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Pre-A.P. Language Arts 3rd-7th Hours
Ryan Jarrett
HOUSTON JR HIGH
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 R. Jarrett

8th grade English and Pre-A.P. English

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Week of May 11-15

                

Language Arts

Monday, May 11-Anne Frank

 

Objective

(Student will…)

  1. To apply history in a personal manner

Teacher Activities & Strategies

  1. Finish watching “The Diary of Anne Frank” on video
  2. Instruct the students to review Act I of the play by creating a timeline of important events.
  3. The students will need to skim and scan through the book to find the important points they witnessed in the movie.
  4. Instruct the students to answer the Check Your Comprehension questions and Critical Thinking questions on page 744 in the literature book.

Student Activities

  1. Finish watching “The Diary of Anne Frank” on video
  2. Review the play by creating a timeline of the important events the occurred in Act I.
  3. Answer the Check Your Comprehension and Critical Thinking questions on page 744 of the literature book.

Assessment/Evaluation

Timeline and Critical Thinking Questions

Academic Vocabulary (optional by dept.)

 

 

Additional Resources

Lit book

Language Arts

Tuesday, May 12-Anne Frank

Objective

(Student will…)

  1. To investigate history to better understand culture, world issues, and setting

Teacher Activities & Strategies

  1. Instruct the students to review Act II of the play by creating a timeline of important events.
  2. The students will need to skim and scan through the book to find the important points they witnessed in the movie.
  3. Instruct the students to answer the Check Your Comprehension questions and Critical Thinking questions on page 769 in the literature book.

 

 

Student Activities

  1. Finish watching “The Diary of Anne Frank” on video
  2. Review the play by creating a timeline of the important events the occurred in Act II.
  3. Answer the Check Your Comprehension and Critical Thinking questions on page 769 of the literature book.

Assessment/Evaluation

Critical Thinking

Academic Vocabulary

 

Additional Resources

Lit book

Language Arts

Wednesday, May 13-Grammar Review

Objective

(Student will…)

1.       To revisit verbal including participles, gerunds, and infinitives

Teacher Activities & Strategies

  1. Revisit verbals and the rules associated with each.
  2. Facilitate a class discussion on how to determine the difference between each verbal and how to identify the part of speech.
  3. Complete the review worksheet.

Student Activities

1.       Review the rules of all verbals.

2.       Participate in the class discussion over each type of verbal and the parts of speech involved with each type.

3.       Complete the review worksheet.

 

Assessment/Evaluation

Verbal worksheet

Academic Vocabulary

 

Additional Resources

Teacher-made worksheet

Language Arts

Thursday, May 14-Final Exam Review

Objective

(Student will…)

  1. To revisit all concepts associated with the final exam

Teacher Activities & Strategies

1.        Instruct the student to highlight the final chapter of “The Pearl” for lit terms.

2.        Students should highlight and label these lit terms and then share them in a group discussion.

3.        Instruct student to complete the review worksheet which includes: lit terms, Anne Frank, The Pearl, sentence types, and the Jane Schaffer format.

Student Activities

1.        Highlight the final chapter of “The Pearl” for lit terms.

2.        Highlight and label these lit terms and then share them in a group discussion.

3.        Complete the review worksheet which includes: lit terms, Anne Frank, The Pearl, sentence types, and the Jane Schaffer format.

Assessment/Evaluation

Class Discussion

Academic Vocabulary

 

Additional Resources

Teacher-made review worksheet

Language Arts

Friday, May 15-Final Exam Review

Objective

(Student will…)

  1. To revisit all concepts associated with the final exam

Teacher Activities & Strategies

1.        Instruct the student to highlight the final chapter of “The Pearl” for lit terms.

2.        Students should highlight and label these lit terms and then share them in a group discussion.

3.        Instruct student to complete the review worksheet which includes: lit terms, Anne Frank, The Pearl, sentence types, and the Jane Schaffer format

Student Activities

1.        Highlight the final chapter of “The Pearl” for lit terms.

2.        Highlight and label these lit terms and then share them in a group discussion.

3.        Complete the review worksheet which includes: lit terms, Anne Frank, The Pearl, sentence types, and the Jane Schaffer format.

