Lesson Plans: May 14-18

May 13th, 2012 Comments off
What’s Due and When?  Upcoming Tests, Quizzes, Projects, or Presentations:

Stanford testing this Monday.

 

 

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Stanford testing-Report to 5-6-7 Periods after lunch. Scholars will reflect on past writing pieces and compile a writing portfolio that reflects their growth in reading and writing throughout the year. Scholars will complete a scavenger hunt using other writing portfolios in the class to find a variety of targeted writing objectives covered throughout the year in order to review writing skills. Scholars will reflect on past writing pieces and compile a writing portfolio that reflects their growth in reading and writing throughout the year. Scholars will read classical Greek tales in order to gain a better understanding of the classics and allusions to Greek mythology.
  How have I grown as a reader and writer? What are a few things I have been taught to do in my own writing? How have I grown and a reader and a writer? Why do I need to know about Greek stuff?
  Pass back major writing projects collected throughout the year. -Read independent reading book Cover page and back page of writing portfolio Greek intro
  -Writing portfolio

-Table of Contents

-Writing portfolio written reflection

 -Portfolio Scavenger Hunt -Illustration of strengths as a writer and illustrations relating to written pieces within writing portfolios.

 

 -Greek mythology
  Scholars will be evaluated on their writing portfolio reflection and their understanding of their strengths and weaknesses seen within their past writing pieces. Scholars will be evaluated on their understanding of past objectives and their ability to correctly identify and locate specific grammar and writing skills. Scholars will be evaluated on their writing portfolio reflection and their understanding of their strengths and weaknesses seen within their past writing pieces. Scholars will be evaluated on their understanding of their reading, and their active participation through class discussion.
  Please read! Please read! Show off your writing portfolio! Please read!

 

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Lesson Plans: May 7-11

May 7th, 2012 Comments off
GT, Pre AP, English 6: May 7-11
What’s Due and When?  Upcoming Tests, Quizzes, Projects, or Presentations:

Stanford Testing this week on Monday, Thursday, and Friday.

 

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Stanford testing

(Periods 1-3)-Stanford Bingo

 Scholars will practice listening skills by following specific directions to verbal instructions using manipulatives in order to review and prepare for the listening portion on their Stanford test. Scholars will practice spelling and listening skills to prepare for the Stanford test. Stanford testing

(Periods 4-7)

Stanford Bingo

 Stanford testing

(Periods 1-4)

Stanford Bingo
  Why is listening important? Why is spelling and listening important and how will I be tested over these skills?    
  Notes: Listening Notes: Spelling    
  -Molding forms by following instructions. -Listen to a text read aloud.

-Answer questions about the text.

-Practice spelling skills.

    
  Scholars will be evaluated on their ability to create an end product from listening to specific verbal instructions given throughout the class period. Scholars will be evaluated on their ability to listen to texts read aloud.    
  Scholars will be challenged to listen carefully to detailed instructions in order to comprehend, and create a product from the verbal instructions. Scholars will be given visual prompts to further their understanding of the verbal reading.    
  Please read! Please read!    
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Lesson Plans: April 30-May 4

April 29th, 2012 Comments off
GT, Pre AP, English 6: April 30-May 4
What’s Due and When?  Upcoming Tests, Quizzes, Projects, or Presentations:

Stanford testing will take place next week on Monday, Tuesday, and Friday!

 

 

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Scholars will practice organizing writing and finding errors within writing in order to improve upon their editing and proofreading skills. Scholars will work in groups to display their proofreading work of a specific passage in order to practice proofreading skills and become familiar with common writing error symbols. Scholars will practice spelling and editing in order to improve upon their writing, editing, and proofreading skills. Scholars will understand how to correctly punctuate using quotations and commas. Scholars will practice taking a Stanford Test in order to become familiar with the format and the types of questions they are asked on the test.
How do I organize writing?

 

What spelling errors do I need to be aware of?

 What are common writing errors?

