Lesson Plans
9th Week – October 20 – October 24
Please note: I make my lesson plans extensive and with high expectations. If the
students are struggling and things do not go as quickly as planned, I scale back. You
may see activities that I planned for last week have been moved to the current week to
accommodate the pace of my learners.
Major Objectives:
Writing &
Writing Mechanics
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Students will write simple and compound sentences.
Students will write a paragraph about “Thank You, Ma’m”
using the SLAM method.
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Students are working with Greek and Latin root words,
prefixes, and suffixes. This week, we will finish the root word
man, manu (hand). Quiz over these words will be TUESDAY,
OCTOBER 21. Vocabulary words using this root word are:
Vocabulary
 emancipate (v)
to set free; to lend a hand in freeing someone; to release
from someone’s hands
 manacles (n)
handcuffs
 manager (n)
a person who has the upper hand; a person who is in
charge of someone or something
 mandate (n)
an order or command placed in one’s hands
 maneuver (v)
to handily or skillfully go around something
 manicure (n)
a treatment for the hands and nails
 manipulate (v)
to skillfully operate by hand
 manual (n)
a handbook; a book of directions
 manufacture (v)
to make by hand or by machine
 manuscript (n)
a handwritten or typed piece of writing, such as a book
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Students are working with Greek and Latin root words,
prefixes, and suffixes. This week, we will learn the root word
spec (see, look). Vocabulary words using this base word are:
 circumspect (adj)
careful to look at all possibilities before acting cautious;
aware of consequences
 inspect (v)
to look at carefully in search of flaws
 introspection (n)
the act of looking into one’s own thoughts and feelings
 perspective (n)
one way of looking at things
 respect (v)
to look up to someone; to show honor
 retrospective (adj)
looking back at past things
 spectacle (n)
something displayed for the public to see
 spectacles (n)
glasses that help someone see better
 spectator (n)
a person who watches something, such as a sporting
event
 speculate (v)
to look at and think about something from different
points of view
Reading
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Students will take a major test Wednesday, October 22, or
Thursday, October 23 over their comprehension of “Thank
You, Ma’m.”
Students will learn about inferences and how to use them
while reading.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN READING THE STORY WITH
YOUR STUDENT, THE LINK IS ON THE FINAL PAGE OF THIS
DOCUMENT.
Learning Activities the Week of October 20, 2014
Monday:
Students will review man and manu words for quiz Tuesday
Students will begin reviewing the plot of “Thank You, Ma’m” for a
major test Wednesday/Thursday.
Students will begin working on making inferences from text.
Students will begin writing a paragraph over “Thank You, Ma’m” using
the SLAM Method.
Tuesday:
Students will take a quiz over man and manu words.
Students continue reviewing the plot of “Thank You, Ma’m” for a
major test Wednesday/Thursday.
Students will continue writing a paragraph over “Thank You, Ma’m”
using the SLAM Method.

Students are working with Greek and Latin root words,
prefixes, and suffixes. This week, we will learn the root word
spec (see, look). Vocabulary words using this base word are:
 circumspect (adj)
careful to look at all possibilities before acting cautious;
aware of consequences
 inspect (v)
to look at carefully in search of flaws
 introspection (n)
the act of looking into one’s own thoughts and feelings
 perspective (n)
one way of looking at things
 respect (v)
to look up to someone; to show honor
 retrospective (adj)
looking back at past things
 spectacle (n)
something displayed for the public to see
 spectacles (n)
glasses that help someone see better
 spectator (n)
a person who watches something, such as a sporting
event
 speculate (v)
to look at and think about something from different
points of view
Wednesday/
Thursday:
Students will take a major test over “Thank You, Ma’m.”
Students will work with new “spec” words.
Students will continue writing a paragraph over “Thank You, Ma’m”
using the SLAM Method.
Friday
Students will take a quick district assessment.
Students will work with new “spec” words.
Students will finish writing a paragraph over “Thank You, Ma’m” using
the SLAM Method.
A copy of “Thank You, Ma’m” can be found at
http://staff.esuhsd.org/danielle/english%20department%20lvillage/rt/Short%20S
tories/Thank%20You,%20Ma'am.pdf
A copy of a plot diagram can be found at
http://vashonsd.org/hello/images/plot_diagram.pdf