Lesson Plans
Meaghan McCauley
Week of October 30th, 2006

Monday-Friday: 48-minute classes.

Objectives:
1) Watch the film “A Tale of Two Cities” and analyze its reaction to the French Revolution.
2) Develop paragraphs that formulate opinions about the film, the novel, and the war itself.
3) Create an outline and rough draft for a five-paragraph essay based on analytical paragraphs.

Monday:
1) Film Recap.
2) Watch Film.
3) Work on Film/Literature Analysis Questions.
Homework:
1) Work on Film/Literature Analysis Questions (Due Wednesday).

Tuesday:
1) Finish Film.
2) Class Discussion: What did the movie reveal about the French Revolution?
3) Think/Write/Pair/Share: Analysis Paragraphs.
4) Close Activity: Work on Film/Literature Analysis Questions.
Homework:
1) Finish Film/Literature Analysis Questions (Due Wednesday).

Wednesday:
1) Warm Up: Please share one supporting detail from your analytical paragraphs.
2) Different Forms of Outlines: Hamburger/Spider/Hoops.
3) Close Activity: Share outlines.
Homework:
1) Complete Outlines.

Thursday/Friday: (Substitute-ELL Conference)
1) 5-Paragraph Essay Rough Drafts.
2) Rough Draft Revisions.
Homework:
1) Final 5-Paragraph Essay Due Monday!!!!!!!!!!
2) Have a great weekend!