2015-2016

Mrs. Casselman

01/04/2016 - 02/16/2016
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Monday
01/04/2016

Tuesday
01/05/2016

Wednesday
01/06/2016

Thursday
01/07/2016

Senior English

Senior English

Senior English

ENG 482 Front-Loading:

Introducing the 90's (How it
changed our world)
Lesson:
Introduction to the 90's and
what that era changed for
literature and America in
general.

ENG 482 Front-Loading:

"Perfect America" Ideals and
Norms
Lesson:

ENG 482 Genre

Lesson:
Overview of genre. Students
will decide what genre they
believe the story to be and
document it on a worksheet
that they will then revisit later in
the book to see if they still
Objective: The students will agree.
analyze what point of view the
story is written in by deducting Objective: The students will
the other options based on their analyze what genre they
classifications.
consider the story to be by
classifying different literary
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genres on a worksheet.
Time: Pages 1-13

ENG 482 Introduction of book

and POV
Lesson:
Introduction of novel and
review of storytelling point of
Introduction to Ideals and
Norms and an exploration of view. Specifically looking at
"Greek Chorus" Structure.
what those mean in

America.

Objective: The students will Objective: The students will

understand the impact the 90s understand American ideals
had on society by reviewing
and norms by writing notes
multiple articles on the 90s.
from the power point and
discussing video.

Materials:

National Geographic 90's Article

(class set)
USA Today 90's Article (class set)
Article Analysis Worksheet
Discussion Questions

Closure:

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Materials:
Norms Powerpoint
Norms and Ideals Worksheet
Note-taking Paper

Closure:

Ticket Out The Door

Ticket Out The Door
"What is one American norm or
"What is one way the 90's changed ideal you can think of that we
society?"
didn't talk about today?"
Homework:
Homework:
No Homework Tonight!
Nonelaughing
laughing

Materials:
POV Worksheet
Greek Chorus article (Class
Set)
Virgin Suicides Movie Trailer
Greek Chorus Example Video

Closure:
Ticket Out The Door
"What does the Greek chorus
represent?"

Twenty Minute Read

Time: Pages 14-26
Materials:

Genre classsification paper

(class set)
Genre classification worksheet
Genre prediction worksheet

Closure:
Ticket Out The Door
"What is your favorite genre and
why?"
Homework:
Nonelaughing

Homework:

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Friday
01/08/2016
Senior English
ENG 482 Create Readers
Notebooks for unit
Lesson:
Students will create an
interactive readers notebook
following the teacher example.

Objective: The students will

create a readers notebook to
organize and hold all unit notes
and assignments.

Twenty Minute Read

Time: Pages 27-39
Materials:
ALL COMPONENTS OF
THE READERS
NOTEBOOK:
Three Ring Binders (Brought
from home)
Three Ring Notebook (Brought
from home)
Construction paper
Clear binder sleeves
Three ring hole punch
Paper dolls and sheet (need to
be glued)
Sketch paper
flip book paper(needs
assembling)
meme theater page
Tone and mood writing sheet
Vocab and phrase sheet
Assignment sheets for unit

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01/04/2016 - 02/16/2016
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Based on the first thirteen
pages read in class today write
a paragraph predicting what
you think is going to happen
next in the story.
Bring it into class tomorrow
along with an empty threeringed binder and a three ring
notebook that can be held
inside.

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Closure:
Ticket Out The Door
"What is a page you would like to
add to your own personal readers
notebook?"

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Monday
01/11/2016
Senior English

01/04/2016 - 02/16/2016
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Tuesday
01/12/2016
Senior English

Wednesday
01/13/2016
Senior English

ENG 482 Create Readers

ENG 482 Characters and
Notebooks for unit
Setting
(continued)...
Lesson:
Lesson:
Understanding of characters
CONTINUED: Students will
and story setting. Students will
create an interactive readers
choose a scene from the story
notebook following the teacher they have already experienced
example.
and recreate that in a drawing,
diagram, or blueprint form.
Objective: The students will They will also begin charting
the characters we have been
create a readers notebook to
introduced to so far.
organize and hold all unit notes
and assignments.
Objective: The students will
apply their knowledge of setting
and characters by drawing a
scene from the story and
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creating a character flip book in
Time: Pages 40-52
their readers notebook.

ENG 482 Satire and Sarcasm

Lesson:
Examining the literary elements
of sarcasm and satire and how
it is effectively used in the
novel.

