Class Plans/WOW March 2-6, 2009

Words of the Week (W.O.W.)

Demean

Diagnosis

Elliptical

Fastidious

Flamboyant

Imbecile

Monday, Mar. 2, 2009

Copy Words of Week (W.O.W.)

Discuss reading genre: Folktales

Literature book readings, p. 652

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Objective: Students will read and analyze the folktale.

W.O.W. drill

Complete the following in your journal:

Recognizing Idioms (see whiteboard)

Copy the story’s vocabulary words (p. 658) (words, definitions, and sentence that follows).

Answer questions #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 at the end of the folktale (write the questions and the answers).

Complete “Write About Your Reading,” p. 664.

Use the RAFT system to write about “The Lion, the Hare, and the Hyena.”

R ole

A udience

F ormat

T opic

Objective: Students will read and analyze the folktale.

1. WOW drillComplete the following in your journals:

2. Cause and Effect (see white board) (copy definitions and examples)

3. On page 665, complete #7, #8, and #9 under Skills Review. Write the directions and the sentences.

4. When you’re finished, you can. . .

• Complete yesterday’s assignments in your journal,

OR

• Read all of pgs. 682-683, then

a. Read folktale, The Boy and His Grandfather, p. 684.

b. Go back and copy vocabulary words, definitions, and sentences, p. 682.

c. Write the notes on direct and indirect  characterization, p. 683.

d. Answer questions 1-8, p. 686. (write questions and answers).

3. Extra reading - Freedom Writers, pg. 985.

Objective: Students will read and analyze the folktale.

1. W.O.W drill

Complete the following in your journal:

Read information on dialogue under "English language coach," p. 714.

Complete the activity under "On your own." Write your answer(s) only.

Read and takes notes on the story: "We Are All One," p. 716.

Friday, March 6, 2009

Students will complete the following:

W.O.W. spelling test

Open-journal test

Activity sheet on Idioms