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SENIOR HIGH

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Topic:   Sentence Interrupters

Objectives:
At the end of the lesson the students will be able to
  1. Explain the use of interrupters in sentences
  2. Identify interrupters in sentences
  3. Utilize punctuation to identify interrupters
  4. Create sentences with interrupters

Additional Resources:
Video
Online Game 

Topic:  Author's Purpose 

Objectives:
Students will be able to:
  1. Define the term purpose
  2. List the 3 reasons authors write
  3. Label the purpose of the given pieces with support

Additional Resources:

Topic:  ​Expository Essay: An Overview

Objectives:
Students will be able to
  1. Define the term expository
  2. List they types of expository essays
  3. Identify the parts of the expository essay
  4. Explain how the expository essay is different from other essays

Additional Resources:

Topic:  Types of Expository Writing 

Objectives:
Students will be able to:
  1. Explain expository writing.
  2. Differentiate between expository and other forms of writing.
  3. Analyze various forms of expository writing and explain the purpose of each.
  4. Classify examples of expository writing types.
  5. Compose an expository paragraph.

Additional Resources:

Topic:  ​Expository Writing: The Introductory Paragraph

Objectives:
Students will be able to:
  1. Describe the effectiveness of a captivating introduction.
  2. Distinguish between the types of hooks for an introductory paragraph.
  3. Explain the function of the transition sentence.
  4. Create a clear thesis statement for an introductory paragraph
  5. Compose an introductory paragraph.

Additional Resources:
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Topic:  ​Expository Essay Writing: Developing the Body of the Editorial and Explanation Essay

Objectives:
The students will be able to:
a) Explain the importance of planning
b) List and describe the parts of the body paragraphs
c) List the methods for developing a body paragraph
​d) Construct a body paragraph

LESSON 3 -  SUMMARY WRITING

Objectives: 
Students will be able to after discussion of terms, viewing PowerPoint, reading examples
  1.  summarize cause and effect ideas
Activities:  
Use information from graphic organizer completed in previous lesson to compose a short summary outlining the cause and effect relationships in the short story, “George and the Pink House”, practice highlighting multiple causes and effects, group activity – selection of ideas for summary, discussion (group activity – breakout rooms)
Resource(s):  Notes on text from previous class, PowerPoint – Summarizing –Review and Practice, Cause and Effect Scenarios

LESSON 2 - CAUSE AND EFFECT RELATIONSHIPS

​​Objectives: 
Students will be able to after review of terms, reading “George and the Pink House” and discussion of text
  1. recognize cause and effect relationships
  2. formulate cause and effect essay topics based on reading of text
Activities:  
Highlight causes and effects in “George and the Pink House”, discuss the possibilities of more than one cause or effect, use a graphic organizer to illustrate cause and relationships, take notes, liveworksheet.com – Cause and Effect, group activity
Resource(s):  
​ Excerpt from Miguel Street,  “George and The Pink House”

LESSON 1 - Cause and Effect Relationships

Objectives: 
Students will be able to after discussion of terms, viewing PowerPoint, reading examples
a. distinguish between terms cause and effect 
b.  give examples of cause and effect relationships
c.  recognize cause and effect relationships

Activities: 
Use a graphic organizer to illustrate cause and relationships, highlight causes and effects, discuss the possibilities of more than one cause or effect, take notes, written assignment, liveworksheet.com – Cause and Effect, group activity
Resource(s): 

Topic:  Subject Verb Agreement

Topic:  Run on Sentence 

Topic:  Editing 

Topic:  Transitional Words and Phrases

Topic:  Expository Essay - The Body

Topic: Expository Writing - The Conclusion 

Topic:  Literal and Figurative Language 

Topic:  Introduction to Simile 

 Topic:  2008 BGCSE Paper 3

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Lesson 4

Topic:  Expository writing: The Introduction

Objectives:
At the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
  1. distinguish between the types of hooks for an introductory paragraph.
  2. explain the function of the transition sentence.
  3. create a clear thesis statement for an introductory paragraph
  4. compose an introductory paragraph.
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Additional Resources:
Online Worksheet
Handout 1
Handout 2 


Lesson 3

Topic:  Expository Writing: The Paragraph

Objectives:
Following a PowerPoint presentation, students will be able to:
  1. explain the terms topic sentence, supporting details and concluding sentence
  2.  identify the parts of a paragraph
  3. write an expository paragraph

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Lesson 2

Topic:  Types of Expository Writing: 

Objectives:
At the end of the lesson the students will be able to
  1. restate the difference between expository essay and  other forms of writing
  2. give examples of  the types of expository essays
  3.  analyze various forms of expository writing and explain their purpose

Lesson 1

Topic:  Expository Writing 

Objectives: 
At the end of the lesson the students will be able to
  1. list the (3) reasons authors write
  2. label the purpose of the given pieces with support
  3. explain  the term expository
  4. Identify and examine the parts of the expository essay

Additional Resources:
Online Worksheet
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Author's Purpose

