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 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 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