Mrs. Lemaster’s Lesson Plans
Week of October 22, 2012
*Fiction book report assigned Friday- due November 7th; students should
be working on between activities and during study halls
a. RP 9. I can use criteria to choose independent reading materials (e.g.,
personal interest, knowledge of authors and genres, or recommendations
from others).
b. RP10. I can independently read books for various purposes (e.g., for
enjoyment, for literary experience, to gain information or to perform a
task).
Figurative Language Unit Completion; I can interpret metaphors and
similes to understand new use of words and phrases in text.
Monday/ Tuesday Alliterations- watch PowerPoint
o Inclusion- 1st PowerPoint at
http://languagearts.pppst.com/alliteration.html
o Advanced- 2nd PowerPoint at above
 Discuss common alliterations/ tongue twisters
 Inclusion- Create a tongue twister using first and last names and
illustrate
 General- 4 line poem using alliteration- illustrate
 Advanced- QR Code Quiz- Tuesday
 Explain to students that Amelia Bedelia takes everything literal- i.e.
she doesn’t understand idioms or figurative language
 Read aloud Bravo, Amelia Bedelia to students
 Ask students to point out anywhere in the story where Amelia
misunderstood what was being asked for her and have them explain
what she was actually supposed to do

“Illustrate an Idiom”- students will choose an idiom from any
activities we have done, one they know, or one from an idiom
dictionary and illustrate the literal meaning of the idiom
Wednesday- Michael Ross Assembly- 1:40pm
 Finish “Illustrate an Idiom”- students will choose an idiom from any
activities we have done, one they know, or one from an idiom
dictionary and illustrate the literal meaning of the idiom and write
the figurative meaning at the bottom of the illustration
 Personification-“Pipe up with Personification” Video & learning style
activity
Thursday 7 minute Figurative Language rap video- review figurative language
types:
http://www.schooltube.com/video/9e8b2acfc34e0ce465a3/figurativ
e-language
 Begin culminating project for all types of figurative language with
sports in groups
o Partners to come up with figurative language examples for
their assigned sport
 Partners will merge as a group of 4 to clarify and extend
examples
 Groups will write and illustrate all examples onto a
poster
o Present at the end of class on Friday!
Friday Vocabulary Unit 7 Assessment
o Students who do not receive a C or above will join me for
recess on Monday to review and study session before
retaking the test in study hall on Tuesday
 Finish culminating project for all types of figurative language with
sports in groups
o Present at the end of class on Friday!
Weekly Warm-Ups:
 Monday: Vocabulary synonyms and antonyms
o AV3. I can identify analogies and other word relationships,
including synonyms and antonyms, to determine the
meaning of words.
 Tuesday: Vocabulary Analogies
o AV3. I can identify analogies and other word relationships,
including synonyms and antonyms, to determine the
meaning of words
 Wednesday: Vocabulary fix the mistake
o AV1. I can define the meaning of unknown words by using
context clues and the author’s use of definition, restatement
and example.
 Thursday: Context Clue Questions
o AV1. I can define the meaning of unknown words by using
context clues and the author’s use of definition, restatement
and example.
 Friday: Review vocab. with song before test
Assessments:
 Vocabulary Unit 7 Assessment
o Students who do not receive a C or above will join me for
recess on Monday to review and study session before
retaking the test in study hall on Tuesday
 Illustrate an idiom and fold under figurative meaning
o Students will travel around to the idioms around the room
and try to determine the figurative meaning
 QR Code Quiz with figurative language examples
Resources:
 www.flocabulary.com
 Idiom dictionary
 Word Skills Fun resource book
 Bravo, Amelia Bedelia children’s book
 Technology for QR codes
 QR Generator
 http://www.schooltube.com/video/9e8b2acfc34e0ce465a3/figurativ
e-language