 

 

 What are common spelling errors? What are commas and quotation marks? What will I encounter on the Stanford Test?
Notes: Writing Errors Notes: Common Proofreading Symbols Notes: Spelling Counts! Notes: Commas and Quotations Notes: Stanford Testing
-Finding errors in an expository text and organizing the writing. -Identifying grammatical, syntactical, and spelling errors in writing. -Scholars will hunt for ten misspelling words in the room in order to practice spelling.

-Scholars will practice spelling homophones and homonyms with a verbal spelling bee.

 

 -Scholars will copy a part from their book that uses both commas and quotation marks.  They will imitate the format of the writing to notice the placement of commas and quotation marks.

-Scholars will present their imitated writing to the class with correctly placed commas and quotation marks

 -Scholars will take and grade a practice test in order to notice strengths and weaknesses associated with specific objectives on the Stanford Test.
Scholars will work in collaborative groups in order to find errors in writing and organize specific parts of the text. Scholars will work in collaborative groups to identify errors in writing and will display their writing for others to learn from. Scholars will be given words suited to their ability and will be given a variety of visuals and verbal prompts to correctly spell words. Scholars will work in collaborative groups and choose from texts that are appropriate and challenging. Scholars will work using a variety of prompts and strategies in order to correctly answer questions seen on the Stanford Test.
Please read! Please read! Please read! Please read! Please read!

 

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Lesson Plans: April 23-27

April 21st, 2012 Comments off
GT and Pre AP: April 23-27
What’s Due and When?  Upcoming Tests, Quizzes, Projects, or Presentations:

STAAR testing this week!

 

 

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Scholars will analyze a short story and develop a written response to their reading. Math STAAR Reading STAAR Scholars will create written responses to their reading from Monday in order to develop their ability to accurately draw conclusions and make inferences about their reading. Scholars will practice spelling concepts in order to prepare for the STANFORD tests they will take in one week.
How can technology be both a good and bad thing?     How is science-fiction a reflection of the future, and how does this comment on the way things are presently? What will I encounter on the Stanford test?
Review: STAAR Steps     -Writing warm-up: A Problem in the World I Can Solve Spelling
-Finish reading class text

-Prepare for STAAR testing tomorrow and Wednesday!

 

 -STAAR Hunt  

 

 -Develop writing in response to the reading from Monday.

-Create an invention to solve a problem.

 

 -Spelling practice

-Writing reflective of their spelling ability.
Scholars will be evaluated on their written and verbal response to their reading to notice if inferences are being made accurately.     Scholars will be evaluated on their written responses and their invention created to solve a problem during class. Scholars will be evaluated on their writing produced during class, and their ability to spell words accurately.
Scholars will create an invention in response to a problem they see occurring in the world around them.  Their writing will be organized in problem/solution format.     Scholars will create an invention in response to a problem they see occurring in the world around them.  Their writing will be organized in problem/solution format.  
No homework!  Get plenty of rest!     Finish your invention to solve a problem. Finish all work from today if it was not completed during class.

 

English 6: April 23-27
What’s Due and When?  Upcoming Tests, Quizzes, Projects, or Presentations:

STAAR Testing this week!

 

 

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Scholars will prepare for STAAR testing by analyzing a variety of texts and answering questions correctly in response to their reading. Math STAAR Reading STAAR Scholars will write about their STAAR testing experience and reflect upon their learning and growth as a student this year. Scholars will practice spelling concepts in order to prepare for the STANFORD tests they will take in one week.
What do I need to focus on in order to do well with the STAAR test?     What have I improved upon this year? What will I encounter on the Stanford test?
-Review STAAR Steps     -Writing reflection Spelling
-Answer questions from passages to practice reading and responding to questions about the reading.

-STAAR Bingo

    

 

 -Common mistakes in writing

-BINGO

 -Spelling practice

-Writing reflective of their spelling ability.
Scholars will be evaluated on their understanding of challenging passages.     Scholars will be evaluated on their written reflection created during class. Scholars will be evaluated on their writing produced during class, and their ability to spell words accurately.
No homework! Get plenty of rest!     Finish all reflections! Finish all work from today if it was not completed during class.

 

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Lesson Plans: April 16-20

April 16th, 2012 Comments off
GT and Pre AP and English 6: April 16-20
What’s Due and When?  Upcoming Tests, Quizzes, Projects, or Presentations:

STAAR Reading test next week on Wednesday.

