Lesson Plans
5th Week – September 22-26
Major Objectives:
Writing &
Writing Mechanics
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Students will understand the four purposes of writing:
narrative, descriptive, expository, and persuasive.
Students will answer questions in complete sentences after
reading a short story, and will give text evidence to explain
their answers using the SLAM graphic organizer.
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.
We continue to work on the following words:
Old Word:
nice
saw
little
big
walked
laughed
New Word:
benevolent
observed
petite
mammoth
staggered
chortled
Reading:
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Students will identify non-fiction text features. Students will
preview a newspaper article entitled “The World is in Their
Hands” and will determine the author’s purpose for writing it.
Students will look for clues about the text, including:
 Titles and headings showing the text’s main idea
 Graphic showing what subject the text deals with
 Photos showing whether the text discusses historical or
present-day event
 The overall layout to see if it gives the reader clues
about the type of text
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Students will set their purpose for reading. Students will
complete a 5W-How? Chart outlining what they hope to find
out in the reading selection.
Students will answer questions synthesizing and analyzing
similarities and differences in the 4 reading selections (“The
Good Samaritan” –“The World is in Their Hands” – “Making a
Difference” and “Don’t Go Gentle Into That Good Expressway.”)
Learning Activities the Week of September 22 , 2014
Monday:
Students will have a vocabulary quiz over the following words:
Strolled, generation, guffawed, privilege, superb, affect, disrespect, elated,
contribute, conflict, motivate, replied, cherish, responsible
Students will put the sequence of events in “The Good Samaritan” in
order.
Tuesday:
Students will take a short district ELA test.
Students will learn new vocabulary for the week:
Old Word:
nice
saw
little
big
walked
laughed
New Word:
benevolent
observed
petite
mammoth
staggered
chortled
Students will identify figurative language (similes, metaphors,
personification, onomatopoeia, and idioms) in sentences.
Students will read “Don’t Go Gentle Into That Good Espressway,”
a poem by Luis J. Rodriguez.
Wednesday/
Thursday:
Students will take notes on the four purposes of writing, concentrating
today on expository writing. They will take notes on text features of nonfiction.
Students will look over the text, pictures, and charts in “The World Is In
Their Hands,” and will complete a 5W-How? Chart. Students will then
read the selection and answer comprehension questions afterwards.
Students will read additional information about volunteerism in an article
called “Making a Difference.”
Students will review vocabulary for quiz Friday.
Friday:
VOCABULARY QUIZ
Students will answer questions synthesizing and analyzing
similarities and differences in the 4 reading selections (“The Good
Samaritan” –“The World is in Their Hands” – “Making a Difference”
and “Don’t Go Gentle Into That Good Expressway.”) Students will use
the SLAM rubric to write a paragraph.