Week of: 11/07- 11/11 / Third Six Weeks – Week I Teacher: E. Gonzalez Team: ESLSOL II
Objective: Explain the controlling idea and specific purpose of an expository text and distinguish the most important from the less important details that support the authors purpose.
Literary Analysis: Suspense in Biography. Reading Skill: Identify Author’s Purpose.
Activities: Closing Activities for Seabiscuit: An American Dream by Laura Hillenbrand
1. Reading Skill: Author’s Purpose
2. Vocabulary Practice
3. Reading Check/Recall Events
4. Literary Analysis
Materials : pen/pencil, textbook “Holt McDougal Literature” Unit 1, handout
Follow Up/HW: Review story and vocabulary
Objective: Explain the controlling idea and specific purpose of an expository text and distinguish the most important from the less important details that support the authors purpose.
Literary Analysis: Suspense in Biography. Reading Skill: Identify Author’s Purpose.
Activities:
1 . Vocabulary Quiz
2. Continue Monday’s assignment
Materials: pen/pencil, textbook “Holt McDougal Literature” Unit 1, handout
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Objective: Synthesize and make logical connections between ideas and details in several texts selected to reflect a range of viewpoints on the same topic and support those findings with textual evidence. Reflect on understanding to monitor comprehension (summarizing and synthesizing). Reading Skill: Synthesize.
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Activities:
1. Big Question: What’s the Connection?
2. What is synthesize?
3. Audio Anthology: Magazine Article “Four Good Legs Between Us” by Laura
Hillenbrand, Timeline: Seabiscuit, Radio Transcript: “Races on the Radio.”
4. Writing Journal: Synthesize
Materials: Journal, pen/pencil, textbook “Holt McDougal Literature” Unit 1
Follow Up/HW: Review all articles
Objective: Synthesize and make logical connections between ideas and details in several texts selected to reflect a range of viewpoints on the same topic and support those findings with textual evidence. Reflect on understanding to monitor comprehension (summarizing and synthesizing). Reading Skill: Synthesize.
Activities:
1. Continue Wednesday’s Assignment
Materials: Journal, pen/pencil, textbook “Holt McDougal Literature” Unit 1
Follow Up/HW: Review all articles

