Lesson: # 74 Monday, December 8, 2014
Grade: English 8
Title: Review Adjective and Adverb Clauses
Desired Outcome:
1. Students will define and apply Adjective and Adverb clauses, relative pronouns, and relative adverbs.
2. Students will practice diagramming adjective and adverb clauses.
Homework for Independent Study and Due Dates
Adjective and Adverb Clause Exam tomorrow, Dec 9, 2014
Summary is to be uploaded to turnitin.com by Thursday, December 11, 2014, at 11:59p.m.
5 minutes - Practice Prior Skills (Warm-up)
Diagram the following:
Mike, whose ancestors came from Ireland, marched in the St. Patrick's Day parade.
30 minutes - Classroom Practice
10 minutes Adj Clause
10 minutes Adverb Clause
Click on http://clausesandsentences.weebly.com/adverb-clause.html.
To review adverb, adjective, and noun clauses. It is also located on mrscaple.com under Resources in the Grammar Section.
Lesson: # 75 Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Grade: English 8
Title: Adjective, Adverb, and Noun Clause Exam
Desired Outcome:
Students will demonstrate understanding of Adjective, Adverb, and Noun Clauses.
Homework for Independent Study and Due Dates:
Students will present summaries on Friday, December 12, 2014
5 minutes - Practice Prior Skills (Warm-up)
Diagram the following:
This is the book that I read during summer.
30 Minutes - Independent Practice
Assessment on junoed.com (No diagram)
It is recommended that students diagram sentences on junoed.com to make sure they have selected the correct answer.
Lesson: # 76 Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Grade: English 7
Title: Summary and Book Talk
Desired Outcome:
Students will write summary of their book using a model and grading rubric provided.
Homework for Independent Study and Due Dates:
Summary is to be uploaded to turnitin.com by Thursday, December 11, 2014.
Book Talk presented in class on Friday, December 12, 2014.
5 minutes - Practice Prior Skills (Warm-up)
1. Revise and edit the following sentence: Use the rules for revising editing an essay on mrscaple.com.
You may not know this, but there are students who are planning on leaving school early.
2. Define the following:
modus operandi
sanguine
phlegmatic
impertinent
10 Minutes: Classroom Instruction:
1. Revise and edit summary against the grading rubric and model.
2. Use the resources at mrscaple.com to revise and edit your summary.
Book Talk
For the summary use this narrative frame by answers to the following questions in your summary. DO NOT GIVE AWAY THE ENDING.
The Narrative Frame
1. Who are the main characters and what distinguishes them from others?
2. When and where did the story take place? What were the circumstances?
3. What prompted the action in the story?
4. How did the characters express their feeling?
5. What did the main characters decide to do? Did they set a goal, and, if so, what
was it?
6. How did the main characters try to accomplish their goals?
7. What were the consequences?
For the grabber, you may use all the ones provided at mrscaple.com, but you may also open with a question. You may want to consider using the grabber from your literary analysis essay.
The hook is similar to a clincher. It is how you will hook the audience into wanting to read your book.
The following is an example of a book talk:
John Quincy Adams once said, “Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish,” that proves to be true metaphorically speaking in this book. A Single Shard, by Linda Sue Park is a historical fiction novel that takes place in 12th century Korea. An orphan, named Tree-ear is taken-in and taught important honorable life lessons by Crane-man, who is somewhat homeless himself because he lives under a bridge. Crane-man demonstrates perseverance as he provides for Tree-ear in creative ways since he only has one leg and not employable. Tree-ear becomes obsessed with watching Min craft his pottery because his pottery is the finest of all in his village. Tree-ear desperately wants to work under Min and finally has the opportunity when he accidentally breaks a piece of his pottery. Min hires him to pay off the damage. However, Tree-ear learns patience as he continues to work for free, although Min’s wife gives Tree-ear meals in return. Representatives of the Royal Emissary come to the village looking for the best potter commission potter for the Royal family. In order for them to approve Min’s work, Tree-ear must persevere and travel a long and treacherous journey to the city of Songdo with two of Min’s vases. He encounters thieves and vicious events along the way. To find out if Tree-ear completes his journey to the city and to see if Min’s work is approved then you will want to read this book, A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park.
The grading rubric is on the following page.
/ Book Talk Rubric /4 / 3 / 2 / 1
Presentation / Frequent Glances at audience / Several Glances at audience / Attempts a glance at the audience / Does not glance at the audience
Thoroughly engaged the audience with reading skills. / Somewhat engaged the audience with reading skills. / Attempts to engage the audience with reading skills. / Does not engage the audience with reading skills.
