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Blended Learning Instructional Framework: Whole Group Instructional Plan 

Lesson/Topic 

Learning Target 

Learning targets are short term, student-friendly statements that clearly define what students should know and be able to do at the end of the lesson. 

Activities, Instruction & Modeling 

What do you need to explain, present, facilitate, or model? What instructional strategies will you use? What will students do to understand concepts or practice skills (practice, discussion, reflection, creation)? Synchronous learning refers to a learning event in which a group of students are engaging in learning at the same time. Asynchronous learning is instruction and learning that does not occur in the same place or at the same time – usually independent. 

Formative Assessment /Exit Slip 

How will students demonstrate their daily learning? How will you know if they understand concepts or can apply skills? Please provide links. 

Due Date 

Synchronous/Live Instruction  

Asynchronous Playlist  

Lesson 1 

 

Jan. 31 – Feb. 1 

 

 

 

Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.  

 

Determine two or more themes or central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to produce a complex account; provide an objective summary of the text.  

 

Comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems 

Day One: Chapter One: Come Japanese 

Buddha in the Attic 

 

https://np1.nearpod.com/sharePresentation.php?code=0483aff03f73b2341f548d42348374ba-1  

Finish reading text on their own. 

Students will answer questions at the nearpod, ensuring me that they had finished the text. 

2/1 

Lesson 2 

 

Feb. 2-3 

 

 

Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.  

 

Determine two or more themes or central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to produce a complex account; provide an objective summary of the text.  

 

Comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems 

Day Two: Chapter two: Whites 

Buddha in the Attic 

 

https://app.nearpod.com/?pin=20E6332C84C09D4F4B0E56AF3653F282-1 

 

 

 

Assignment will be done silently in the classroom. 

Students will answer questions at the nearpod, ensuring me that they had finished the text. 

 

2/2 

Lesson 3  

 

Feb 7-8 

 

Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.  

 

Determine two or more themes or central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to produce a complex account; provide an objective summary of the text.  

 

Comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems 

Day Three: Chapter Three: Babies 

 

https://np1.nearpod.com/sharePresentation.php?code=f80ed0d39b614f0f18631f6a062f5104-1  

Work day/Creative Day – Creating book cover. 

Students will answer questions at the nearpod, ensuring me that they had finished the text. 

 

2/8 

Lesson 4 

 

Feb. 9-10 

 

Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.  

 

Determine two or more themes or central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to produce a complex account; provide an objective summary of the text.  

 

Comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems 

Day Four: Chapter Four: The Children 

 

https://np1.nearpod.com/sharePresentation.php?code=9b54ca1fffec7bb2384e73737399c521-1  

SSR 

Students will answer questions at the nearpod, ensuring me that they had finished the text. 

 

2/9 

Lesson 5 

Feb. 11-12 

Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) in order to make informed decisions and solve problems, evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source and noting any discrepancies among the data. 

Day Five: To be Takei 

Watch: https://therokuchannel.roku.com/watch/216e4b256e1057e495e166fe7cab7888  

 What rights, protections and guarantees do all persons in the United States have?  

 

 What does it mean to be a citizen?  

 

What additional rights, protections, and/or privileges do United States citizens have? 

 

 

Have the class create a time line for the Internment camps. Example: 

 

https://images.randomhouse.com/promo_image/9781603094504_6680.pdf  

Students will create a time line as a group.  

2/11 

 

 

Honors English

 

Blended Learning Instructional Framework: Whole Group Instructional Plan 

Lesson/Topic 

Learning Target 

Learning targets are short term, student-friendly statements that clearly define what students should know and be able to do at the end of the lesson. 

Activities, Instruction & Modeling 

What do you need to explain, present, facilitate, or model? What instructional strategies will you use? What will students do to understand concepts or practice skills (practice, discussion, reflection, creation)? Synchronous learning refers to a learning event in which a group of students are engaging in learning at the same time. Asynchronous learning is instruction and learning that does not occur in the same place or at the same time – usually independent. 

