Weekly Lesson Plan
Teacher: Schuler
Subject/Grade Reading 7th
TEKS/SERS/SS:
Day
Verb (Do?):
7.2E
Unit: understanding fiction and
Week of: 11/10/14
drama
Concept (What?)
Context (How?) Vocabulary:
Instructional Procedures
Content Objective: TSW use a dictionary to
determine the meaning of vocabulary words
associated with this week’s story.
Language Objective TSW read dictionary entries to
determine the correct meaning.
Instructional Strategies/Activities/Student Performance
Monday
Hook (Warm-Up/Starter) Make inferences and write ½ page. Show cartoon and have students
write what they think is happening
Common Assessment Questions What
would you think is going to happen next?
Instructions/Modeling/Practice: Teacher will lead discussion on the vocabulary words of the
week that are associated with the story we will be reading. Students will then write them in their
journals using a foldable activity with the definition and an example for each.
Students will use Target Reading level seven to work on vocabulary and reading strategies.
Accommodation and Modification:
Closure: Which of these words have you heard before? How were they used?
Technology Integration: power point of
vocabulary words
Day
Instructional Procedures
Content Objective:
Tuesday
Essential Questions What can we learn
from fictional characters and their stories?
Language Objective:
Instructional Strategies/Activities/Student Performance
Hook (Warm-Up/Starter
Essential Questions
Common Assessment Questions
Weekly Lesson Plan
Instructions/Modeling/Practice
Accommodation and modification:
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Closure
Day
Technology Integration:
7.6B
Instructional Procedures
Content Objective TSW analyze the internal and
external responses of characters using the short story
“The Lottery”
Language Objective TSW read the short story with
the class.
Instructional Strategies/Activities/Student Performance
Wednesday
Hook (Warm-Up/Starter
Day
A friend bought me a plane ticket to Hawaii, which is where
I got discovered and became an actor, so I guess a friend
bought me a winning lottery ticket.
Essential Questions How does an author
make a fictional story seem real?
Common Assessment Questions How did
the plot develop as a result of the conflict
the character faced?
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Instructions/Modeling/Practice: Teacher will lead in reviewing the conflicts that we have
discussed previously, and then begin reading “The Lottery” taking volunteers to read. We will
focus on the internal and external conflicts of the characters and how that relates to the
development of the plot.
Accommodation and modification:
Closure What would you do if you were in the characters situation?
Technology Integration: power point on
types of conflict
7.6B
Fig 19D
Instructional Procedures
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Thursday
Content Objective: TSW continue analysis of internal
and external responses using the short story “The
Lottery” and complete a graphic organizer to show
which are present.
Language Objective TSW speak to partner to
discuss the conflict graphic organizer and write
responses to complete.
Essential Questions In what ways has your
schema expanded through reading and how
will this help you in high school?
Instructional Strategies/Activities/Student Performance
Hook (Warm-Up/Starter In what ways have you done something just because everyone else is?
Was it the correct choice for that situation?
Common Assessment Questions: Which
conflict did the character face primarily?
Instructions/Modeling/Practice We will continue/finish the story “The Lottery” and discuss in
depth the internal and external responses of each character. Teacher will then lead the class in
the first part of the graphic organizer before releasing them to work in partners to complete it.
Emphasis on providing textual evidence to support responses
Accommodation and modification:
Closure: Silent Reading
Technology Integration:
Day
Instructional Procedures
Content Objective: TSW complete an assessment
Language Objective: TSW write responses for
to show understanding of the unit.
assessment.
Instructional Strategies/Activities/Student Performance
Essential Questions
Common Assessment Questions:
Friday
Hook (Warm-Up/Starter):
Instructions/Modeling/Practice: Prompt: Begin assessment, will have entire class period to
complete
Accommodation and modification:
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Closure: Silent reading
Technology Integration: iPad, All in
Learning software