Date: August 26-30, 2013
Teacher: Sue Finley
Subject/ Unit: ELA/ READING FOCUS : Literary
THEME: There and Back Again - What Science Fiction and Fantasy Can Teach Us
About Ourselves
Writing Focus: Informational
Grade: 7th
Vocabulary: point of view, inference, theme, foreshadowing
ELACC7RL1—draw inferences; ELACC7RL2—develop theme and summary
Essential questions: How does background knowledge enhance our reading experience? What can literature from the science fiction and fantasy genres teach us about ourselves?
What can it tell us about the human condition? Can where you are change who you are?
Activating Learning Strategies:
Cognitive Teaching Strategies (the actual lesson):
Structured Notes
5-3-1
Lecture
Graphic Organizer
KWL
Possible Sentence
Think-Pair-Share
Reading
Pictograph
Survey
First Word
Word Map
Word Splash
KWL Plus
Concept Map
Frayer Model
Anticipation Guide
Draw and Picture
Directed Rdg/Thinking Act
Vocab. Overview
Brainstorm
Model
Mind Map
Other
Diagram
Visual Chain
Procedural Content –
Application / Activity
Anchor Chart
Monday, August 26
Warm-up: DOL (grammar),
EdHelper review theme
and inferences
Using literature textbook,
begin “Dark They Were,
and Golden-Eyed”
pp. 446-465
Brainstorm & Category
Brain Pop for early finishers
Holt online interactive quizzes
Study Island
Tasks
Summarizing:
Hands-on
Circle Map
Other
Tuesday, August 27
Warm-up: DOL (grammar),
EdHelper review theme
and inferences
Continue “Dark They
Were, and Golden-Eyed”
pp. 446-465
Introduce essential
questions for this unit.
Preview vocabulary.
Reteaching, Enrichment, Acceleration:
Poems, Rhymes,
Lyrics
Acronyms/Word
Links
Assessment:
Rubric -Task
Other quiz
Formal -TEST or
TASK
Ticket Out the Door
Study Cards
The Important Thing
Exit Cards
Wednesday, August 28
Thursday, August 29
Warm-up: DOL (grammar),
EdHelper review theme and
inferences
Warm-up: DOL (grammar),
EdHelper review theme and
inferences
Continue “Dark They Were,
and Golden-Eyed”
pp. 446-465
Continue “Dark They Were,
and Golden-Eyed”
pp. 446-465
Friday, August 30
RTI testing
HW: remedial worksheets
GUM—Chapter 1:
Sentences & Sentence
Fragments
Questioning
Informal
3-2-1
Learning
Log
Continue GUM—Chapter
1: Sentences & Sentence
Fragments
Differentiation:
*Assignments, quizzes, tests, and tasks are differentiated by level of
difficulty, as well as method of delivery, based on information/ teacher
observation and IEP accommodations. (A- Low, B- medium -C- high)
*Small group instruction
+ - Interesting
Teacher Questions
Pass out of
class
Other
Extending and Refining:
Cause and Effect
Classifying
Abstracting
Compare and Contrast
Writing Prompt
Constructing Support
Analyzing
Error Analysis
Other- Solving
Inductive Reasoning
Deductive Reasoning