http://www.ccboe.net/learning/middle/home.html CCBOE Curriculum Website PLEASE NOTE DAILY LESSONS AND HOMEWORK ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE PLEASE CHECK YOUR CHILD'S PLANNER DAILY!!!! WEEK OF: DECEMBER 14-18 MONDAY NOUN CLAUSES READ TOGETHER CHAPTER 14 OF DOGSONG HW: STUDY FOR EXAMS TUESDAY GERUNDS/ INFINITIVES EXAM REVIEW FINISH CHAPTER 14 OF DOGSONG HW: STUDY FOR ELA EXAM WEDNESDAY NINE WEEKS EXAMHW: NONE THURSDAY IDIDTAROD WEBQUEST IN THE COMPUTER LAB HW:NONE FRIDAY SCIENCE DURING FIRST/MODIFIED SCHEDULE HW: ENJOY CHRISTMAS! WEEK OF: DEC.7-11 MONDAY 12/7 DOGSONG CH. 4 AND 5 ANSWER QUESTIONS COMPOUND SENTENCES WK TEXT ACTIVITY P.155 HW: READ DOGSONG CHAPTERS 6 & 7 TUESDAY 12/8 DOGSONG CH. 6 AND 7 ANSWER QUESTIONS COMPLEX SENTENCES WK TEXT ACTIVITY P.157 HW: READ DOGSONG CHAPTERS 8 & 9 WEDNESDAY 12/9 DOGSONG CH. 8 AND 9 ANSWER QUESTIONS COMPOUND /COMPLEX SENTENCES WK TEXT ACTIVITY P.159 HW: READ DOGSONG CHAPTERS 10 &11 THURSDAY 12/10 DOGSONG CH. 10 AND 11 ANSWER QUESTIONS PREP. PHRASES SENTENCES WK TEXT ACTIVITY HW: READ DOGSONG CHAPTERS 12 & 13 FRIDAY 12/11 DOGSONG CH. 12 AND 13 ANSWER QUESTIONS ADJECTIVE CLAUSES WK TEXT ACTIVITY HW: READ DOGSONG CHAPTER 14 ______________________________________________________________________________ WEEK OF NOV. 30- DEC. 4 MONDAY 11/30 READ SHORT STORY "CLEAN SWEEP" AND ANSWER END OF THE STORY QUESTIONS. TUESDAY 12/1 THE STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE A COPY OF DOGSONG. READ IN CLASS AND ANS. QUES. FOR CHAPTER 1. HW: READ CHAP. 2 &3 WEDNESDAY 12/2 ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM THE PREVIOUS NIGHT'S READINGS.READ CHAPTER 4 IN CLASS. GRAMMAR ACTIVITY ON SENTENCE PARTS. HW: NONE THURSDAY 12/3 ANSWER CHAPTER 4 QUESTIONS IN CLASS. DISCUSS CHAPTER 4. GRAMMAR ACTIVITY ON SENTENCE PARTS. HW: READ CHAPTERS 5&6 FRIDAY 12/4 ABBREVIATED SCHEDULE DUE TO VISIT TO GHS AND AN AFTERNOON PEP RALLY ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR CHAPTERS 5 &6 IN CLASS. GRAMMAR ACTIVITY ON SENTENCE PARTS. HW: NONE ______________________________________________________________________________ WEEK OF NOVEMBER 16-20 MONDAY 11/16 THE STUDENTS WILL BE FINISHING THE FINAL DRAFT OF THEIR HEROES ESSAY IN CLASS. TUESDAY 11/17 THE STUDENTS WILL BE PRESENTING THEIR HEROES ESSAY TO THE CLASS FOR PEER REVIEW AND JUDGING FOR THE BEST PERSUASIVE ESSAY. WEDNESDAY 11/18 CONTINUATION OF.... THE STUDENTS WILL BE PRESENTING THEIR HEROES ESSAY TO THE CLASS FOR PEER REVIEW AND JUDGING FOR THE BEST PERSUASIVE ESSAY. THURSDAY 11/19 CONTINUATION OF....THE STUDENTS WILL BE PRESENTING THEIR HEROES ESSAY TO THE CLASS FOR PEER REVIEW AND JUDGING FOR THE BEST PERSUASIVE ESSAY. FRIDAY 11/20 THANKFUL WRITING ASSIGNMENT ___________________________________________________________________________ Week of November 9-13, 2009 MONDAY 11/9 COMPUTER LAB- STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE A STUDYGUIDE FOR THE PERSUASIVE WRITING QUIZ TO BE HELD THIS WEDNESDAY. CONTINUE ROUGH DRAFT OF ESSAY PERSUASIVE ESSAY #1 FAST FOOD. HW: STUDY PERSUASIVE PACKET FOR WED. QUIZ TUESDAY 11/10 CONTINUE ROUGH DRAFT OF ESSAY PERSUASIVE ESSAY #1 FAST FOOD. PEER EDIT ROUGH DRAFTS HW: STUDY PERSUASIVE PACKET FOR WED. QUIZ WEDNESDAY 11/11 QUIZ OVER PERSUASIVE WRITING WRITE FINAL DRAFT OF PERSUASIVE ESSAY ON FAST FOOD THURSDAY 11/12 MOCK WRITING TEST STUDENTS WILL BE GIVEN A TOPIC AND WILL WRITE AN ESSAY USING THE SAME FORMAT AND TIMING AS THE WRITING TEST. 50 MINUTES FRIDAY 11/13 FINISH MOCK WRITING TEST STUDENTS WILL BE GIVEN A TOPIC AND WILL WRITE AN ESSAY USING THE SAME FORMAT AND TIMING AS THE WRITING TEST. Week of November 2-6, 2009 Monday 11/2 Persuasive Standards; Persuasive text- "I Have A Dream" p. 573; follow on audio and write persuasive sentences; summarize using acrostic- I HAVE A DREAM Tuesday 11/3- begin persuasive power point slides 1-12 and summarize; make step book on persuasive literary elements with definitions and examples Wednesday 11/4- continue ppt slides 13 to end; emotional appeals; complete step book Thursday 11/5- persuasive packet- organization, thesis statement and parallel sentences Friday 11/6- begin prewrite on first persuasive essay LESSON PLANS FOR THE WEEK OF: OCT. 26-30 MONDAY 10/26 FINAL DAY OF EDITING ESSAY #2 THE STUDENTS WILL USE THE DOCI CAMERA TO SHARE THEIR SECOND ESSAYS WITH THEIR CLASSMATES. WE WILL EDIT FOR ERRORS AND FOCUS ON IDEAS, ORGANIZATION AND STRUCTURE TO GET CRITICAL FEEDBACK FROM THE CLASS. WE WILL IDENTIFY THE AREAS OF STRENGTH. TUESDAY 10/27 THE STUDENTS WILL WRITE AN EXPOSITORY ESSAY WHICH WILL INCLUDE SCIENCE CONTENT I WILL BE LOOKING FOR THE ELEMENTS OF WRITING WE HAVE LEARNED THUS FAR IN ELA. IN CLASS TODAY YOU WILL COMPLETE YOUR WEB ORGANIZER. HW: FINISH WEB ORG. WEDNESDAY 10/28 (CONTINUED) THE STUDENTS WILL WRITE AN EXPOSITORY ESSAY WHICH WILL INCLUDE SCIENCE CONTENT (SOUND) I WILL BE LOOKING FOR THE ELEMENTS OF WRITING WE HAVE LEARNED THUS FAR IN ELA. IN CLASS TODAY YOU WILL COMPLETE YOUR ROUGH DRAFT. HW: FINISH ROUGH DRAFT THURSDAY 10/29 PEER EDIT THE ROUGH DRAFT OF SCIENCE ESSAY READ THE TELL-TALE HEART BY POE FRIDAY 10/30 TYPE THE FINAL ESSAY FINISH READING THE TELL-TALE HEART LESSON PLANS FOR THE WEEK OF OCT.19-23 MONDAY 10/19 ESSAY #2: EXPOSITORY PROMPT: WRITING ABOUT YOUR FAVORITE HOBBY FLEE MAP, ROUGH DRAFT, PEER EDIT, FINAL COPY TUESDAY 10/20 TYPE FINAL DRAFT OF ESSAY #2 VISIT THE BOOK FAIR IN THE MEDIA CENTER WEDNESDAY 10/21 THE STUDENTS WILL USE THE DOCI CAMERA TO SHARE THEIR SECOND ESSAYS WITH THEIR CLASSMATES. WE WILL EDIT FOR ERRORS AND FOCUS ON IDEAS, ORGANIZATION AND STRUCTURE TO GET CRITICAL FEEDBACK FROM THE CLASS. WE WILL IDENTIFY THE AREAS OF STRENGTH. THURSDAY 10/22 (CONTINUED) THE STUDENTS WILL USE THE DOCI CAMERA TO SHARE THEIR SECOND ESSAYS WITH THEIR CLASSMATES. WE WILL EDIT FOR ERRORS AND FOCUS ON IDEAS, ORGANIZATION AND STRUCTURE TO GET CRITICAL FEEDBACK FROM THE CLASS. WE WILL IDENTIFY THE AREAS OF STRENGTH. FRIDAY 10/23 PUNCTUATING DIALOGUE QUIZ IN ADDITION,THE STUDENTS WILL CONTINUE TO USE THE DOCI CAMERA TO SHARE THEIR SECOND ESSAYS WITH THEIR CLASSMATES. WE WILL EDIT FOR ERRORS AND FOCUS ON IDEAS, ORGANIZATION AND STRUCTURE TO GET CRITICAL FEEDBACK FROM THE CLASS. WE WILL IDENIFY THE AREAS OF STRENGTH. LESSON PLANS FOR WEEK OF: OCT.12-16 MONDAY 10/12 DGP STUDENTS WILL GRAPH ERRORS ON THE LA EXAM AND ANALYZE AREAS OF STRENGHT AND WEAKNESSES. WRITING TOOL: DIALOGUE STUDENTS WILL WRITE A DIALOGUE WITH PARENTS AFTER BEING PLACED ON RESTRICTION. TUESDAY 10/13 DGP FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE SEE WRITING PACKET #2 P.1-5 STUDENTS WILL WRITE A PARAGRAPH ABOUT RIDING A SCHOOL BUS USING FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE WEDNESDAY 10/14 ESSAY #2: EXPOSITORY PROMPT: WRITING ABOUT YOUR FAVORITE HOBBY FLEE MAP, ROUGH DRAFT, PEER EDIT, FINAL COPY THURSDAY 10/15 CONTINUATION OF... ESSAY #2: EXPOSITORY PROMPT: WRITING ABOUT YOUR FAVORITE HOBBY FLEE MAP, ROUGH DRAFT, PEER EDIT, FINAL COPY FRIDAY 10/16 TYPE FINAL DRAFT OF ESSAY #2 GRAMMAR HANDBOOK: PHRASES AND CLAUSES LESSONS P.504 GRAMMAR WK BOOK: PHRASES AND CLAUSES LESSON PLANS FOR WEEK OF: OCT.5-9 MONDAY 10/5 STUDENTS WILL READ IN HANDBOOK ABOUT RESERACH RESOURCES CREATE A FLIP CHART WITH KEY VOCAB GRAMMAR REVIEW PACKET ON PRONOUNS FOR EXAM TUESDAY 10/6 VOCABULARY REVIEW USING FLASHCARDS 2ND ESSAY FOCUS:VOICE "HAVE YOU FOUND YOUR VOICE?" INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH- IMPRESSION STATEMENT USING THE FIVE SENSES WEDNESDAY 10/7 CHECK GRAMMAR PACKETS 2ND ESSAY FOCUS:PERSONALIZE IT TRANSITIONS DIALOGUE; STUDENTS WILL WRITE A ABOUT CONVERSATION.SEE WRITING PACKET #2 P.6 THURSDAY 10/8 FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE SEE WRITING PACKET #2 P.1-5 FRIDAY 10/9 NINE WEEKS EXAM LESSON PLANS FOR WEEK OF: SEPT.28- OCT.2 MONDAY 9/28 STUDENTS WILL CONTINUE TO DISCUSS PACKETS.CONTINUE WITH FIRST ESSAY. 1ST ESSAY FOCUS:ORGANIZATION DO YOU HAVE A HOOK? PROMPT: TV SHOWS USE STUDENT EXAMPLES OF FLEE MAPS TO SHOW STRENGHTS AND WEAKNESSES. TUESDAY 9/29 1ST ESSAY FOCUS:ORGANIZATION INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH- IMPRESSION STATEMENT PROMPT: TV SHOWS WEDNESDAY 9/30 1ST ESSAY FOCUS:ORGANIZATION TRANSITIONS PROMPT: TV SHOWS USE STUDENT EXAMPLES OF FLEE MAPS TO SHOW STRENGHTS AND WEAKNESSES. USE STUDENT EXAMPLES OF FLEE MAPS TO SHOW STRENGHTS AND WEAKNESSES. THURSDAY 10/1 1ST ESSAY FOCUS:ORGANIZATION CONCLUSIONS PROMPT: TV SHOWS USE STUDENT EXAMPLES OF ESSAYS TO SHOW STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES. FRIDAY 10/2 TEST OVER ELEMENTS OF THE WRITING PROCESS LESSON PLANS FOR WEEK OF: SEPT.21-25 THIS WEEK IS ITBS TESTING WEEK. CLASS TIME HAS BEEN REDUCED TO APPROX. 35 MIN. FOR EACH CLASS. MONDAY 9/21 PRONOUNS QUIZ TUESDAY 9/22 DISCUSS GUIDELINES FOR THE GA WRITING TEST STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE EXPOSITORY WRITING PACKETS. 1ST ESSAY FOCUS:IDEAS ARE YOUR IDEAS SOLID? PREWRITE ACTIVITY- USING AN FLEE MAP TO ORGANIZE YOUR IDEAS. PROMPT: TV SHOWS WEDNESDAY 9/23 STUDENTS WILL CONTINUE TO DISCUSS PACKETS.CONTINUE WITH FIRST ESSAY. 1ST ESSAY FOCUS:IDEAS CAN YOU DEVEOP THE IDEAS IN YOUR WRITING? PROMPT: TV SHOWS THURSDAY 9/24 STUDENTS WILL CONTINUE TO DISCUSS PACKETS.CONTINUE WITH FIRST ESSAY. 1ST ESSAY FOCUS:IDEAS PROMPT: TV SHOWS USE STUDENT EXAMPLES OF FLEE MAPS TO SHOW STRENGHTS AND WEAKNESSES. FRIDAY 9/25 STUDENTS WILL CONTINUE TO DISCUSS PACKETS.CONTINUE WITH FIRST ESSAY. 1ST ESSAY FOCUS:ORGANIZATION DO YOU HAVE A HOOK? PROMPT: TV SHOWS USE STUDENT EXAMPLES OF FLEE MAPS TO SHOW STRENGHTS AND WEAKNESSES. ______________________________________________________________________________ LESSON PLANS FOR WEEK OF: SEPT.14-18 MONDAY 9/14 DGP;PERSONAL PRONOUNS CONTINUE WORKING ON CHILDREN'S BOOK PROJECT COMPLETE PEER EDITING CHECKLIST TUESDAY 9/15 DGP: PERSONAL PRONOUNS GRAMMAR ACTIVITY: INDEFINITE PRONOUNS, CHECK WKBK P.113-114 ON POSSESSIVE/ INDEFINITE PRONOUNS USE CLASS TIME TO FINISH PART 3 OF THE CHILDREN'S BOOK HW: PART 3 OF THE CHILDREN'S BOOK SHOULD BE COMPLETE. YOU MUST COME TO CLASS WITH YOUR PRACTICE BOOK COMPLETE. WEDNESDAY 9/16 DGP: POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS GRAMMAR ACTIVITY: REFLEXIVE AND INTENSIVE PRONOUNS P.445-446 EX.10 AND EX. 11 EVEN NUMBERS CONTINUE IN CLASS WORK ON CHILDREN'S STORY BOOK PROJECT. HW: PRACTICE PRONOUN USAGE REVIEW WORKTEXT P.111-116 FOR TEST ON MONDAY. THURSDAY 9/17 DGP: REVIEW USING PRONOUNS CORRECTLY GRAMMAR: INTEROGGATIVE & DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS GRAMMAR ACTIVITY: TEXTBK USING PRONOUNS CORRECTLY P.447-448 WK BK:P. 117-118 CONTINUE IN CLASS WORK ON CHILDREN'S STORY BOOK PROJECT. FRIDAY 9/18 DGP: INTEROGGATIVE & DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS MEDIA CENTER FOR BOOK CHECKOUT GRAMMAR: PRONOUNS REVIEW GRAMMAR ACTIVITY: TEXTBK USING PRONOUNS P.450-452 AND GRAMMAR PRACTICE TEST CONTINUE IN CLASS WORK ON CHILDREN'S STORY BOOK PROJECT. HW: PRONOUNS TEST ON MONDAY! _____________________________________________________________________________ _Lesson Plans for the Week of :SEPTEMBER 8-11, 2009 TUESDAY 9/8 DGP: PERSONAL PRONOUNS GRAMMAR ACTIVITY: TEXTBK USING PRONOUNS CORRECTLY P.439-440 WK BK:P. 111-112 INTRODUCE CHILDREN'S STORY BOOK PROJECT HW: DECIDE ON STORYBOOK TOPIC/ EXPOSITION AND CHARACTERS WEDNESDAY 9/9 DGP: PRONOUNS AND ANTECEDENTS GRAMMAR ACTIVITY: MORE PRACTICE USING PRONOUNS CORRECTLY CONTINUE IN CLASS WORK ON CHILDREN'S STORY BOOK PROJECT. HW: MEMORIZE SUBJECT AND OBJECT PRONOUNS THURSDAY 9/10 DGP: USING PRONOUNS CORRECTLY GRAMMAR: POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS GRAMMAR ACTIVITY: TEXTBK USING PRONOUNS CORRECTLY P.441-442 WK BK:P. 113-114 CONTINUE IN CLASS WORK ON CHILDREN'S STORY BOOK PROJECT. FRIDAY 9/11 DGP: POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS MEDIA CENTER FOR BOOK CHECKOUT GRAMMAR: INDEFINITE PRONOUNS (TENTATIVE BASED ON STUDENTS' COMPREHENSION OF PRONOUNS THIS WEEK) GRAMMAR ACTIVITY: TEXTBK USING PRONOUNS CORRECTLY P.443-444 WK BK:P. 115-116 CONTINUE IN CLASS WORK ON CHILDREN'S STORY BOOK PROJECT. __________________________________________________________________________ Lesson Plans for the Week of :AUGUST 31-SEPTEMBER 4, 2009 MONDAY 8/31 JOURNAL WRITING/DGP REVIEW SHORT STORY VOCAB/ LITERARY ELEMENTS PART II FOR VOCAB TEST ON THURS. LIT. GENRE: SHORT FICTION LIT. ELEMENT: CHARACTERIZATION FINISH READING BORN WORKER BY SOTO FOCUS ON THE CHARACTER TRAITS. USE CHARACTER TRAITS HANDOUT TO ORGANIZE THOUGHTS.DOUBLE BUBBLE COMPARISON OF TOM SAWYER AND JOSE. TUESDAY 9/1 JOURNAL WRITING FINISH SHORT STORY SELECTION TEST AND DOUBLE BUBBLE ORGANIZER COMPLETE PLOT STRUCTURE GRAPHIC ORGANIZER FOR "BORN WORKER" WEDNESDAY 9/2 ABBREVIATED SCHEDULE DUE TO PRACTICE WRITING TEST JOURNAL WRITING GO OVER GRADED SELECTION TEST AND VOCAB. TEST FROM LAST FRIDAY THURSDAY 9/3 JOURNAL WRITING GRAMMAR: PRONOUNS LIT.GENRE :SHORT FICTION LIT.ELEMENT: THEME FINDING THEME IN CHILDREN'S BOOKS FRIDAY 9/4 DGP: PRONOUNS MEDIA CENTER FOR BOOK CHECKOUT JOURNAL WRITING LIT. GENRE: SHORT FICTION LIT. ELEMENT: THEME CONTINUE