Content / Opens with an effective grabber / Opens with a somewhat effective grabber / Opens with a grabber / Does not open with a grabber
Provides a thorough summary of book. / Provides a somewhat thorough summary of book. / Attempts to Provide a summary of book. / Does not Provide a summary of book.
Closes with an effective hook. / Closes with a somewhat effect hook. / Attempts to close with a hook. / Does not close with a hook.
30 minutes - classroom practice:
Write summary for book talk using the model above.
Lesson: # 77 Thursday, December 11, 2014
Grade: English 7
Title: Summary and Book Talk
Desired Outcome:
Students will revise and edit summary of their book using a model and grading rubric provided.
Homework for Independent Study and Due Dates:
Summary is to be uploaded to turnitin.com by tonight.
Book Talk presented in class tomorrow.
5 minutes - Practice Prior Skills (Warm-up)
Define the following:
facetious:
credulous:
choleric:
opine:
10 Minutes: Classroom Instruction:
1. Revise and edit summary against the grading rubric and model.
2. Use the resources at mrscaple.com to revise and edit your summary.
Book Talk
For the summary use this narrative frame by answers to the following questions in your summary. DO NOT GIVE AWAY THE ENDING.
The Narrative Frame
1. Who are the main characters and what distinguishes them from others?
2. When and where did the story take place? What were the circumstances?
3. What prompted the action in the story?
4. How did the characters express their feeling?
5. What did the main characters decide to do? Did they set a goal, and, if so, what
was it?
6. How did the main characters try to accomplish their goals?
7. What were the consequences?
For the grabber, you may use all the ones provided at mrscaple.com, but you may also open with a question. You may want to consider using the grabber from your literary analysis essay.
The hook is similar to a clincher. It is how you will hook the audience into wanting to read your book.
The following is an example of a book talk:
John Quincy Adams once said, “Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish,” that proves to be true metaphorically speaking in this book. A Single Shard, by Linda Sue Park is a historical fiction novel that takes place in 12th century Korea. An orphan, named Tree-ear is taken-in and taught important honorable life lessons by Crane-man, who is somewhat homeless himself because he lives under a bridge. Crane-man demonstrates perseverance as he provides for Tree-ear in creative ways since he only has one leg and not employable. Tree-ear becomes obsessed with watching Min craft his pottery because his pottery is the finest of all in his village. Tree-ear desperately wants to work under Min and finally has the opportunity when he accidentally breaks a piece of his pottery. Min hires him to pay off the damage. However, Tree-ear learns patience as he continues to work for free, although Min’s wife gives Tree-ear meals in return. Representatives of the Royal Emissary come to the village looking for the best potter commission potter for the Royal family. In order for them to approve Min’s work, Tree-ear must persevere and travel a long and treacherous journey to the city of Songdo with two of Min’s vases. He encounters thieves and vicious events along the way. To find out if Tree-ear completes his journey to the city and to see if Min’s work is approved then you will want to read this book, A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park.
The grading rubric is on the following page.
/ Book Talk Rubric /4 / 3 / 2 / 1
Presentation / Frequent Glances at audience / Several Glances at audience / Attempts a glance at the audience / Does not glance at the audience
Thoroughly engaged the audience with reading skills. / Somewhat engaged the audience with reading skills. / Attempts to engage the audience with reading skills. / Does not engage the audience with reading skills.
Content / Opens with an effective grabber / Opens with a somewhat effective grabber / Opens with a grabber / Does not open with a grabber
Provides a thorough summary of book. / Provides a somewhat thorough summary of book. / Attempts to Provide a summary of book. / Does not Provide a summary of book.
Closes with an effective hook. / Closes with a somewhat effect hook. / Attempts to close with a hook. / Does not close with a hook.
30 minutes - classroom practice:
Write summary for book talk using the model above.
Lesson: # 78 Friday, December 12, 2014
Grade: English 7
Title: Summary and Book Talk Desired Outcome:
Students will present their summaries to the class.
5 minutes - Practice Prior Skills (Warm-up)
Diagram the following:
You can’t hum if you plug your nose.
Define the following:
omit
plethora
profusely
melancholy
5 Minutes: Classroom Instruction:
Listen attentively while others present their summaries.
35 Minutes: Independent Practice
Students present their summaries to the class.