Assessment/Evaluation

Review worksheet

Academic Vocabulary

 

Additional Resources

The Diary of Anne Frank

 

 

 

 

Week of May 4-8

                

Language Arts

Monday, May 4- The Pearl Final Test

 

Objective

(Student will…)

  1. To recognize the theme and real-world implications of a text

Teacher Activities & Strategies

  1. Administer the final test for The Pearl

Student Activities

  1. Complete all parts of the final test for The Pearl

Assessment/Evaluation

Final Test

Academic Vocabulary (optional by dept.)

 

 

Additional Resources

Teacher-made test

Language Arts

Tuesday, May 5-Intro to Anne Frank

Objective

(Student will…)

  1. To investigate history to better understand culture, world issues, and setting

Teacher Activities & Strategies

  1. Discuss WWII and Nazi Germany for Social Studies connections and to activate the students’ prior knowledge.
  2. Show the students the A&E Biography “Anne Frank: The Life of a Young Girl”
  3. Have students complete the worksheet on the video

 

 

Student Activities

  1. Participate in the class discussion over WWII and Nazi Germany.
  2. Watch “Anne Frank: The Life of a Young Girl”
  3. Complete the worksheet on the video

Assessment/Evaluation

Video Worksheet

Academic Vocabulary

Holocaust, Nazi Germany, WWII, setting

Additional Resources

A&E’s “Anne Frank: The Life of a Young Girl”

Language Arts

Wednesday, May 6-

Objective

(Student will…)

1.       To revisit the elements of drama

2.       To introduce infinitives

 

Teacher Activities & Strategies

  1. Introduce infinitives as the third verbal.
  2. Read and discuss pages 443-445 in the WAG book.
  3. Complete the Exercises on page 444 of the WAG book as examples for the students.
  4. Have the students complete the infinitive worksheet.
  5. Remind students of the performance piece completed over “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” earlier in the year in the SpringBoard workbook.
  6. Ask students to list all of the issues they had to deal with to perform the play.
  7. Discuss the elements of drama including: literary, technical, and performance
  8. Show the PowerPoint and have a class discussion about each area of drama
  9. Ask students to analyze “The Diary of Anne Frank” in the Literature book for the elements of Drama.
  10. Ask them to create a short proposal packet including: staging, costumes, and setting

Student Activities

1.       Participate in a classroom discussion over infinitives.

2.       Complete the grammar exercises on page 444 as a class.

3.       Complete the infinitive worksheet.

4.       Use prior knowledge to discuss the performance piece from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”

5.       View the PowerPoint over the Elements of Drama and discuss each element.

6.       Analyze “The Diary of Anne Frank” in the literature book and create a short proposal packet including staging, costumes, and setting

 

 

Assessment/Evaluation

Performance Packet

Academic Vocabulary

Elements of Drama

Additional Resources

 

Language Arts

Thursday, May 7-The Diary of Anne Frank

Objective

(Student will…)

  1. To connect film to historical context and life lessons

Teacher Activities & Strategies

1.        Show the students “The Diary of Anne Frank”

2.        Stop the video and discuss key elements of the story and quality examples of the Elements of Drama

Student Activities

1.        Watch “The Diary of Anne Frank”

2.        Participate in class discussion over the key elements of the story.

3.        Look for examples of staging and pay attention to the setting, the clothing, and the similarities and difference of 12-15 year olds then and now.

Assessment/Evaluation

Class Discussions

Academic Vocabulary

 

Additional Resources

The Diary of Anne Frank- Media Cast

Language Arts

Friday, May 8-The Diary of Anne Frank

Objective

(Student will…)

  1. To connect film to historical context and life lessons

Teacher Activities & Strategies

1.        Show the students “The Diary of Anne Frank”

2.        Stop the video and discuss key elements of the story and quality examples of the Elements of Drama

Student Activities

  1. Watch “The Diary of Anne Frank”
  2. Participate in class discussion over the key elements of the story.
  3. Look for examples of staging and pay attention to the setting, the clothing, and the similarities and difference of 12-15 year olds then and now.

Assessment/Evaluation

Class discussion

Academic Vocabulary

 

Additional Resources

The Diary of Anne Frank