Language Arts Lesson Plans

August 21-25, 2017

Standards:

RL.7.2 theme, central idea, genre, characters, plot, literary devices, inferences, summary

RL.7.3 rising action, setting, dialogue

RL.7.4 figurative language, context clues, affixes

RL.7.5 poem structure

RL.7.6 point of view

RI.7.3 main idea, summary

RI.7.6 author’s purpose, point of view

W.7.3a, W.7.3b writing a narrative

Terms to focus on: convey, analyze, interact, foreshadow, unfold, ALL plot terms, tone, mood, ALL figurative language terms, 1st person, omniscient, 3rd person, point of view, author’s style, develop, pacing, flow, stanza, rhyme, rhythm, author’s purpose

Homework: Newsela quiz due Friday.

Assessments: vocabulary quiz, reading response, grammar quiz August 21

Bell work: Word of the Day

Mini-lesson: close reading strategies/decoding test questions

Activities:

The students will

1. Read the NASA article and annotate.

2. Read “All Summer in a Day” and annotate

3. Decode test questions from Newsela.

Materials: NASA article, “All Summer in a Day” August 22

Bell work: Word of the Day

Maya Angelou quiz

The students will:

1. Read the lyrics of the song, “Smile.” (To whom do you believe the author is writing this poem?)

2. Listen to the lyrics of the song.

3. Discuss the meaning of the song and how the author conveys the meaning through poetic devices.

4. Review poetic devices using the power point attached.

5. Read “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou.

6. In pairs, annotate the poem by pointing out poetic devices and figurative language.

7. Reading response (independent)

8. Read The Outsiders.

Materials: “Smile” “Still I Rise” Power point

Reading Response question: You have read, “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou. Explain the theme of the poem. Explain how the author uses poetic devices to convey the theme of the poem. Use specific examples from the poem to support your claim. August 23

Bell work: Word of the Day

Mini-lesson: review quiz

Activities

The students will

1. Read “Nothing Gold Can Stay.”

2. Write a thematic statement for the poem.

3. Begin a model poem to place in Poetry Portfolio.

Materials: “Nothing Gold Can Stay” August 24

Bell work: Word of the Day (study)

Fresh Text Test August 25

Bell work: Study for vocabulary test.

Assessments: vocabulary quiz

Activities: The students will

1. Complete the model poem and share.

2. Read The Outsiders.

3. Review test.