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Lesson Plans – Week 16
Lesson Plan for: November 28 – December 2, 2011
English 7 / Mrs. Scales
Monday – Book Club meets at Lunch
- Turn in Writing Myths Packet and 1st Draft of Myth
- Review Lesson Plans on Blog or Moodle
- Review ARC’s from NCTE/ALAN
- Acuity Review / After School Tutoring Letters / Lunch Study Tables
- Compare / Contrast Essay Revisions (Mrs. Scales will model)
- Formatting Using Assignment Format Handout
- Essay Introduction Using Essay Notes Handout
- Essay Body Using Essay Notes Handout
- Essay Conclusions Using Essay Notes Handout
Homework: Revisions for Compare / Contrast Essay, Reading for AR points as needed. Make sure all corrections have been made for the piece of writing you wish to upload tomorrow for the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.
Tuesday – After School Tutoring 3-4:30
- Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Upload Day
- Genre Study
- Mythology
- Fable – King Midas
- Fairy Tale
- Folk Tale
- “Rip Van Winkle”
Homework: Complete revisions for Compare / Contrast Essay, Reading for AR points as needed.
Wednesday – Wednesday Writing Club 3-5
- Turn in Revised Copy of Compare / Contrast Essay
- “Rip Van Winkle” Unit
- About the Author
- Vocabulary
- Setting / Personification
- Framing a short story
- The passage of time in a short story
Homework: Vocabulary Worksheet
Thursday – After School Tutoring 3-4:30
- “Rip Van Winkle” Unit
- Review Vocabulary
- Read “Rip Van Winkle”
Friday –
- “Rip Van Winkle” Unit
- Finish reading “Rip Van Winkle”
- Review the story looking at descriptive phrases
- Prepositional Phrases
- Adjective Phrases