LESSON PLANS MAY 12 – 16

****Progress report went home Thursday, May 8. Please be sure to sign your

child’s and have him/her turn it in 2^nd period.

TEKS: 7.01, 7.02, 7.03, 7.06, 7.08

MONDAY, MAY 12

Homework – study for parts of speech quiz

Review parts of speech

Read/discuss novel – Chapter 5-6

TUESDAY, MAY 13

Homework – study for parts of speech test

Parts of speech quiz

Technology – Research “Light Bearers”  and be prepared to tell the class something important you learn about him/her.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 14

Homework – Direct objects

Parts of speech test

Vocabulary quiz – novel – Chapters 1-4

Review – sentence complements – direct objects

Technology – Research “Light Bearers”  and be prepared to tell the class something important you learn about him/her.

THURSDAY, MAY 15

Homework – Direct and indirect objects

Introduce vocabulary – novel Chapters 5-7

Read/discuss – novel – Chapter 7

Comprehension questions – Chapters 7

“Light Bearers”  research

FRIDAY, MAY 16

Finish Chapter 7 comprehension questions

Review vocabulary – novel – Chapters 5-7

“Light Bearers” research

LESSON PLANS MAY 5 ­ 9

TEKS: 7.01, 7.02, 7.03, 7.06, 7.08, 6.14

MONDAY, MAY 5

Homework – Parts of Speech packet (due Friday)

Continue to read in novel Chapter 3-4

Questions and Vocabulary Chapters 1-4

TUESDAY, MAY 6

Finish questions – Chapters 1-4

Assign Vocabulary quiz Chapters 1-4 –Thursday

Review all 8 parts of speech (quiz – Wed., May 13, test – Thurs., May

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7

Homework – Parts of Speech packet (due Friday)

Read/discuss Chapter 5

Comprehension questions – Chapters 5

THURSDAY, MAY 8

Homework – Parts of Speech packet (due Friday)

Vocabulary review for novel Chapters 1-4

Read/discuss Chapters 11 – 13

FRIDAY, MAY 9

Vocabulary Quiz– Chapters 1-4

Read/discuss Chapters 6-7

Comprehension questions – Chapters 6-7

Vocabulary test for novel Chapters 1-4

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

LESSON PLANS MARCH 3 – 8

TEKS/STATE READINESS AND SUPPORTING STANDARDS:

7.01, 7.02, 7.03, 7.04, 7.05, 7.06, 7.07, 7.08, 7.09, 7.14, 7.19, 7.20, 7.21

MONDAY, MARCH 3

Reading Benchmark

TUESDAY, MARCH 4

Homework – subject/verb agreement

Verb Review

Pre-writing – expository prompt – timed

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5

Homework – pronoun/antecedent agreement

Verb Test

Pre-writing – expository prompt – timed

Begin writing introductions for all three expository prompts

THURSDAY, MARCH 6

Pre-writing – expository prompt – timed

Independent practice – agreement

Finish writing introductions for all three expository prompts

and begin working on topic sentences for body paragraphs

FRIDAY, MARCH 7

Clean out folders and organize “STAAR Writing” specific materials

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

LESSON PLANS JANUARY 13 – 17

TEKS/STATE READINESS AND SUPPORTING STANDARDS

7.01, 7.02, 7.03, 7.04, 7.05, 7.06, 7.08, 7.09, 7.14, 7.16, 7.20, 7.21

MONDAY, JAN. 13

HOMEWORK – hyphens

Class starter – Review – possessive nouns and pronouns

Quiz – possessive nouns and pronouns

Mini­lesson ­  hyphens

TUESDAY, JAN. 14

HOMEWORK – colons

Class starter – mini­lesson ­ colons

Writing – revising/editing practice

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 15

HOMEWORK – semi­colons

Class starter – mini­lesson – colons

Reading – comprehension practice

THURSDAY, JAN. 16

Homework – punctuating titles

Class starter – mini­lesson – punctuating titles

Review of narrative writing

FRIDAY, JAN. 17

Class starter – grammar review

Quiz – hyphens, colons, semi­colons, punctuating titles

Review of narrative writing

MONDAY, JAN. 20

Homework – practice writing dialogue

Class starter – dialogue Pattern l

Review of narrative writing

TUESDAY, JAN. 21

Homework – practice writing dialogue

Class starter – dialogue Pattern 2

LESSON PLANS JANUARY 6 – 10

***REPORT CARDS WILL GO OUT THURSDAY, JAN. 9

***PLEASE BE SURE TO SIGN YOUR CHILD’S REPORT CARD

AND RETURN IT ASAP.

TEKS/STATE READINESS AND SUPPORTING STANDARDS:

7.01, 7.02, 7.03, 7.06, 7.09, 7.14, 7.17, 7.20

MONDAY, JAN. 6

Homework – possessive singular nouns

Class starter – poem “Time” with journaling

and vocabulary

Recheck/checkout library books

Finish revising/editing practice from semester exam

TUESDAY, JAN. 7

Homework – possessive plural nouns

Class starter – author study – Jack London

with journaling and compreh. questions

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 8

HW ­ possessive plural pronouns

Class starter – journaling as a pre­reading strategy

Pre­read “To Build a Fire”

THURSDAY, JAN. 9

HW – possessive pronouns (personal and indefinite)

Read “To Build a Fire”

FRIDAY, JAN. 10

Comprehension/vocabulary questions ­ “To Build a Fire”

Pre­write – BCR (Brief Constructed Response)

LESSON PLANS FOR DECEMBER 9 – 13

***WOMS in collecting canned foods for the community food bank.  Please help.

***Progress reports were given to students last Wednesday, Dec. 4.

Please check with your child if you have not seen his/her progress report.

TEKS/STAAR READINESS AND SUPPORTING STANDARDS:

7.01, 7.02, 7.07, 7.14, 7.16, 7.19, 7.21

MONDAY, DEC. 9

Homework – Comma Review – Comma Packet F, G (review of six rules/patterns)

Read biography library book and begin Part V notes (due Thurs.)

Grade Commas A – E (practice on six comma rules/patterns)

Personal narrative ­ revising/editing – Does writing have WOW?

Work on word choice, adding figurative language, etc.

TUESDAY, DEC. 10

Homework – Comma Packet H, J
Finish reading biography library book; Part V notes (due Thurs.)

Grade Commas F, G

Guided practice – conventional uses for commas

Final revising/editing – personal narrative

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 11

Homework – Be sure all notes are completed for biography project

Classwork – Comma Review

Write final copy of personal narrative

THURSDAY, DEC. 12

Finish final copy

Comma Test

Begin work on biography project

FRIDAY, DEC. 13

Work on biography project

***Students will be able to complete biography projects at a faster pace/earlier date if they have read and worked ahead.