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8th Grade Pre AP English Language Arts
Michele Wilmeth
HOUSTON JR HIGH

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Week of November 9th – 13th    8th Grade Pre-Ap English Hansen, Jarrett, Lopez, Valdez, Wilmeth

 

8th Grade English

Monday November 9th 2009

Objective (Student will…)

PDSA) Students will identify subjects and verbs in sentences as a way of improving their writing models. The student’s will use learned strategies to read and comprehend the novel, “The Giver” by Lois Lowry.

Teacher Activities and Strategies

Read / listen to chapters 19-20 in The Giver using Metacognative markers to better comprehend the text and aid discussion.

Student Activities

Read / listen to chapters 19-20 in The Giver using Metacognative markers to better comprehend the text and aid discussion.

Assessment / Evaluation

 

Academic Vocabulary

 

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The Giver by Lois Lowry

8th Grade English

Tuesday November 10th   2009

Objective (Student will…)

Students will identify subjects and verbs in sentences as a way of improving their writing models.  Analyze a characters development, use compare /contrast organizational structure in writing.

Teacher Activities and Strategies

Bell work- find and list the subjects /verbs from the sentences on the overhead. SB activity 1.25 Evolution of a hero, in Pair Share discuss one way Jonas has changed since the beginning of the book, Revisit the GO on page 73 to complete the GO on page 78 using Textural Evidence to support analysis, respond to the Writing Prompt on page 78, Peer Edit the writing prompt.

Student Activities

Bell work- find and list the subjects /verbs from the sentences on the overhead. SB activity 1.25 Evolution of a hero, in Pair Share discuss one way Jonas has changed since the beginning of the book, Revisit the GO on page 73 to complete the GO on page 78 using Textural Evidence to support analysis, respond to the Writing Prompt on page 78, Peer Edit the writing prompt

Assessment / Evaluation

 

Academic Vocabulary

 

Additional resources

The Giver by Lois Lowry

8th Grade English

Wednesday November 11th    2009

Objective (Student will…)

Students will identify subjects / verbs from the sentences on the overhead. Predict as ending to the novel and provide textural support, then write a letter in a timed writing situation.  The student’s will use learned strategies to read and comprehend the novel, “The Giver” by Lois Lowry.

Teacher Activities and Strategies

Bell work – find and list the subjects / verbs from the sentences on the overhead, ,  Read / listen to chapters 21-23 in The Giver using Metacognative markers to better comprehend the text and aid discussion. SB activity 1.26 An ending to The Giver

Student Activities

Bell work – find and list the subjects / verbs from the sentences on the overhead, Read / listen to chapters 21-23 in The Giver using Metacognative markers to better comprehend the text and aid discussion. SB activity 1.26 An ending to The Giver,

Assessment / Evaluation

 

Academic Vocabulary

 

Additional resources

The Giver by Lois Lowry

8th Grade English

Thursday November 12th  2009

Objective (Student will…)

Students will identify subjects / verbs from the sentences on the overhead. Predict as ending to the novel and provide textural support, then write a letter in a timed writing situation.  Analyze author’s purpose and examine an extended metaphor in a speech.

Teacher Activities and Strategies

Bell work – find and list the subjects / verbs from the sentences on the overhead, Complete SB 1.26 by sharing the letters written by students, Shared Reading of pages 80-88, Selective marking of text, discuss extended metaphor, Summarize the speech,  Think Pair Share –“where do your ideas come from,” Discuss how society affected Lowry when she was developing “The Giver,” GO MAP extended metaphor

Student Activities

Bell work – find and list the subjects / verbs from the sentences on the overhead, Complete SB 1.26 by sharing the letters written by students, Shared Reading of pages 80-88, Selective marking of text, discuss extended metaphor, Summarize the speech,  Think Pair Share –“where do your ideas come from,” Discuss how society affected Lowry when she was developing “The Giver,” GO MAP extended metaphor

Assessment / Evaluation

 

Academic Vocabulary

 

Additional resources

The Giver by Lois Lowry

8th Grade English

Friday November 13th    2009

Objective (Student will…)

Students will identify subjects / verbs from the sentences on the overhead. Predict as ending to the novel and provide textural support, then write a letter in a timed writing situation.  Analyze author’s purpose and examine an extended metaphor in a speech.

Teacher Activities and Strategies

Bell work –bell work quiz #12 Complete SB 1.26 by sharing the letters written by students, Shared Reading of pages 80-88, Selective marking of text, discuss extended metaphor, Summarize the speech,  Think Pair Share –“where do your ideas come from,” Discuss how society affected Lowry when she was developing “The Giver,” GO MAP extended metaphor

Student Activities

Bell work –Bell work quiz #12, Complete SB 1.26 by sharing the letters written by students, Shared Reading of pages 80-88, Selective marking of text, discuss extended metaphor, Summarize the speech,  Think Pair Share –“where do your ideas come from,” Discuss how society affected Lowry when she was developing “The Giver,” GO MAP extended metaphor

Assessment / Evaluation

Bell work quiz #12

Academic Vocabulary

 

Additional resources

The Giver by Lois Lowry

 

 

 

Week of November 2nd – 6th   8th Grade Pre-Ap English Hansen, Jarrett, Lopez, Valdez, Wilmeth

 

8th Grade English

Monday November 2nd  2009

Objective (Student will…)

. (PDSA) Students will use Adverbs and modifiers as a way of improving their writing models. The student’s will use learned strategies to read and comprehend the novel, “The Giver” by Lois Lowry.

Teacher Activities and Strategies

BW ~ WAG workbook page 33 exercise 1 ~ Read / listen to chapters 12 -18 in The Giver using Metacognative markers to better comprehend the text and aid discussion.

Student Activities

BW ~ WAG workbook page 33 exercise 1 ~ Read / listen to chapters 12 -18 in The Giver using Metacognative markers to better comprehend the text and aid discussion.

Assessment / Evaluation

 

Academic Vocabulary

 

Additional resources

The Giver by Lois Lowry

8th Grade English

Tuesday November 3rd  2009

Objective (Student will…)

(PDSA) Students will use Adverbs and modifiers as a way of improving their writing models. The student’s will use learned strategies to read and comprehend the novel, “The Giver” by Lois Lowry.

Teacher Activities and Strategies

BW ~ WAG workbook page 33 exercise 2 ~ Read / listen to chapters 12 -18 in The Giver using Metacognative markers to better comprehend the text and aid discussion.

Student Activities

BW ~ WAG workbook page 33 exercise 2 ~ Read / listen to chapters 12 -18 in The Giver using Metacognative markers to better comprehend the text and aid discussion.

Assessment / Evaluation

 

Academic Vocabulary

 

Additional resources

The Giver by Lois Lowry

8th Grade English

Wednesday November 4th   2009

Objective (Student will…)

(PDSA) Students will use Adverbs and modifiers as a way of improving their writing models. The student’s will use learned strategies to read and comprehend the novel, “The Giver” by Lois Lowry.


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