*****Each week each grade will practice with
figurative language when doing Things to Do
When I Think I’m Through
6th Grade Writing Composition/Language Arts/Grammar
M. Evans
January 21-25, 2013
Essential Questions:
Can I identify and correctly use verbs?
Can I use the correct verb tense?
Do I understand and correctly use the principal parts of verbs?
Do I understand and correctly use irregular verbs?
Do I understand the use of verbs with sentence syntax?
Standards:
L6.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar
and usage when writing or speaking.
e. Recognize variations from standard English in their own and others’ writing
and speaking, and identify and use strategies to improve expression in
conventional language.
Demonstrate command and conventions of standard English capitalization,
punctuation, and spelling when writing.
a. Use punctuation to set off nonrestrictive/parenthetical elements.
b. spell correctly.
The days they finish early, they will continue to write the poem about their
career, that they were given a rubric for. (collaboration with PLVS)
W.6.10 Write routinely over extended time frames and shorter time frames for
a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
Monday:
No School
Tuesday:
We will:
*do common mistakes as bellwork
*practice language mechanics
*review verbs and their types
Can Statements:
We can identify and correctly use action, being, helping, and main verbs
Wednesday:
We will:
*do common mistakes as bellwork
*practice language mechanics
*Discuss the tenses of verbs and the importance of using the correct tense
*in class practice P124-125
Can Statements:
We can use the correct verb tense.
We recognize the importance of verbs with sentence syntax.
Thursday:
*do common mistakes as bellwork
*practice language mechanics
*review yesterday’s assignment
*begin to discuss participles and how the helping verbs help determine the tense
*in class assignment P 126-127 #1-21
Can Statements:
We can use the correct verb tense.
We can use participles correctly.
We can recognize and correct our own grammatical errors
Friday:
*do common mistakes as bellwork
*practice language mechanics
*review yesterday’s assignment
*begin to discuss irregular verbs and how to correctly use them in a sentence
*in class assignment P. 128-129 #1-25
Can Statements:
We can recognize and use the correct form of irregular verbs.
We can recognize and correct our own grammatical errors.
We can recognize the importance of verbs in sentence syntax.
Special Education Modifications:
A: 1, 2, 4, 5, 18
B: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
C: left
D: 1, 2, 4, 5, 18
E: 1, 2, 4, 5, 18
F: 1, 4, 5
G: 1, 2
H: 1, 20 and alternate seating
I: 1, 4, 5
J: 1, 2, 4, 18 and spellchecker
7th Grade Writing Composition/ Language Arts/ Grammar
January 21-25, 2013
M. Evans
Essential Questions:
Can I identify and correctly use prepositions?
Can I use the correct preposition and phrase?
Do I understand and correctly use the phrases?
Do I understand the use of prepositions with sentence syntax?
Can I find my own errors in writing?
Can I identify and correctly use the different types of prepositional phrases?
Standards:
L 7.1 Demonstrate command of conventions of standard English grammar and
usage when writing or speaking.
a. Explain the function of phrases and clauses in general and their function
in specific sentences.
c. Place phrases and clauses within a sentence, recognizing and correcting
misplaced and dangling modifiers.
LAMP Standard
RL 7.1 Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what
the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
RL 7.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its
development over the course of the text. Provide an objective summary
of the text.
RL 7.3 Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (how
setting shapes the characters or plot.)
Monday:
No School
Tuesday:
We will:
Do common mistakes so we can find our own in our writing
Discuss some language mechanics rules
Begin to discuss what a preposition is and how they are used in the sentence
In class assignment P 346-347 #1-18
I can correctly use and recognize prepositions and their phrases.
Wednesday:
We will:
Do common mistakes so we can find our own in our writing
Discuss some language mechanics rules
Review yesterday’s assignment
Begin to discuss prepositional phrases as adjectives
In class assignment P 348-349 #1-18
I can use adjective prepositional phrases correctly.
During LAMP time we will use Reciprocal Teaching sheet to analyze Monkey’s
Paw
Thursday:
Do common mistakes so we can find our own in our writing
Discuss some language mechanics rules
Review yesterday’s assignment
Begin to discuss prepositional phrases as adverbs
In class assignment P 350-351 #1-23
I can use adverbial prepositional phrases correctly.
Friday:
Do common mistakes so we can find our own in our writing
Discuss some language mechanics rules
Review yesterday’s assignments
Discuss the proper placement of prepositional phrases
In class assignment of P 352-353 #1-23
I correctly place prepositional phrases in sentences.
Special Education Modifications:
A: 1, 5, 6, 7 seat near teacher; may be isolated
B: (504) 1
C: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
D: 1, 2
E: 1, 2, 3, 5
F: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
8th Writing Composition/Language Arts/ Grammar
M. Evans
January 21-25, 2013
Standards
W.8.1 Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant
evidence.
W 8.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas,
concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of
relevant content.
L 8.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and
usage when writing or speaking.
Essential Questions:
Can I read plays from Shakespeare?
Can I correctly analyze the themes?
Do I understand the figurative language?
Do I understand the hidden meanings?
Do I understand the use of rubrics to analyze and score peer writing?
Can I find my mistakes as well as others’ in a piece of writing?
Monday
No school
Tuesday:
We will:
Do common mistakes so we can find our own in our writing
Discuss some language mechanics rules
Discuss and analyze the themes of Romeo and Juliet and Othello
Discuss symbolism
I can analyze Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.
I can understand the symbolism behind the theme.
Wednesday
We will:
Do common mistakes so we can find our own in our writing
Discuss some language mechanics rules
Finish discussing the themes in Othello
Read a passage from one of Shakespeare’s plays and discuss it as a group
I can analyze Shakespeare’s plays and discuss them.
I can understand the symbolism behind the theme.
Thursday:
We will:
Do common mistakes so we can find our own in our writing
Discuss some language mechanics rules
Review what we discussed yesterday.
As a class, begin our 3 column graphic organizer for extended response
Begin extended response
I can write an analysis of one of Shakespeare’s play’s themes.
I can organize my response.
I can construct a proficient extended response.
Friday:
We will:
Do common mistakes so we can find our own in our writing
Discuss some language mechanics rules
Review the rubrics they created to score a peer’s letter on demand (constructive
response)
Begin scoring peer response
I can score and analyze a piece of writing.
I can create and correctly use a rubrics.
I can find mistakes in writing.
Special Education Modifications
A: tested out
B: (504) carry EpiPen
C: 1, 2, 7, 18
D: 1, 2, 6, 12, 13, 16
E: 1, 2, 7
F: moved