Dr. Harper’s Lesson Plan
Agendas: Language Arts, Social
Studies, and Study Skills
February 4 – 8, 2013
Language Arts
Monday, February 4, 2013
• Target Learning: I can define how tone or meaning is
conveyed in poetry through figurative language. RS
3.4.
• Word of the Day: (computer words; 3 minutes)
• Application – a computer program that is written
and designed for a specific need, like Microsoft
Word or Angry Birds.
• Context Clues Sentence: __________________.
Language Arts
Monday, February 4, 2013
• Writing Prompt: (3 minutes)
• On this day in 1913, Rosa Parks was born. In 1955, Rosa Parks
was arrested and fined for not giving up her seat on the bus to
a white passenger. Many people admired her for her
confidence and bravery. If you had been Rosa Parks in this
situation, would have done the same thing? Why or why not?
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Language Arts
Monday, February 4, 2013
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Target Learning Instruction:
Collect reading logs & pass-out new logs.
1. Ode to Mi Gato, by Gary Soto, p. 391.
2. Define: Mi Gato; porque; huevo
• Read: Audio CD.
• Discussion: Think/Pair/Share
• What two things does Gary Soto compare in this
simile?
• In this ode, what does the speaker give the cat?
• What does the cat give the speaker?
Language Arts
Monday, February 4, 2013
• 3. In a Neighborhood in Los Angeles, p. 392.
• Read: Audio CD.
• Discussion: Think/Pair/Share
• What tone is set in the first stanza?
• Why do you think the speaker’s grandma sings and
dances with the chairs?
• How can the speaker’s grandma wear Mexico’s
mountains, deserts, and ocean in her eyes?
• How do the words of the closing lines help you
understand the speaker’s feelings toward his
grandmother and the tone of the poem?
Language Arts
Monday, February 4, 2013
• 4. Hard on the Gas, p. 393.
• Read: Audio CD.
• Discussion: Think/Pair/Share
• Base on this comparison between how the
grandfather drives and how he lives, what do
you think his life has been like?
• How does reading the line “rush, rest, rush,
rest—” aloud help you to envision the
grandfather’s life?
• Why does the speaker clutch the bar? What do
you think “the ride” represents?
Language Arts
Monday, February 4, 2013
• Check for Understanding: (closure)
• True/False—
• 1. The speaker in “Ode to Mi Gato” rescued the cat
at the local animal shelter.
• 2. The cat in “Ode to Mi Gato” is not much of a
hunter.
• 3. The grandmother in “In a Neighborhood in Los
Angeles” cared for the speaker when he was young.
• 4. The grandfather in “Hard on the Gas” is teaching
the speaker a lesson about life.
• HOMEWORK: Poetry Packet: finish Alliteration,
Winter Wardrobe, and Metaphor for Rachel’s
challenge.
Social Studies
Monday, February 4, 2013
• Target Learning:
Study Skills
Monday, February 4, 2013
• Target Learning: I can differentiate between the main and
supporting characters found in the novel, HOLES.
• 1. Review chapters 6-10 and write a summary of the main
events from each chapter.
• 2. Complete the Novel Organizer worksheet, pp. 27-28 for
the characters found in chapters 6-10.
• 3. Complete Word Maps for Glossary and Vocabulary words
of Part 1.
• 4. Update Table of Contents.
Language Arts
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
• Target Learning: I can identify the subject, how
the subject is remembered in an ode, and the
tone the author uses to remember the subject.
• Word of the Day
• Icon – a picture, image, or other representation
used to signify a folder or application on a
screen.
• Context Clues:
Language Arts
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
• Writing Prompt:
• February 5th is “Disaster Day.” Over the past several years,
think about the natural disasters that have taken place in your
area, in your state, in your country, and around the world.
What do you think has been the greatest natural disaster and
why?
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Literary Response and
Analysis, p. 394
Poem
Ode to Mi Gato
In a Neighborhood
in Los Angeles
Hard on the Gas
Subject
What the subject
is loved,
remembered, or
celebrated for.
Speaker’s Tone
Social Studies
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
• Target Learning: I can create a summary of the ancient
Egyptian gods and their roles in Egyptian society.
• 1. Read/discuss the biography of Akhenaton.
• 2. Discuss Akhenaton’s connection to Neffertiti.
• 3. Complete what did you learn? questions.
• 4. Review ancient Egypt gods and create a chart that
connects the gods to each other using the web
• http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/gods/explore/main.html
Language Arts
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Target Learning: I can explain how tone and meaning are conveyed
through poetry using figurative language. RS 3.4-Response to Literature: Opinion based on evidence.
