Lesson Plans

 NOTE:  LESSON PLANS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON STUDENTS' NEEDS.  STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO COPY THE HOMEWORK INTO THEIR AGENDAS EACH DAY.  HOMEWORK CHANGES WILL BE UPDATED ON THE BOARD DAILY. IF THERE IS A CHANGE IT WILL BE NOTED ON THE BOARD.

Chisholm Trail Middle School Mrs. Garza Language Arts
Unit:  "The Power of Words"

Date

Topic/Content/Lesson

Homework

Assessment

TEKS

Monday
Dec. 14 
The following are objectives for the entire week:
 
Reading Objectives: Use active reading strategies to aid comprehension.
Use active reading strategies for silent sustained reading.
Analyze reading using active reading strategies.
Evaluate elements of fiction using text evidence.
Evaluate a story with text evidence.
Summarize and paraphrase reading.
Main idea.
 
Writing Objectives:
Use complete sentences.
Use correct punctuation and capitalization in a sentence.
Use paragraphs in writing.
Written reader's response, various formats.
 
Activities:
1.  Computer lab to set up folders & review Photostory requirements.
2.  Open and save pictures to file.
Read a minimum of 30 minutes daily.
 
Reading TEKS:
3A, 6A, 6C
Figure 19
 
Writing TEKS:
17C(literary), 19Aiii
 
Listening/Speaking TEKS:
28A
 
Research TEKS:
23D,
Tuesday
Dec. 15
 Activities:
1.  Complete book club folder.  Due at the end of class today.
Read a minimum of 30 minutes daily.  
Book club folder.  See above.
Wednesday
Dec. 16
We are using the school's final exam schedule, but we will NOT have a language arts final exam.
Activities:
1.  Photostory novel project.
Read a minimum of 30 minutes daily. 
Photostory project.  See above.
Thursday
Dec. 17
 
Activities:
1.  Photostory novel project.
 
Read a minimum of 30 minutes daily.
Photostory project.  See above.
Friday
Dec. 18
Activities:
1.  Photostory novel project.
 
Read a minimum of 30 minutes daily.
Photostory project.  See above.

      


Chisholm Trail Middle School Mrs. Garza- TAG Language Arts
Unit:   "The Power of Words"

Date

Topic/Content/Lesson

Homework

Assessment

TEKS

Monday
Dec. 14
The following are objectives for the entire week:
 
Reading Objectives: 
Use active reading strategies to aid comprehension.
Use active reading strategies for silent sustained reading.
Analyze reading using active reading strategies.
Evaluate elements of fiction using text evidence.
Evaluate a story with text evidence.
Summarize and paraphrase reading.
Main idea.
 
Writing Objectives:
Use complete sentences.
Use correct punctuation and capitalization in a sentence.
Use paragraphs in writing.
Written reader's response, various formats.
 
 
 
 
 
Activities:
1. Computer lab.
Intro. photostory project for book club novel.
2.  Set up folders on server for all core subject areas.
3.  Begin searching images to represent  book club novel. 
Read a minimum of 30 minutes daily.
 
 
 
Book club folder. 

 

Reading TEKS:
3A, 6A, 6C
Figure 19
 
Writing TEKS:
17C(literary), 19Aiii
 
Listening/Speaking TEKS:
28A
 
Research TEKS:
23D,
 
 
 
Tuesday
Dec. 15
Activities:
1. Complete book club folder.  Due at the end of class today.
2.  Begin planning photostory project in reader's response section of journal. 
 
Read a minimum of 30 minutes daily.
 Book club folder.
  See above.
Wednesday
Dec. 16
Activities:
1.  Photostory project and presentations.  If time does not permit for completing presentations, the grade will be reflected on the 4th six weeks grades.
Read a minimum of 30 minutes daily.  

 Photostory presentation.

 See above.
Thursday
Dec. 17
Activities:
1.  Have a wonderful holiday!
1st period does not meet today.
 
Read a minimum of 30 minutes daily.
 

 

 See above.
Friday
Dec. 18
 
Activities: 
 1. Have a wonderful holiday! 
 1st period does not meet today.
 
Read a minimum of 30 minutes daily.
 See above.