Materials:
ALL COMPONENTS OF
THE READERS
NOTEBOOK:

Materials:

Twenty Minute Read

Time: Pages 53-65

Three Ring Binders (Brought

from home)
Three Ring Notebook (Brought
Materials:
from home)
Readers Notebook: Character
Construction paper
flip book and sketch pad pages
Clear binder sleeves
Three ring hole punch
Paper dolls and sheet (need to Closure:
Ticket Out The Door
be glued)
"Who is your favorite character so
Sketch paper
far and why?"
Character flip book (needs
assembling)
Homework:
meme theater page
Tone and mood writing sheet

Thursday
01/14/2016
Senior English

ENG 482 Satire and Sarcasm

(Continued)
Lesson:
Continued: Examining the
literary elements of sarcasm
and satire and how it is
effectively used in the novel.
Objective: The students will Students will present the
analyze the literary elements of memes they found online for
homework in small groups and
satire and sarcasm by
dissecting their meanings and then create their own memes in
examining their multiple uses. the readers notebook.

Twenty Minute Read

Time: Pages 66-78

Ticket Out The Door

"What is your favorite satirical or
sarcastic television show?"
Homework:
Find one Sarcastic or Satirical
(SCHOOL APPROPRIATE)
meme and print it out to share
in class tomorrow.

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ENG 482 Theme
Lesson:
Having read the first 100 pages
of the novel students will now
explore some underlying
themes. Students will refresh
on theme, and then examine
multiple themes said to be held
by this book.

Objective: The students will

evaluate the different themes of

the story by ranking which themes
Objective: The students will they believe to be the most
analyze the literary elements of prevalent
satire and sarcasm by
dissecting their meanings and
examining their multiple uses.

Twenty Minute Read

Time: Pages 92-104

Satire and Sarcasm handout

Text analysis handout
Satire and Sarcasm Powerpoint Twenty Minute Read
Time: Pages 79-91
Satire Video

Closure:

Friday
01/15/2016

Materials:

Materials:
Readers Notebook: Theme
charter
Theme refresher handout
(class set)
Common book themes
powerpoint

Readers Notebook: Meme

Theater
Printed meme from homework
Magazines and Newspapers for
cutting out things for the
Closure:
memes
Ticket Out The Door
"What do you think is the biggest
Closure:
theme running through the story so
Ticket Out The Door
far?"
Homework:
None Tonight!laughing

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Vocab and phrase sheet
Assignment sheets for unit

01/04/2016 - 02/16/2016
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Finish setting picture or
character charting if not
completed in class.

"Why do you think memes are

used so much today to express
thoughts?"
Homework:
Finish meme if not completed
in class

Closure:
Ticket Out The Door
"What assignment are you most
looking forward to this unit based
off of what you have seen?"
Homework:
Complete whatever portions or
construction of readers
notebook that has not yet been
done.
Insert all completed work so
far:
1. USA Today article
analysis
2. Ideals and Norms
worksheet
3. POV worksheet
4. Genre Worksheets

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Mrs. Casselman

01/04/2016 - 02/16/2016
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Monday
01/18/2016
Martin Luther King Day

Tuesday
01/19/2016

Wednesday
01/20/2016

Senior English

Senior English

ENG 482 Theme (Continued)

Lesson:
Continued: Students will have
the opportunity to decide which
themes they believe hold truest
to the text. They will write a
short three paragraph
persuasive analysis as to why
these themes are the strongest
in the text. This stance will be
re-examined weekly from this
point forward.

ENG 482 Tone and Mood

Lesson:
Students will refresh on tone
and mood and then determine
the tone and mood in which the
novel is written.

Objective: The students will

Thursday
01/21/2016
Senior English

Materials:
Readers Notebook: Tone and
Mood

Tone and mood refresher

handout (class set)
Tone and mood activity
Readers Notebook: Tone and
Mood

Materials:

Closure:
Ticket Out The Door

Closure:
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"What are the tone and mood of
the novel?"
Homework:
Write a narrative paragraph
utilizing the same mood and
tone as the novel.

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Twenty Minute Read Time:

Pages 144-156

Materials:
Scene analysis Worksheet

Materials:

Readers Notebook: Theme

charter, Theme analysis writing
section
Common book themes
powerpoint

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ENG 482 Tone and Mood

ENG 482 Scene Analysis:
(continued)
Comedy and Tragedy
Lesson:
Lesson:
Continued: Students will share Students will analyze the
their paragraphs with small
authors uses of comedy and
groups.
tragedy to get a point across.
They will pinpoint times in the
Objective: The students will Objective: The students will text where the two elements
are mixed.
apply their knowledge of tone
apply their knowledge of tone
and mood by writing a
and mood by writing a
Objective: The students will
paragraph in the same tone
paragraph in the same tone
and mood as the novel.
and mood as the novel.
analyze comedy and tragedy
by comparing different scenes
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they have encountered this far
Time: Pages 131-143
in the novel.

analyze their chosen themes

development over the course of
the text by keeping an outline
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as the class progresses
Time: Pages 118-130
through the novel.