Formative Assessment /Exit Slip 

How will students demonstrate their daily learning? How will you know if they understand concepts or can apply skills? Please provide links. 

Due Date 

Synchronous/Live Instruction  

Asynchronous Playlist  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lesson Plan 1 

1/31 

Students will use art to predict main ideas in lessons.  

 

Students will infer information about upcoming lessons based on art analysis.  

 

 

Gallery walk. 

 

https://news.stlpublicradio.org/show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-05-14/dust-bowl-created-by-nga-project-demolition-blamed-for-sickening-kids-teachers  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Students will choose five of the photos and complete this worksheet provided by the National Archives. 

 

https://www.archives.gov/files/education/lessons/worksheets/photo_analysis_worksheet.pdf  

 

Teachers will assess inferential thinking skills through photo analysis.  

1/31 

Lesson 2 

2/3 

Students will be able to draw conclusions and make inferences. 

 

Students will be able to analyze text features in a scientific text / news article.  

 

Students will be able to support a claim with textual evidence. 

Melinda  

 

https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/health/documents/upload/2018-Lead-Poisoning-Report-8-15-18-1-3.pdf  

 

SLPS Lead – May 2021 

 

STL Lead – July 2021 

 

STL Lead Safe Video - 2017 

 

The Unequal Burden of Urban Lead – Jan 2020 

 

https://np1.nearpod.com/sharePresentation.php?code=18654eda31d74391d67afc65b72ef666-1 

 

 

 

Teacher will evaluate student ability to make inferences, draw conclusions, analyze text features, and support a claim with textual evidence informally through class discussion and formally through independent Nearpod and writing responses. 

2/2 

Lesson 3 

2/5 

Students will be able to identify and analyze the main idea of a passage through rich, scientific texts with support from Washington University. 

 

Students will be able to identify and analyze support/evidence is a non-fiction, scientific, argumentative passage. 

 

Students will be able to develop a logical argument about author choice in type of essay construction.    

Colette  

 

Do Now: Majority Black Neighborhood Experience Most of the City’s illegal trash dumping. Speculate on why this might be. 

 

Page 11 of Environmental Racism 

Gateway Middle School 

 

https://news.stlpublicradio.org/show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-05-14/dust-bowl-created-by-nga-project-demolition-blamed-for-sickening-kids-teachers   

 

 

 

 

 

https://np1.nearpod.com/sharePresentation.php?code=b4ab05e93dc8f145aa1f98ea8001abc7-1  

Teacher will evaluate student understanding of main idea/and supports in non-fiction texts through informal, formative assessment.  

 

Lesson 4 

2/8 

SWBAT analyze and make Inferences about text features in a non-fiction piece 

 

SWBAT to identify and analyze textual evidence from a non-fiction 

 

SWBAT Draw conclusions about text features in a non-fiction piece  

Logan 

 

 

Pages 9-10 of ERSTL packet. 

 

https://news.stlpublicradio.org/health-science-environment/2015-10-18/st-louis-weather-brings-mold-but-renters-find-landlords-dont-always-fix-problems 

 

Do Now: Analyze figure 3.1 in the Environmental Racism packet. What do you notice about the areas with the highest mold reports? The lowest? 

 

Respond in Journals and then discuss as a class. 

 

 

 

Teacher will evaluate student understanding of text features and textual evidence through an informal, formative assessment. 

1/8 

Lesson 5 

2/10 

Students will identify literary devices using gamification. 

 

Students will use historical,/cultural context  

To an analyze an argument construction, specifically comparison and and contrast.  

Allie  
 
Do Now: Anticipatory set questions paired with quick discussions/clarifications  
 
PDF transcript of the Ron Finley’s Ted Talk to be used for a “skills” scavenger hunt (scavenger hunt items up to individual teachers) 



 

 

https://np1.nearpod.com/sharePresentation.php?code=e8afe1899129163c3fb22df29a7384c4-1 

 

 

 

Teacher will check for student understanding of literary devices in non-fiction texts through informal/formative assessment.  

1/10 

 

 

Final Project ideas  

 

St. Louis Poetry Center will work with students to create