Teacher: ___Sims____________
2011-2012 WEEKLY LESSON “SNAPSHOT”
Week 0f:__9/06-9/09_
Course:___Comp III____
Period: __2,3,4,5__________
Unit/ Lesson/Learning Targets
(related to KCAS/CC 4.1):
Briefly outline daily lesson activities/agenda:
Unit/Lesson:_____________________________
Vocab: _________________________________
_______________________________________
I can…__________________________________
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BR:
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5.
Formative:
Unit/Lesson:_Spelling/Dictionary Skills__
Vocab: homonym, prefix, suffix, antonym,
synonym, etymology
I can identify the meaning of words.
…..understand that words and their meanings
change over time.
….understand that prefixes and suffixes can
change the meaning of root words.
…..remember and apply spelling rules.
Unit/Lesson:___Spelling/Dictionary Skills Test__
Vocab: homonym, prefix, suffix, antonym,
synonym, etymology
I can…remember and apply spelling rules.
Understand that words and their meanings
change over time.
Identify the meanings of words that have
similar sounds.
Understand that prefixes and suffixes can
change the meaning of root words.
Unit/Lesson:_Parts of the Sentence and
Vocab: Connotation, denotation, fragments, direct
object, indirect object, subject, predicate,
predicate nominative, predicate adjective,
etymology, infer, transitive verb, intransitive verb
1.
I can identify words with similar
dictionary definitions.
BR: Capitalization: #14
1. Journal 11
2. Chapter 15 review
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5.
Formative: Check for understanding and correctness
during the chapter review
BR: Review for test
1. Journal 12
2. Chapter 15/dictionary skills test
3. Diagnostic preview chaper 2-Parts of the
sentence
4.
5.
Formative: Diagnostic preview for the next unit
BR: Capitalization 15
1. Review Diagnostic Preview
2. Introduce Connotation/Denotation
3. Introduce Personal Essay
4. Tutorial if needed
Formative: Review Diagnostic preview
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BEST PRACTICE INSTRUCTIONAL
STRATEGIES:
Check all that apply this week:
Chunking content/lesson
Personal relevant connections
Interacting with or previewing new knowledge
Processing/elaborating on new information
Recording and representing knowledge (notetaking, summarization)
Reflecting on learning
Reviewing content
Using and reviewing homework
Examining similarities & differences
Examining errors in reasoning
Practicing skills, strategies, processes
Engaging students in cognitively complex tasks;
(higher-level thinking, hypothesis, etc.)
Using cooperative learning, managing response
rate, and using movement
Using academic games
Using questioning techniques, probing incorrect
answers; high expectations for all
Differentiating instruction
Checking for student understanding
INCORPORATING the following:
Student technology use
Assessment – pre/form/sum/ ACT-like
Live-Scoring
Reading & writing to learn strategies
Writing to demonstrate learning
Writing for publication
Rubrics
Graphic organizers
Bell ringers
Exit slips
RtI/tutorials
2011-2012 WEEKLY LESSON “SNAPSHOT”
2.
I can recognize words that have inferred
meanings.
3.
I can use clues to understand the meaning
of a word or phrase.
4.
I can use dictionaries and thesauri to
determine the meaning of a word or phrase.
5.
I can use dictionaries and thesauri to
determine the history of a word.
6.
I can determine inferred meanings of
words with similar definitions.
7. I can identify the multiple parts of a sentence.
BR: Capitalization Practice sheet
Unit/Lesson:Parts of the Sentence, Connotation,
1. Journal 13
Denotation/Personal Essay
2. Parts of Sentence HW Review
Vocab: Connotation, denotation, fragments, direct
3. Connotation Denotation Notes
object, indirect object, subject, predicate,
4. Continue Personal Essay Introduction
predicate nominative, predicate adjective,
5.
etymology, infer, transitive verb, intransitive verb Formative: Questions and in-class discussion
1. I can identify words with similar dictionary
definitions.
2. I can recognize words that have inferred
meanings.
3. I can use clues to understand the meaning of a
word or phrase.
4. I can use dictionaries and thesauri to determine
the meaning of a word or phrase.
5.I can use dictionaries and thesauri to determine
the history of a word.
6.I can determine inferred meanings of words
with similar definitions.
7. I can identify the multiple parts of a sentence.
Please post completed form on teacher blog for each course you teach weekly. (Updated 7/11/11)