LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

Ambassador School of Global Leadership

701 South Catalina Street
Ms. Lau
Los Angeles, California 90005 alexandria.lau@lausd.net
Telephone: 213-480-4540 Fax: 213-480-4599 mslau.weebly.com
 
Lesson Plan US History Grade 11
Week of Sept. 27   Periods 2,3  

  Monday   Tuesday   Wednesday   Thursday   Friday  

Schedule   1,2,3,4   5,6,A,7,8   1,2,A,3,4,5,6,7,8   1,2,A,3,4   5,6,A,7,8  
Standard   11.1  Study  the  ideals  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence  
 
Essential  Question   Did  the  Declaration  of  Independence  fulfill  its  ideals?    
 
Culminating  Task   Write  an  essay  that  uses  primary  and  secondary  sources  to  establish  an  argument.    
 
Objective   Identify  primary  and  secondary   Take  notes  for   Write    
sources  re:  Declaration  of   research  paper     Revise  
Independence  
Materials     Textbook   Model  essay   Criteria  Chart  
HSS  Toolkit,  p.15-­‐17   Criteria  chart  
Summary  elements  
 
Classwork     Grades  and  feedback     Review  HW   Write  first  draft  of  four  paragraph  essay  
Distribute  textbooks   Model  essay   Peer  edit    
Notes  on  primary,  secondary  sources:   Criteria  chart   Final  draft    
HA  p.6-­‐7   Model  thesis    
Read  primary  source,  HA  p.804-­‐806   Write  thesis  
Read  secondary  source,  HA  p.15-­‐16  
Practice  HA  p.17  
Review  
Homework     Read  CH2  Summarize  the  ideals  of  the   Write  intro   Type  final  draft,  12  pt.  Times  New  
Declaration  of  Independence       Roman,  double  space  
(1  paragraph)  
 LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Ambassador School of Global Leadership
701 South Catalina Street
Ms. Lau
Los Angeles, California 90005 alexandria.lau@lausd.net
Telephone: 213-480-4540 Fax: 213-480-4599 mslau.weebly.com
 
US History Grade 8
Lesson Plan
Periods 4,6
Week of Sept. 27    

  Monday   Tuesday   Wednesday   Thursday   Friday  

Schedule   1,2,3,4   5,6,A,7,8   1,2,A,3,4,5,6,7,8   1,2,A,3,4   5,6,A,7,8  
Standard   8.1  Understand  the  major  events  preceding  the  founding  of  the  nation    
 
Essential  Question   Who  were  the  first  Americans?      
 
Culminating  Task   Write  an  essay  that  uses  primary  and  secondary  sources  to  establish  an  argument.    
 
Objective   Identify  primary  and  secondary   Take  notes  for   Write    
sources  re:  Native  Americans   research  paper     Revise  
Materials     Textbook   Model  essay   Criteria  Chart  
HSS  Toolkit,  p.15-­‐17   Criteria  chart  
Summary  elements  
 
Classwork     Grades  and  feedback     Review  HW   Write  first  draft  of  four  paragraph  essay  
Distribute  textbooks   Model  essay   Peer  edit    
Notes  on  primary,  secondary  sources   Criteria  chart   Final  draft    
Read  primary  source,  HA  p.426   Model  thesis  
Read  secondary  source,  HA  1.2   statement  
Practice  HA  1.6   Write  thesis  
Review  
Homework     Cornell  notes  HA  2.2       Write  intro   Type  final  draft,  12  pt.  Times  New  
  paragraph   Roman,  double  space  
 
 LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Ambassador School of Global Leadership
701 South Catalina Street
Ms. Lau
Los Angeles, California 90005 alexandria.lau@lausd.net
Telephone: 213-480-4540 Fax: 213-480-4599 mslau.weebly.com
 

Photography
Lesson Plan
Period 5
Week of Sept. 27
 

  Monday   Tuesday   Wednesday   Thursday   Friday  

Schedule   1,2,3,4   5,6,A,7,8   1,2,A,3,4,5,6,7,8   1,2,A,3,4   5,6,A,7,8  
Standard   1.0  Develop  Perceptual  Skills  and  Visual  Arts  Vocabulary  
 
Essential  Question   How  do  we  use  our  tools?    
 
