Mr. Miller’s Language Arts MWJH Lesson Plans: September 8-12, 2014
Date / Reading / English / Homework9/8 / Bell work:
· Buzz word “dispelled” square one: denotation and context clues
Activities:
· Finish drafting PLEA paragraphs for a prompt from literature / Bell work:
· Bell ringer: character analysis
Activities:
· Grammar focus: irregular verbs / · Any incomplete work
· Read your library book for 30 minutes and log the minutes
· Get your parent’s signature
· Find a buzz word from your library book and complete a buzz word, square 1 for your word; use the example we did in class as a guide
9/9 / Bell work:
· Buzz word “dispelled” square two: synonyms, antonyms, word forms, and word parts
Activities:
· Introduce leveled questions through a Pixar clip / Bell work:
· Bell ringer: writing that describes a setting
Activities:
· Practice writing leveled questions as an example for the reader’s notebook / · Any incomplete work
· Read your library book for 30 minutes and log the minutes
· Get your parent’s signature
· Find a buzz word from your library book and complete a buzz word, square 2 for your word; use the example we did in class as a guide
· Begin the written response: leveled questions for your library book; use the example we did in class as a guide
9/10 / Bell work:
· Buzz word “dispelled” square three: connotation
Activities:
· Edit and revise PLEA paragraphs and produce final drafts / Bell work:
· Bell ringer: tone
Activities:
· Introduce the concept of tone through Bill Cosby’s “Going to the Dentist”
· Begin the tone-spectrum activity / · Any incomplete work
· Read your library book for 30 minutes and log the minutes
· Get your parent’s signature
· Complete a buzz word, square 3 for your word; use the example we did in class as a guide
Date / Reading / English / Homework
9/11 / Bell work:
· Buzz word “dispelled” square four: cartoon vocabulary
Activities:
· Finish tone-spectrum charts and present tone charts / Bell work:
· Bell ringer: transitional words
Activities:
· Practice tone and connotation by analyzing cockroach poems / · Any incomplete work
· Read your library book for 30 minutes and log the minutes
· Get your parent’s signature
· Find a buzz word from your library book and complete a buzz word, square 4 for your word; use the example we did in class as a guide
Finish the written response: leveled questions for your library book; use the example we did in class as a guide
9/12 / Bell work:
· Proofreading practice
Activities:
· Silent reading
· Reader’s notebook conferences / Bell work:
· Proofreading practice
Activities:
· Review common literary genres and subgenres / · Any incomplete work
· Read for 30 minutes if you did not read during class