Lesson Plan for: October 24-28, 2011

English 7 /Mrs. Scales

 

Monday— No School (Fall Break)

 

Tuesday—

• Quick Write – What God or Goddess am I most like?
• Sharing
• Book Talks
• Olympians vs. Titans / Our First Myth.
• Taking Notes
• Meet with new groups and begin Mythology research.
• Homework – Pronouns

 

 

Wednesday— Book Store Field Trip

• Quick Write – Identify a contemporary hero and explain what makes that person a hero to you.
• Review & Grade Pronoun Homework
• Acuity Study Day (Independent Assignment Completion)
• Bring AR book to class.

 

Thursday—

 

• Reading Time – 10 Minutes      (Taking Notes)
• Root word – hydr, hydra, hydro / Corbin / Alex / Levi/ Kaleb
• Root word – morph / Zach / Zach / Regan/Taylor
• Myth lesson continuation.
• Homework:  Reading Comprehension

 

Friday—

• Reading Time – 10 Minutes (Taking Notes)
• Root word – helio / Clarrissa / Jeremy / Noel / Alyssa
• Writer’s Workshop
• 2^nd Grading
  Period Writing Expectations (Prewriting, Draft, Revision, Edit, Publish)
• 1 Expository Writing Assignment
• 2 Free Choice (Can be any form of writing you pick)
• Poetry (Must include a selection of at least 5 poems)
• Memoir
• Short Story
• Myth / Faire Tale / Fable
• News Article /  Journalism
• Letter (Friendly or Business)
• Book Review
• Essay