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CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DAILY LESSON PLANName: J. NemethSubject: AP Language and CompositionWeek: September 27-October 1, 2010ILS: 1-4Weekly CRI: fluency, writing, comprehension, word knowledgeMonday1. Administer a quiz on “A Good Man Is Hard to Find”2. Students participate in a discussion about “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” using the Fact/Strategies/Issues questions as a focus for the discussion. 3. Conduct a large group discussion about “A Grunt’s Prayer.” FSI questions will guide the discussion.4. Present the writing assignment rubric for the general argument essay assignment.5. Share the notebook check requirements. Materialsnotebooks/folders, Readings for Writers and Fast Track texts, reading quiz, writing assignment rubric, notebook check rubricHomeworkRead “Spring” by Edna St. Vincent Millay (pages 131-132) and complete FSI questions on page 132 (due Thursday). Read “What Is a Thesis?” (pages 97-105) and complete Exercise 3, 4, 5, and 6 on pages 105-107 (due Thursday). Continue to work on flash card/AP terms project. Also, continue to work on “happiness” essay (due Monday).Tuesday1. Review the rules for using semi-colons, colons, apostrophes, parentheses, and dashes. Students will complete some practice exercises followed by a large group review of the exercises. Also, students will complete ACT practice questions about these concepts.2. Share models of student writing as examples for the general argument essay. Materialsnotebooks/folders, Readings for Writers and Fast Track texts, punctuation handouts, model essays/promptsHomeworkComplete punctuation handout (due Thursday). Read “Spring” by Edna St. Vincent Millay (pages 131-132) and complete FSI questions on page 132 (due Thursday). Read “What Is a Thesis?” (pages 97-105) and complete Exercise 3, 4, 5, and 6 on pages 105-107 (due Thursday). Continue to work on flash card/AP terms project. Also, continue to work on “happiness” essay (due Monday).Wednesday1. Students take the other half of the Multiple-choice practice test. (The first half was taken on 9/9.) Materialsnotebooks/folders, Readings for Writers and Fast Track texts, multiple-choice practice test HomeworkComplete punctuation handout (due Thursday). Read “Spring” by Edna St. Vincent Millay (pages 131-132) and complete FSI questions on page 132 (due Thursday). Read “What Is a Thesis?” (pages 97-105) and complete Exercise 3, 4, 5, and 6 on pages 105-107 (due Thursday). Continue to work on flash card/AP terms project. Also, continue to work on “happiness” essay (due Monday).Thursday1. Check in and review punctuation handout. 2. Review Exercises 3, 4, 5, and 6 from pages 105-107 in Readers for Writers.3. Conduct a large group discussion about “Spring.” FSI questions will guide the discussion. Materialsnotebooks/folders, Readings for Writers and Fast Track texts, handouts and homeworkHomeworkContinue to work on flash card/AP terms project. Also, continue to work on “happiness” essay (due Monday).Friday1. Students will silently read Barbara Mallonee’s essay entitled “Semi-Colon.” Then students will work in small groups to complete 12 AP-style questions about the essay. The instructor will assist students and grade each groups performance. Students will have time to return to the test to correct any incorrect answers.2. Students will begin discussing the passage and the questions as a group. The focus of the discussion will be the author’s intent and the phrasing/content of AP questions. Materialsnotebooks/folders, Readings for Writers and Fast Track texts, “Semi-Colon” essays and AP-style questionsHomeworkContinue to work on flash card/AP terms project. Also, continue to work on “happiness” essay (due Monday). ................
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