2015

WEEKLY LESSON PLANS

MP Everist Language Arts
Reading Focus: Analyze Text/Informational, Fiction: Collections: When Do Kids Become Adults? (L1440); Class Novel: The Life of Pi
Writing Focus: Assessing Authors Claims and Support; Summarizing; Supporting Ideas With Relevant Text Evidence
Monday 01-26

Tuesday 01-27

Wednesday 01-28

Thursday 01-29

Friday 01-30

Content Goal

Identify authors claim

and cite examples of
authors support of this
claim.

Trace and evaluate an

argument by following
the authors reasoning.

Increase reading
comprehension abilities
on IXL: denotation and
connotation.

Analyze the
relationship between
super-alpha trainer
and omega animal.

Differentiate
between religions;
compare Hindi and
Christianity.

Language Goal

Use the terms debate

and sufficient
evidence in class
discussions.

Interpret authors
meaning of suffer
(connotation vs.
denotation) L81-84.

Record objectives and

activities, and selfmonitor progress.

Understand the
meaning of alpha
trainer and omega
animal.

Explain the meaning

of Christianity is
religion in a rush

Accountable
Team Task

Collaborate w/table
partners on
summarizing authors
claim (L12-31).

Summarize todays
skills learned and share
with table mates.

Review and discuss

chapters 10-14 notes
w/table partners.

Discuss Hindi and

Christianitys
similarities and
differences.

Hook
Modeling

Hook Teen drivers

*Model reading to
locate authors claim
and support.

Work with team

members to analyze
text (p. 244) and
support with text
evidence.
*Hook Voter/Soldier
*Model rereading
for information and to
clarify ideas.

*Hook Goals clip

*Model Using
context clues to infer
meaning

*Hook Schmoop
*Re-reading to clarify
and verify meaning in
fiction

Activities

* RevItUup 7.7 Read

and Write: pp. 95-96
* Collections: When
Do Kids Become
Adults, pp. 235-40

*RevItUp 7.7 Rev Up

Your Writing, p. 96
* Collections: When
Do Kids Become
Adults? pp. 240-245

* RevItUp 7.8 Can You

Relate? p. 97
*IXL learning modules:
word connotations,
context clues.

*RevItUp 7.9 In Your

Own Words, p. 97
*Life of Pi, chapters
10-14; close reading
questions

*Hook World
religions clip
* Model skimming
to find text evidence
for support.
*RevItUp Picture
review and quiz
* Life of Pi, quiz on
chapters 15-17; close
reading questions

Assessments
Modifications

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