Lesson Plans
Week 2
M. Unser
English Grade 7
September 8-12, 2014
Monday Warm-Up
• Use the glossary in your literature book,
your device, or a dictionary to define the
following words:
– plaited
– acquainted
– spied
Monday, September 8
• Warm-Up/ Housekeeping/ Roll Call
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7.1 TSW participate in and contribute to group discussions
7.4TSW read to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words
7.5 TSW identify the elements of narrative structure
• Smartboard Lesson: Plot Diagram
• Read “The Luckiest Time of All” (pages 62-66)
• Create plot diagram on back of notes page
Monday, September 8
(Plus Class)
• Warm-Up/ Housekeeping/ Roll Call
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7.1 TSW participate in and contribute to group discussions
7.4TSW read to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words
7.5 TSW identify the elements of narrative structure
• Finish the Non-Fiction articles and opinion
statement “Agree” activity
• Read “The Luckiest Time of All” (pages 62-66)
– Use the reciprocal teaching roles to facilitate
discussion
– Fill in the chart to use as your exit ticket
Tuesday Warm-Up
This is Charleston, South Carolina after the Civil War.
Write five adjectives to describe this picture.
Tuesday, September 09, 2014
• Warm-Up/ Housekeeping/ Roll Call
7.1 TSW participate in and contribute to group discussions
7.4 TSW read to determine meaning of unfamiliar words
• SRI Test
• Silent Reading
Wednesday Warm-Up
• Write your lexile score from Tuesday’s SRI test.
• Write a goal about your independent reading.
Here are some things to consider:
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How many times per week you will read?
How will you select your book?
How you plan to keep track of your reading?
How will you demonstrate comprehension of your
book?
Wednesday September 10, 2014
• Warm-Up/ Housekeeping/ Roll Call
7.7 TSW write in a variety of forms with an emphasis on exposition,
narration, and persuasion
• Writer’s Workshop
– Revisit worksheet page 37
– Model Writing: Situation and Details
– Write and Conference
– Share
• Silent Reading
Wednesday September 10, 2014
(Plus Class)
• Warm-Up/ Housekeeping/ Roll Call
7.7 TSW write in a variety of forms with an emphasis on exposition,
narration, and persuasion
• Writer’s Workshop
– Set up notebook
– Write and Conference
– Share
• Silent Reading
Thursday Warm-Up!
List 5 nouns from the following
paragraph:
Much of the Southern United States
was destroyed during the Civil war. Farms
and plantations were burned down and
their crops destroyed. Also, many people
had Confederate money which was now
worthless and the local governments were
in disarray. The South needed to be
rebuilt.
Thursday, September 4, 2014
• Warm-Up/ Housekeeping/ Roll Call
7.1 TSW participate in and contribute to group discussions
7.4 TSW read to determine meaning of unfamiliar words
7.5 TSW read and demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts; elements
of fiction
• Novel Walk
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Title
Cover
Author
Number of Pages
Summary on back
What is active reading?
• Begin Reading
• Visit the library to check out books
Friday Warm-Up
List 5 verbs from the following paragraph:
The rebuilding of the South after the
Civil War is called the Reconstruction. The
Reconstruction lasted from 1865 to 1877.
The purpose of the Reconstruction was to
help the South become a part of the Union
again. Federal troops occupied much of
the South during the Reconstruction to
insure that laws were followed and that
another uprising did not occur.
Friday, September 12, 2014
• Warm-Up/ Housekeeping/ Roll Call
7.1 TSW participate in and contribute to group discussions
7.4 TSW read to determine meaning of unfamiliar words
7.5 TSW read and demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts
• SOL Coach Lesson #14 (page 106-109)
• Folktale Friday: Buttercup (A tale
from Norway)
Friday, September 12, 2014
• Warm-Up/ Housekeeping/ Roll Call
7.1 TSW participate in and contribute to group discussions
7.4 TSW read to determine meaning of unfamiliar words
7.6 TSW read and demonstrate comprehension of non-fictional texts
I get along well with others.
I have goals to achieve this year
I like my sisters and brothers.
I enjoy sports.
I am a hard worker
I learn best through hands-on
activities
I like music.