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Lesson Plan Calendar
Designed to cover a six-week marking period.

 

Mon.

Tues.

Wed.

Thurs.

Fri.

Week One

Lesson 1

Introduction

Symbolism,

imagery

Lesson 2

Introduction II

Tone

Lesson 3

Vocabulary development

Lesson 4

Preface and Ch 1

 

Lesson 5

Discuss Ch 2, 3

Read Ch 3, 4

QAR

HW:  Ch. 2, 3 HW:  Ch. 5, 6

Week
Two

Lesson 6

Discuss Ch
5, 6

QAR

Vocabulary

Lesson 7

Discuss Ch 7

Characterization

Lesson 8

Discuss Ch
8, 9

Depression

images

Lesson 9

Discuss Ch 10, 11

Read Ch 12,13

QAR

Lesson 10

Discuss 14, 15

Quiz

HW: Ch 7 HW: Ch 8, 9 HW:  Ch 10, 11 HW: Ch 14, 15 HW: Ch 16

Week
Three

Lesson 11

Discuss 16

Read 17

Vocabulary

Lesson 12

Discuss 18

Read 19, 20

QAR

Lesson 13

Discuss 20, 21

Read 22, 23

Hyperbole,

simile, metaphor

Negro Anthem

Lesson 14

Discuss 24

Read  25, 26

Quiz

HW:  Ch 18 HW:  Ch 21 HW:  Ch 24 HW:  Ch 27, 28 HW:  Ch 29

Week
Four

Lesson 15

Discuss 29, 30

Read 30

Lesson 16

Discuss 3

Read 31, 32

Lesson 17

Discuss 33

Read 34

Lesson 18

Discuss the work as a whole.

Lesson 19

Discuss the work as a whole

HW:  Ch 31 HW:  Ch 33 HW:  Ch 35 HW:  complete  journals

Week
Five

Lesson 19

Journals due!

Exam

Lesson 20

Writing Workshop

 

Writing Workshop

Lesson 21

Human Beings/Human Rights Part I

Homework: Begin Activity 13

Week
Six

Lesson 22

Human Beings/Human Rights Part II

Lesson 23

Human Rights in the News

Lesson 24

Human Rights at School

Lesson 25

Giving Human Rights a Face

Lesson 26

Taking action for human rights

Homework: Continue Activity 13

I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings essay due

Homework: Complete "Temperature" assignment  Homework: Search for newspaper articles illustrating human rights issues. Homework: Search for newspaper articles illustrating human rights issues
 



Urban Dreams
OUSD Curriculum Unit
I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
by Maya Angelou
Subject: English
Grade Level: 9th

Lesson Plan Author:
Juanita McCrary-Holmes
School: Skyline High School
Organization: OUSD