Class: English Language Arts, Grade: 8th Grade
Teacher: Everett
Weekly Lesson Plans
DAY
OBJECTIVE
ACTIVITIES
Monday
Upon completion of this lesson, students will be able
to…

use resources to find correct
spelling and meaning of new
vocabulary
1.
Unit 13 Vocabulary
Tuesday
Upon completion of this lesson, students will be able
to…

use adjectives and adverbs
appropriately to make writing
vivid or precise.

write to express, discover, record,
develop, reflect, and problem
solve.
1.
Journal-What do you think about the new
school building?
Create a positive word picture-each student
will have a different word for the positive
word wall.
Upon completion of this lesson students will be able
to…

clarify and support spoken ideas
with evidence, elaborations, and
examples

monitor one’s own understanding
of the spoken message and seek
clarification as needed.
1.
Thursday
Upon completion of this lesson students will be able
to…

connect his or her own
experiences, information, insights,
and ideas with the experiences of
others through speaking and
listening.

present dramatic interpretations of
experiences, stories, poems, plays
to communicate
1.
Piction-ades- in groups- Each group will be a
team and will have a chance to score a point
alternating between Pictionary and Charades.
Friday
Upon completion of this lesson, student will be able
to…

demonstrate understanding of new
vocabulary terms
1.
Unit 13 Vocabulary Test
Wednesday
2.
2.
Week of: 1/19-1/23
H.O.T. Questions
Positive words can make a difference in people’s lives.
By looking at positive words, how can this help you
day to day?
Journal-Journal- Journal- Study vocabulary
words for 10 minutes.
Pictionary in pairs-each student will be
paired up and will have 1 minute with 3
vocabulary terms- 1st round they need to try
to guess the appropriate term for the
corresponding picture without vocabulary
paper, 2nd round with vocabulary picture
Formative Assessment: Vocabulary Test
English Language and Composition TEKS Chapter
110.19.b
Vocabulary Development
___2A-grade level academic words
___2B-context clues
___2C-analogies
___2D-foreighn words
___2E-references
Reading Comprehension-Genre/Theme
___3A-themes
___3B-conventions in myth (extended simile, quest, hero’s
journey)
___3C-analysis of time and place/influence
___4-Comprehension of text/poetry (importance of graphical
elements: capital letters, line length, word position)
___6-fiction
___6A-influence of plot development
___7-nonfiction/structural differences in autobiography/diary
___8-figurative language/sensory language
___9-informational text/culture and history
Informational-text/expository texts
___10A-evalutate text for accuracy
___10B-distinguish factual claims/assertions/opinions
___10C-organizational patterns
___10D-logical connections between/within/across
texts/textual evidence
Informational text/persuasive text
___11A-central argument/cause and effect/
analogy/authority
___11B-rhetorical
fallacies/hominem/exaggeration/stereotyping/categorical
claims in persuasive texts
Informational texts/procedural texts
___12A-multi-dimensional instructions to complete a
task/solve problem/perform procedures
___12B-explain the function of graphical components of a
text
Media Literacy
___13A-explicit/implicit messages
___13B-visual and sound techniques
___13C-media influences and informs audiences
___13D-correct level of formality and tone
Writing/writing process
___14A-plan first draft/audience/range of topics/strategies
___14B-develop drafts/organizational strategy (sequence of
events/cause-effect/compare-contrast)
___14C-revise drafts
___14D-edid drafts for grammar, mechanics, and spelling
___14E-revise final draft in response to feedback from peers
and teacher/publish work for appropriate audiences
Writing/literary texts
___15A-imanginative story
Writing
___16-about own experiences
Writing/expository and procedural texts
___17A-multi paragraph essay to convey information about
a topic
___17B-write a letter reflecting opinion/complaint/request
___17C-write responses to literary or expository texts that
demonstrate writing skills for multi-paragraph
essays/evidence
___17D-multimedia presentation with texts and
graphics/technology
Writing persuasive texts
___18A-clear thesis or position
___18B-considers and responds to views of
others/anticipates and answers reader concerns and
counter-arguments
___18C-evidence/logically organized/support author’s point
of view/differentiate between fact and opinion
Oral and written communication
___19A-identify, use, and understand parts of speech in
context of reading, writing, and speaking
___19B-complex sentences/main vs. subordinating clauses
___19C-variety of complete sentences
Oral and written conventions
___20A-conventions of capitalization
___20B-punctuation
Oral and written conventions/spelling
___21-spell correctly, use various resources to check correct
spellings
Research/research plan
___22A-brainstorm/consult others/topic/formulate major
research question
___22B-apply steps for obtaining and evaluating
information/sources
Research/gathering sources
___23A-follow research plan to gather information from print
to electronic sources
___23B-categorize information thematically
___23C-record bibliographic information (author/title/page
number)
___23D-paraphrasing/plagiarism/reliable sources
Research/synthesizing information
___24A-narrow or broad major research question
___24B-utilize elements demonstrating
reliability/validity/(publication date/coverage/point of view)
Research/organizing and presenting ideas
___25A-draw conclusions
___25B-evidence and reasoning
___25C-presents findings in meaningful way
___25D-follows accepted formats for integrating
quotations/citations into written text to maintain flow of ideas
Listening/speaking
___26A-listen to and interpret speaker’s purpose by
explaining content/evaluate delivery/ask questions
___26B-follow and give complex oral instructions to perform
task/answer questions/solve problems
___26C-draw conclusions about speaker’s message/verbal
communication (word choice/tone) nonverbal cues
(posture/gesture/facial expressions)
Listening and speaking/speaking
___27-students speak clearly and to the point, using the
conventions of language.
Listening and speaking/teamwork
___28-students work productively as a team/participate in
discussion/plan agendas/have clear goals/meet
deadlines/vote on key issues
Materials
Handouts
Technology
Computer
Instructional Strategies
Student led instruction
Discovery learning
Cooperative work groups
Modifications
Extra time
Modified assignments
One on one tutoring
Peer assistance