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 21 – 24

MONDAY, JANUARY 20 – SCHOOL HOLIDAY

TEKS/STATE READINESS AND SUPPORTING STANDARDS: 7.16; 7.17; 7.19; 7.20; 7.21

TUESDAY, JAN. 21

Class starter: Create a pre-writing form (copy from overhead)

Continued review/evaluation of personal narrative

Compare/contrast personal narrative and expository writing organization

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 22

Homework – writing dialogue

Mini-lesson – Dialogue Pattern 1

Pre-write for an expository prompt

THURSDAY, JAN. 23

Homework – writing dialogue

Mini-lesson – Dialogue Pattern 2

Activity to check pre-writing ideas/organization

FRIDAY, JAN. 24

Pre-write for another expository prompt (turn in)

Conference with teacher

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.

LESSON PLANS DEC. 2 – 6

***Important homework Monday through Friday – Comma practice

Work on biography notes

Read biography

***PART III of biography book must be read by Wednesday.  Students will

work on notes for project in class.

***PART IV of biography book must be read by Friday.  Students will

work on notes for project in class.

***PART V of biography book must be read by Wednesday, Dec. 11.  Students

will work on notes for project in class.

TEKS/STAAR Readiness and Supporting Standards:

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

MONDAY, DEC. 2

Homework – Comma Practice

Class starter – Comma Pattern 1

Acronym for revising/editing

Guided practice – sentence beginnings, lengths of sentences

Students check sentence structure in personal narratives

TUESDAY, DEC. 3

Homework – Comma Practice

Class starter – Comma Pattern 2

Acronym for revising/editing

Guided practice – capitalization and punctuation

Students check capitalization and punctuation in personal narratives

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 4

Homework – Comma Practice

Homework – finish Part III biography notes

Class starter – Comma Pattern 3

Acronym for revising/editing

Guided practice – pronoun/antecedent

Students check pronoun usage in personal narratives

THURSDAY, DEC. 5

Homework – Comma Practice; biography notes

Class starter – Review Comma Patterns 1, 2, 3

Acronym for revising/editing

Guided practice – verb tense; strong verbs

Students check verb usage in personal narratives

FRIDAY, DEC. 6

Homework – finish biography notes for Part VI

Class starter – compound subjects, compound verbs, compound sentences

Acronym for revising/editing

Guided practice – no excuse for spelling errors

Students check spelling in personal narratives