Lesson Plans
Katy Parnacott
Week of: __10/17/11____
Monday
10/17/11Sub / Standards/Indicator(s):
- Reading Process (1): Apply reading comprehension strategies, including making predictions, comparing and contrasting, recalling and summarizing and making inferences and drawing conclusions.
- Reading Process (5): Independently read books for various purposes (e.g., for enjoyment, for literary experience to gain information or to perform a task).
- Reading Applications: Literary Text (9): Examine symbols used in literary text
- Symbolism
- Independent Reading/Comprehension Strategies
- Bell: Silent Reading (10 minutes) + Reading Log
- Character Poster - Students will find 5 symbols to represent their character. They will then need to come up with two reasons why they picked that symbol. Symbols are not allowed to be generic/obvious (example: a pony for Ponyboy, a pop can for Sodapap)
- Students will have one day to work on the poster in class and use the classroom supplies. The poster is due on Friday and students will present their poster.
- Character Poster
- None
Tuesday
10/18/11
Sub / Standards/Indicator(s):
- Writing Process (15): Proofread writing, edit to improve conventions (e.g., grammar, spelling, punctuation and capitalization) and identify and correct fragments and run-ons.
- Writing Conventions
- Reading Applications: Literary Text (5): Identify and explain universal themes across different works by the same author and by different authors.
- Reading Applications (1): Identify and explain various types of characters (e.g., flat, round dynamic, static) and how their interactions and conflicts affect the plot.
- Reading Process (2): Answer literal, inferential, evaluative and synthesizing questions to demonstrate comprehension of grade-appropriate print texts and electronic and visual media.
- Review: Character Types/Theme/Comprehension
- Editing
- Bell: Sentence Correction
- # 16 in the sentence correction packet
- Study for the The OutsidersTest
- Pass out study guide
- Make flash cards for all of the literary terms (character types)
- Answer the comprehension questions and extended response questions
- Study for chapter 9-12 test + character types
- None
Wednesday
10/19/11 / Standards/Indicator(s):
- Writing Process (All)
- Writing Conventions (All)
- Reading Process (1): Apply reading comprehension strategies, including making predictions, comparing and contrasting, recalling and summarizing and making inferences and drawing conclusions.
- Reading Process (5): Independently read books for various purposes (e.g., for enjoyment, for literary experience to gain information or to perform a task).
- Reading Applications: Literary Text (5): Identify and explain universal themes across different works by the same author and by different authors.
- Reading Applications (1): Identify and explain various types of characters (e.g., flat, round dynamic, static) and how their interactions and conflicts affect the plot.
- Reading Process (2): Answer literal, inferential, evaluative and synthesizing questions to demonstrate comprehension of grade-appropriate print texts and electronic and visual media.
- Review: Character Types/Theme/Comprehension
- Independent Reading/Comprehension Strategies
- Writing Process: Prewrite, Drafting, Revising, Editing, publish
- Bell: Silent Reading (10 minutes) + Reading Log
- The Outsiders
- Review Study Guide and Flash Cards (Quiz Tomorrow)
- Students will begin writing a 4-paragraph paper on their character. Each paragraph will answer one question about their character and students will have to give examples from the book to prove their answers. Students will edit their own work and the teacher will edit/revise as well. Each paragraph will have a topic sentence which will include their answer to the question followed by examples from the book and then a closing sentence. Page 33 in packet.
- Students will start paragraph 1 after the directions are given.
- Study for chapter 9-12 test + character
- None
Thursday
10/20/11 / Standards/Indicator(s):
- Writing Process (All)
- Writing Conventions (All)
- Reading Applications: Literary Text (5): Identify and explain universal themes across different works by the same author and by different authors.
- Reading Applications (1): Identify and explain various types of characters (e.g., flat, round dynamic, static) and how their interactions and conflicts affect the plot.
- Reading Process (2): Answer literal, inferential, evaluative and synthesizing questions to demonstrate comprehension of grade-appropriate print texts and electronic and visual media.
- Editing
- Character Types/Theme/Comprehension
- Writing Process: Prewrite, Drafting, Revising, Editing, publish
- Bell: Sentence Correction
- # 17 in sentence correction packet
- The Outsiders
- Silent Review
- Take chapter 9-12 + Character Types Test
- Students will finish paragraph 1 and edit/revise
- Character Posters Due Tomorrow
- Chapter 9-12 + Character Types Test
Friday
10/21/11 / Standards/Indicator(s):
- Writing Processes (All)
- Writing Conventions (All)
- Reading Process (1): Apply reading comprehension strategies, including making predictions, comparing and contrasting, recalling and summarizing and making inferences and drawing conclusions.
- Reading Process (5): Independently read books for various purposes (e.g., for enjoyment, for literary experience to gain information or to perform a task).
- Reading Applications: Literary Text (9): Examine symbols used in literary text
- Writing Process: Prewrite, Drafting, Revising, Editing, publish
- Independent Reading/Comprehension Strategies
- Symbolism
- Bell: Silent Reading (10 minutes) + Reading Log (turn in)
- The Outsiders
- Character Posters Due – Students will present to the class and turn in.
- Begin writing paragraph # 2
- None
- Character Poster