LA Week of March 17
Monday
Students will understand:
1. End rhyme & couplet
2. Rhyme scheme
3. word meanings through context clues, key words, and
replacement
Procedure
1. question of the day:
March 17
What do you think is the meaning of the word ardent? Why do
you think this is the meaning?
2. WW 13 word intro ardent to bonanza
3. Discuss origins & format of limericks (power point)
4. Students write their own limericks for extra credit
Tuesday
Students will understand
1. word meanings through context clues, key words, and
replacement
What do you think is the meaning of the word ardent? Why do
you think this is the meaning?
Procedure
1. question of the day:
March 18
What do you think is the meaning of the word deter? Why do
you think this is the meaning?
2. WW 13 word intro contagious to forfeit
3. Read 753 & 755 3 x’s
-1st x silently
-2nd x aloud
4. review devices for 3rd read
-3rd x silently looking for devices
Wednesday
Students will understand
1. word meanings through context clues, key words,
2. What do you think is the meaning of the word ardent? Why
do you think this is the meaning?
Procedure
1. question of the day:
March 19
What do you think is the meaning of the word synonymous? Why do
you think this is the meaning?
2. WW 13 word intro innovation to wrangle
3. Share devices from yesterday’s poems in small groups and then
with the class
4. Silent read/work on assignment/type assignment
Thursday
Students will understand
1. word meanings through sentence creation
Procedure
1. question of the day:
March 20
Write a metaphor explaining how you feel about poetry
2. WW 13 a
3. Silent read/work on assignment/type assignment
Friday
Students will understand
1. word meanings through replacement
Procedure
1. question of the day:
March 21
Write a hyperbole or tell an idiom that explains how you feel about
your independent reading assignment
2. library-select next book (for first part of 4th quarter)
3. oral presentation of book reviews