Quarter 2

Lesson 11 Objectives:

I can determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text and explain how they support the main idea.

I can differentiate between action verbs and linking verbs when writing sentences.

Lesson 12 Objectives:

I can summarize the reasons for the decline of the Inca Empire.

I can explain the role of Francisco Pizzarro in the fall of this powerful civilization.

Lesson 13 Objectives:

I can explain and summarize the differences between the Aztec and Inca creation myths.

I can edit my paragraph using the editing checklist.

Lesson 14 Objectives:

I can identify and explain the differences between particular Inca, Maya, and Aztec creating myths.

I can differentiate between action verbs and linking verbs and identify them in sentences.

Lesson 2 Objective(s):

I can identify the tone of a poem and discuss it's effects on the overall message.

I can compose my own poem with emphasis on presenting two different tones in my work.

Lessons 3 Objective(s):

I can use text evidence to discuss a poem

I can use the poetic device anaphora to create my personal poem.

Lessons 4 Objective(s):

I can identify and make inferences about figurative language used in two nature poems.

I can use a graphic organizer to compare and contrast two characters in a poem.

Lesson 12 Objectives:

I can summarize the reasons for the decline of the Inca Empire.

I can explain the role of Francisco Pizzarro in the fall of this powerful civilization.

Lesson 13 Objectives:

I can explain and summarize the differences between the Aztec and Inca creation myths.

I can edit my paragraph using the editing checklist.

Lesson 13 Objectives:

I can explain and summarize the differences between the Aztec and Inca creation myths.

I can edit my paragraph using the editing checklist.

Lesson 14 Objectives:

I can identify and explain the differences between particular Inca, Maya, and Aztec creating myths.

I can differentiate between action verbs and linking verbs and identify them in sentences.

Lesson 1 Objective(s):

I can identify and define the basic elements of a poem's structure.

I can compose my own apostrophe poem.

Lessons 4 Objective(s):

I can identify and make inferences about figurative language used in two nature poems.

I can use a graphic organizer to compare and contrast two characters in a poem.

Lessons 5 Objective(s):

I can identify and label different rhyme schemes in poetry while analyzing a poem.

I can write and share an original rhyming poem.

Lessons 6 Objective(s):

I can summarize a poem's overall message and analyze how the use of figurative language affects a poem's meaning.

I can create similes and metaphors describing the movements of animals.

Lessons 3-6 Objective(s):

I can use text evidence to discuss a poem

I can identify and make inferences about figurative language used in two nature poems.

I can write and share an original rhyming poem.

I can create similes and metaphors describing the movements of animals.

Lesson 7 Objective(s):

I can define and identify implied metaphors in a specific poem.

I can revise previously written metaphors and incorporate them in an original poem.

Lesson 8 Objective(s):

I can identify allusions and discuss their effect on a poem.

I can analyze a character's actions and poem's setting to make inferences.

Lesson 9 Objective(s):

I can identify and define characteristics of the villanelle poetry form.

I can use text evidence to make inferences about the peom's meaning.

Lesson 9 Objective(s):

I can identify and define characteristics of the villanelle poetry form.

I can use text evidence to make inferences about the peom's meaning.

Lessons 7-10 Objective(s):

I can define and identify implied metaphors in a specific poem.

I can analyze a character's actions and poem's setting to make inferences.

Lesson 10 Objective(s):

I can identify parallel structure in poetry and analyze its use to compare and contrast scenes.

I can create and share an original poem using parallel structure to contrast scenes.

Lesson 10 Objective(s):

I can identify parallel structure in poetry and analyze its use to compare and contrast scenes.

I can create and share an original poem using parallel structure to contrast scenes.

Lesson 10 Objective(s):

I can identify parallel structure in poetry and analyze its use to compare and contrast scenes.

I can create and share an original poem using parallel structure to contrast scenes.

Lesson 11 Objective(s):

I can use text evidence to compare and contrast characters' reactions in a poem.

I can compose an original poem in which two characters respond differently to the same circumstance.

Lesson 12 Objective(s):

I can analyze a poem and identify poetic devices such as personification and extended simile.

I can compose a final, original "Ars Poetica."

Lesson 12 Objective(s):

I can analyze a poem and identify poetic devices such as personification and extended simile.

I can compose a final, original "Ars Poetica."

Lesson 13 Objective(s):

I can share what I have learned throughout the Poetry Lesson

I can take the Final Poetry Assessment.

Lesson 13 Objective(s):

I can share what I have learned throughout the Poetry Lesson

I can take the Final Poetry Assessment.

Lesson 13 Objective(s):

I can share what I have learned throughout the Poetry Lesson

I can take the Final Poetry Assessment.

CLASS SPELLING BEE

Final Writing Assessment 

Unit 4: Lessons 1 Objective(s):

I can identify the beginning stages of the story's plot structure (Setting, main character)

I can make inferences about a character's personality.

Unit 4: Lessons 2 Objective(s):

I can compare and contrast Don Quixote's process for becoming a knight with the process described in "Gloomy Castles and Jousting Knights" from Lesson 1

I can identify and form sentences in the present tense that contain nouns, subjects, and action verbs.

Unit 4: Lessons 3 Objective(s):

I can identify and explain how the author's word choice and use of figurative language affect the text of The Adventures of Don Quixote.

I can identify the structure and parts of a persuasive essay.

Unit 4: Lessons 4 Objective(s):

I can continue to make inferences about a character's personality and summarize key events that add to the plot's development.

I can identify and form present-tense sentences containing pronouns, subjects, and action verbs.

Unit 4: Lessons 5 Objective(s):

I can continue to identify plot details and obstacles Don Quixote and Sancho Panza encounter. 

I can write a claim and identify the importance of supporting evidence.

Unit 4: Lessons 6 Objective(s):

I can use text evidence to describe Don Quixote and Sancho Panza's various character traits.

I can write present-tense sentences in which the subject and linking verb agree.

Unit 4: Lessons 7 Objective(s):

I can identify the types of irony (verbal, situational, and dramatic) Sancho and Don Quixote encounter.

I can draft the introductory paragraph of my persuasive essay.

Unit 4: Lessons 4-7 Objective(s): "Review"

I can continue to make inferences about a character's personality and summarize key events that add to the plot's development.

I can identify and form present-tense sentences containing pronouns, subjects, and action verbs.

Unit 4: Lesson 5 Objective(s):

I can continue to identify plot details and obstacles Don Quixote and Sancho Panza encounter. 

I can write a claim and identify the importance of supporting evidence.

Unit 4: Lesson 6 Objective(s):

I can use text evidence to describe Don Quixote and Sancho Panza's various character traits.

I can write present-tense sentences in which the subject and linking verb agree.

Unit 4: Lessons 5-6 Objective(s): "Review"

I can continue to make inferences about a character's personality and summarize key events that add to the plot's development.

I can identify and form present-tense sentences containing pronouns, subjects, and action verbs.

Unit 4: Lesson 7 Objective(s):

I can identify the types of irony (verbal, situational, and dramatic) Sancho and Don Quixote encounter.

I can draft the introductory paragraph of my persuasive essay.

Unit 4: Lesson 8 Objective(s):

I can examine the author's word choice and writing style during a close reading of a text.

I can provide text evidence to support my opinions in the body paragraphs in my persuasive essay.