Name: Natalie Layman

Week of: October 12th – October 16th

State Standards for the week:
9-10.RL.1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly
as well as inferences drawn from the text.
9-10.RL.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the
course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an
objective summary of the text.
9-10.RL.3 Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop
over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.
9-10.RL.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative
and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone.
9-10.RL.5 Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it,
and manipulate time create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise.
9-10.RI.1-5
9-10.W.1 Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid
reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
9-10.L.2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English capitalization, punctuation, and
spelling when writing.
9-10.L.4 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple ‐meaning words and phrases based
on grades 9–10 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. (b)
Monday
Topic of Lesson: Topic of Lesson: Welcome Back/”Elliptical”; “Fences”
Objective: Students will analyze “Elliptical” and “Fences” through annotations
in order to answer test questions.
Activities: Students will read and annotate “Elliptical” and “Fences”. Then will
begin a 14-question multiple choice quiz before moving on to the 4
short answer questions.
Assessments: Multiple-choice test and short answer test
Assignments/HW: Finish annotations and most of multiple-choice test
Materials: PowerPoint, Word documents, Nearpod

Tuesday
Topic of Lesson: Topic of Lesson: “Elliptical”; “Fences”
Objective: Students will analyze “Elliptical” and “Fences” through annotations
in order to answer test questions.
Activities: Students will finish the 14-question multiple choice quiz before
moving on and completing the 4 short answer questions.
Assessments: Multiple-choice test and short answer test
Assignments/HW: Finish multiple-choice test and short answer questions
Materials: PowerPoint, Word documents, Nearpod

Wednesday
Topic of Lesson: Topic of Lesson: “First They Came…”
Objective: Students will analyze “First They Came…” and respond to
comprehension questions in order to prepare for an argumentative
writing practice.
Activities: Open CommonLit and read the story while making annotations and
 guiding questions. Then respond to the assessment questions.
Assessments: Assessment questions in CommonLit
Assignments/HW: Finish questions and annotations if not completed during the class
period
Materials: PowerPoint, Nearpod, CommonLit

Thursday
Topic of Lesson: Topic of Lesson: “I am Not an Inmate…”
Objective: Students will analyze “I am Not an Inmate…” and respond to
comprehension questions in order to prepare for an argumentative
writing practice.
Activities: Open CommonLit and read the story while making annotations and
guiding questions. Then respond to the assessment questions.
Assessments: Assessment questions in CommonLit
Assignments: Finish questions and annotations if not completed during the class
period
Materials: PowerPoint, Nearpod, CommonLit

Friday
Topic of Lesson: Topic of Lesson: Argumentative Writing Practice
Objective: Students will use their readings from the week to practice writing parts
of an argumentative essay.
Activities: Students will receive an argumentative writing prompt for both “First
They Came…” and “I am Not an Inamte…”. They will choose
whichever one they prefer and write an introductory paragraph that
answers to the prompt of their choice. Then they will participate in a
class discussion board on Nearpod.
Assessments: Introductory paragraph for an argumentative essay
Assignments: Intro paragraph and participation in group discussion
Materials: PowerPoint, Nearpod, CommonLit, Word