Lesson Plans
November 4 - November 8
Monday:
- Introduce Module 2 Unit 1 -distribute Lyddie books and Module 2 Unit 1 workbooks.
- Gallery Walk:
docs.google.com/presentation/d/1K3W24b40Eg6rQehcb-Dlyx1F_2vWXpS9-ThQnf8lJs8/edit?usp=sharing
- Complete questions with group
- WB p.3/4
- HW: WB p.5/6
Tuesday:
- check WB p. 5
- Look at pictures - match with setting descriptions: WB p. 7
- Read/discuss chapter 1
- Complete WB p. 10
- HW: Finish reading chapter 1-2, complete WB p. 8-9
Wednesday:
- Re-read chapter 1-2 -check for understanding
- Review/add to WB p. 8-9
- Reading check-Chapters 1-2
- Read chapter 3: complete Wb p. 14-15-Finish for HW
Thursday:
- Check WB pages 14-15
- Read chapter 4: complete WB pages 16-17
- Read chapter 5: complete WB pages 18-19
- HW: Review chapters 3/4-Reading check on Tuesday 11/12
Friday:
- Media Center Stations completed in the classroom
October 21 - October 25
Monday
- D.O.L. Week 6
- self/peer edit essays
- Read WB p. 97 Model Two Voice Poem
- WB p. 99/100- Performance task
- HW: Choose survival factors-complete 1 line of graphic organizer-WB p. 100- Final Draft of essay due Wednesday
Tuesday
- D.O.L.
- Writing the Two Voice Poem
- HW: Two Voice Poem graphic organizer (complete 2 more rows)- Final copy of essay due Wednesday
Wednesday
- D.O.L.
- 7th grade ELA Common Formative Assessment
Thursday
- D.O.L.
- 7th grade ELA Common Formative Assessment
Friday
- Quarter 1 Celebration/Remediation
October 14 - October 18
Monday
- D.O.L. Week 5
- 5 paragraph essay handout
- Writing an introduction video clip
- Write intro. for essay
- Peer edit intro.
- HW: correct and improve introduction and write conclusion
Tuesday
- D.O.L.
- Peer edit conclusion
- Examine model essay
- Write 3 body paragraphs
- Peer edit body paragraphs
- HW: Be sure rough draft is complete
Wednesday
- D.O.L.
- Peer editing
- Type essay
- HW: Finish draft. Bring a printed copy to class
Thursday
- D.O.L.
- Typing Essay
- HW: Finish Essay
Friday
- D.O.L.
- Complete essays
- Digital Portfolio-Upload essay
October 7 - October 11
Monday
- WB p. 76
- World Cafe discussion questions/charts with groups to review for ALWTW Mid Unit Assessment tomorrow
- Video- Water For South Sudan and WB p. 79
- HW- WB p. 77-79
Tuesday
- Mid Unit 2 Assessment
- HW- Ted Talks -watch and complete graphic organizer
Wednesday
No School- Teacher Workday
Thursday
- Challenges/survival factors chart
- Introduce Essay Prompt WB p. 81
- Model Essay WB p.83
- Planning Writing graphic organizer
- HW: Add 2 quotes to graphic organizer
Friday
- Collect Ted Talk handout
- Essay graphic organizer
September 30 - October 4
Monday
NO SCHOOL
Tuesday
Media Center : Getting the Gist : Survival Stations
Homework: ALWTW - Read ch. 14 & 15, Do WB p. 65 & 66
Wednesday
In class: Receive DOL Week 4 WS- complete Tuesday's and Wednesday's sentences
- Use gist notes on WB p. 65 to add 1 challenge and 1 survival factor from chapters 14 and 15 to the chart -WB p. 40-41
- Re-read article on WB p. 16. Underline details that answer the question- "Why was Sudan a challenging place to survive ?"
- At the top of WB p. 16 write-* in the book and article
- Look at the underlined info. on WB p. 16 and put a * next to items mentioned in ALWTW
Homework: ALWTW - Read ch. 16 - 18, Do WB p. 68, 69, and 71
Thursday
In Class: DOL Week 4 WS- complete Thursday's sentences
Watch Linda Sue Park and Salva Dut interview
Homework: None
*ALWTW ch. 11-18 Reading Check tomorrow!
