DeKalb Middle School Weekly Lesson Plan Teacher: Melanie Fitzgerald * Teaching Structures: Week of: 8/14-18/2017 (O) one lead, one support (A) alternative teaching Subject: Library Class (S) station teaching (T) team teaching Class Hour: (P) parallel teaching

Target Students: Grades 6-8

Day/Date Big Idea/ Assessment Goals Lesson Activities *Teaching Structure Standard/Modified Essential Question (State at beginning and exit ticket) Determine the meaning Reading from A Year Down Yonder. Vocabulary Acquisition To define vocabulary One lead of unknown & multiple- & Use – from A Year Down meaning words using 6.L.VAU.4 Yonder using context Monday context clues. 7.L.VAU.4 clues. Read to determine 8.L.VAU.4 To demonstrate an what a text says and to Key Ideas & Details – understanding of the text make logical inferences 6/7/8.RL.KID by summarizing it. from it. Cite textual evidence to Reading from A Year Down Yonder. Key Ideas & Details – To demonstrate an One lead support conclusions 6/7/8.RL.KID.1 understanding of literary drawn from the text. Analyzing literary devices occurring in a comic devices by detecting Tuesday strip. them in a comic strip.

Write a narrative to Gathering Ideas for a narrative. 6/7/8.W.TTP.3 To assemble real-life One lead develop a real experiences for use in a experience using Reading from A Year Down Yonder. personal narrative. Wednesday effective techniques.

Determine themes of a Reading from A Year Down Yonder. 6/7/8.RL.KID.2 One lead text; summarize To develop a “Life Map.” supporting details. Developing a “Life Map.” Thursday 6/7/8.W.TTP.3 Write a narrative to develop a real experience using effective techniques.

Analyze what a text Reading from A Year Down Yonder. 6/7/8.RL.KID.1 One lead says and draw logical To assemble real-life inferences. experiences for use in a personal narrative. Friday Continuing to gather ideas for a personal Write a narrative to 6/7/8.W.TTP.3 narrative. develop a real experience using effective techniques.