Teacher: Brandon Martinazzi Essential Questions:

School: Blacklick Valley Jr.Sr. High School1. What does it mean to be an outsider?
2. How does our need to belong affect our actions?
Subject: Functional ELA 3. What makes adolescence challenging?

Date December 13-17, 2021

Lesson A Christmas Carol

Topic:

Independent Reading: 15 minutes

Do Now – Setting up the lesson: T1-3 CC Likes and Dislikes
T1-3: Explain what you like or don’t like about the story A Christmas Carol.
Be sure to label your likes and/or dislikes. Why don’t you or do you like
those things?
Monday

Body of Lesson: https://youtu.be/3BUb4WMjDjo

Video: A Christmas Carol 1999
Daily character chart
Daily VIPs (3 post it notes a day)
Ticket Out the Door Feedback: Complete DAILY in Google Classroom
Homework:
Finish assignments and reading if necessary

Newsey Tuesday https://youtu.be/NONVyL5A-J4

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens | In-Depth Summary & Analysis
www.blooket.com
Tuesday

Body of Lesson:
Review A Christmas Carol
Ticket Out the Door Feedback:
Homework:
Finish assignments and reading if necessary

Body of Lesson: www.quizizz.com

Test: A Christmas Carol
Wednesday

Limerick Poem: Scrooge Limerick Template

Silent reading when finished with poem and testing
Ticket Out the Door Feedback:
Homework:
Finish assignments and reading if necessary

Independent Reading: 15 minutes

Do Now – Setting up the lesson: T1-4 Teacher Qualities
What qualities are important for a teacher to possess?
Body of Lesson: www.commonlit.org
A PRESENT FOR MRS. ROBERTSON

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Independent Writing: – Free Write Friday

Do Now – Setting up the lesson: https://youtu.be/jd1NcDakCKw
Former Student Surprises High School Teacher Who Inspired Her to Excel
Compare your list from yesterday with the reason in the video. How are T1-4 Teacher Compare and Contrast
Friday

they the same and different? Would you include anything from the video?
Body of Lesson: www.commonlit.org
A PRESENT FOR MRS. ROBERTSON
Ticket Out the Door Feedback:
Homework:
Finish assignments and reading if necessary

Objective(s):
 To identify key vocabulary in A Christmas Carol
 To establish historical context
 summarize Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol
 identify the theme of Dickens' A Christmas Carol
 conduct character analysis on two of the main characters in Dickens' A Christmas Carol
PA Common Core Standards(s):
CC.1.2.7.A CC.1.3.7.A CC.1.4.7.G CC.1.5.7.A
CC.1.2.7.B CC.1.3.7.B CC.1.4.7.H CC.1.5.7.B
CC.1.2.7.C CC.1.3.7.C CC.1.4.7.I CC.1.5.7.C
CC.1.2.7.D CC.1.3.7.D CC.1.4.7.J CC.1.5.7.D
CC.1.2.7.E CC.1.3.7.E CC.1.4.7.K CC.1.5.7.E
CC.1.2.7.F CC.1.3.7.F CC.1.4.7.L CC.1.5.7.F
CC.1.2.7.G CC.1.3.7.G CC.1.4.7.S CC.1.5.7.G
CC.1.2.7.H CC.1.3.7.H CC.1.4.7.T
CC.1.2.7.I CC.1.3.7.I CC.1.4.7.U
CC.1.2.7.J CC.1.3.7.J CC.1.4.7.X
CC.1.2.7.K CC.1.3.7.K
CC.1.2.7.L CC.1.3.7.L

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