Lesson Plans
4th Week – September 15-19
Major Objectives:
Writing &
Writing Mechanics
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Students will understand the four purposes of writing:
narration, description, exposition, and persuasion.
Students will answer questions in complete sentences after
reading a short story, and will give text evidence to explain
their answers.
Vocabulary
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Students will work this 6 weeks on an activity called, “Out with
the Old and In with the New.” They will “toss” the following
overused words and will use new vocabulary to replace them:
Old Word:
nice
saw
little
big
walked
laughed
New Word:
benevolent
observed
petite
mammoth
staggered
chortled
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Students will continue to review the vocabulary words for
current story – “The Good Samaritan” by Rene Saldaña, Jr.
These words are: affect (verb), conflict (noun), contribute
(verb), disrespect (noun), generation (noun), motivation (noun),
privilege (noun), and responsible (adjective). QUIZ OVER ALL
VOCABULARY—FRIDAY 9/19/14.
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Students will learn what an idiom is, and will understand the
following idioms from our short story:
dangling the carrot in front of our eyes (getting us to work by
promising a reward)
kept his word (did what he had promised)
I’d be off the hook. (No one could blame me)
Reading
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Students will use the following reading comprehension strategy:
MAKE AND CONFIRM PREDICTIONS prior to reading “The Good
Samaritan.”
Students will begin reading “The Good Samaritan” and will
understand the elements of plot.
Learning Activities the Week of September 15 , 2014
Monday:
Students will read about author Rene Saldaña prior to reading “The Good
Samaritan.” Students will:
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Tuesday:
predict what is going to happen in the story.
state three things to look for at the beginning of predicting (author,
title, picture).
change their predictions as they read the story.
explain why using predictions is a good reading strategy.
Students will begin reading “The Good Samaritan.”
Wednesday/
Thursday:
Students will continue reading “The Good Samaritan.”
Students will review vocabulary for quiz Friday.
Students will review their predictions and make changes if necessary.
Friday:
VOCABULARY QUIZ
Students will continue/finish “The Good Samaritan.”
Students will work on comprehension questions and activities:
a. What does Rey do when Mr. Sanchez needs help at the end of the
story? Were you surprised by Rey’s response? Explain.
b. Students will complete a story map on “The Good Samaritan,”
identifying the exposition (beginning), rising action, climax, falling
action, and resolution (ending)
c. How does Rey’s father affect Rey’s decision to help Mr. Sanchez?
Find two examples that support your answer.