Lesson Plans: Anna Scoggins

LaFayette Middle School 2017-18 Lesson Plans: Anna Scoggins

TUESDAY January 30, 2018 Homeroom: return signed paperwork

ELT: retests, missing work, extra help, outside reading, reading projects

Opening/Starter each student must bring his book paper and pencil to class

Work Period:  Young Author’s Fair- due Feb. 12  Limericks- examples and write your own original- can not copy from online  Poetry book: Acrostic, Haiku, Diamante, Limerick  Finish-Grammar- NoRedInk.com- work with Active and Passive voice verbs  FINISH-Poetry with music presentations- same rubric as Google Classroom  Book projects-late  Frontier lesson- finish  Closing/Homework: anything missing/incomplete

Standard(s): ELAGSE8W2 : Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.

ELACC8L2: conventions of the standard English Lang.

ELAGSE8RI1: Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

ELAGSE8RI4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts

Differentiation used for this lesson: written and verbal instruction given. Teacher assistance and additional times as needed on poetry with music projects. Computers used so spell check can be accessed if needed, partner work on grammar and poems in order for students to hear different learning perspectives.

Assessment: Teacher observation and daily grade for grammar work, grade on expository VFW writing outline and as well as teacher input on things that students need to work on individually

Assessment Use: determine which students struggle with figurative language and poetry, determine which students struggle with picking out direct and indirect objects within their various forms and in different places within a sentence

PRACTICE