Early dismissal this Wednesday.

 

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Scholars will analyze expository and narrative writing, and answer STAAR-based questions in order to become familiar with their strengths and weaknesses with STAAR objectives. Scholars will analyze expository and narrative writing, and answer STAAR-based questions in order to become familiar with their strengths and weaknesses with STAAR objectives. Scholars will play STAAR bingo in order to understand the vocabulary of the test and the questions they will be asked. Scholars will analyze expository and narrative writing, and answer STAAR-based questions in order to become familiar with their strengths and weaknesses with STAAR objectives. Scholars will analyze expository and narrative writing, and answer STAAR-based questions in order to become familiar with their strengths and weaknesses with STAAR objectives.
What are my strengths and weaknesses when it comes to testing? What are my strengths and weaknesses when it comes to testing? What words do I need to know the meanings of in order to answer all questions accurately? What are my strengths and weaknesses when it comes to testing? What are my strengths and weaknesses when it comes to testing?
STAAR Practice STAAR Practice STAAR Bingo STAAR Practice STAAR Practice
Review steps

STAAR practice

Grade/Review

 Review steps

STAAR practice

Grade/Review

 Review the vocabulary of the test Review steps

STAAR practice

Grade/Review

 Review steps

STAAR practice

Grade/Review
Scholars will be evaluated on their performance on the STAAR practice, noticing what types of questions they are missing in order to direct this week’s test prep curriculum. Scholars will be evaluated on their performance on the STAAR practice, noticing what types of questions they are missing in order to direct this week’s test prep curriculum. Scholars will be evaluated on their participation and accuracy when playing STAAR bingo.  Scholars will be evaluated on their performance on the STAAR practice, noticing what types of questions they are missing in order to direct this week’s test prep curriculum. Scholars will be evaluated on their performance on the STAAR practice, noticing what types of questions they are missing in order to direct this week’s test prep curriculum.
Scholars will be challenged with higher level questions and reading passages. Scholars will be challenged with higher level questions and reading passages. Scholars may work with partners in order to grasp the meaning of the vocabulary presented. Scholars will be challenged with higher level questions and reading passages. Scholars will be challenged with higher level questions and reading passages.
Read and buy a Magic Rub eraser! Read and buy a Magic Rub eraser! Read and buy a Magic Rub eraser! Read and buy a Magic Rub eraser! Read and buy a Magic Rub eraser!
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Lesson Plans: April 9-13

April 9th, 2012 Comments off
GT and Pre AP: April 9-13
What’s Due and When?  Upcoming Tests, Quizzes, Projects, or Presentations:

Feature articles due this Thursday at the end of class!

 

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Scholars will develop the final drafts of their feature articles to create an organized article that includes visuals. Scholars will develop the final drafts of their feature articles to create an organized article with informative and engaging writing, visuals, and an organized layout. Scholars will develop magazine covers and bibliographies for their feature articles in order to understand the importance of documenting sources and developing a theme that would include their topic/subject. Scholars will finish all feature article final drafts, magazine covers and bibliographies and reflect upon the writing process and organization of their writing throughout the development of their feature article. Scholars will take a practice Stanford test in order to become familiar with the objectives tested, and to notice their strengths and weaknesses.
How is writing both informative and entertaining?

How do I organize my writing and ideas to create a feature article that would be seen in a magazine or newspaper?

 How can writing be both informative and contain voice?

How can informative writing be organized?

 How is writing both informative and entertaining?

What is tone and theme and how does that relate to magazine genres?

 What do I need to develop within my writing?

What do I do well within my writing?

How is my feature article both informative and entertaining?

 What Stanford objectives do I need more work with?
Final drafts-the layout Final drafts Notes: Tone and Theme in magazine titles Writing: Reflecting on my writing Practice Stanford
-Develop final drafts of feature articles -Develop final drafts of feature articles -Develop magazine covers using both visuals and writing to capture the theme and tone of their magazine.

-Develop bibliographies if outside sources were used using MLA format.

 -Finish ALL feature articles, magazine covers, and bibliographies.

