Mrs. Issenmann- Language Arts Lesson Plans- January 6-10, 2014
8th Grade Lesson Plans
Monday
5 Step Lesson
Ohio ELA Common Core Standards:
RL 8.1-8.2, 8.4, 8.6: Key Ideas and
Details/ Craft and Structure
SL 8.1: Collaborate/engage in small
group discussions
Reading: Analyzing the impact of setting on a story
L 8.1-8.2: Conventions of Standard
 Session 3: Read In Trouble by Gary Paulsen
English
o pg. 259 #3-7
 Session 1: Small group- vocabulary review
o Begin reading In Trouble by Gary Paulsen
 Session 2: Begin with workshop
o Small Group vocabulary instruction
o Begin reading In Trouble by Gary Paulsen
Grammar: DOL
Tuesday
5 Step Lesson
Reading: Analyzing the impact of setting on a story
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Session 3: Small group review of pg. 259
o Understanding compare and contrast
pgs.261-263
Session 1: Independent- pg. 259 # 3-7
Session 2: Finish reading In Trouble
o Complete pg. 259 # 3-7
Ohio ELA Common Core Standards:
RL/ RI 8.1-8.2, 8.4, 8.6: Key Ideas
and Details/ Craft and Structure
W 8.8: Citing Sources for research
SL 8.1: Collaborate/engage in small
group discussions
L 8.1-8.2: Conventions of Standard
English
Writing: Individual Science Fair Planning Map/ Research conferencing
Sessions
 Questions about paraphrasing/bibliographies
Grammar: DOL
Ohio ELA Common Core Standards:
W 8.8: Citing Sources for research
Wednesday
5 Step Lesson
SL 8.1: Collaborate/engage in small
group discussions
L 8.1-8.2: Conventions of Standard
English
Reading: Library 1:55-2:25/ AR Tests
Writing: Individual Science Fair Planning Map/ Research conferencing
Sessions
 Questions about paraphrasing/bibliographies
 Rest of the class- Workshop until called
Grammar: DOL
Thursday
5 Step Lesson
Reading: Analyzing the impact of setting on a story
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Ohio ELA Common Core Standards:
RL/RI 8.1-8.2, 8.4, 8.6: Key Ideas
and Details/ Craft and Structure
W 8.1: Writing a supported
argument
L 8.1-8.2: Conventions of Standard
English
Session 3: Small Group Review-pgs.261-263
o Read The Green Mamba
o Pgs. 248-249 Practices 1-2
Session 1: Begin understanding compare and contrast-Pgs. 261-263
Session 2: Complete pg. 259 # 3-7
Writing: Introduce Problem and Solution Writing
Grammar:
Ohio ELA Common Core Standards:
Friday
(Spanish Class 1:55-2:25)
RL/RI 8.1-8.2, 8.4, 8.6: Key Ideas
and Details/ Craft and Structure
L 8.1-8.2: Conventions of Standard
English
Reading: Analyzing the impact of setting on a story
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Session 3: Pgs. 248-249 Practices 1-2
Session 1: Review Pgs. 261-263 as a small group
o Workshop
Session 2: Begin understanding compare and contrast-Pgs. 261-263
as a small group
Grammar:
7th Grade Lesson Plans
Monday
Reading: Theme Review/ Cause and Effect-pg. 271
 Create Cause and Effect Flowchart for
User Friendly
Ohio ELA Common Core Standards:
RL 7.1/7.3/ 7.4: Key Ideas and
Details/ Craft and Structure
L 7.1-7.2: Conventions of Standard
English
Grammar: Simple Solutions Self-Correct
Tuesday
5 Step Lesson
Reading: Theme/Cause and Effect- User Friendly
 Session 3: Read User Friendly independently
o Begin Pg. 282 #2,3,4,6
 Session 1: Begin reading as a small group
 Session 2: Begin with Workshop
o Begin reading as a small group
Ohio ELA Common Core Standards:
RL 7.1/7.3/ 7.4: Key Ideas and
Details/ Craft and Structure
W 8.8: Citing Sources for research
SL 7.1: Collaborate/engage in small
group discussions
L7.2: Conventions of Standard
Writing: Individual Science Fair Planning Map/ Research conferencing
Sessions
 Questions about paraphrasing/bibliographies