Week of: 11/14- 11/18 / Third Six Weeks – Week II Teacher: E. Gonzalez Team: ESLSOL II
Objective: Synthesize and make logical connections between ideas and details in several texts selected to reflect a range of viewpoints on the same topic and support those findings with textual evidence. Reflect on understanding to monitor comprehension (summarizing and synthesizing). Reading Skill: Synthesize.
Activities:
1. Warm-up: Vocabulary in Context
2. Grammar in Context: Review-present tense
3. Skill Focus: Synthesize
Materials : pen/pencil, textbook “Holt McDougal Literature” Unit 1, handout
Follow Up/HW: Review story and vocabulary – Test Thursday
Objective: Will be able to define and identify present tense verbs. Will be able to demonstrate correct usage of present tense verbs.
Activities:
1. Complete in Grammar & Writing workbook pp. 45-64, Present Tense Verb review
Materials: pen/pencil, “Edge” Grammar & Writing Practice Book
Follow Up/HW: Review story and vocabulary – Test Thursday
Objective: Synthesize and make logical connections between ideas and details in several texts selected to reflect a range of viewpoints on the same topic and support those findings with textual evidence. Reflect on understanding to monitor comprehension (summarizing and synthesizing). Reading Skill: Synthesize.
Will be able to define and identify past tense verbs. Will be able to demonstrate correct usage of past tense verbs.
Activities:
1. Final Test: Seabiscuit: An American Dream & Horse of the Century
2. Complete in Grammar & Writing workbook pp. 68-84, Past Tense Verb review
Materials: pen/pencil, “Edge” Grammar & Writing Practice Book, handout
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Objective: Will be able to define and identify past tense verbs. Will be able to demonstrate correct usage of past tense verbs.
Activities:
1. Complete in Grammar & Writing workbook pp. 68-84, Past Tense Verb review
Materials: pen/pencil, “Edge” Grammar & Writing Practice Book
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Week of: 11 /21 - 11/25 / Third Six Weeks – Week III Teacher: E. Gonzalez Team: ESL SOL II
Objective: Student will be able to construct a movie review (not a summary ) of Gary Gray’s 2003 film The
Italian Job.
Activities:
1. View Movie: The Italian Job
2. Group Discussion: movie clips, characters, setting, plot, antagonist, protagonist, conflict, techniques used to create the suspense in the film.
Materials DVD, journal
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Objective: Student will be able to construct a movie review (not a summary ) of Gary Gray’s 2003 film The
Italian Job.
Activities:
1. View Movie: The Italian Job
2. Group Discussion: movie clips, characters, setting, plot, antagonist, protagonist, conflict, techniques used to create the suspense in the film.
Materials: DVD, journal
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Week of: 11 /28 - 12/2 / Third Six Weeks – Week IV Teacher: E. Gonzalez Team: ESL SOL II
Objective: Student will be able to construct a movie review (not a summary ) of Gary Gray’s 2003 film The
Italian Job.
Activities:
1. View Movie: The Italian Job
2. Group Discussion: movie clips, characters, setting, plot, antagonist, protagonist, conflict.
3. Movie Review
Materials DVD, journal, handout
Follow Up/HW:
1. Objective: Apply strategies and knowledge learned in class to formal assessments. Increase knowledge of time management skills during assessments. Understand the purpose for participating in standardized tests
View the semester final test as "just another test". Emulate teacher's attitude toward the test.
Activities:
POWER REVIEW FOR FINAL EXAM
Materials: pen/pencil, review package
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Objective: . Apply strategies and knowledge learned in class to formal assessments. Increase knowledge of time management skills during assessments. Understand the purpose for participating in standardized tests View the semester final test as "just another test". Emulate teacher's attitude toward the test.
Activities:
POWER REVIEW FOR FINAL EXAM
Materials: pen/pencil, review package
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Objective: Apply strategies and knowledge learned in class to formal assessments. Increase knowledge of time management skills during assessments. Understand the purpose for participating in standardized tests View the semester final test as "just another test". Emulate teacher's attitude toward the test.
Activities:
POWER REVIEW FOR FINAL EXAM
Materials: pen/pencil, review package
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Week of: 12/05 - 12/09 / Third Six Weeks – Week V Teacher: E. Gonzalez Team: ESL SOL II
Objective: I will read with accuracy and expression, with appropriate phrasing and at a reasonable rate a passage of “Hatchet” or other text at students’ development level.
Activities:
READING: FLUENCY / ORAL LANGUAGE FINAL EXAM
Materials: novel copy of “Hatchet” by Gary Paulsen
Follow Up/HW: Review for final exam.
2. Objective: . I will read with accuracy and expression, with appropriate phrasing and at a reasonable rate a passage of “Hatchet” or other text at students’ development level.
Activities:
READING: FLUENCY / ORAL LANGUAGE FINAL EXAM
Materials: novel copy of “Hatchet” by Gary Paulsen
Follow Up/HW: Review for final exam.
Objective: . I will demonstrate an ability to compose a variety of written texts with a clear, controlling thesis; coherent organization; sufficient development; and effective use of language and conventions.
Activities:
WRITING / COMPOSITION FINAL EXAM
Materials: pen/pencil, handout

Follow Up/HW: Review for final exam.
Objective: I will use comprehension skills to listen attentively and summarize the speaker’s ideas for critical reflection.
Activities:
ACTIVE LISTENING FINAL EXAM
Materials: pen/pencil, CD, handout
Follow Up/HW: Review for final exam.

Week of: 12/13 - 12/16 / Third Six Weeks – Week VI Teacher: E. Gonzalez Team: ESL SOL II
Objective: I will use comprehension skills to listen attentively and summarize the speaker’s ideas for critical reflection.
Activities:
ACTIVE LISTENING FINAL EXAM
Materials: pen/pencil, CD, handout
Follow Up/HW: Review for final exam.
3. Objective: .I will demonstrate the ability to understand and analyze a variety of written texts across reading genres.
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READING COMPREHENSION, GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY FINAL EXAM
Materials: pen/pencil, handout
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