-Writing reflection

 Practice Stanford
Scholars will be evaluated on the organization of their final draft. Scholars will be evaluated on their writing, organization and layout of their final draft. Scholars will be evaluated on their magazine covers and their understanding of tone and theme within the titles of magazines. Scholars will be evaluated on their written reflection and organization of the final draft of their feature article. Scholars will be evaluated on their performance on the practice Stanford.
Scholars will be challenged to develop a feature article that can be created by hand or on a computer. Scholars will be challenged to develop a feature article that can be created by hand or on a computer. Scholars will develop magazine covers by hand or with the help of a computer. Scholars will think deeply about their own writing, weaknesses, strengths, and areas they can improve upon.  
Please read! Finish final drafts! Finish magazine covers and feature article final drafts! Please read! Please read!

 

English 6: April 9-13
What’s Due and When?  Upcoming Tests, Quizzes, Projects, or Presentations:

Spelling Quiz this Friday!

 

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Scholars will become familiar with a variety of affixes and practice timed writing in order to become stronger and more articulate readers and writers. Scholars will become familiar with a variety of affixes and practice timed writing in order to become stronger and more articulate readers and writers. Scholars will become familiar with a variety of affixes and practice timed writing in order to become stronger and more articulate readers and writers. Scholars will become familiar with a variety of affixes and practice timed writing in order to become stronger and more articulate readers and writers. Scholars will take a quiz over specific affixes and review their responses in order to improve their writing skills.
How is writing and reading connected?

How can I improve upon my own writing?

 How is writing and reading connected?

What are some prewriting strategies I can use to generate ideas?

 How is writing and reading connected?

How can I organize my writing?

 How is writing and reading connected?

What are effective conclusions to writing?

 What are my strengths and weaknesses when it comes to spelling?
STAAR Practice STAAR Practice STAAR Practice STAAR Practice Spelling quiz
-Spelling Unit 6

-Writing prompt

-Peer edit/review

 -Spelling Unit 6

-Writing prompt

-Peer edit/review

 -Spelling Unit 6

-Writing prompt

-Peer edit/review

 -Spelling Unit 6

-Writing prompt

-Peer edit/review

 -Review quiz

-Revisit a past piece of writing, revise and edit.

-Common mistakes BINGO
Scholars will be evaluated on their spelling and writing produced during class today in order to notice where strengths and weaknesses lie within their writing. Scholars will be evaluated on their spelling and writing produced during class today in order to notice where strengths and weaknesses lie within their writing. Scholars will be evaluated on their spelling and writing produced during class today in order to notice where strengths and weaknesses lie within their writing. Scholars will be evaluated on their spelling and writing produced during class today in order to notice where strengths and weaknesses lie within their writing. Scholars will be evaluated on their strengths and weakness seen from their quiz taken during class, and their ability to revise and edit a past piece of writing.
Read! Read! Read! Read! Read!
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Lesson Plans: April 2-5

April 2nd, 2012 Comments off
GT and Pre AP: April 2-5
What’s Due and When?  Upcoming Tests, Quizzes, Projects, or Presentations:

Feature articles will be due next week.  Make sure you’ve finished your final draft by Thursday! 

 

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Scholars will finish the rough drafts of their feature articles.  Scholars will organize their rough drafts using a specific text pattern in order to see how expository writing is commonly organized. Scholars will practice STANFORD spelling and review verbs in order to improve upon their current writing ability and be better prepared for upcoming tests that will influence their class placement. Scholars will be creating the final draft of their feature article.  Scholars will understand the importance of why one follows a writing process. 

Scholars will peer edit and revise the work of others in order to provide helpful feedback for their classmates and to notice what they may be able to improve upon in their own writing.

 Scholars will finish their final drafts of their feature articles in order to create a publishable piece devoid of any errors or grammatical mistakes. No school
What lead should I use for my feature article?

How are expository texts organized?

 What types of verbs are out there?

What is the Stanford spelling testing me over?

 What do I need to fix or change with my rough draft? Where will my visuals go in my feature article?

How is my final draft an improvement from my rough draft?

