High School English Sub Plans, 2 Weeks, Long Term Sub Plans for 9th 10th 11th 12th Grade ELA, No Prep, 175 Pages

Rachel Carson, two street poems and a sharp thesis: ten English days, planned. Two weeks of high school English sub plans for 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grade, these long term sub plans give every day a reading set and a writing set on original texts, all on paper. Every reading and writing set lists the Common Core standards it practices, and every task (each reading set, writing set, calm block, team task, game and the Monday opener) starts with a "Say this to the class" box: two or three sentences that tell students what to do and how to start. Every day has individual work (the two sets and a calm block) and a team task for groups of four, plus an optional game on that day’s lessons as a fun way to end the class. Every student page has a core task and a ★ challenge for fast finishers. No prep: print and go for a two-week absence, a planned leave, or the first two weeks of a long term sub.

Perfect For

• Two weeks out: surgery or medical leave, a family emergency, a school trip, jury duty
• A good start for a longer absence: the first two weeks of a long term sub, before your own plans take over
• A sub who is not an English teacher: every set runs from the printout, and every answer is in the key
• English 9, 10, 11 and 12, with a core task for everyone and a ★ challenge for fast finishers
• Your sub tub or emergency sub folder, ready before you need it

How It Works

1. Print both binders and leave them on your desk. Week 1 covers days 1 to 5 and Week 2 covers days 6 to 10. Each binder has its own week plan on page 4, already filled in with page numbers.
2. The sub reads the "Say this to the class" box at the top of the task, then runs the day’s reading set in every English period. Each set is one period (45 to 55 minutes) of written work. Every student does the core task; fast finishers go on to the ★ challenge.
3. The writing set is the second period of a double block or extra work. Only one period a day? Run the reading set, and the writing set becomes extra work.
4. The calm block (learn 8 terms, then a quiet self-test) is for early finishers or a loud moment, the team task for groups of four fills a block period or extra time, and the game is optional fun for the last 15 minutes.
5. Every set stands alone, so the plan is only a sample order: move any set to any day. Every answer is in the key at the back of each binder, so the sub needs no English background. Prefer your own order? Each binder includes a blank weekly schedule.

What the Sub Gets

• A note to the substitute in each binder: the daily routine, how the core task and the ★ challenge work, what to do with one period or a double block, what to do if the class is loud, and what the Common Core line on each set means
• A "Say this to the class" script for every task: the Monday opener, each reading set, each writing set, each calm block, each team task and each game (52 in all), two or three sentences that say what students do, how (on their own, in groups of four or as a whole class) and the first step
• A step by step sub script for the Monday opener, a sub script for every game, and a "Read this out" box on most games
• The week plan already filled in with page numbers, a blank schedule, a set index, a class list and a "how it went" page
• Every answer in the key: every set, calm block, team task and game

What’s Inside: 175 Pages, Two Binders

• Week 1 binder, 87 pages: a binder cover, important information, a note to the substitute, the week plan filled in Monday to Friday with page numbers, a blank weekly schedule, a set index, class list and dismissal, a "how it went" sheet and a Monday opener (Meet Your Sub)
• Week 1 reading sets (solo, 3 pages each): The Box That Moved the World; Second Chair; Rachel Carson and the Right to Be Told; The Grid Has No Warehouse; Argument and Rhetoric
• Week 1 writing sets (solo, 3 pages each): Thesis and Evidence; Rhetorical Analysis; Argument Essay Plan; Narrative Writing; Summarize and Cite
• Week 1 team tasks (groups of four): The Scrambled Essay; The Device Poem; The Spring Issue; The Unsigned Winner; Listen or Read
• Week 1 calm blocks (solo, learn 8 terms plus a quiet self-test): Nonfiction Terms; Story and Style Terms; Argument Terms; Narrative Terms; Research Terms
• Week 2 binder, 88 pages: its own binder cover, important information, note to the substitute, filled-in week plan, blank schedule, set index, class list, "how it went" sheet and a Monday restart opener (Monday Reset)
• Week 2 reading sets (solo, 3 or 4 pages each): Two Poems About One Street; The Smallest Drawer; The Wrong Side of the Window; Seven Fifty-Two; Paired Texts: The Garden on Birch Street
• Week 2 writing sets (solo, 3 pages each): Write an Imagery Poem; Write a Character Sketch; Write a Personal Essay; Write a Dialogue Scene; Compare and Contrast Essay
• Week 2 team tasks (groups of four): The Open Mic Lineup; The Yearbook Superlatives; The Shoebox; Places in Ten; The Judges’ Table
• Week 2 calm blocks (solo, learn 8 terms plus a quiet self-test): Poetry Terms; Character Terms; Memoir Terms; Theater Terms; Comparison Terms
• Optional English games for the last 15 minutes of each day, a fun way to end the class or something for extra time; every game reviews only that day’s lessons: Whiteboard Quiz Game; Paper Password; Class Feud; Classroom Millionaire; Mystery Box
• Answer keys for every set, calm block, team task and game, at the back of each binder

Here is a quick look at both weeks: