January 9-13

MONDAY:

  • Introduction of Summary
    • Fiction vs Informational text

TUESDAY:

  • Students will work with a partner to summarize a short film
    • Watch short film and write a summary

WEDNESDAY:

  • Create a test question for your short film using the summary created previously
  • Introduce Book Challenge for the semester

THURSDAY:

  • Library Day

FRIDAY:

  • Trade Short Film Summaries with other groups to choose the correct summary.

January 2-6 Lesson Plans

Welcome Back! I hope everyone had a relaxing Christmas break! We are going to be working hard this semester to really get to where we need to be. Be prepared to work!

Remember, if you are absent for any reason (even school related) make sure you check Google Classroom for any assignments given or email me to find out.

MONDAY:

  • Teacher Workday

TUESDAY:

  • Begin New Year’s Packet
    • Informational Text
    • Poetry

WEDNESDAY:

  • Continue working on New Year’s Packet
    • Informational Text
    • Poetry

THURSDAY:

  • STAAR new question practice

FRIDAY:

  • IXL practice

October 24-28 Lesson Plan

MONDAY:

  • Students will begin figurative language practice

TUESDAY:

  • Students will complete Flocabulary from last week
  • Complete figurative language practice.

WEDNESDAY:

  • SSR time

THURSDAY:

  • Background information on Edgar Allen Poe
  • Begin reading “Tell-Tale Heart” play and poem

FRIDAY:

  • Finish reading “Tell-Tale Heart” and answer questions

October 17-21 Lesson Plans

Monday:

No School

Tuesday:

  • Discuss What is Poetry?

Wednesday: Begin Stations over Poetry/Figurative Language- Students will do 2 stations each day

  • Figurative Language Definitions and Examples in Journal
  • IXL “Read Poetry”
  • Glue poetry types and terms in journal
  • Flocabulary -What is Poetry?
  • Scope article analyzing the poem “Gratitude”
  • SSR time-either choose library book or a poetry book to read

Thursday: Continue Stations

Friday: Continue Stations. Anything not finished will be homework and due Monday

October 10-14 Lesson Plans

Monday:

  • Students will take their 9 weeks test. It will cover all the things we’ve been working on this 9 weeks.

Tuesday:

  • Make-up work and test corrections
  • There are lots of students who have things missing or assignments that need to be redone. We will use this day to get all of that finished up. Students will also have the chance to make corrections to their 9 weeks test.

Wednesday:

  • Gallery Walk and discussion of Character posters.

Thursday:

  • Library Day

Friday:

  • Preview of our next genre: Poetry

Lesson Plans Oct. 3-7

Monday:

  • Work on Character posters

Tuesday:

  • Work on Character posters

Wednesday:

  • Work on Character Posters
  • Begin watching “Freak the Mighty”

Thursday:

  • Finish Character Posters
  • Continue watching movie

Friday:

  • Finish watching movie

ADVANCED

Monday:

  • Work on Character posters

Tuesday:

  • Work on Character posters

Wednesday:

  • Work on Character Posters
  • Begin watching “The Outsiders”

Thursday:

  • Finish Character Posters
  • Continue watching movie

Friday:

  • Finish watching movie