  
Grade STAAR practice from Friday   Grade Stanford practice and Verbs from Tuesday Visuals in a feature article  
-Record data from STAAR practice

-Create rough drafts for feature articles

 Stanford practice

Verb practice

Rough drafts of feature articles.

 -Peer edit and revise

-Begin creating final drafts of feature articles

 -Final drafts  
Scholars will be evaluated on their writing produced in class and their performance on the STAAR practice. Scholars will be evaluated on their work completed during class, their spelling skills, and their ability to accurately identify verbs within a challenging text. Scholars will be evaluated on their ability to make improvements and changes on their rough draft. Scholars will be evaluated on their organized writing within their final drafts produced in class.   
Scholars will be challenged to adhere to a specific pattern for their feature article. Scholars may be given the opportunity to work in groups to complete the work. Scholars will accurately identify the text pattern their fellow classmates adhered to during the creation of their feature article. Final draft templates may be used to aid in organizing thoughts and writing.  
Finish your rough draft!  It is due Wednesday! Finish all work from today, it will be due first thing tomorrow! Read please. Read!  

 

English 6: April 2-6
What’s Due and When?  Upcoming Tests, Quizzes, Projects, or Presentations:

 

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Scholars will become familiar with a variety of affixes and practice writing in order to become stronger and more articulate readers and writers. Scholars will practice STANFORD spelling and review verbs in order to improve upon their current writing ability and be better prepared for upcoming tests that will influence their class placement. Scholars will review Stanford spelling and affixes in order to notice their strengths and weaknesses when it comes to spelling. Scholars will become familiar with a variety of affixes and practice writing in order to become stronger and more articulate readers and writers. No school
How is writing and reading connected?

How can I improve upon my own writing?

 What types of verbs are out there?

What is the Stanford spelling testing me over?

 What will the Stanford test me over? What difficulties do I encounter when writing?  
Spelling No warm up Spelling Spelling  
-Review spelling and affixes

-Writing prompt

-Peer edit/review

 Stanford practice

Verb practice

 -Review verbs

-Review spelling and affixes

 -Review spelling

-Timed writing

  
Scholars will be evaluated on their writing produced during class today in order to notice what their strengths and weaknesses are within their writing. Scholars will be evaluated on their work completed during class, their spelling skills, and their ability to accurately identify verbs within a challenging text. Scholars will be evaluated on their performance on the practice Stanford from yesterday in order to notice strengths and weaknesses with spelling. Scholars will be evaluated on their writing produced during class today in order to notice where their strengths and weaknesses are within their writing.  
Read! Scholars may be given the opportunity to work in groups to complete the work. Read! Read!  
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Lesson Plans: March 26-30

March 25th, 2012 Comments off
GT and Pre AP- March 26-30
What’s Due and When?  Upcoming Tests, Quizzes, Projects, or Presentations:

STAAR practice this Friday=quiz grade.

 
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Scholars will understand what their strengths and weaknesses are with STAAR objectives in order to get commended on the STAAR test.

 

Scholars will develop thesis statements to focus on during the creation of their feature article.

 

Scholars will organize their writing for their feature article using a graphic organizer.

 Research

Writing project:

Research

 

Scholars will research information over their chosen topic for their feature article in order to gain an understanding as to how to access and use outside information accurately.

 Parts of speech-

Verbs/adjectives

Writing project:

Outline

 

Scholars will outline their feature article in order to create organized writing that is thesis-driven.

 

 

 Parts of speech-adverbs

Rough Draft

 

Scholars will create the rough draft of their feature article using their outline.  They will go through the writing process in order to develop an organized and polished written piece.

 Scholars will record their data from their practice STAAR test, taken today, to notice their strengths and weaknesses.
How can I organize my ideas for my feature article? What information do I need to know about my topic? How should I outline my feature article?

 

What is the point of an outline?

 How do I use my outline to create my rough draft?

 

What visuals should I include with my feature article?

 What am I strong and weak in when it comes to the STAAR test?
Record data

Finish practice tests from Friday

 Research guidelines Nouns Verbs STAAR Steps
-Prewriting: organize ideas into graphic organizers to generate organized writing. -Research in the library or computer lab.

