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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.