Word of the Day Quiz: Review 11 computer words for 5 minutes>
complete tomorrow.
Writing Prompt: (5 minutes)
On February 6, 1895, Babe Ruth was born.
Many people consider Babe Ruth to be the
“Best Baseball Player Ever.” What is
something that you hope people would
someday remember you by as the “Best
Ever?”
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Word of the Day Quiz:
Computer Words
• Mouse
• Cursor
Software
• Hardware
• USB
• Download
• E-mail
• Folder
• Virus
• Application
• Icon
Language Arts
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
• NOTES: Period 5 completed Literary Response and Analysis
for homework. Period 1 needs to complete in class on
Thursday along with Word of the Day quiz.
Social Studies
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
• Target Learning: I can create a summary of the ancient
Egyptian gods and their roles in Egyptian society.
• 1. Complete Ancient Egyptian god review and summary.
• http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/gods/explore/main.html
• 2. Review chapter 4:3:
• Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom Queen Hatshepsut
• Ramses the Great trade routes Old Kingdom
• Upper Kingdom
Lower Kingdom
• Stability
• 3. Complete 4:3 Test.
• 4. History & Geography work: Trade on the Nile, worksheet
pp. 18-19.
Crooked Word: Test Review
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Crooked Word: Tally Page
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Table 1
Table 2
Table 3
Table 4
Table 5
Table 6
Table 7
Table 8
Ancient Egyptian Gods Ancestry Tree
(To be used with the 4:3 study guide challenge question).
Atum
(1st god)
Shu
Tefnut
(air)
(moisture)
Geb
Nut
(earth)
(sky)
Osiris
Horus
(son of Osiris)
Isis
Seth
Nephthys
Study Skills
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
• Target Learning: I can differentiate between the main and
supporting characters found in the novel, HOLES.
• 1. Review chapters 6-10 and write a summary of the main
events from each chapter.
• 2. Complete the Novel Organizer worksheet, pp. 27-28 for
the characters found in chapters 6-10.
• 3. Complete Word Maps for Glossary and Vocabulary words
of Part 1.
• 4. Update Table of Contents.
HOLES
Table of Contents
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4.
Engaging Issues
Friends Essay
Glossary Pages
Word Maps
• Part 1
• Part 2
• Part 3
• 5. KWHL Charts
• Chapters 1-10
• 6. Chapter Summaries
• Chapters 1-5
• Chapters 6-10
• 7. Novel Organizer
Language Arts
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Target Learning: I can explain how tone and meaning are
conveyed through poetry using figurative language.
RS 3.4--Response to Literature: Opinion based on
evidence.
Word of the Day: Repeat of Literary Devices
1. Metaphor – a figure of speech in which a phrase is applied
to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to
suggest a similarity.
2. Context clues sentence -
Language Arts
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Writing Prompt:
On February 7, 1812, author Charles Dickens was
born. During interviews later in his life, Dickens
mentioned that memories from his childhood helped
him create his fictional stories. What are some
memories of your childhood that could someday be
turned into great works of fiction?
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Language Arts
Thursday, February 7, 2013
• Target Learning Instruction:
• Period 5 completed Literary Response and Analysis for
homework. Period 1 needs to complete in class on Thursday
along with Word of the Day quiz.
• Period 5:
• 1. Check/discuss Literary Response and Analysis, p. 394.
• 2. Review for test: Ode to Mi Gato…
• 3. Intervention.
• Period 1:
• 1. Complete Literary Response and Analysis, p. 394.
Check/discuss.
• 2. Review for test: Ode to Mi Gato…
RTI Schedule for Dr. Harper’s ELA Classes
(Only ELA classes go to enrichment activities).
Intervention Time
Wednesday
Thursday
7:46 – 8:26 a.m.
Period 1 ELA
Period 6 SS
8:42 – 9:21 a.m.
Period 2 SS
Period 5 ELA
9:37 – 10:16 a.m.
Period 3 Teacher Prep
Period 4 Study Skills
**Students follow 3rd
period teacher’s lunch
schedule.
Language Arts
Friday, February 8, 2013
Writing Prompt:
On February 8, 1910, the Boy Scouts organization was founded.
Clubs and organizations are a great way to learn important skills.
What types of clubs and/or organizations do you belong to?
What are some of the skills that you have learned? If you don’t
belong to one, which club would you like to join?
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