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LESSON PLANS OCT. 19 – 23

***FIRST WEEK OF NEW GRADING PERIOD

TEKS/STATE STANDARDS: 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.7, 7.8, 7.10, 7.14, 7.16, 7.17, 7.19,7.20

HOMEWORK:

EVERY EVENING – Read library book at least 20 minutes

TUESDAY – Independent/Dependent Clauses

WEDNESDAY – Writing Complex Sentences

MONDAY, OCT. 19

Writing:

Bell work – Peg Writing – revising/editing personal narrative essay

Review – Comma Patterns 1, 2, 3; coordinating conjunctions;

simple sentence; compound sentence

Mini-lesson – meaningful transitions in narrative writing

Students revise/add transitions to narrative essays

Reading:

Bell work – library book check

Peg Writing – Students complete suggested lessons on an individual

basis

TUESDAY, OCT. 20

Writing:

Bell work – Peg Writing – revising/editing personal narrative essay

Notice: Subordinating conjunctions and complex sentences

Mini-lesson – variety of sentence beginning

Students revise sentence beginnings in narrative essays

Reading:

Bell work – sustained silent reading

Literary focus: narrative poetry

Read/analyze – “The Highwayman”

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 21

Writing:

Bell work – last day for Peg Writing revising and editing

Distinguishing compound and complex sentences

Applying comma rules

Reading:

Bell work – sustained silent reading

Library

Figurative Language in “The Highwayman”

Read/analyze – “Annabel Lee”

THURSDAY, OCT. 22

Writing:

Bell work – Comma patterns

Independent practice – comma rules

Notice – paragraph development (TEXEXT)

Reading:

Bell work – sustained silent reading

Formative assessment – figurative language

Literary Focus: Non-fiction – read/respond to ques.

FRIDAY, OCT. 23

Writing:

Bell work – appositives

Notice – paragraph development (TEXEXT)

Guided practice on essential and non-essential clauses

Reading:

Bell work: sustained silent reading

Guided reading/non-fiction

LESSON PLANS OCT. 12 – 16 2015

***NOTE: REMEMBER TO CHECK YOUR CHILD’S GRADES ON SKYWARD. THIS IS THE LAST WEEK OF THE FIRST GRADING PERIOD.

TEKS/STATE EXPECTATIONS: 7.01, 7.02, 7.03, 7.06, 7.08, 7.09, 7.14, 7.16, 7.19,

7.20, 7.21

THIS WEEK’S HOMEWORK:

Monday – write 2 introductions for personal narrative

Tuesday – grammar packet (subjects and verbs)

Wednesday – transitions

MONDAY, OCT. 12

Writing:

Bell work – writing web (personal narrative)

Read examples of personal narrative introductions

Discuss various strategies

Write 2 different introductions for own personal narrative;

Finish for homework

Reading:

Bell work – sustained silent reading

STAAR Reading Practice

TUESDAY, OCT. 13

Writing:

Homework – grammar practice sheets

Bell work – Share introductions

Mini-lesson – transitions in personal narratives

Begin drafting body paragraphs of personal narrative

Reading:

Homework – read in library book

Bell work – sustained silent reading

Finish STAAR Reading Practice

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 14

Writing:

Homework – practice – transitions

Finish drafting personal narrative

Reading:

Homework – read in library book

Bell work – sustained silent reading

Examples/conclusions for personal narratives

Draft the conclusion for personal narrative

THURSDAY, OCT. 15

Writing:

Bell work – active/passive voice

Revising personal narratives – paragraphing, sentence beginnings and lengths, verbs (action/linking; tense), specific details, sensory images

Reading:

Bell work – sustained silent reading

Type personal narratives into Peg Writing Program

FRIDAY, OCT. 16

Writing and Reading

Continue to revise/edit personal narratives in Peg Writing

LESSON PLANS OCT. 5 – 9, 2015

***NOTE: REMEMBER TO CHECK YOUR CHILD’S GRADES ON SKYWARD. THIS IS THE 7TH WEEK OF THE FIRST NINE-WEEKS

GRADING PERIOD.

***NOTE: EARLY RELEASE FOR STUDENTS WEDNESDAY

TEKS/STATE EXPECTATIONS: 7.01, 7.02, 7.03, 7.06, 7.08, 7.09, 7.14, 7.16, 7.19,

7.20, 7.21

THIS WEEK’S HOMEWORK:

MON., TUES., WED., EVENINGS – STUDY FOR TEST – STORY ELEMENTS

***SEE PACKET AND STUDY SHEET; VOC. PRACTICE ALSO ONLINE

www.quizlet.com Search: Cline – Fiction Literary Terms

Tuesday – Practice on Commas (worksheet)

Wednesday – Practice on Commas (worksheet)

MONDAY, OCT. 5

Writing:

Bell work – Sentence Combining Using Series of Phrases

Analyze model of a personal narrative

Pre-Writing – personal narrative prompt

Reading:

Homework – Study for Test Thursday – Story Elements (fiction)

Bell work – sustained silent reading

Analyze short passages for short story elements

Quizlet – fiction literary terms

TUESDAY, OCT. 6

Writing:

Homework – comma practice

Bell work – Comma Patterns 1, 2, 3

Continue pre-writing for personal narrative – snapshot moment, graphic

organizer

Reading:

Homework – Study story elements (fiction terms) – test Thurs.

Bell work – quizlet

Independent practice – analyzing story elements in short literary texts

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 7

Writing:

Homework – comma practice (worksheet)

Bell work – graphic organizer

Introduction strategies for personal narratives

Reading:

Homework – Study for Test Thurs. – story elements; fiction terms

Bell work – quizlet

Independent practice – fiction literary terms

THURSDAY, OCT. 1

Writing:

Bell work – quizlet – fiction literary terms

Write introduction for personal narrative

Begin drafting body paragraphs

Reading:

Bell work – study story elements

Test – Story Elements

FRIDAY, OCT. 2

Writing:

Bell work – revisit personal narrative

Finish drafting personal narrative

Reading:

Bell work – examples of concluding paragraphs for personal narratives

Add conclusion to personal narrative

Revisit personal narrative using a checklist for exemplary essays