2013 WEEKLY LESSON PLANS MP Everist Language Arts Reading Focus: Compare/Contrast; Cause and Effect LA.8.1.7.7; 8.1.7.

.4 Writing Focus: Summarizing Main Ideas w/Extended Support, Transitions, Grammar LA.8.3.2.2; 8.4.2.3 Monday 12-09 Content Goal (w/Common Core Standard) Compare and contrast literary elements across texts (Miniassessment). Tuesday 12-10 Cite textual evidence to support answers. Summarize focus statement and main ideas. (RI.8.1; 8.2) Thinking/deciding on a persuasive stance. Differentiate between internal and external transition words and phrases. Wednesday 12-11 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in text. (RI.8.4) Thursday 12-12 Friday 12-13 Analyze cause and effect relationships in the article,

LOTF TEST and ESSAY

Hook Modeling Language Goal

Princess & the Pea Re-reading for info Identify textual evidence to support answers.

Rosenblatt video clip Using text features Define 10 new RevItUp vocabulary words. Use context clues and decoding skills to identify unfamiliar words. Know signal words used to show cause and effect relationships.

Accountable Team Task

Share/critique Quick Pix writing with table partner.

Work collaboratively to locate text evidence to support main ideas.

Work collaboratively to come up w/a winning quote!

Work collaboratively to locate text evidence for answers. *EOD theme quotes under 20 words. *LOTF assessment practice

W/table partners, work together to find text evidence that supports answers. *Quick Pix Writing *Rev Lesson 6-2 *Upfront activity eCigarettes article *Media Center

Activities

* Quick Pix Writing *RevItUp QUIZ *Fl Ready miniassessment: C/c LOTF Ch.11

JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT ACTIVITES PERIODS 1-3

* Quick Pix Writing *Rev Read Lesson 6-1, draw words *Upfront article *EOD theme quotes under 20 words.

Assessments Modifications

Observation of student collaboration in reading/writing: reading responses, thinking maps, note-taking, quizzes/tests. For ESOL and ESE: clarify and reduce class work and homework assignments, give added time, re-testing opportunities.