Lesson Plans 8th grade reading
Teacher: Mrs. G. Miller
MONDAY
Dates: 9/29-10/3
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
Standard(s)
LAFS.8.RI.2.4(DOK2)
LAFS.8.RI.2.5(DOK2)
LAFS.8.RI.2.4(DOK2)
LAFS.8.RI.2.5(DOK2)
LAFS.8.RI.2.4(DOK2)
LAFS.8.RI.2.5(DOK2)
LAFS.8.RI.2.4(DOK2)
LAFS.8.RI.2.5(DOK2)
LAFS.8.RI.2.4(DOK2)
LAFS.8.RI.2.5(DOK2)
Learning Goal
Students will be able to analyze the
structure of a paragraph in a text and write
an informative/explanatory text conveying
ideas and relevant info within the text.
Students will learn how to classify info and
support each category with a variety of
details. Students will also be able to
determine the meanings of words and
phrases used in a text, including figurative
language, specific word choices, and
analogies or allusions to other texts.
Students will be able to analyze the
structure of a paragraph in a text
and write an
informative/explanatory text
conveying ideas and relevant info
within the text. Students will learn
how to classify info and support
each category with a variety of
details. Students will also be able to
determine the meanings of words
and phrases used in a text, including
figurative language, specific word
choices, and analogies or allusions
to other texts.
Essential
Question
* How do I classify info into appropriate
categories?
*How can supporting details augment the
development of central ideas throughout
the text?
*How can chronological order help
organize my ideas?
*How can text structures help me to
understand the text?
* How do I classify info into
appropriate categories?
*How can supporting details
augment the development of
central ideas throughout the text?
*How can chronological order help
organize my ideas?
*How can text structures help me to
understand the text?
Students will be able to analyze
the structure of a paragraph in a
text and write an
informative/explanatory text
conveying ideas and relevant info
within the text. Students will
learn how to classify info and
support each category with a
variety of details. Students will
also be able to determine the
meanings of words and phrases
used in a text, including figurative
language, specific word choices,
and analogies or allusions to
other texts.
*How do I classify info into
appropriate categories?
*How can supporting details
augment the development of
central ideas throughout the
text?
*How can chronological order
help organize my ideas?
*How can text structures help me
to understand the text?
Students will be able to analyze
the structure of a paragraph in a
text and write an
informative/explanatory text
conveying ideas and relevant info
within the text. Students will
learn how to classify info and
support each category with a
variety of details. Students will
also be able to determine the
meanings of words and phrases
used in a text, including figurative
language, specific word choices,
and analogies or allusions to
other texts.
*How do I classify info into
appropriate categories?
*How can supporting details
augment the development of
central ideas throughout the
text?
*How can chronological order
help organize my ideas?
*How can text structures help me
to understand the text?
Students will be able to analyze the
structure of a paragraph in a text
and write an
informative/explanatory text
conveying ideas and relevant info
within the text. Students will learn
how to classify info and support
each category with a variety of
details. Students will also be able
to determine the meanings of
words and phrases used in a text,
including figurative language,
specific word choices, and
analogies or allusions to other
texts.
*How do I classify info into
appropriate categories?
*How can supporting details
augment the development of
central ideas throughout the text?
*How can chronological order help
organize my ideas?
*How can text structures help me
to understand the text?
Bell work
Read the appetizer passage Using Music to
Inspire. Select and write out the best
answers to each question.
Read the passage Bug Memorial.
Select and write out the best
answers to each question.
Find at least 20 words in your
vocabulary term organizational
patterns.
Create a list of effects that would
be the results of getting poor
grades. Include short term effects
and long term effects.
Read the appetizer entitled
Endangered. How? Select and
write out the best answers to each
question.
Agenda/Activiti
es/Student
Product
Bell Ringer
Bell Ringer
Bell Ringer Discussion
Bell Ringer
Bell Ringer Discussion
Teacher will review the two text
structures the texts Hard Rocks and
Sister Act were written in. The
students will point out how they
determined which text structures
the passages were written in.
Students will have to determine
which text structure each
informational text is.
Teacher and students will review
the last two informational texts.
Students will complete the
construction of their thinking
maps with the information
gathered from their last two
informational texts.
Teacher and students will glance over each
text to observe the text features.
Students will label the text features and
number the paragraphs.
A.R. Reading
Students will construct thinking
maps with the two non-fiction texts
Teacher and students will take turns
reading aloud.
Teacher will assist the students in figuring
out which text structure the author wrote
each passage.
Homework
Comments
Bell Ringer
Bell Ringer Discussion
Bell Ringer Discussion
Teacher will review the organizational
patterns with students. Teacher will
introduce to students the informational
texts Pizza Problems and The Makings of a
President.
Vocabulary
Bell Ringer
Bell Ringer Discussion
Main idea, supporting/key details,
irrelevant details, relevant details, central
idea, citing evidence,
summary/summarizing, organizational
patterns, chronological order, cause and
effect, compare and contrast, description,
problem and solution
Main idea, supporting/key details,
irrelevant details, relevant details,
central idea, citing evidence,
summary/summarizing,
organizational patterns,
chronological order, cause and
effect, compare and contrast,
description, problem and solution
Read independently at least 30 minutes
Get reading log signed
Read independently at least 30
minutes. Get reading log signed
Main idea, supporting/key
details, irrelevant details,
relevant details, central idea,
citing evidence,
summary/summarizing,
organizational patterns,
chronological order, cause and
effect, compare and contrast,
description, problem and solution
Read independently at least 30
minutes. Get reading log signed
******Reading-Writing Homework Assignment: In any arena or field,
reading is necessary. Think about a profession you see yourself going
into. Explain what that career or job consists of and in what ways it
involves reading. Think about the day to day functions of this job and
how the process of reading and writing may come up throughout this
career. This assignment must be at least a full written page or a half
typed page. Due: Friday 0ct 3, 2014
Teachers will introduce a
**Kagan strategy where students
will be randomly grouped.
Teacher will discuss cause and
effect relationships and students
will connect it as a text structure.
Teacher will distribute materials
after students find their partners
with matching stickers.
Using a set of sentences,
students will formulate cause and
effect relationships. Students will
construct a T-chart displaying and
differentiating causes and effects
Students will also incorporate
signal words (so, because, as a
result etc.)
Main idea, supporting/key
details, irrelevant details,
relevant details, central idea,
citing evidence,
summary/summarizing,
organizational patterns,
chronological order, cause and
effect, compare and contrast,
description, problem and solution
Read independently at least 30
minutes Get reading log signed
Using a set of sentences, students
will formulate cause and effect
relationships. Students will
construct a T-chart displaying and
differentiating causes and effects
Students will also incorporate
signal words (so, because, as a
result etc.)
Each group will present the cause
and effect relationship T-Charts
they formulated and identify the
Cause and effect in each example.
*Completion of A.R. Bookmarks
Main idea, supporting/key details,
irrelevant details, relevant details,
central idea, citing evidence,
summary/summarizing,
organizational patterns,
chronological order, cause and
effect, compare and contrast,
description, problem and solution
Read independently at least 30
minutes Get reading log signed