Characterization 2
1) Review the meaning of  indirect & direct characterization
2) Differentiate between physical traits and personality traits
3) Infer character traits in a passage
Additional Resources:
Prison Life Page 2
​Characterization Part 1
  1. Differentiate between indirect & direct characterization
  2. Identify and give support for character traits
RESOURCES
Characterization: Powerpoint Presentation
Characterization Words
Worksheets

 

Compare & Contrast
  • ​Explain the meaning of compare and contrast
  • Use key words to construct comparison sentences
BIAS
Objectives
At the end of the lesson, students will:
  1. Define the term bias
  2. Explain how bias can affect the reader
  3. Explain how to locate bias.
  4. Rate the level of  bias in a piece of writing with support for the rating
Additional Resources:
Bias Worksheet

Lesson 3-Tone

Objectives
At the end of the lesson, students will:
  1. Define the term tone
  2. Determine the tone based on the context 
  3. Explain how to locate the tone.
  4. Support the given tone with information from the text​
Additional Resources:
​Tone Worksheet 1
Tone Worksheet 2

Lesson 2 - Inference

Objectives
At the end of the lesson, students will:
  1. Define the term infer
  2. Explain how to infer 
  3. Infer the best word for the sentence.
  4. ​Infer the writer’s meaning based on the given clues​
Additional Resources:
Inferences Online Game
​Inference Worksheet 1
Inference Worksheet 2
​Inference Worksheet 3

Lesson 1 - Vocabulary in Context

Objectives
At the end of the lesson, students will:
  1. Define the terms clue and context
  2. Determine the meanings of words in context. 
  3. Explain how the clues assisted them in finding definitions
Additional Resources:
Context Clues Online Game
Context Clues Worksheet 1
​Context Clues Worksheet 2

Topic:  Intro to BGCSE Paper ​

Objectives:
Students should be able to:
  1. Outline the structure of the BGCSE Paper 1.
  2. Distinguish question requirements in paper.
  3. Outline and strategise to meet examiner criteria.

Topic:  Approaching The Paper 

Objectives:
Students will be able to:
1. Strategize steps to effectively complete the BGCSE Paper
2. Analyze prompts for requirements and classify by writing type.

Topic:  Elements of Effective Narrative/ Expository Essay

Objectives:
Students will be able to:
  1. Outline elements of an effective narrative essay construction.
  2. Outline elements of an effective expository essay construction.
  3. Analyze prompts appropriately to select details required. 

Topic:  Elements of Effective Persuasive/Descriptive Essay

Objectives:
Students will be able to:
  1. Evaluate effectiveness of a  sample narrative essay.
  2. Evaluate effectiveness of an expository essay.
  3. Outline strategies to construct effective essay types.

Topic:  Evaluating Essay

Objectives:
Students will be able to:
  1. Evaluate effectiveness of a  sample essay.
  2. Categorize sample by grade band.
  3. Justify grade classification.
  4. Outline strategies to construct effective essay types.

Lesson 9 - Evaluating a Directed Writing Response

Objectives:
Students will be able to:
  1. Distinguish the answer key categories of directed responses.
  2. Evaluate a response according to categories for a score.
  3. Justify the score awarded to the response.

Lesson 8 - Crafting a Directed Writing Response

​Objectives: 
Students will be able to:
  1. extract question requirements from Directed Writing question.
  2. locate and paraphrase passage content.
  3. organize and compose a directed response. 

Lesson 7 - Content, Language & Style Points: Grammar, Paragraphing & Organization

Objectives:
Students will be able to:
  1. distinguish categories of directed writing answer keys.
  2. determine steps to effectively evaluate directed writing responses.
  3. create a sample question and answer key.

Lesson 6 - Upper Level Inferences

Objectives:
Students will be able to:
  1. extract passage content according to question requirements.
  2. distinguish directly stated and indirectly stated ideas.
  3. analyze a passage using inference strategies.

Lesson 5 - Crafting BGCSE Characterization Responses: Compare/Contrast Paragraph

Objectives: 
Students should be able to:
  1. Distinguish question requirements.
  2. Locate content for responses.
  3. Paraphrase content.
  4. Evaluate (Compose) a characterization response.

Lesson 4-The Summary Question

Objectives: 
Students will be able to after discussion of terms, viewing PowerPoint, reading example:
  • Extract question requirements from Summary Writing question types.
  • Compose Summary Writing questions.
  • Determine steps to effectively construct Summary Writing reponses.​
Resource(s): 

Lesson 3- The Directed Writing Question

Objectives: 
After this lesson, students will:
  • Extract question requirements from Directed Writing question types.
  • Compose Directed Writing questions.
  • Determine steps to effectively construct Directed Writing responses.
Resource(s):  

Lesson 2-Approaching Paper 3

Objectives: 
After this lesson, students will:
  • Strategize steps to effectively complete the BGCSE Paper 3.
  • Analyze the structure of the Directed Writing and Summary Questions
Resource(s): 

Lesson 1-Intro to BGCSE Paper 3

Objectives: 
After this lesson, students will:
  • Outline the structure of the BGCSE Paper 3.
  • Distinguish question requirements in paper.
Resource(s):  Notes on text from previous class, P