Unit 1 Existentialism/Free will

anuDays that are accompanied by lesson plans

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

1 Aug 23. (First Day) Aug. 24 Aug 25 Aug 26 Aug. 27

Routine: Not Routine: Go to Routine: 15-minute Routine: Routine:
Established Yet Library to pick out silent read of 10-minute journal 10-minute outline
LT: What are the personal Reading personal book LT: of a narrative of a
Goals and books LT: Understand Understanding book students
expectations of this LT: Begin vocab and Historical the historical would want to
classroom comprehending the context significance and write
SC: Can identify key core theme of Unit SC: Free Write context of LT: Understanding
points of the syllabus (Existentialism) Check Existentialism theme and Close
Plan: Go over and SC: KWL Plan: Go over key specifically after Reading
build classroom Plan: Go to the vocab and themes ww2 SC: Exit Ticket
expectations. Go library to get that will be SC: Classroom Plan: Slide
over the syllabus. personal reading important in our check-in and presentation on
books. Then begin readings. discussion Theme and
Discuss course
the KWL chart on Begin a short Plan: Begin Close Reading.
material and Existentialism. Lecture on why the slides Return to
objectives Watch Crash Course historical context of
HW: Read over the presentation on Historical
Video on literature is Historical
syllabus, sign it, and Existentialism important.
context, and
bring it to class context of begin discussing
HW: If they did not Free write: Respond
pick out a personal
Existentialism. the biography of
to the short
reading book during literature on
Group Albert Camus
class, to find and historical context or Discussion, then HW: None
bring one to next one of the vocab class discussion
period. words that interest HW: Personal
them. Reading book
HW: none

2 Aug. 30 Aug. 31 Sep. 1 Sep. 2 Sep.3

Routine: Read Routine: 10-minute Routine: Personal Routine: Team Routine: 15
Personal book for 15 journal Reading book for 15 Building Activity minute
minutes LT: Identifying minutes LT: Intrinsic Write the first
LT: Understand Character traits LT: Identifying elements and chapter to a novel
Absurdism SC: Character model themes and Character LT: Demonstrate
SC: Quick Write for Meursault symbols Revelation Proficiency in
Plan: Review Plan: Discuss the SC: 15-25 minute SC: Exit ticket Close Reading
Absurdism. Talk about character traits and quick write Plan: Discuss SC: Close reading
who Sisyphus is and how we can find Plan: After reading, Intrinsic Elements Booklet Check
his myth. Then close them. Model the students will write a and what they Plan: Students will
read Albert Camus: character analysis short essay on a are. Close have time to read
The Myth of Sisyphus worksheet for them. passage they found reading Chapter 5 chapter 6 and
Handout. Group Have students important or and recording any work on their
 discussion on main complete one for interesting. Then intrinsic elements. Close Reading
themes of the essay. Meursault. Discuss students will share Also, work on booklets. During
Classroom discussion chapters 1 and 2 as in groups. their Close this time students
of the main themes. a class. Afterward, groups Reading booklet will be
How did absurdism HW: Read Chapter will report to the conferencing with
play a role in this 3, Close Reading class as a whole. HW: Finish me and checking
essay? Hand out booklet HW: Read Chapter Chapter 5 and in on their close
copies of The 4, Close Reading close reading reading booklets.
Stranger Booklet booklet HW: Read
HW: Read Chapter Chapter 1 and 2
1-2 of The Stranger for part 2, Close
Fill out Close Reading Reading booklet
booklet for each
chapter

3 Sep. 6 ( Labor day) Sep. 7 Sep. 8 Sep. 9 Sep. 10

Routine: 15 minute Routine: 10 min Routine: Silent Routine: Library
personal reading Journal/Optional reading trip for new
time prompt, why is LT: Support personal book
LT: Locate and imagination claims with LT: Brainstorm for
identify symbols important evidence and topic ideas
SC: quick write on a LT: Author purpose reasoning SC: Brainstorm
specific symbol they or intent SC: Short essay tool
have found SC: Author's choice Plan: Students Plan: After they
Plan: Short slides Handout will come in ready return from the
presentation on Plan: Class to write a short library they will
symbols. Students discussion on essay discussing brainstorm topics
then will have author purpose and an element from and finalize their
how we can their close close reading
15-25 minutes to
determine it, go reading booklet. booklet and
quickly write on over an example. Class discussion submit it.
one. Then they will Then students will on Chapter 4 HW: None
discuss the complete the HW: Finish the
symbols they have Author's Purpose Stranger, Finish
in a group. Handout. Students Close reading
HW: Read chapter 3 will have the end of booklet
for part 2 and do a the period to make
close reading sure they are
booklet caught up on their
close reading
booklet. If they are
they may work on
thier homework for
 the next period.
HW: Chapter 4,
Close reading
booklet

4 Sep. 13 Sep. 14 Sep.15 Sep. 16 Sep. 17

Routine: Personal Routine: Writing Routine: Personal Routine: Write a Routine: Personal
Reading book 10-15 prompt: Describe Reading 10 minutes fanfiction ending reading for 10
LT: Research their perfect LT: Effectively use to the Stranger 10 minutes
Effectively vacation(10 minutes) and record with minutes LT: Effectively
SC: Bibliography LT: Effectively write podcast software LT: Effectively listen and respond
Plan: Students will an outline SC: Recorded listen and to podcast
be with their SC: Completed podcasts due that respond to presentations
partners outline night. podcast SC: Podcast
Researching and Plan: Students will Plan: Students will presentations Presentation
have this period to observe an SC: Podcast Sheet
creating an
write the outlines of informational Presentation Plan: Students
annotated Sheet
bibliography their podcast with video on how to will be
their partners. record a podcast Plan: Students presenting their
HW: If the research
was not finished or HW: Students can and an example. will be podcasts and
they want to add complete or refine Then students will presenting their taking notes and
more sources they their outline. record their own. podcasts and responding to
can continue to work They are welcome taking notes and each other’s
on the Bibliography to use spaces responding to work.
such as the library each other’s
and other work. HW: None
HW: none
approved places
to record.
HW: If they did not
finish their podcast
then they will be
finishing that night
over a podcast call
which we will go
over in class.