Lesson Plans
Week of 3-18
7.19 Oral and written conventions-Students understand the function of and use the conventions of academic language when speaking and writing. Students will
continue to apply earlier standards with greater complexity. Students are expected to:
(A) write complex sentences and differentiate between the main versus subordinate clauses.
7.19B
Verbs/Academic Vocabulary
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Types of Simple
Sentences
Coordinating
Conjunctions
Semi-colons
Subordinating
Conjunctions
Days of the Week
Monday
Wednesday
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What is the best way to combine 2 independent clauses?
If a subordinating conjunction comes at the beginning of the
sentence, what punctuation is needed to make the
sentence a complex sentence?
If a subordinating conjunction comes in between the
dependent clause and independent clause, is there a need
for punctuation in the sentence?
What are the components of a
simple sentence?
How do we label each part of a
sentence?
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What does a sentence need?
What are the linking verbs?
What are the helping verbs?
What are SV, SSV, SVV, and SSVV
sentences?
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How many types of simple sentences
are there?
What are they?
How do we label them?
What is a compound sentence?
What makes up a compound sentence?
How do we combine sentences to
make a compound sentence?
How do we label a compound
sentence?
What do you think a complex sentence
is?
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Thursday
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Opening
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Tuesday
Quality Questions and Level
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How many types of simple sentences
are there?
What are they?
What is a compound sentence?
How do we combine sentences to
make a compound sentence?
What is a complex sentence?
How do we combine clauses to make a
complex sentence?
How? Strategy or
Strategies
Brace Map
Modeling
Independent Practice
Real World Application
Writing personal narrative with varying
sentences.
Writing and expository or persuasive
paper with a variety of sentences that
provide more information in a more
concise way.
Work Period
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Closing
Review parts of a complete sentence.
Introduce, model and practice writing the 4 types of simple
sentences
Independent book work. (Writing Coach)
Review simple sentence types and how to diagram all parts.
Introduce compound sentences and how to identify and label each
part of a compound sentence.
Introduce, model and practice how to combine simple sentences to
make compound sentences. (fanboys and semi-colon)
Independent book work. (Writing Coach)
Review compound sentences and how to effectively combine to
complete sentences.
Introduce, model and practice how to identify and combine a
dependent clause and an independent clause to create a complex
sentence.
Independent book work. (Writing Coach)
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Ticket out
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Review of the day’s work.
Ticket out
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Review of the day’s work.
Author’s chair
Review all types of sentences thus far.
Model and practice how to identify types of sentences,
diagramming all parts of the sentence and appropriately combining
dependent and independent clauses to create in depth, complex
sentences
Brace map
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Review of all sentence types
for quiz tomorrow.
Friday
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Review for quiz
QUIZ-formative grade
PAT time
SSR time
7.15 Writing/Literary Texts-students write literary texts to express their ideas and feelings about real or imagined people, events and ideas. Students are expected to:
A.) write and imaginative story that sustains the readers interest
B.)create a specific believable setting through the use of sensory details
C.) use a range of literary strategies and devices to enhance the style and tone
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7.15
Verbs/Academic Vocabulary
 Setting
 Plot
 Characters
 Conflict
 Rising Action
 Climax
 Falling Action
 Resolution
Quality Questions and Level
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How? Strategy or Strategies
What are the essential elements that need
to be in my narrative pre-writing?
What maps will I need to use?
How does my information from the maps
transfer to my rough draft?
Circle Map
Tree Map
Flow Map
Day of the Week
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
HOMEWORK/DUE DATES
Narrative Circle Map-Due 3/22
Narrative Tree Map-Due 3/22
Narrative Flow Map-Due 3/22
Narrative Rough Draft-Due 3/22
All elements of narrative pre-writing due
Real World Applications
Writing stories that are cohesive
in their ideas and thoughts and
follow a logical progression from
the introduction through the
conclusion.