IDENTIFICATION OF THEME IN CHILDREN'S BOOKS ______________________________________________________________________________ Lesson Plans for the Week of :AUGUST 24-28, 2009 MONDAY 8/24 JOURNAL WRITING/DGP REVIEW SHORT STORY VOCAB/ LITERARY ELEMENTS PART II FOR VOCAB TEST ON THURS. LIT. GENRE: SHORT FICTION LIT. ELEMENT: CONFLICT READ "ABUELA INVENTS THE ZERO" COMPLETE PLOT STRUCTURE GRAPHIC ORGANIZER TUESDAY 8/25 SILENT READING TO PREP. FOR BOOK REPORT DUE ON FRIDAY REVIEW SHORT STORY VOCAB/ LITERARY ELEMENTS FOR VOCAB TEST ON WED. GRAMMAR FOCUS: ARTICLES (DEFINITE/ INDEFINITE ARTICLES)AND COMPARTIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES EX. 3-6 FROM COMPOSITION HANDBOOK MEMORIZE QUESTIONS THAT HELP WITH IDENIFYING ADJECTIVES WEDNESDAY 8/26 JOURNAL WRITING SHORT STORY VOCAB/ LITERARY ELEMENTS AND ADJECTIVES VOCAB TEST ON THURSDAY LIT.GENRE :SHORT FICTION LIT.ELEMENT: CHARACTERIZATION READ from TOM SAWYER FOCUS ON THE CHARACTER TRAITS GRAMMAR FOCUS- DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES THURSDAY 8/27 JOURNAL WRITING TEST PART II OF SHORT STORY VOCAB/ LITERARY ELEMENTS LIT.GENRE :SHORT FICTION LIT.ELEMENT: CHARACTERIZATION READ BORN WORKER BY SOTO FOCUS ON THE CHARACTER TRAITS FRIDAY 8/28 BOOK REPORT DUE MEDIA CENTER FOR BOOK CHECKOUT JOURNAL WRITING COMPLETE DBL. BUBBLE ORGANIZER COMPARE TOM SAWYER AND BORN WORKER LIT. GENRE: SHORT FICTION LIT. ELEMENT: CHARACTERIZATION ______________________________________________________________________________ Lesson Plans for the Week of :AUGUST 17-21, 2009 MONDAY 8/17 JOURNAL WRITING REVIEW SHORT STORY VOCAB/ LITERARY ELEMENTS FOR VOCAB TEST ON WED. LIT. GENRE: SHORT FICTION LIT. ELEMENT: POINT OF VIEW READ "MY NAME" AND "BUMS IN THE ATTIC" TUESDAY 8/18 JOURNAL WRITING REVIEW SHORT STORY VOCAB/ LITERARY ELEMENTS FOR VOCAB TEST ON WED. LIT. GENRE: SHORT FICTION CONT. LIT.ELEMENT: PREDICTING PLOT READ "RAYMOND'S RUN" WEDNESDAY 8/19 JOURNAL WRITING SHORT STORY VOCAB/ LITERARY ELEMENTS VOCAB TEST LIT. GENRE: SHORT FICTION CONT. LIT.ELEMENT: CHARACTER ANALYSIS READ "RAYMOND'S RUN" CONT. THURSDAY 8/20 JOURNAL WRITING PART II OF SHORT STORY VOCAB/ LITERARY ELEMENTS GRAMMAR FOCUS: ADJECTIVES WORKBOOK ACTIVITIES ON ADJECTIVES FRIDAY 8/21 MEDIA CENTER FOR BOOK CHECKOUT JOURNAL WRITING FINISH PART II OF SHORT STORY VOCAB/ LITERARY ELEMENTS RECEIVED GOT THE PLOT FRAMEWORK FOR FIRST BOOK REPORT DUE ON FRIDAY 8/28 ____________________________________________________________________________ PLEASE NOTE DAILY LESSONS AND HOMEWORK ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE PLEASE CHECK YOUR CHILD'S PLANNER DAILY!!!!