Friday
In class:
DOL-complete Friday's sentences
Collect DOL Week 4 WS
*ALWTW ch. 11-18 Reading Check
First Chapter Friday
September 23 - 27
Monday - D.O.L. Week 3
Theme: video clip, WB p. 38
WB p.40
HW: Read ch.6 - Fill in Gist on Reader's Notes p. 43
Tuesday -
D.O.L. Week 3
WB p. 45 -vocab. entry task
WB p. 44 - Reader's Dictionary
WB p. 40 - Survival Anchor Chart
HW: Read ch. 7/8 - complete p. 47-49
Wednesday -
D.O.L. Week 3
WB p. 50 -entry task
Review Reader's Dictionary
WB p. 42 - Salva/Nya Anchor chart - add for ch. 7/8
WB p. 53/54 - cross out significance boxes - p. 54: find/explain, and analyze 1 quote from ch. 6, 7, or 8. Must be about how family helps Nya/Salva Survive
HW: Read ch. 9/10, do WB p. 51/52
Thursday -
D.O.L. week 3
Review End of Unit 1 assessment
WB p. 59/60
HW: Read ch. 11-13 , do WB p. 55/56
Friday -
Interims go home
D.O.L. week 3
Reading check ch. 6 - 10
Time for make -up work based on interim report
September 16 - 20
Monday - i-Ready testing (reading)
Graded work returned
* Receive DOL Week #2 WS - collect Friday
**Receive Map Project - due Friday
In Class: WB p. 23 and 24
Homework: WB p. 27 and 28
Tuesday - i-Ready testing (math)
Homework: WB p. 24 and 25 - gist for each paragraph
Wednesday
In Class: Return Mid-Unit Assessment and analyze in order to do better on the End-of-Unit Assessment.
Review gist of Excerpt 2, WB p. 24-25, write summary
Homework: WB p. 30
*Map Project due FRIDAY!
Thursday - Open House 5-7 PM
In Class: Read Article-WB p. 33- annotate for gist, review vocabulary
Homework: Read WB p. 34 - gist for each paragraph
*Map Project due TOMORROW!!!
Friday
*Collect DOL Week 2 WS
**Collect Map Project
In Class: Module 1, Unit 1 End-of-Unit Assessment
Homework: None
November 4 - November 8
Monday:
- Introduce Module 2 Unit 1 -distribute Lyddie books and Module 2 Unit 1 workbooks.
- Gallery Walk:
docs.google.com/presentation/d/1K3W24b40Eg6rQehcb-Dlyx1F_2vWXpS9-ThQnf8lJs8/edit?usp=sharing
- Complete questions with group
- WB p.3/4
- HW: WB p.5/6
Tuesday:
- check WB p. 5
- Look at pictures - match with setting descriptions: WB p. 7
- Read/discuss chapter 1
- Complete WB p. 10
- HW: Finish reading chapter 1-2, complete WB p. 8-9
Wednesday:
- Re-read chapter 1-2 -check for understanding
- Review/add to WB p. 8-9
- Reading check-Chapters 1-2
- Read chapter 3: complete Wb p. 14-15-Finish for HW
Thursday:
- Check WB pages 14-15
- Read chapter 4: complete WB pages 16-17
- Complete 2 media center stations together:
- HW: Review chapters 3/4
Friday:
- Reading Check- ch.3/4
- Media Center Stations
October 21 - October 25
Monday
- D.O.L. Week 6
- self/peer edit essays
- Read WB p. 97 Model Two Voice Poem
- WB p. 99/100- Performance task
- HW: Choose survival factors-complete 1 line of graphic organizer-WB p. 100- Final Draft of essay due Wednesday
Tuesday
- D.O.L.
- Writing the Two Voice Poem
- HW: Two Voice Poem graphic organizer (complete 2 more rows)- Final copy of essay due Wednesday
Wednesday
- D.O.L.
- 7th grade ELA Common Formative Assessment
Thursday
- D.O.L.
- 7th grade ELA Common Formative Assessment
Friday
- Quarter 1 Celebration/Remediation
October 14 - October 18
Monday
- D.O.L. Week 5
- 5 paragraph essay handout
- Writing an introduction video clip
- Write intro. for essay
- Peer edit intro.
- HW: correct and improve introduction and write conclusion
Tuesday
- D.O.L.
- Peer edit conclusion
- Examine model essay
- Write 3 body paragraphs
- Peer edit body paragraphs
- HW: Be sure rough draft is complete
Wednesday
- D.O.L.
- Peer editing
- Type essay
- HW: Finish draft. Bring a printed copy to class
Thursday
- D.O.L.
- Typing Essay
- HW: Finish Essay
Friday
- D.O.L.
- Complete essays
- Digital Portfolio-Upload essay
October 7 - October 11
Monday
- WB p. 76
- World Cafe discussion questions/charts with groups to review for ALWTW Mid Unit Assessment tomorrow
- Video- Water For South Sudan and WB p. 79
- HW- WB p. 77-79
Tuesday
- Mid Unit 2 Assessment
- HW- Ted Talks -watch and complete graphic organizer
Wednesday
No School- Teacher Workday
Thursday
- Challenges/survival factors chart
- Introduce Essay Prompt WB p. 81
- Model Essay WB p.83
- Planning Writing graphic organizer
- HW: Add 2 quotes to graphic organizer
Friday
- Collect Ted Talk handout
- Essay graphic organizer
September 30 - October 4
Monday
NO SCHOOL
Tuesday
Media Center : Getting the Gist : Survival Stations
Homework: ALWTW - Read ch. 14 & 15, Do WB p. 65 & 66
Wednesday
In class: Receive DOL Week 4 WS- complete Tuesday's and Wednesday's sentences
- Use gist notes on WB p. 65 to add 1 challenge and 1 survival factor from chapters 14 and 15 to the chart -WB p. 40-41
- Re-read article on WB p. 16. Underline details that answer the question- "Why was Sudan a challenging place to survive ?"
- At the top of WB p. 16 write-* in the book and article
- Look at the underlined info. on WB p. 16 and put a * next to items mentioned in ALWTW
Homework: ALWTW - Read ch. 16 - 18, Do WB p. 68, 69, and 71
Thursday
In Class: DOL Week 4 WS- complete Thursday's sentences
Watch Linda Sue Park and Salva Dut interview
Homework: None
*ALWTW ch. 11-18 Reading Check tomorrow!
Friday
In class:
DOL-complete Friday's sentences
Collect DOL Week 4 WS
*ALWTW ch. 11-18 Reading Check
First Chapter Friday
September 23 - 27
Monday - D.O.L. Week 3
Theme: video clip, WB p. 38
WB p.40
HW: Read ch.6 - Fill in Gist on Reader's Notes p. 43
Tuesday -
D.O.L. Week 3
WB p. 45 -vocab. entry task
WB p. 44 - Reader's Dictionary
WB p. 40 - Survival Anchor Chart
HW: Read ch. 7/8 - complete p. 47-49
Wednesday -
D.O.L. Week 3
WB p. 50 -entry task
Review Reader's Dictionary
WB p. 42 - Salva/Nya Anchor chart - add for ch. 7/8
WB p. 53/54 - cross out significance boxes - p. 54: find/explain, and analyze 1 quote from ch. 6, 7, or 8. Must be about how family helps Nya/Salva Survive
HW: Read ch. 9/10, do WB p. 51/52
Thursday -
D.O.L. week 3
Review End of Unit 1 assessment
WB p. 59/60
HW: Read ch. 11-13 , do WB p. 55/56
Friday -
Interims go home
D.O.L. week 3
Reading check ch. 6 - 10
Time for make -up work based on interim report
September 16 - 20
Monday - i-Ready testing (reading)
Graded work returned
* Receive DOL Week #2 WS - collect Friday
**Receive Map Project - due Friday
In Class: WB p. 23 and 24
Homework: WB p. 27 and 28
Tuesday - i-Ready testing (math)
Homework: WB p. 24 and 25 - gist for each paragraph
Wednesday
In Class: Return Mid-Unit Assessment and analyze in order to do better on the End-of-Unit Assessment.
Review gist of Excerpt 2, WB p. 24-25, write summary
Homework: WB p. 30
*Map Project due FRIDAY!
Thursday - Open House 5-7 PM
In Class: Read Article-WB p. 33- annotate for gist, review vocabulary
Homework: Read WB p. 34 - gist for each paragraph
*Map Project due TOMORROW!!!
Friday
*Collect DOL Week 2 WS
**Collect Map Project
In Class: Module 1, Unit 1 End-of-Unit Assessment
Homework: None