Lesson Plans 2014
Pat Flores -7 English/7&8 Language Science
1st 6 weeks –Week 3
Sept 8-Sept 12
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Monday – September 8
7th English
LO: Practice analogies, discuss Journal homework and present “Selfies”
Warm up –Analog activity #1
Discuss Journal homework assignment (due Monday September 15th)
Finish presenting “Selfies”
If time allows read library book
English Reminders:
 Parent homework due Tuesday, September 9
 Journal assignment due Monday, September 15
Language Science
LO: learn new words and read orally to improve reading fluency
 Copy down vocabulary words from overhead onto index cards
 Read The River and summarize the chapters
Tuesday – September 9
7th English
LO: Be informed about vocabulary and dictionary skills and practice as a group Socratic reading
strategies
 Warm-up: Introduce Vocabulary and Dictionary Skills activity (due Friday, September 12)
o Word – Nonfiction
o Sentence – Alliteration
 Present Socratic Seminar Reading Strategies
o Power point
o Demonstrate and guided practice with passage
 If time allows read library book
English Reminders:
 Vocabulary and Dictionary Skills 1 due Friday, September 12
 TEST Friday over Socratic Seminar/Marking the Text-handout
 Journal assignment due Monday, September 15
Language Science
LO: learn new words and read orally to improve reading fluency
 Copy down vocabulary words from overhead onto index cards
Read The River and summarize the chapter
Wednesday- September 10
7th English
LO: Practice analogies and using Socratic Seminar Reading Strategies
 Warm up: Analogies activity # 2
 With a partner practice Socratic Seminar Reading Strategies (due Thursday, September 11)
 If time allows read library book
English Reminders:
 Socratic Seminar Reading Strategies assignment due Thursday, September 11
 Vocabulary and Dictionary Skills 1 due Friday, September 12
 TEST Friday over Socratic Seminar/Marking the Text
 Journal assignment due Monday, September 15
Language Science
LO: learn new words and read orally to improve reading fluency
 Copy down vocabulary words from overhead onto index cards
Read The River and summarize the chapter
Thursday – September 11
7th English
LO: Grade various assignments and answer reading questions using reading strategies
 Warm up: Analogy #3
 Grade Socratic Seminar Reading Strategies assignment –text properly marked
 Hand out questions for passage –students must answer and return Friday
English Reminders
 Vocabulary and Dictionary Skills 1 due Friday, September 12
 TEST Friday over Socratic Seminar/Marking the Text
 Journal assignment due Monday, September 15
Language Science
LO: learn new words and read orally to improve reading fluency
 Copy down vocabulary words from overhead onto index cards
Read The River and summarize the chapter
Friday – Sept 12
7th English
LO: Practice synonyms to improve vocabulary and test over reading strategies
 Grade warm-up: Synonym Strings –turn in before you leave
 Grade Vocabulary and Dictionary Skills activity
 TEST ON SOCRATIC SEMINAR/READING STRATEGIES
 Read Library book
English Reminder
 Journal assignment due Monday, September 15
Language Science
LO: learn new words and read orally to improve reading fluency
 Copy down vocabulary words from overhead onto index cards
Read The River and summarize the chapter