Mrs. Issenmann- Language Arts Lesson Plans- April 28- May 2, 2014
OAA Tests: Tuesday-Thursday-classes change accordingly
8th Grade Lesson Plans
Monday
Spanish- 1:55-2:25
Ohio ELA Common Core Standards:
RI 8.1-8.3/8.6: Key Ideas and
Details/Analysis of
information/Author’s POV
W 8.10: Writing for a variety of
purposes
Reading/Writing: Diary of Anne Frank
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Research the basis of the Holocaust through questions
o Computer research/ SS textbook research
o Group 1: What is Anti-Semitism
o Group 2: Nazi German
o Group 3: Anne Frank and her family
o Group 4: WWII- What happened to the Jewish people?
Tuesday
Reading/Writing: Diary of Anne Frank
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Ohio ELA Common Core Standards:
RI 8.1-8.3/8.6: Key Ideas and
Details/Analysis of
information/Author’s POV
W 8.10: Writing for a variety of
purposes
Finish computer research or questions
Begin discussing historical context of the Holocaust and how Anne
Frank and her family came into play-groups share findings
Pass out student timeline handout to help with comprehension
Wednesday
Ohio ELA Common Core Standards:
RI 8.1-8.3/8.6: Key Ideas and
Details/Analysis of
information/Author’s POV
RI 8.7: Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of
using different mediums (e.g., print or digital text, video,
multimedia) to present a particular topic or idea
Reading: Diary of Anne Frank
W 8.10: Writing for a variety of
 Review theme/ Analyze vocabulary for
purposes
L 8.1-8.2: Conventions of Standard
Anne Frank through context clues
English
 Read background-pgs. 365-368
 Reader’s Theater of play: Assign roles
 Discuss setting/virtual field trip to the Secret Annex
o http://www.annefrank.org/en/Subsites/Home/
Thursday
Ohio ELA Common Core Standards:
RI 8.1-8.3/8.6: Key Ideas and
Details/Analysis of
information/Author’s POV
RI 8.7: Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of
using different mediums (e.g., print or digital text, video,
multimedia) to present a particular topic or idea
Reading: Diary of Anne Frank
 Finish virtual field trip
 Begin reading Act One Scenes One-Two pages 370-381
Friday
Reading: Diary of Anne Frank
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Read scene 3 (pages 381-394)
 Finish on Monday
Ohio ELA Common Core Standards:
RI 8.1-8.3/8.6: Key Ideas and
Details/Analysis of
information/Author’s POV
7th Grade Lesson Plans
Monday
Ohio ELA Common Core Standards:
RL 7.1-7.4/7.6: Key Ideas and
Details/theme/interaction of
elements
L 7.1-7.2/7.4: Conventions of
Standard English/Vocabulary
acquisition
Reading: Myths, Folktales, and Legends
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What is a myth? Analysis of myths from Greece and Rome (pgs.
646-647)-Elements of a myth
Greek and Latin roots and affixes
 Pg. 653: vocabulary root activity
Tuesday
Ohio ELA Common Core Standards:
L 7.1-7.2/7.4: Conventions of
Standard English/Vocabulary
acquisition
SL 7.4: Present Information
Reading/Writing: Myths
 Finish vocabulary root activity and share with the class
Wednesday
Ohio ELA Common Core Standards:
RL 7.1-7.4/7.6: Key Ideas and
Details/theme/interaction of
elements
W 7.10: Writing for a variety of
purposes
Reading: Origin Myths
 The Origin of the Seasons
o Cause and Effect Review: pg. 662 chart
o Pg. 662 #1-6
*Those not in small group: work on pg. 663
Thursday
Ohio ELA Common Core Standards:
RL 7.1-7.4/7.6: Key Ideas and
Details/theme/interaction of
elements
W 7.10: Variety of purposes
L 7.1-7.2/7.4: Conventions of
Standard English/Acquisition of
vocabulary
Reading: Myths
 The Origin of the Seasons
o Review pg. 662
 Begin reading Orpheus, the Great Musician
o Review vocabulary-Teacher reads sentence with vocabulary
words in it-students write the definition
o Finish reading-reading check-summarize
o Pg. 670 # 2-4/6
 HW: Comparing Myths
*Those not in small group, do page 671
Friday
Ohio ELA Common Core Standards:
RL 7.1-7.4/7.6: Key Ideas and
Details/theme/interaction of
elements
Reading: Myths
 Review pg. 670 and comparing myths activity
 Begin final myth: The Flight of Icarus
o pg. 675: Moral review
o Read myth
 HW: Pg. 680 #2-7
*Analyzing the myths for elements: Monday
6th Grade Lesson Plans
Ohio ELA Common Core Standards:
RL 6.1/6.3-6.4/6.7 Key Ideas and
Information
L 6.5: Figurative Language
W 6.10: Write for a variety of
purposes
Monday
Reading: Poetry
 What is poetry? What are different types of poetry? (Lyric vs.
Narrative) .What is the difference between poetry and short stories?
Essays? Etc. How do we read poetry? How is it structured? What is
figurative language?
o Figurative language review-PPT
o Read I’m Nobody by Emily Dickinson
Writing: Outlines
 What is an outline? Why do writers write them?
 Step by step how-to
Tuesday
Reading: Poetry
 Answer questions 1-6 from I’m Nobody
 Discuss
Ohio ELA Common Core Standards:
RL 6.1/6.3-6.4/6.7 Key Ideas and
Information
L 6.5: Figurative Language
W 6.10: Write for a variety of
purposes
Writing: Outlines
 Write a classroom outline about The Black Plague
Wednesday
Ohio ELA Common Core Standards:
RL 6.1/6.3-6.4/6.7 Key Ideas and
Information
Reading: Poetry
 Imagery-What is it? How do we identify it as the reader?
 Model: read Harlem Nigh Song and Winter Moon and analyze for
imagery
 Student activity: Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, The
Red Wheelbarrow, Friends and Family
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Answer the Following Questions:
o Identify all pieces imagery.
o Which image stands out to you the most? Why?
o What message is the author trying to send to the reader?
Thursday
Ohio ELA Common Core Standards:
RL 6.1/6.3-6.4/6.7 Key Ideas and
Information
Poetry
 Review poems in small groups
o Rest of the class-workshop
Friday
Library: 12-12:30
Ohio ELA Common Core Standards:
RL 6.1/6.3-6.4/6.7 Key Ideas and
Information
Reading: Poetry
 Sounds of Poetry
o Alliteration, Rhyme, Onomatopoeia, meter vs. Free Verse
o Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out
 2,4-5, 7