Ms. Hollis
8th Grade Language Arts
Lesson Plans for the week of 12/12-12/16
Monday
 SWBAT define weekly vocabulary words
 SWBAT spell weekly spelling words
DO NOW: Alphabetize your weekly spelling words. Attempt to use one in a sentence.
 Build-a-word Activity
 “Words-on-the-Wall” activity
Homework: Build-a-word 3x
Tuesday
 SWBAT read informative nonfiction
 Recognize main ideas and supporting details
 Correctly spell weekly spelling words
DO NOW: List at least three things that would make it difficult to move to another
country with your family.
 Create a main idea and details chart
 Read “from Immigrant Kids(P. 224)” by Russell Freidman
 Discuss graphic organizer
 Pre-teach Vocabulary (TE, p. 224). Distribute p. 22 (Unit tw0 Resource Book)
 Spelling Activity
Homework: Write one synonym for each “Word-to-Know”
Wednesday
 SWBAT identify primary and secondary sources
 SWBAT define weekly spelling words
DO NOW: construct a story map of “Flowers for Algernon.” Include at least two
elements of setting.
 Discuss DO NOW
 Students will construct a graphic organizer of primary/secondary sources
 Spelling words: 1+1+1 words and VAC words (word that has a single word in
a final accented syllable with one final consonant)
Homework: Vocabulary worksheet
Thursday
 SWBAT assess adequacy, accuracy, and appropriateness of author’s evidence
 Spell weekly spelling words
 DO NOW: what is the difference between a primary and a secondary source?
Cite at least one example of each in Russell Freedman’s from “Immigrant
Kids”
Friday
 SWBAT successfully pass tests
 DO NOW: What is the theme of Russell Freedman’s from “Immigrant Kids?”
Give at least two reasons for your response.
Ms. Hollis
8th Grade Language Arts
Lesson Plans for the week of 12/12-12/16
 Discuss “DO NOW”
 Testing
 Tungsten Learning
“Words-to-Know”
 din
 fervent
 impoverished
 indomitable
 teeming