Twenty Minute Read

Time: Pages 105-117

Friday
01/22/2016

Closure:
Ticket Out The Door
"Do you prefer funny movies or
sad movies and why?"
Homework:
None tonight!laughing

Closure:
Ticket Out The Door
"Why do you think the author
chooses to mix comedy and
tragedy?"
Homework:
Complete worksheet if not
finished in class.

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"What kind of feeling does this
style of writing give you?"
Homework:
Finish Analysis writing if not
completed in class.

5 Bonus points if you can

incorporate sarcasm or satire
into your paragraph.

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Mrs. Casselman

01/04/2016 - 02/16/2016
Week View

Monday
01/25/2016

Tuesday
01/26/2016

Wednesday
01/27/2016

Senior English

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Senior English

ENG 482 Scene Analysis:

Comedy and Tragedy
(Continued)
Lesson:
Continued: Students will
complete a quick draw setting
out a scene with mixed comedy
and tragedy. Students will then
re-visit their theme papers to
analyze how they are now
feeling about the themes in the
book.

ENG 482 Revisiting Norms

(distributive practice)
Lesson:
Students will return to
knowledge of norms and ideals.
They will determine what types
of norms and ideals are
represented in the novel. They
will then describe their opinions
by writing a description of the
perfect (ideal) teenage girl
according to the Lisbon
parents.

ENG 482 American Dream

(ideal body part norms activity)
Lesson:
Students will create a paper
doll whose "body parts" are
made up of the ideals and
norms that make up the "ideal"
American. Get creative with this
one!

Objective: The students will

analyze comedy and tragedy
by comparing different scenes
they have encountered this far
in the novel.

Objective: The students will

Closure:
Ticket Out The Door
"Do you agree with the Lisbon
parents ideas? Why or why not?"
Homework:
Finish Perfect teenage girl
description if not completed in
class.

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Friday
01/29/2016
Senior English

ENG 482 Genre (Revisited)

ENG 482 Quiz
Lesson:
Lesson:
Students will re-visit their
Students will take a short 15
thoughts on what the genre of question quiz over all of the
the novel is. They will write a
elements and concepts
one paragraph reflection
covered this far in the unit.
explaining why they still agree,
or have changed their mind.
Objective: The students will
evaluate the impact of the
Objective: The students will authors choices in developing
Objective: The students will analyze what genre they
elements by selecting key
apply all their knowledge of
consider the story to be by
elements they believe helped
American ideals and norms by classifying different literary
develop the story.
constructing an American
genres on a worksheet.
dream paper doll".

evaluate their knowledge of

norms and ideals by assessing
how they believe the girls
Twenty Minute Read Time: parents would describe a
perfect life for their daughters. Twenty Minute Read
Pages 157-169
Twenty Minute Read
Time: Pages 183-195
Materials:
Time: Pages 170-182
Readers Notebook: Sketch
Materials:
pad, theme charter
Materials:
Readers Notebook: Paper doll
Readers Notebook: Perfect
page
Closure:
teenage girl page
Example doll
Ticket Out The Door
Norms and Ideals in the novel
"What did you do this weekend?" worksheet
Homework:
Finish quick draw or theme
analysis if not completed in
class.

Thursday
01/28/2016

Closure:

Twenty Minute Read

Time: Pages 196-208
Materials:
Genre classsification paper
(class set)
Genre classification worksheet
Genre prediction worksheet

Closure:

Twenty Minute Read

Time: Pages 209-221
Materials:
Homework elements sheet
Quiz

Closure:
Ticket Out The Door
"What is one word you hate to
hear people use incorrectly?"

Ticket Out The Door

Ticket Out The Door
Homework:
"Where have you seen elements of "Has satire helped moved the story
Students will examine different
mystery in the story so far?"
along as we have been reading?"
literary elements and then
Homework:
Homework:
analyze how those elements
Finish paper doll if not
Finish reflection if not
have helped to develop the
completed in class
completed in class.
story thus far on a worksheet.

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Mrs. Casselman

01/04/2016 - 02/16/2016
Week View

Monday
02/01/2016

Tuesday
02/02/2016

Wednesday
02/03/2016

Thursday
02/04/2016

Friday
02/05/2016

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ENG 482 Vocabulary and

Phrases Meanings
Lesson:
Students will return to the
paper they have been keeping
in their readers notebook with
confusing words or phrases.
They will work in groups to
define. They will then re-visit
their theme papers to analyze
how they are now feeling about
the themes in the book.

ENG 482 Pre-Writing and

Rough Draft Writing
Lesson:
Students will begin prewriting
and composing their rough
draft of their final essay.

ENG 482 Pre-Writing and

Rough Draft Writing
(Continued)
Lesson:
Continued: Students will
continue composing their rough
draft of their final essay.

