Monday
BASIC CA 09
Spelling Lesson 10
Class time to look up definitions and work on
worksheet
BASIC CA 10
Spelling Lesson 10
Class time to look up definitions and work on
worksheet
CA 09
Hand Out Vocabu-lit Week 13
Work on it in class
Oral reading quiz on Vocabu-lit section
Irony discussion with song – Notes
Prezi W/Video
Finish the Holes Film
12/1
Tuesday
Correct Spelling Worksheet
12/2
Cloze reading activity with Holes
Vocabulary activity for Theseus
Discuss meaning of words using context clues.
Complements practice.
Plot discussion of Holes
Give meaning of words.
Discuss the upcoming gift giving season.
Hand out study guide for the gift of the magii
and do vocabulary activity, getting meaning
from context.
Theseus Sentence Activity -
Continued discussion of Irony with past
stories read over the semester
Model Irony chart
Hand out “Theseus Study Guide”
Vocabulary activity with words from the
story “The Interlopers”
Discuss the definition of
Interloper
Review Conflict and types of conflict
Magic Three examples in literature and
practice writing.
Wednesday
Begin reading “The Gift of the Magii”
Finish “The Gift of the Magii”
Work together to fill in study guide questions.
Begin reading as a class, stopping periodically
to fill in study guides.
Reconvene as a class to fill in the plot line
section.
Read “The Interlopers in class”
Thursday
12/3
Spelling Pretest
Spelling Pretest
Complements Quiz
Denotative and Connotative power point
lesson and discussion of gifts- what is a gift.
Finish “Theseus”
Finish “The Interlopers” if needed
Revisit Sentences and the order, see if
anything needed to be fixed.
Students work by themselves to fill in Irony
chart for “The Interlopers”
Essay assignment – Essay as a gift for parents.
Friday
12/4
12/5
Pre writing, Model for the class.
Discuss heroic qualities – Write short essayWho is your hero and what qualities do they
have that make them a hero to you.
Model writing for students then let them begin
on their own.
Spelling Test
Spelling Test
Correct Vocabulit
Students work on essays
Type Essay – When finished begin work on
Language Connections worksheet.
Theme lecture w/ notes
Students use graphic organizer to fill
organize examples from “The Interlopers to
examine theme.
Model in class.
Class discussion Theme/Irony
Model weaving quotes to support point.
Students will write a paragraph discussing
the theme of “The Interlopers” Thesis is
statement of theme, use of textual evidence
from the story is used, finally one example
of the magic three is used.
Learning Objectives Basic CA 09
Reading Students will:
1. Learn methods an author uses to develop
characters.
2. Think critically about the author’s purpose and
underlying themes in a piece of literature.
3. Respond to literature with peer discussion.
4. Students will learn how words carry denotative
and connotative meaning.
Speaking students will:
1. Interact with group members in constructive
discussion of the reading.
2. Share discussion with in a whole class setting
Learning Objectives Basic CA 10
Reading Students will:
1. Read and synthesize a text by using a study guide
and notes.
Writing Students will:
1. Students will learn the Greek origin of common
words
2. Practice proper spelling of common words in
order to increase correct use and conventions when
writing.
Learning Objectives CA 09
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Writing students will:
1. Watch the organization of an essay.
2. Formulate their own ideas with a graphic
organizer.
3. Organize their ideas into essay format.
4.
5.
RL.9-10.1 Cite strong and thorough
textual evidence to support analysis
of what the text says explicitly as well
as inferences drawn from the text.
RL.9-10.2 Determine a theme or
central idea of a text and analyze in
detail its development over the
course of the text, including how it
emerges and is shaped and refined
by specific details; provide an
objective summary of the text.
RL.9-10.3 Analyze how complex
characters (e.g., those with multiple
or conflicting motivations) develop
over the course of a text, interact with
other characters, and advance the
plot or develop the theme.
RL.9-10.5 Analyze how an author’s
choices concerning how to structure
a text, order events within it (e.g.,
parallel plots), and manipulate time
(e.g., pacing, flashbacks) create such
effects as mystery, tension, or
surprise.
W.9-10.2 Write
informative/explanatory texts to
examine and convey complex ideas,
concepts, and information clearly and
accurately through the effective
selection, organization, and analysis
of content.