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Teacher: Ms. Saucedo Subject: 7 grade ELA Grade: 7th Dates: 11/09-11/13
Lesson Vision and Cycle

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

SWBAT: SWBAT: SWBAT: SWBAT: SWBAT to finish
Execute the 5-step Execute the 5-step Break down all the parts Break down all the controlling idea and
of a body paragraph. parts of a body body 1 rough draft.
brainstorming method brainstorming
Objective/TEK and create a controlling method and create a paragraph. SWBAT work on ARMS
Correlation idea. controlling idea. SWBAT use controlling revising strategies.
1.S.M.A.R.T idea and brainstorming SWBAT use controlling
Objectives map to draft body 1 idea and
paragraph. brainstorming map to
draft body 1
paragraph.

Semester Exam Semester Exam Semester Exam Semester Exam Semester Exam
Alignment
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Teacher: Ms. Saucedo Subject: 7 grade ELA Grade: 7th Dates: 11/09-11/13
Lesson Vision and Cycle

Prompt:
Write an essay
Prompt: explaining why
Write an essay setting a goal is
explaining why important.
setting a goal is
important. When you have a plan
in place, there is no telling how far
you can go. In fact, no one better
embodies that mentality better
Exemplar: Setting than Robert Marchand, the 105-
year-old record breaking
a goal is Frenchman. Marchand recently
important broke the personal best for
bicycling 14 miles in an hour. No
because it can bicycling record had ever been set
keep you focused by someone of his age. However,
this goal would never have been
on the end in set if he hadn’t already achieved
Exit mind and another accomplishment prior to
his current one. Marchand had
ticket/Exemplar motivate you to previously set another bicycling
Response take on the next record three years ago. If it had
challenge. not been for his go-getting
mentality, he may have not set
the record three years ago, nor his
current standing success.
Marchand also acknowledges how
he got to where he is today. By
Key ideas: Helps consistently training and having a
healthy lifestyle, he set the stage
your reach the for his victory and showed how to
impossible keep pushing your limits towards
higher achievements.
Helps you
manage the goal
Keeps you
organized
Gives you focus
Measures
progress
Motivation
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Teacher: Ms. Saucedo Subject: 7 grade ELA Grade: 7th Dates: 11/09-11/13
Lesson Vision and Cycle
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Teacher: Ms. Saucedo Subject: 7 grade ELA Grade: 7th Dates: 11/09-11/13
Lesson Vision and Cycle

Know: Know: Know: Know: Know:

5 step brainstorming 5 step brainstorming A controlling idea, also A controlling idea, also A: Add (Add detail,
process: process: known as the thesis, is stated known as the thesis, is transitions,
stated normally in the first
1) Cross out the 1) Cross out the normally in the first interesting words
paragraph of an paragraph of an
READ and THINK READ and informational essay. and better
informational essay.
section of the THINK section sentences)
Body 1 Transitions:
prompt of the prompt Supporting R: Remove (remove
2) Box in the WRITE 2) Box in the words and sentences
details: a topic
section of the WRITE section sentence that tells the that do not make
prompt. of the prompt. main idea of the sense.)
3) Create 3) Create paragraph. M: Move (Move
brainstorming brainstorming words and sentences
examples that will
boxes boxes SUPPORT your main idea into a better order)
4) Write down your 4) Write down of the paragraph.
Linking Verbs: Is, your Linking Supporting details: a S: Substitute
a closing sentence that
Key Points are, by, because Verbs: Is, are, topic sentence that tells will wrap up the main (substitute boring
And your List of by, because the main idea of the idea in your body words for better
Ideas And your List paragraph. paragraph. words. Substitute
5) Create your of Ideas examples that will vague words for
controlling idea 5) Create your SUPPORT your main idea of Types of example: precise words.)
based on what controlling the paragraph. Historical figures,
you filled in your idea based on events that changed the How:
a closing sentence that world,
brainstorming what you filled 1) Read the essay
will wrap up the main idea
Literature/novels, Pop or paragraph
boxes in your in your body paragraph.
culture- and summarize
brainstorming
Types of example: celebrities/athletes/ the main ideas
How: boxes world 2) Focus on a
Students will be given a Historical figures, events sentence and
guided discourse from EOM that changed the world, figures,Shows/movies
How: identify what
essays on strong Literature/novels, Pop
controlling idea. 1) Students the author is
independent culture- trying to say.
1) Students How: Teacher will
ly go celebrities/athletes/ world 3) Ask yourself is
independently go teach
through figures,Shows/movies the sentence,
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Teacher: Ms. Saucedo Subject: 7 grade ELA Grade: 7th Dates: 11/09-11/13
Lesson Vision and Cycle

through steps 1-4 steps 1-4 key points for word choice,
2) When brainstorming 2) When supporting detail. _____ clear?
ideas, students and brainstormin How: Teacher will teach Students will then 4) Look at all your
teacher will talk g ideas, key points for supporting choices and
identify and analyze an
through the topic to students and detail. look at the
essay for its supporting
begin generating teacher will commas, are
Students will then details using rubric to
ideas for the talk through they being used
identify and analyze an guide rationale. correctly?
prompt. Example: the topic to
Prompt- Write an begin essay for its supporting Students will see 5) Look at the
essay explaining the generating details using rubric to model of a body meaning
importance of ideas for the guide rationale. paragraph and create behind each
working on a team. prompt. Students will see model their own body 1 answer choice.
3) Teacher: “How Example: of a body paragraph and paragraph
many of us have Prompt- create their own body 1
ever been apart of Write an paragraph
a team. Give me essay
some examples of explaining
the
activities you need
importance
a team for?
of working
4) Once students are on a team.
thinking freely of 3) Teacher:
teams either “How
personal many of us
experience or in have ever
novels, real world, been apart
or movies then we of a team.
can focus on the Give me
prompt of the some
essay. examples
5) Students will then of activities
have free time to you need a
begin team for?
brainstorming 4) Once
ideas freely. students
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Teacher: Ms. Saucedo Subject: 7 grade ELA Grade: 7th Dates: 11/09-11/13
Lesson Vision and Cycle

6) Students will are

choose their top thinking
two ideas and freely of
begin drafting a teams
controlling idea. either
personal
experience
or in
novels, real
world, or
movies
then we
can focus
on the
prompt of
the essay.
5) Students
will then
have free
time to
begin
brainstormi
ng ideas
freely.
Students will choose
their top two ideas and
begin drafting a
controlling idea.

Agenda
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