Lesson PlansWeek 4

M. UnserEnglish Grade 7 Plus

September 22-26, 2014

Monday Warm-Up

Tri Bond Challenge:What one word connects the following sets

of words?

• Junior, thin, US

• Jersey, cow, Beach

Monday, September 22• Warm-Up/ Housekeeping/ Roll Call

7.1 TSW participate in and contribute to group discussions

• 7.4TSW read to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words

• 7.6 TSW identify the main idea; summarize text identifying supporting details

• Biographies– Read and discuss with learning team

• Eleanor Roosevelt to page 61• Harry Houdini to page 61

– Complete Fishbone Diagram to identify main idea and supporting details from the chapter

Tuesday Warm-Up

The Latin prefix “uni” means “having or consisting of only one”. Make a list of words that begin with that prefix

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

• Warm-Up/ Housekeeping/ Roll Call7.1 TSW participate in and contribute to group discussions

7.7 TSW write in a variety of forms with an emphasis on exposition, narration, and persuasion

• Writer’s Workshop– Continue with previous topic OR

brainstorming/guided topic expansion– Sustained Writing– Conference– Share

Wednesday Warm-Up

Complete the following analogies:

1.affection: lavish:: a. kindness: stint

b. money: spend freely

c. toy: share

d. friendship: ruin

2.Personality:ebullient::beveragea. stale

b. sweet

c. cold

d. fizzy

Wednesday September 24, 2014

• Warm-Up/ Housekeeping/ Roll Call7.1 TSW participate in and contribute to group discussions7.4 TSW read to determine meaning of unfamiliar words: Use context and sentence structure to determine meanings

• 7.6 TSW read and demonstrate comprehension of a variety of nonfiction text and use reading strategies to monitor comprehension.

• Quiz: Week 1 Vocabulary• Read Biographies

– Harry Houdini to page 70– Eleanor Roosevelt to page 68

Thursday Warm-Up!Simile, Metaphor, or Idiom?

1.The friends were two peas in a pod.

2.Mrs. Hulsey understands students so well, she reads them like a book.

3.Mrs. Young was as happy as a lark.

4.Her hair was a cloud of snowy white.

5.Mrs. Unser was as mad as a hornet.

Thursday, September 25, 2014• Warm-Up/ Housekeeping/ Roll Call

7.1 TSW participate in and contribute to group discussions 7.7 TSW write in a variety of forms with an emphasis on exposition,

narration, and persuasion

• “Images” Mini Project (continued)– Find 10 pictures – Write sentences connecting the images to

your biography

• Visit the library– Check out books– Read!

Friday Warm-Up

Tri Bond Challenge:What one word connects the following sets

of words?

• Korea, Carolina, America

• snow, snap, chick

Friday, September 26, 2014

• Warm-Up/ Housekeeping/ Roll Call7.1 TSW participate in and contribute to group discussions7.4 TSW read to determine meaning of unfamiliar words

• Discussion of weekly vocabulary– Pass out quizzes, discuss results

• Week 2: Day 1 vocabulary• “Picture Walk” Presentations

– Go over grading rubrix– Groups present and explain pictures to the class