Culminating  Task   My  first  photo  shoot    
 
Objective   Identify  the  parts  of  a  camera     Model  assignment   Shoot,  edit,  publish  photos  
Discuss  how  to  care  for  camera  
Materials     Cameras,  laptops,  Weebly     Laptops,  Weebly,   Cameras,  laptops,  weebly  
Criteria  Chart  

Classwork     Diagram  camera     Model     Shoot  photos    

Identify  parts     Criteria  chart   Upload    
Procedures     Download  Picasa    
Procedures  quiz     Edit  
Upload  to  Album  on  Google      
Publish  on  photoblog    
Homework     Collect  photos  about  you   Collect  photos  about   Comment  on  other  people’s  websites  
you  
 
 
 
 LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Ambassador School of Global Leadership
701 South Catalina Street
Ms. Lau
Los Angeles, California 90005 alexandria.lau@lausd.net
Telephone: 213-480-4540 Fax: 213-480-4599 mslau.weebly.com
 
 
Journalism
Lesson Plan
Period 8
Week of Sept. 27
 

  Monday   Tuesday   Wednesday   Thursday   Friday  

Schedule   1,2,3,4   5,6,A,7,8   1,2,A,3,4,5,6,7,8   1,2,A,3,4   5,6,A,7,8  
Standard   R  1.1  Distinguish  word  meanings  and  interpret  the  connotative  powers  of  words    
RC  2.3  Generate  relevant  questions  about  reading  on  issues  that  can  be  researched    
Essential  Question   What  is  free  speech?  
Culminating  Task   Write  a  policy  that  describes  what  student  journalists  can  and  cannot  report.    Explain  philosophy  and  
how  laws  and  Supreme  Court  cases  inform  rationale.      
Objective   Examine  the  meaning  and  application   Explain  copyright    
of  the  first  amendment     law  
Materials     Laws   Copyright  case   10  Commandments  Guide  
Law  summary   studies   Criteria  Chart  
Legal  Jargon     Quiz,  Key  
Case  Studies    
Classwork     First  amendment   Review  HW   Instructions  
Legal  jargon     Copyright  law  and   Model    
Present     fair  use     Write  Journalist’s  10  Commandments  
CA  Ed.  Code  48907     Revise  
Tinker  v.  Des  Moines   Quiz  and  Correct  
 
Homework     Reflection:  What  laws  support  free   Reflection:  What  are   Publish  final  draft  on  blog    
speech?    How  do  they  affect   the  limits  of  speech?    
journalists?     How  do  they  affect  
journalists?    
 
 
 LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Ambassador School of Global Leadership
701 South Catalina Street
Ms. Lau
Los Angeles, California 90005 alexandria.lau@lausd.net
Telephone: 213-480-4540 Fax: 213-480-4599 mslau.weebly.com
 
 
Advisory
Lesson Plan
 
Week of Sept. 27

  Monday   Tuesday   Wednesday   Thursday   Friday  

Schedule   1,2,3,4   5,6,7,8   1-­‐8   1,2,3,4   5,6,7,8  
Essential  Question   What  are  my  options  after  high  school?    
Culminating  Task   Write  a  career  plan    
Classwork   Sign  up  for   Browse  website   Read  Hottest   Pick  a  career  to   Share  career  plan.      
Collegeboard   Discuss  questions   Careers  for  College   research.    Identify  
account   and  comments     Graduates     skills  needed.    HS  
  requirements.    
  Outlook.    
  Compensation.    
 
Materials   Collegeboard   Collegeboard   Collegeboard   Collegeboard   Collegeboard