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 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.

LESSON PLANS NOV. 18 – 22 and Nov. 25 – 26

***Report cards were issued last Thursday. Please be sure your child’s was signed and returned by this Thursday. Thank you.

***BOOK FAIR this week. Parents are welcome to shop Tuesday from 3:30 until 6:30.

***Biography library books due dates for assigned reading: Part II – Nov. 21, Part III – Dec. 2, Part IV – Dec. 9, Part V – Dec. 16

TEKS/STAAR READINESS AND SUPPORTING STANDARDS:

7.01, 7.02, 7.07, 7.9, 7.14, 7.16, 7.20 7.21, 7.19

MONDAY, NOV. 18

Homework – write spelling words 3 times each; finish information from biography if didn’t finish in class; read more in biography library book

Biography/non-fiction Part I (noting important information)

Personal narrative pre-writing (complete blueprint)

Review commonly misspelled words (Part I quiz Tuesday)

TUESDAY, NOV. 19

Homework – Glossary of Usage A, B (revising/editing); read biography library book

Commonly misspelled words Quiz I

View/discuss/annotate model for personal narrative

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 20

Homework – write spelling words 3 times each; Glossary of Usage C, D, E; read biography library book

Writing strategy – adding heartbeats to writing (revising/voice)

Review commonly misspelled words (Part II quiz – Thursday)

THURSDAY, NOV. 21

Homework – Glossary of Usage Reviews;

write spelling words 3 times each; read biography library book

Commonly misspelled words Part II quiz

Review commonly misspelled words (Part III quiz – Friday)

Begin writing body paragraphs of STAAR personal narrative

FRIDAY, NOV. 22

Drafting personal narrative

LESSON PLANS NOV. 25 – 26

MONDAY, NOV. 25

Commonly misspelled words Part III quiz– written 5 times each; parental signature worth 5 extra credit points

Finish drafting personal narrative

Biography book Part II (recording important information)

TUESDAY, NOV. 26

Peer sharing – personal narratives

LESSON PLANS NOV. 11 – 14

***YOUR CHILD SHOULD BE READING A BIOGRAPHY LIBRARY BOOK.

THE BOOK HAS BEEN DIVIDED INTO 5 PARTS, AND THE DUE DATES

FOR HAVING READ AND COMPLETED THE REQUIRED ASSIGNMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

NOV. 14 – PART I DEC. 9 – PART IV

NOV. 21 – PART II DEC. 16 – PART V

DEC. 2 – PART III

***THIS IS THE FIRST WEEK OF THE 3RD SIX WEEKS. REPORT CARDS

FOR THE 2ND SIX WEEKS WERE GIVEN TO STUDENTS THURSDAY.

TEKS/STAAR READINESS AND SUPPORTING STANDARDS:

7.01, 7.02, 7.07, 7.09, 7.14, 7.16, 7.17, 7.21

MONDAY, NOV. 11

Homework – Words Often Confused A

Class starter – review commonly misused words

Pre-test – commonly misspelled words

Gathering ideas for writing

TUESDAY, NOV. 12

Homework – Words Often Confused B

Class starter – review commonly misused words

Pre-test – commonly misspelled words

Looking at prompts for writing; choosing an idea

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 13

Homework – Words Often Confused C,D

Class starter – review commonly misused words

Narrowing an idea for writing (magnifying/telescoping)

THURSDAY, NOV. 14

Homework – Words Often Confused E

Class starter – review commonly misused words

Organizing a piece of writing (blueprinting)

FRIDAY, NOV. 15

Class starter – Words Often Confused Review B, Review D, Ex.A

Spelling Test – commonly misspelled words

Book review Part I due