Posted by clined | Posted in 7.01, 7.02, 7.03, 7.08, 7.10, 7.14, 7.16, 7.19, 7.20, 7.21, Lesson Plans | Posted on September 13, 2015
LESSON PLANS SEPT. 14 – 18, 2015
TEKS/STATE EXPECTATIONS: 7.01, 7.02, 7.03, 7.08, 7.10, 7.14, 7.16, 7.19
7.20, 7.21, Fig. 19
MONDAY, SEPT. 14
WRITING
Bell work – subjects and predicates
Apply mnemonic device (song) to helping verbs (quiz – Thursday)
Sensory Grammar – sentence parts
Construct simple sentences using compound parts
READING
Homework – Read at least 10 pages in library book
Bell work – sustained silent reading
Apply mnemonic device (TPCAST) to non-fiction passage
Construct literary responses to article “Worldwide Loss of Bees…”
TUESDAY, SEPT. 15
WRITING
Homework – sentence combining
Bell work – short write – Show, Don’t Tell
Annotate a piece of descriptive writing (guided practice)
Notice – organizational strategy – spatial (guided practice)
READING
Homework – Read at least 10 pages in library book
Bell work – sustained silent reading
Review – history of storytelling and characteristics of a folktale
Pre-reading for folktale – “We Are All One”
Interactive notebook – theme and foreshadowing
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 16
WRITING
Bell work – turn in sentence combining; practice listing the 23 helping verbs
Mini-lesson: action verbs vs. linking verbs; active vs. passive voice
Plan a descriptive essay using spatial organization; brainstorm relevant
details and sensory images
READING
Homework – Reading passage and response questions – “Running A Real…”
Bell work – understanding new vocabulary/using a dictionary
Read/answer response questions – “We Are All One”
Independent practice – analyze theme in different cultural, historical, and
contemporary contexts
THURSDAY, SEPT. 17
WRITING
Bell work – precise word choice
Quiz – helping verbs
Appreciate a model descriptive essay
Begin drafting a descriptive essay
READING
Homework – Read at least 10 pages in library book
Bell work – turn in reading passage; precise word choice (continued from writing)
Continue drafting a descriptive essay
Collaborate with others: Revisit writing for examples of descriptive elements (figurative language, vivid verbs and adjectives, etc.)
FRIDAY, SEPT. 18
WRITING
Bell work – precise word choice – finish and turn in
Revising and editing descriptive essay
Final copy of descriptive essay (test grade)
READING
Homework – Read at least 10 pages in library book.
Bell work – sustained silent reading
Library book check – Are You Really Reading?
Appreciate storytelling – videos of professional storytellers
