Lesson PlansWeek

M. UnserEnglish Grade 7

October 6-10, 2014

Monday Warm-Up

• Use your device or a dictionary to define the following words:– Recommenced– Gooseberry– Benediction

Monday, October 6, 2014

• Warm-Up/ Housekeeping/ Roll Call7.1 TSW participate in and contribute to group discussions

• 7.4TSW read to determine the meaning of unfamiliar word:

• 7.5 TSW describe elements of fictional text: make, confirm, revise predictions; describe narrative structure; use prior and background knowledge; use reading strategies to monitor comprehension; making inferences and drawing conclusions based on the text.

• Smartboard Mini-Lesson: Types of Questions• Inferencing Writing Activity• A Long Way from Chicago

– Read and pages 61-66– Use graphic organizer to record inferences your team

makes

Inference Questions pages 61-66

• Why did Mary Alice leave her jump rope at home?

• Why doesn’t Grandma like Mrs. Weidenbach?

• Why doesn’t Grandma want to participate in the County Fair?

Tuesday Warm-Up

•Use your device or a dictionary to define the following words:

– Biplane– Legionnaire– Temperance

Tuesday,October 7, 2014

• Warm-Up/ Housekeeping/ Roll Call7.1 TSW participate in and contribute to group discussions7.4 TSW read to determine meaning of unfamiliar words

• 7.5 TSW describe elements of fictional text: make, confirm, revise predictions; describe narrative structure; use prior and background knowledge; use reading strategies to monitor comprehension; making inferences and drawing conclusions based on the text

• Flocabulary Rap: Inferences

• Inference Practice Worksheet

• A Long Way from Chicago– Read and discuss pages 66-70– Make inferences as we discuss

Wednesday Warm-Up!

Find and correct 5 errors in the following sentences:

It was just a moment, but somehow we was sure. in that split second when weed all looked up, I thought Grandma had switching her pies card with Rupert Pennypacker’s.

Wednesday October 8, 2014

• Warm-Up/ Housekeeping/ Roll Call7.1 TSW participate in and contribute to group discussions7.4 TSW read to determine meaning of unfamiliar words

• 7.5 TSW describe elements of fictional text: make, confirm, revise predictions; describe narrative structure; use prior and background knowledge; use reading strategies to monitor comprehension; making inferences and drawing conclusions based on the text

• A Long Way from Chicago– Read and discuss pages 70-78– Make inferences

• Work on ISO or Independent Reading

Thursday Warm-Up

Name five character traits that you can infer about Grandma Dowdel based on her words and actions in the story so far.

Thursday, October 2, 2014• Warm-Up/ Housekeeping/ Roll Call• 7.1 TSW participate in and contribute to group discussions 7.7 TSW write in a variety of forms with an emphasis on exposition,

narration, and persuasion; Establish a central idea and organization; compose a topic sentence

• Writer’s Workshop– Mini-Lesson: paragraph structure– Pick topic from the heart OR History Project– Sustained Writing Time– Share

• Visit the library– check out books– Read!

Friday Warm-Up

Name five things that you remember from Chapter 4: “The Day of Judgment”

Friday, October 10, 2014

• Warm-Up/ Housekeeping/ Roll Call7.1 TSW participate in and contribute to group discussions7.4 TSW read to determine meaning of unfamiliar words7.5 TSW read and demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts

• Review of Chapter 4• Quiz on Chapter 4• Silent Reading or ISOs