LESSON PLANS FEBRUARY 18 ­ 21

Parents, please replenish your child’s school supplies.

***We are really needing pencils and grading pens.

TEKS/STAAR READINESS/SUPPORTING STANDARDS

7.01, 7.02, 7.10, 7.14, 7.17, 7.19, 7.20, 7.21

TUESDAY, FEB. 18

Homework – Sentence subject/predicate; memorize helping verbs

Class starter – action verbs

***A new look at expository writing:

Step 1:  How to Read a Prompt

Practice reading expository prompts, including the ones for the benchmark

Students will begin an evaluation of their own writing

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 19

Homework – Compound subject/predicate; memorize helping verbs

Class starter – state of being/linking verbs

***A new look at expository writing:

Step 2:  Comparing/contrasting student benchmark expository

writing with an exemplary piece of STAAR expository writing

Step 3:  Organizing ideas for expository writing

Students will continue an evaluation of their own writing and rewrite

as warranted

THURSDAY, FEB. 20

Homework – memorize helping verbs – quiz Friday

Class Starter – action and linking verbs

***A new look at expository writing:

Step 4:  Writing an introduction (hook and controlling idea)

Students will continue an evaluation of their own writing and rewrite

as warranted

FRIDAY, FEB. 21

Class starter – matching activity – organizational patterns

Non­fiction Friday – ways authors organize

LESSON PLANS FEBRUARY 10 – 14

***Last Week of 4

***Please be sure your child returned his/her progress report.

***We are really needing pencils and grading pens.

TEKS/STAAR READINESS/SUPPORTING STANDARDS

7.01, 7.02, 7.05, 7.14, 7.17, 7.19, 7.20, 7.21

MONDAY, FEB. 10

Homework – Study for test ­ comparisons

Class starter – Return comparisons quiz; discuss problem areas

Test ­ comparisons

Finish work/go over work/get students caught up on work from last week

TUESDAY, FEB. 11

Homework – Writing simple sentences with compound parts correctly

Class starter – Sentence fluency practice

***A new look at expository writing:

Step 1:  How to Read a Prompt

Practice reading expository prompts, including the ones for last week’s benchmark

Students will begin an evaluation of their own writing

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 12

Homework – Writing compound sentences and punctuating correctly

Class starter – Sentence fluency practice

***A new look at expository writing:

Step 2:  Comparing/contrasting student benchmark expository writing with an exemplary piece of STAAR expository writing

Step 3:  Organizing ideas for expository writing

Students will continue an evaluation of their own writing and rewrite as warranted

THURSDAY, FEB. 13

Homework – Write complex sentences and punctuating correctly

Class starter – Sentence fluency practice

***A new look at expository writing:

Step 3:  Writing an introduction (hook and controlling idea)

Students will continue an evaluation of their own writing and rewrite as warranted

FRIDAY, FEB. 14

Class starter – Voc. ­ Elements of Drama

Reading comprehension ­ Drama