Lesson Plans January 7-11, 2013

7th Grade Reading
Monday: Discussion of play - Questions & Sequencing Challenge
Tuesday: Shakespeare's Dramatic Language PowerPoint
Wednesday: Shakespeare's Dramatic Language PowerPoint
Thursday: Discuss tragedy - Read Reader's Theater Romeo and Juliet
Friday: Challenger Field Trip

7th Grade English
Monday: Lesson 3 Other Words Used as Adjectives text p. 131-133 - Worksheet p. 109-110
Tuesday: Lesson 4 What Is an Adverb? text p. 134-136 - Worksheet p. 112-113
Wednesday: Lesson 5 Making Comparisons text p. 137-139 - Worksheet p. 115-116
Thursday: Lesson 6 Adjective or Adverb text p. 140-141 - Worksheet p. 118-119
Friday: Challenger Field Trip

8th Grade Reading
Monday: Literary Analysis Figurative Language text p. 620 - read poems text p. 623-631 - Workbook p. 163, 167
Tuesday: Imagery text p. 636 - read poems text p. 638-642 - Workbook p. 172
Wednesday: Paraphrasing - Lyric Poems/Narrative Poems text p. 654 - read poems text p. 656-664 - Workbook p. 175-176
Thursday: Read poems text p. 665-671 - Workbook p. 179-180
Friday: Writing Poetry - Workbook p. 182

8th Grade Reading Lab
Monday: Vocabulary Chapters 3-4
Tuesday: Read Chapters 1-4 Freak the Mighty - Three Thoughts Worksheet
Wednesday: Comprehension Questions Chapters 1-4
Thursday: Attribute Webs - Kevin and Max
Friday: Vocabulary Chapters 5-6

Lesson Plans January 3-4, 2013

7th Grade Reading
Thursday: Review of Drama PowerPoints
Friday: Read Reader's Theater "The Chronicals of Narnia Prince Caspian"

7th Grade English
Thursday: Chapter 5 Adjectives & Adverbs Lesson 1 What Is an Adjective text p. 126-128 - Worksheet p. 103-104
Friday: Lesson 2 Predicate Adjectives - Worksheet p. 106

8th Grade Reading
Thursday: Introduction to Poetry - Read text p. 586-589 - Workbook p. 150-151
Friday: Literary Analysis Sound Devices text p. 600 - read poems text p. 602-611 - Workbook p. 153, 157

8th Grade Reading Lab
Thursday: Journal Activity - Go to library to check out novel Freak the Mighty
Friday: Vocabulary Worksheet Chapters 1-2

Lesson Plans December 10-14, 2012

Reading 7th Grade
Monday: Study Guide for Drama/Christmas Unit
Tuesday: Go over study guide - review time
Wednesday: Semester Finals Study Guide
Thursday: Test for Drama/Christmas Unit
Friday: Go over Semester Finals Study Guide

English 7th Grade
Monday: Study Guide for Ch 3 Pronouns
Tuesday: Go over study guide
Wednesday: Test Ch 3 Pronouns
Thursday: Semester Finals Study Guide
Friday: Go over Semester Finals Study Guide

Reading 8th Grade
Monday: Read Ch 20-23
Tuesday: Questions Ch 20-23
Wednesday: Study Guide for The Giver - go over in class
Thursday: Test for The Giver - Semester Finals Study Guide
Friday: Go over Semester Finals Study Guide

Reading Lab 8th Grade
All week we will be working on an activity