 Rest of the class- Workshop until called
Grammar: DOL
Wednesday
5 Step Lesson
Reading: Library 10-10:30/ AR Tests
Ohio ELA Common Core Standards:
RL 7.1/7.3/7.4: Key Ideas and
Details/ Craft and Structure
SL 7.1: Collaborate/engage in small
group discussions
W 7.8: Citing Sources
L 7.1-7.2: Conventions of Standard
English
Theme/Cause and Effect- User Friendly
 Session 3: Complete Pg. 282 #2,3,4,6/ Writing a Tribute- pg. 282
 Session 1: Complete reading as a small group
o Pg. 282 # 2, 3, 4, 6
 Session 2: Complete reading as a small group
Grammar: DOL
Thursday
5 Step Lesson
Ohio ELA Common Core Standards:
RL /RI 7.1/7.3/7.4 Key Ideas and
Details/ Craft and Structure
SL 7.1: Collaborate/engage in small
group discussions
W 7.8: Citing Sources
Reading: Theme/Cause and Effect- User Friendly
 Session 3: Complete Writing a Tribute- pg. 282
o Understanding Text Structure- Cause and Effect-Pgs. 284-286
 Session 1: Small group review of Pg. 282 # 2, 3, 4, 6
o Understanding Text Structure- Cause and Effect-Pgs. 284-286
 Session 2: Review of Pg. 282
Writing: Individual Science Fair Planning Map/ Research conferencing
Sessions
 Questions about paraphrasing/bibliographies
 Rest of the class- Workshop until called
Friday
(Spanish Class 8:35-9:05)
Ohio ELA Common Core Standards:
RI 7.1/ 7.3/7.4 Key Ideas and
Details/ Craft and Structure
Reading: Theme/Cause and Effect- User Friendly
 Session 3: Understanding Text Structure- Cause and Effect-287 #14/1-5
 Session 1: Understanding Text Structure- Cause and Effect-287 #14/1-5
 Session 2: Understanding Text Structure- Cause and Effect- Small
Group
6th Grade Lesson Plans
Monday
5 Step Lesson
Ohio ELA Common Core Standards:
RL 6.1/6.3-6.4 Key Ideas and
Details/ Craft and Structure
W 6.1: Writing a supported
argument
Reading: Vocabulary Study and Basic Comprehension
L 6.1-6.2: Conventions of Standard
 Vocabulary Study Sheets-pg. 75
English
 Read A Win-Win Week
o Complete story structure sheet: plot and setting and
character (Maria=dynamic)- use evidence from text
Writing: Science Fair Planning Maps What have I completed so far?
 What is my timeline to completing the rest of the project?
Grammar: DOL
Tuesday-Shortened Period
5 Step Lesson
Ohio ELA Common Core Standards:
RL
L 6.1-6.2: Conventions of Standard
English
Reading: Folktale: Juan Verdades: The Man Who
Couldn’t Tell a Lie
 NOTES: What is a folktale? Why do we read them? What does this
teach us about other cultures?
Grammar: DOL
Ohio ELA Common Core Standards:
Wednesday
5 Step Lesson
RL 6.1/6.3-6.4 Key Ideas and
Details/ Craft and Structure
W 6.1
L 6.2: Conventions of Standard
English- Editing Skills (spelling)
Reading: Folktale: Juan Verdades: The Man Who
Couldn’t Tell a Lie
 Begin reading story-complete plot diagram and character analysis
while reading
 Discuss suspense: what is the purpose?
 Discuss narrator: omniscient (telling story from the outside/ nonbiased) Pg. 253- How would it be different if written from a
different point of view?
Writing: Writing a summary
Thursday-Shortened Period
5 Step Lesson
Ohio ELA Common Core Standards:
RL 6.1-6.3 Key Ideas and Details
Reading: Folktale: Juan Verdades: The Man Who
Couldn’t Tell a Lie
 Finish reading story
 Pg. 267 # 1-5
*Bring SS text with them to class*
Friday
Reading: Library 12- 12:30/ AR Tests
 Review questions-pg. 267
 Read In the Days of the Vaqueros: America’s
First True Cowboys
o Reading maps
o Pg. 271 # 1-3
Grammar: Review/ Self- Correct Simple Solutions
Ohio ELA Common Core Standards:
RI 6.1/6.3/6.7 Key Ideas and
Details/ Studying graphs
L 6.1-6.2 Conventions of Standard
English