-Collect information pertaining to one’s feature article topic.

 -Outline feature articles

 

 -Rough drafts of feature articles -Take STAAR practice test

-Grade

-Record Data
Scholars will be evaluated on their data from the STAAR practice, and their ability to organize their thoughts using graphic organizers. Scholars will be evaluated on their research methods and information found during the research process. Scholars will be evaluated on their ability to organize their writing the outline produced during class today. Scholars will be evaluated on their ability to create  organized rough drafts using their outline. Scholars will be evaluated on their data recorded from their test results from last week and today.
Scholars will be assigned specific text patterns to adhere to during the creation of their feature article. Scholars will adhere to the MLA citation format. Outline templates Rough draft templates may be used to aid in organizing thoughts and writing.  
Finish your graphic organizer. Finish any research you need to conduct for your topic! Finish outlines Read! Rough drafts of feature articles will be due on Monday, at the end of class.
English 6: March 26-30
What’s Due and When?  Upcoming Tests, Quizzes, Projects, or Presentations:

Spelling Quiz this Friday!
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Scholars will become familiar with a variety of affixes and practice writing in order to become stronger and more articulate readers and writers. Scholars will become familiar with a variety of affixes and practice writing in order to become stronger and more articulate readers and writers. Scholars will become familiar with a variety of affixes and practice writing in order to become stronger and more articulate readers and writers. Scholars will become familiar with a variety of affixes and practice writing in order to become stronger and more articulate readers and writers. Scholars will take a quiz over specific affixes and review their responses in order to improve their writing proficiency.
How is writing and reading connected?

 

How can I improve upon my own writing?

 How is writing and reading connected?

 

What are some prewriting strategies I can use to generate ideas?

 How is writing and reading connected?

 

How can I organize my writing?

 How is writing and reading connected?

 

What are effective conclusions to writing?

 What are my strengths and weaknesses when it comes to spelling?
Spelling Spelling Spelling Spelling Spelling quiz
-Review spelling and affixes

-Writing prompt

-Peer edit/review

 

 -Review spelling and affixes

-Writing prompt

-Peer edit/review

 

 -Review spelling and affixes

-Writing prompt

-Peer edit/review

 

 -Review spelling and affixes

-Writing prompt

-Peer edit/review

 -Review quiz

-Revisit a past piece of writing, revise and edit.

-Common mistakes BINGO
Scholars will be evaluated on their writing produced during class today in order to notice what their strengths and weaknesses are within their writing. Scholars will be evaluated on their writing produced during class today in order to notice what their strengths and weaknesses are within their writing. Scholars will be evaluated on their writing produced during class today in order to notice what their strengths and weaknesses are within their writing. Scholars will be evaluated on their writing produced during class today in order to notice where their strengths and weaknesses are within their writing. Scholars will be evaluated on their strengths and weakness seen from their quiz taken during class, and their ability to revise and edit a past piece of writing.
Read! Read! Read! Read! Read!
Scholars will become familiar with a variety of affixes and practice writing in order to become stronger and more articulate readers and writers. Scholars will become familiar with a variety of affixes and practice writing in order to become stronger and more articulate readers and writers. Scholars will become familiar with a variety of affixes and practice writing in order to become stronger and more articulate readers and writers. Scholars will become familiar with a variety of affixes and practice writing in order to become stronger and more articulate readers and writers. Scholars will take a quiz over specific affixes and review their responses in order to improve their writing skills.
How is writing and reading connected?

 

How can I improve upon my own writing?

 How is writing and reading connected?

 

What are some prewriting strategies I can use to generate ideas?

 How is writing and reading connected?

 

How can I organize my writing?

 How is writing and reading connected?

 

What are effective conclusions to writing?

 What are my strengths and weaknesses when it comes to spelling?

 

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Lesson Plans: March 19-23

March 15th, 2012 Comments off
GT and Pre AP: March 19-23
What’s Due and When?  Upcoming Tests, Quizzes, Projects, or Presentations:

STAAR practice test this Friday-will count as a quiz grade!

All topics for feature articles must be finalized by the end of class on Friday!

