2016-17

WEEKLY LESSON PLANS

MP Everist Language Arts
Reading Focus: LAFS 8.RL.1,2 Literary Analysis: Character, Motivation, Theme
Writing Focus: LAFS 8.W.1.3 Text Evidence Support in Analyses
Monday 9-05
Content Goal

Language Goal

Accountable
Team Task
Activities

Assessments
Modifications

LABOR DAY
NO SCHOOL

Tuesday 9-06

Wednesday 9-07
CFES

Thursday 9-08

Friday 9-09

Use text features to

better understand text
and to help clarify
information.

Analyze text for main

ideas by identifying
key terms and actions.

Evaluate fiction for

text evidence of
character traits and
motivation.

Cite text evidence

that most strongly
supports the analysis.

Know that analogies

make connections
between similar
things, events, etc.
Discuss w/partner how
the analogy in the
quote relates to
Collection 1 picture.

Use context clues to

help define unfamiliar
words (vocab.com).

Analyze character
dialog to clarify
actions and motives.

Re-read text to find

and clarify
information.

W/partner, discuss and

complete paragraph
shrinking activity.

Work with table

partners on character
descrptions.

FOCUS test
Character POV with
text evidence.

*Reading response #6
*Model using TFs
*SpringBoard pp. 1-8
*Close Reader pp.1,2
*Vocab.com

* Reading response #7
*Model paragraph
shrinking
*ToBuildAFire
*Seedfolks Gonzalo

*Reading response #8
*Model note-taking
*ToBuildAFire
*Seedfolks Leona

*Read response #9
*Model reading
fluency
*ToBuildAFire
*Seedfolks Sam

Observation of student participation; class work; research, reading & writing practice, quizzes and tests.
For ESOL and ESE: clarify and reduce class work and homework assignments, give added time.