English Lesson Plans

Comprehend literary texts: Noting important elements (story grammar). Sequencing events: At least 8 events. Identifying type of plot: Flashback. Analyzing figures of speech to get and clarify meaning: Hyperbole, Irony. Inferring: Author’s purpose, message, target audience. Making predictions: Possible ending. Drawing conclusions. Identifying the main idea. Summarizing story events. Applying the important story elements to one’s schema: Learning vicariously from the text.

Comprehend informational texts: Noting important information through outlining (topic, main idea, supporting details): Inductive-deductive organization (diamond). Identifying text types: Persuasive. Identifying author’s purpose: Entertain, Inform, explain, describe, Persuade. Drawing conclusions. Making generalizations. Making a summary. Distinguishing fact from opinion (statements of facts, opinions, and fact-based statements of opinion). Identifying propaganda technique used to persuade audience to further an idea or agenda: Name calling or labelling, Glittering generalities, Transfer.

Use words with literal (denotative) and implied (connotative) meanings in sentences: Using context clues: Punctuation. Using general references (print and online): Almanac.

Compose appropriate sentences for clarity and coherence: Using kind of verbs: Intransitive. Using tenses of verbs: Perfect: Present, Past, Future. Using adjectives: Using prepositional phrases as adjective (adjectival phrase). Using adverbs: Order of adverbs (manner, place, frequency, time, purpose). Using complement: Noun, Pronoun, Adjective. Composing compound-complex sentences.

Produce text with introduction, body, and conclusion in conveying ideas: Providing evidence to support information.

Express ideas appropriately (age-appropriate, gender-responsive, culture sensitive) for one’s purpose, context, and target audience: Using text types: Narrative, Persuasive.

Use appropriate non-verbal cues for clarity of context, purpose, and meaning: Using facial expressions, Using gestures, Using eye contact, Using haptics, Using posture, Using proxemics and blocking.

Create simple survey forms based on purpose: Personal data information (print)

Derive meaning based on the visual elements: Identifying the purpose of the visual text. Analyzing how visual elements contribute to the meaning of a text.

Evaluate cultural appropriateness of visual elements.

Create a visual text drawn from visual elements learned.

Identify multimedia elements: Video (clip, film, tv ads, slide show, etc.), Animation (two-dimensional, three-dimensional)

Derive meaning for multimedia elements learned: Identifying the author’s purpose. Analyzing how multimedia elements contribute to the meaning of a text. Determining ideas that are explicitly used to influence viewers: Author’s point of view/stand, Propaganda technique used

Create a multimedia text drawn from multimedia elements learned.