 
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
 

Scholars will read a variety of expository texts to gain some familiarity with nonfiction writing so that they may create their own expository essay in the form of a feature article.

 

 Scholars will be immersed in expository writing in order to understand how to create a feature article.

 

Scholars will understand how expository writing can be organized in order to create organized nonfiction writing.

 Scholars will be immersed in feature articles and expository writing in order to understand how nonfiction writing is organized.

 

 Scholars will understand what they are to create with their feature articles, the theme, the requirements, and specific format for their writing. Scholars will practice test-taking strategies in order to prepare for the more rigorous STAAR test.

 

Scholars will finalize their topic for their feature article.
How can nonfiction writing be entertaining?

 

What are feature articles and what type of information is within feature articles?

 What are feature articles?

 

How is nonfiction writing organized?

 What are feature articles?

 

How is nonfiction writing organized?

 What are feature articles?

 

How can I organize my own writing?

 What types of questions do I struggle with?

 

What will my feature article be about?
Notes: Feature Articles Notes: Nonfiction Writing-Organization Review expository text organization Feature Article Writing Project DATA
-Circle map notes over feature articles

-Review the next writing project

-SOAPSTONE with feature articles

 -SOAPSTONE using a newspaper or magazine brought from home. -Scavenger hunt: Expository text organization

 

 

 -Brainstorm ideas for feature articles

-Discuss the class theme if voted on

 -STAAR practice
Scholars will be evaluated on their analysis of feature articles read during class. Scholars will be evaluated on their analysis of their feature article brought to class.  Scholars will be able to notice the organization of expository pieces through their analysis. Scholars will be evaluated on their analysis of expository texts and their understanding as to how nonfiction writing is organized. Scholars will be evaluated on their ideas generated during the first stages of their writing. Scholars will be evaluated on their recorded data showing strengths and weaknesses from their test practice.
Scholars will be challenged to organize their writing in a specific format when creating their feature article. Scholars will be challenged to tackle a specific theme in relation to their feature article in order to create a class magazine. Scholars will be challenged to organize expository text into a graphic organizer in order to notice how graphic organizers can be used to organize writing. Scholars will be challenged to tackle a specific theme in relation to their feature article in order to create a class magazine. Scholars will be challenged to verify their answers choices in order to prove that their response is accurate.
Bring one magazine or newspaper to class tomorrow! Finish SOAPSTONE analysis of two feature articles. Finish graphic organizer. All topics must be finalized and completed by tomorrow!  Research possible feature article topics! Please read!
English 6: March 19-23
What’s Due and When?  Upcoming Tests, Quizzes, Projects, or Presentations:

Quiz this Friday!

 
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Scholars will become familiar with a variety of affixes and practice timed writing in order to become stronger and more articulate readers and writers. Scholars will become familiar with a variety of affixes and practice timed writing in order to become stronger and more articulate readers and writers. Scholars will become familiar with a variety of affixes and practice timed writing in order to become stronger and more articulate readers and writers. Scholars will become familiar with a variety of affixes and practice timed writing in order to become stronger and more articulate readers and writers. Scholars will take a quiz over specific affixes and review their responses in order to improve their writing skills.
How is writing and reading connected?

 

How can I improve upon my own writing?

 How is writing and reading connected?

 

What are some prewriting strategies I can use to generate ideas?

 How is writing and reading connected?

 

How can I organize my writing?

 How is writing and reading connected?

 

What are effective conclusions to writing?

 What are my strengths and weaknesses when it comes to spelling?
Spelling Spelling Spelling Spelling Spelling quiz
-Review spelling and affixes

-Writing prompt

-Peer edit/review

-Showcase written pieces

 -Review spelling and affixes

-Writing prompt

-Peer edit/review

-Showcase written pieces

 -Review spelling and affixes

-Writing prompt

-Peer edit/review

-Showcase written pieces

 -Review spelling and affixes

-Writing prompt

-Peer edit/review

-Showcase written pieces

 -Review quiz

-Revisit a past piece of writing, revise and edit.