ENG 482 Pre-Writing and

Rough Draft Writing
(Continued)
Lesson:
Continued: Students will
continue composing their rough
draft of their final essay and
begin typing their final draft.

Type Final Draft of Essay

Lesson:
Students will complete typing
their final draft of their essay.

Objective: The students will

evaluate an American norm by
supporting their opposing
stance in an argumentative
essay.

Objective: The students will

apply their knowledge of
vocabulary, context clues and
encyclopedia use by
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determining the meaning of
Time: Pages 235-249
words and phrases as they are
used in the text.
Materials:

Twenty Minute Read

Time: Pages 222-234
Materials:

Prewriting wheel worksheet

Paper for rough draft
Final assignment sheet

Readers Notebook: Vocabulary

and phrases sheet

Closure:
Closure:
Ticket Out The Door
"What is one of the words you
defined today, and what does it
mean?"
Homework:
Finish vocabulary or theme
worksheets if not completed in
class.

Ticket Out The Door

"How did you feel about the way
the book ended?"

Objective: The students will

evaluate an American norm by
supporting their opposing
stance in an argumentative
essay.

Materials:
Prewriting wheel worksheet
Paper for rough draft
Final assignment sheet

Objective: The students will

evaluate an American norm by
supporting their opposing
stance in an argumentative
essay.

Homework:
Work on final poster
presentation

Homework:
Work on final poster
presentation

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evaluate an American norm by

supporting their opposing
stance in an argumentative
essay.

Materials:
Completed rough draft
Laptop cart

Materials:
Prewriting wheel worksheet
Paper for rough draft
Final assignment sheet
Laptop Cart

Closure:
Ticket Out The Door
"Which prompt did you choose?"

Objective: The students will

Closure:
Ticket Out The Door
"Hows the essay going?"
Homework:
Work on final poster
presentation and complete
rough draft if not completed in
class today.

Closure:
Ticket Out The Door
"What is one way you can make
your presentation exciting
tomorrow?"
Homework:
Finish poster project if not yet
completed. DUE TOMORROW!

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Mrs. Casselman

01/04/2016 - 02/16/2016
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Monday
02/08/2016
Senior English

Tuesday
02/09/2016
Senior English

Wednesday
02/10/2016
Senior English

ENG 482 Poster Presentations ENG 482 Poster Presentations Movie: The Virgin Suicides
Lesson:
(Continued)
Lesson:
Students will present the poster Lesson:
Students will watch the movie
portion of their assignment and Continued: Students will
Homework:
provide feedback on their peers present the poster portion of
Nope!
presentations.
their assignment and provide
feedback on their peers
Objective: The students will presentations.
evaluate a speakers point of view
Objective: The students will
by criticizing their poster
presentations in a class wide walk- evaluate a speakers point of view
and-talk and providing peer
by criticizing their poster
feedback.
presentations in a class wide walkand-talk and providing peer
feedback.

Materials:
Posters to present
Readers Notebook: Feedback
sheets

Homework:
None tonight!laughing

Friday
02/12/2016

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Movie: The Virgin Suicides

Lesson:
Students will watch the movie
Homework:
Nope!

ENG 482 Comparison

Analysis
Lesson:
Students will work in groups to
complete an analysis packet
that compares the book to the
film adaptation.

Objective: The students will

analyze multiple interpretations
of a text by comparing the film
and novel adaptations of the
story.

Materials:

Materials:

Comparison analysis packet

Posters to present
Readers Notebook: Feedback
sheets

Closure:

Closure:

Ticket Out The Door

"What was one major difference
between the film and the novel?"

Closure:
Ticket Out The Door
"What was one of your favorite
posters from today?"

Thursday
02/11/2016

Ticket Out The Door

"What was one of your favorite
posters from today?"

Homework:
None Tonight!laughing

Homework:
None tonight!laughing

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Mrs. Casselman

01/04/2016 - 02/16/2016
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Monday
02/15/2016
Presidents' Day

Tuesday
02/16/2016
Senior English

Wednesday
02/17/2016
Senior English

ENG 482 Comparison

Analysis (Continued)
Lesson:
Continued: Students will work
in groups to complete an
analysis packet that compares
the book to the film adaptation.

Objective: The students will

analyze multiple interpretations
of a text by comparing the film
and novel adaptations of the
story.

Materials:
Comparison analysis packet

Closure:
Ticket Out The Door
"What was one major difference
between the film and the novel?"
Homework:
Complete Analysis packet if not
finished in class.
Prepare Readers notebook to
turn in tomorrow. Include all
listed elements on your table of
contents.

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Thursday
02/18/2016
Senior English

Friday
02/19/2016
Senior English