Lesson Plans Oct 20-24

READING

Monday:

  • Begin working on character posters for Outsiders

Tuesday:

  • Finish Character Posters

Wednesday:

  • Test Review for “The Outsiders”

Thursday:

  • Final test over “The Outsiders”

Friday:

  • SSR Time
  • Test Corrections

ENGLISH

Monday:

  • Continue writing final essay over “The Outsiders”

Tuesday: SCOPE Magazine Stations-Students will complete 2 per day.

  • Station 1:Article(s): “Ancient. Adored. Endangered.” & “All About Axolotls” p.11
    Focus: Analyzing informational text and integrating multiple sources
  • Station 2: Article: “To the Top” p. 20
    Focus: Point of view and character change
  • Station 3: Article: “Spy of the American Revolution”p. 4
    Focus: Summarizing and identifying central ideas
  • Station 4: Article: “Voting in the Wild” p. 18
    Focus: Understanding informational text and making text-to-world connections
  • Station 5: Article: “Enter If You Dare!” p. 30
    Focus: Coordinate vs. non-coordinate adjectives
  • Station 6: Poem: “Every Day” by Naomi Shihab Nye p.32 (back)
     Focus: Imagery, tone, and theme
  • Station 7: Article: Debate/Essay Kit – “Are Pro Athletes Overpaid?”
    Focus: Evaluating arguments and writing a persuasive response
  • Station 8: Writing conference with Mrs. Fritsche over “The Outsiders” essay.

Wednesday:

  • Continue Stations

Thursday:

  • Continue Stations

Friday:

  • Complete last 2 stations.

Lesson Plans Sept 2-5

READING

Monday:

Labor Day Holiday:NO SCHOOL

Tuesday:

  • Pre-Reading for “Rogue Wave”
  • What helps people rise up to face difficulties?
  • Vocabulary Preview
  • Notice and Note: AHA Moment

Wednesday:

  • Read “Rogue Wave”

Thursday:

  • Discuss “Rogue Wave”
  • Answer questions
  • Identify Aha Moments

Friday:

  • Test over “Rogue Wave”

ENGLISH

Monday:

Labor Day Holiday:NO SCHOOL

Tuesday:

  • Take notes over Adjectives, Nouns, Pronouns
  • Madlibs- parts of speech practice

Wednesday:

  • Identify Adjectives in story
  • Begin Reading Responses

Thursday:

  • Work on Reading Responses to “Rogue Wave”

Friday:

  • Free Write Friday
  • What is a Thesis Statement?