LESSON PLANS APRIL 7 – 11

***ASK YOUR CHILD ABOUT NEW TUTORING LISTS FOR THE NEXT

TWO WEEKS (1ST PERIOD, DEAR TIME, 4TH PERIOD).

TEKS/STATE READINESS AND SUPPORTING STANDARDS:

7.01,7.02, 7.03, 7.05, 7.07, 7.09, 7.10

MONDAY, APRIL 7

Homework – reading practice – due Thursday

Class starter – fears of the 1950’s; Rod Serling ­ author

Read/discuss – drama ­ “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street”

Answer vocabulary/comprehension questions

TUESDAY, APRIL 8

Homework – reading practice – due Thursday

Class starter – activity – literary elements – drama

Apply Drama TEKS to “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street”

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9

Class starter – review literary elements – focus on drama elements

Review types of STAAR questions on drama from Reading Benchmark

Independent practice – comprehending drama

THURSDAY, APIL 10

Class starter – highlight important words in “Non­fiction Literary Elements”

Review pre­reading strategies for non­fiction

Read/discuss – non­fiction passage

Students answer vocabulary/comprehension questions

FRIDAY, APRIL 11

Class starter – review literary elements – focus on non­fiction

Practice – non­fiction reading skills