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Lesson Plan Template

Instructors name: Devin Ayers
Week of:
02/23 02/27

Course/Grade:
Grade 11 AP Language and Composition
Unit Name
AP Multiple Choice Practice

Common Core/ NM Content Standards:

SL11-12.1; SL11-12.3; SL11-12.4; RI11-12.1 RL11-12.3; RL11-12.9; W11-12.1 W11-12.6
Essential Question(s):
How do we successfully complete AP level
multiple choice items? How can logic, even when
applied correctly, sometimes fail to yield the
right answer?
Other considerations (modifications,
accommodations, acceleration, etc.): Students
who require it will receive extended deadlines
for writing assignments and/or shortened
reading.

Connections (prior learning/prior knowledge):

Students will access previous experience
completing multiple choice items, as well as
experience completing timed essays.
Resources/Materials
Teacher:
Students:
Norton Reader
AP Practice Multiple Choice Items

Assessment (How will you monitor progress and know students have successfully met outcomes?)
Daily: direct observation
This Week: direct observation/class notes/peer editing work sheets/Socratic dialogue

Time allotted
MONDAY

Reading: The Case for Single-Child

Families in the Norton Reader, due Friday.
Vocabulary: First 20 words from the
vocabulary list quiz will be given on
Thursday.
Learning Target: Students will improve their
ability to correctly answer multiple choice items.
They will show their learning by completing
(1C)

Lesson activities for instructor and students

(1F)Embedded Formative Assessment: multiple
choice items
(1B)Closing

Activity: Students will report, using a

show of fingers (1-10) how difficult they
perceived the exercise to be.

practice multiple choice items.

Do Now: What does it mean to read on both
the macro and the micro level?
(1C)

TUESDAY
Learning Target: Students will improve their
ability to correctly answer multiple choice items.
They will show their learning through small
group discussion.

(1F)Embedded Formative Assessment: small

group discussion

(1C)

(1B)Closing

Activity: Students will describe a

multiple choice item they found it difficult to
come to consensus on. Why was this item so
difficult?

Do Now: Describe one item that you felt was

difficult, but that you believe you ultimately got
correct. How did you do it?
(1C)

WEDNESDAY
Learning Target: Students will improve their
ability to correctly answer multiple choice items.
They will show their learning by writing an
analytical essay.
(1C)

Do Now: Students will be presented with the

correct answers. Next, you will write an FRQ
timed essay (that will be kept in student
notebooks) on the following prompt:
(1C)

Choose three items you did not answer

correctly. After starting with an opening
paragraph describing the project at hand,
describe the failure of logic that led you to
answer incorrectly. You might consider: did you
originally have the right answer and then
change it? Was your incorrect answer based on
a lack of vocabulary? Was your answer based on
an insufficient understanding of the piece? Were
you able to use context clues? Why were these
not sufficient to result in a correct answer?
There may be other factors involved as well.
Please describe, to the best of your ability, the

(1F)Embedded Formative Assessment:

Timed essay
(1B)Closing Activity:
As a whole class, we will discuss our successes
and challenges in regard to the multiple choice
exercise.

reasons for your incorrect answers.

If you did not answer three items incorrectly,
you may write about the logic that led to a
correct answer.

THURSDAY
(1C) Learning Target: Students will learn
vocabulary necessary to success on the AP exam.
They will show their learning by completing a
vocabulary quiz.
Do Now: Please briefly review any notes you
have taken in preparation for the vocabulary
quiz.
(1C)

FRIDAY
(1C) Learning Target: Students will improve their
skills in speaking and listening. They will show
their learning through participation in Socratic
dialogue.
Do Now: Please take out your notes, text and
opening question and prepare to share your
opening question with the class.
(1C)

(1F)Embedded Formative Assessment:

vocabulary quiz
(1B)Closing

Activity: As a whole class, we will

discuss potential methods for learning (and
retaining) important vocabulary terms for the
AP exam.

(1F)Embedded Formative Assessment:

Notes/Socratic dialogue
(1B)Closing

Activity:
As a whole class, we will discuss the things that
worked well with our discussion and identify
ways in which we might improve future
discussions.