Title: First day of Summer School

Week 1/3

Day 1/15

Standard

I can statement

Checking for Understanding

b. Develop the topic thoroughly by selecting the most significant and relevant

facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information

and examples appropriate to the audience’s knowledge of the topic.

b. I can select the most significant and relevant information for my topic.

b. I can develop my topic thoroughly through extended definitions, concrete details, quotations and other information appropriate to the audience's knowledge.

Free write: What do you think is the key to a guy’s or girl’s heart? Tell me about it.

Revision: Have students choose three punctuation marks (not including the comma or the period) by revising their essay. Students will highlight the revisions so I know how where they included it in their writing.

Lesson

Welcome

Introduction to class, procedures, and objectives

Icebreaker BINGO (See Appendix A).

Speed Dating and Checking Out Books

Go to media center for Speed Dating and check out book

Mentor Text

Me, You, Us by Aaron Kato chapter 1 (See Appendix B).

Free Write: What do you think is the key to a guy’s or girl’s heart? Tell me about it.

Punctuation Marks: What punctuation marks do you see? What are they called? List them on board

Revision: Have students choose three punctuation marks (not including the comma or the period) by revising their essay. Students will highlight the revisions so I know how where they included it in their writing.

Google Form Survey/Homework (if no time in class)

Google Form Survey to get to know students (See Appendix C)