Teacher Name/Collaborative Group: Emily Garrison/ English Department

Week of: 3/3-3/19

Unit Details: The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
Desired Results--What do we want students to know and do?

Essential Standard(s)-
RL.11-12.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the
impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including words with multiple meanings or language that is particularly fresh, engaging, or
beautiful.

Learning Target(s)/Objective(s) in Student Friendly Language-

I can Distinguish between the literal and figurative meanings of words and phrases.
I can Explain the function of specific words and phrases in a text.
I can Identify and explain the function of an image or imagery.

Evidence-How will we know they learned?

Assessment(s) of Learning Targets-Formative and Summative

Students will perform 80% or higher accuracy on College Board prepared assessment (timed-writings and multiple choice tests).

Learning Plan--Plan for instruction, intervention, and extension.

Monday/Tuesday Wednesday/Thursday Friday/Monday Thursday/Friday Monday/Tuesday Wednesday/Thursday

3/2-3/3 3/4-3/5 3/6-3/9 3/12-3/13 3/16-3/17 3/18-3/19
Direct Independent Work Direct Direct Direct Direct
Instruction/Modeling (You Do) Instruction/Modeling Instruction/Modeling Instruction/Modeling Instruction/Modeling
(I Do): (I Do): (I Do): (I Do): (I Do):
● Review tips/tricks Emily Dickinson
for MC Poetry Analysis ● Review poetic ● Review skills- ● Review poetic ● Introduce The
devices Writing do’s and devices Living Poet’s
Guided Practice/Group don’ts Project
Work
***Mrs. Garrison Guided Practice/Group
will be out these two Guided Practice/Group Guided Practice/Group
(We Do): Work Independent Work
days at a Lead Work Work
(We Do): (You Do)
Higher seminar in (We Do): (We Do):
● Multiple Choice ● Comparing ● The Living Poet’s
● Peer review pre-
Chicago.*** Dickinson’s Project via Padlet
practice test (in written thesis ● Excerpt from On
poems in groups ○ Students select
groups) statements the Pulse of
and analyze a
Morning by Maya
Independent Work Independent Work poem of a poet
Independent Work Angelou
(You Do) (You Do) who is still
(You Do)
● Multiple Choice ● Timed-Writing alive via a blog-
● One question- assessment like post on
“Dickinson Independent Work
sticky note (You Do) Padlet
assessment Poem”
● Annotate and
respond to “The
Death of the
Turret Ball
Gunner”