctly answer AP level multiple
choice items. They will show their learning by
completing multiple choice items.
Do Now: What do you find most difficult about
successfully completing multiple choice items?
(1C)

(1F)Embedded Formative Assessment: Multiple choice

items.
(1B)Closing Activity: As a whole class, we will discuss
how we believe we performed on the multiple choice
items.

WEDNESDAY
Learning Target: Students will improve their ability
to apply reasoning to correctly answer AP level multiple
choice items. They will show their learning by discussing
each example item in small groups and coming to
consensus on the correct answer.
(1C)

Do Now: Please produce your multiple choice items

and discuss the answers with the others seated at your
table, coming to consensus on the correct answer.
(1C)

(1F)Embedded Formative Assessment: Direct

observation of discussion.
(1B)Closing Activity: Students will be given the correct
answers, will grade their own work based using these
answers, and will report out regarding their
performance, identifying areas of strength and areas of
growth.

THURSDAY
Learning Target: Students will improve their ability
to write timed essays. They will show their learning by
completing an FRQ timed writing.
(1C)

(1F)Embedded Formative Assessment: Timed essay.

(1B)Closing Activity: As a whole class, we will discuss the
ways in which we might improve our essay writing.

Do Now: Please write a complete essay based on a

prompt. Please underline or highlight the thesis, circle
the three (or more) major points to be examined in the
body paragraphs and underline or highlight all
examples of citation, including direct quotes and
paraphrasing.
(1C)

FRIDAY
(1C) Learning Target:
Students will develop skills in speaking and listening.
They will show their learning by participating in a
Socratic dialogue on This Side of Paradise, Book One
Chapters 3 and 4 and Interlude.
(1C) Do Now:

(1F)Embedded Formative Assessment:

Teacher observation of class discussion
Reading Notes

Please produce your notes, text and opening question for

the Socratic dialogue and be prepared to share and/or
explain it.

*Refers to NMTEACH Rubric:

1A-Demonstrating knowledge of content
1B-Designing coherent instruction
1C-Setting Instructional outcomes
1D-Demonstrating knowledge of resources
1E-Demonstrating knowledge of students
1F-Designing student assessment

(1B)Closing Activity:

Closing discussion What went well? What could be

improved?
Formative Assessment includes, but is not limited to:
Exit tickets, white board response, consensagrams, red/green cards, formal or
informal student conferences, sticky note assessment.