-Common mistakes BINGO
Scholars will be evaluated on their writing produced during class today in order to notice where strengths and weaknesses lie within their writing. Scholars will be evaluated on their writing produced during class today in order to notice where strengths and weaknesses lie within their writing. Scholars will be evaluated on their writing produced during class today in order to notice where strengths and weaknesses lie within their writing. Scholars will be evaluated on their writing produced during class today in order to notice where strengths and weaknesses lie within their writing. Scholars will be evaluated on their strengths and weakness seen from their quiz taken during class, and their ability to revise and edit a past piece of writing.
Read! Read! Read! Read! Read!

 

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Lesson Plans: March 5-9

February 29th, 2012 Comments off
GT: March 5-9
What’s Due and When?  Upcoming Tests, Quizzes, Projects, or Presentations:

Writing quiz this Friday!

District-level assessments this Tuesday and Thursday!

 

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Scholars will become familiar with poetry in order to notice the many layers beneath poetry.  Scholars will also learn how to annotate a poem to promote thinking about and  interpretation of their reading.

 

 Scholars will take a district-level assessment for Science. Scholars will develop a dialogue about poetry using meta-cognitive markers in order to understand poetry at a deeper level.  This will promote their understanding of the poetry genre. Scholars will take a district-level assessment for Social Studies. Scholars will develop a paragraph explicating similarities between poems analyzed during class in order to promote their understanding of the poetry genre and improve their analytical writing skills.
What is poetry?

 

How can I interpret the meaning behind challenging poems?

 Testing What class discussion can I generate from my annotated poem? Testing What is similar and different about the poems even though they are within the same genre?
-Record data from the Reading district-level assessment

-Meta-cognitive markers notes

 Testing -Shared Inquiry Discussion notes Testing -Finish shared inquiry discussion

-Writing prompt:

How are the poems read during class both similar and different?
-Read “Ozymandias” and “Nothing Gold Can Stay” using meta-cognitive markers.

 

 Testing -Shared inquiry discussion

 

 Testing -Develop analytical writing to illustrate an understanding of class discussion and participation this week.
Scholars will be evaluated on their active reading using meta-cognitive markers. Testing Scholars will be evaluated on their participation and thinking during shared inquiry discussion. Testing Scholars will be evaluated on their writing and interpretation of the poems read during class this week.
How are they connected? Testing How are the poems connected? Testing What is poetry?
Please read and get plenty of rest.   Please read and get plenty of rest!   Please read.

 

 

English 6 and Pre AP: March 5-9
What’s Due and When?  Upcoming Tests, Quizzes, Projects, or Presentations:

Spelling quiz this Friday!

District-level assessments this Tuesday and Thursday!

 

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Scholars will record data to notice how they performed on the district-level assessment.

 

Scholars will review commas and reading passages to promote their reading stamina and writing skills.

 

Scholars will read a poem and annotate in order to know what to annotate with a poem and how to analyze a poem.

 Scholars will take a district-level assessment for Science. Scholars will review spelling to improve upon their writing skills.

 

Scholars will revisit the poem read on Monday to generate a dialogue about their analysis of the poem to be shared during class discussion.

 Scholars will take a district-level assessment for Social-Studies. Scholars will develop analytical writing that demonstrates their deeper understanding of the poem read during class in order to promote their critical thinking and writing skills.
How did I do on the DLA?

 

What is poem and why should I be able to analyze a poem?

 Testing What did I notice about the poem?

 

How has my annotation prompted deeper thinking about the poem?

 Testing What was the author’s message behind the poem?

 

How was the author able to convey his message through poetry?
-Grade work from Friday-Reading passage and commas handouts Testing Spelling

Shared Inquiry Discussion notes

 

 Testing Spelling Quiz (7th period)

Writing prompt

 
-Record data from the Reading district-level assessment

-Spelling (English 6)

-Read “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” and annotate using meta-cognitive markers.

 

 Testing -Spelling review

-Shared inquiry discussion about the poem from Monday.

 

 

 Testing -Writing prompt-analytical writing
Scholars will be evaluated on Testing Scholars will be evaluated on class discussion and work produced during class. Testing Scholars will be evaluated on their spelling quiz and writing produced during class.
Please read and get plenty of rest!   Please read and get plenty of rest!   Please read!

 

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