2016-17

WEEKLY LESSON PLANS

MP Everist Language Arts
Reading Focus: LAFS 8.RL.1,2 Literary Elements; Central Idea/Support - Culture and Belonging
Writing Focus: LAFS 8.W.1.3 Citing Strong Textual Evidence
Monday 10-10
Figurative Language

Tuesday 10-11
Point of View

Wednesday 10-12
CFES

Thursday 10-13
Point and Support

Friday 10-14
Quiz

Content Goal

Identify and interpret

figurative language
(metaphors) in text.

Analyze text for

narrator point of view;
cite supporting text
details.

Interpret text for

central idea and
specific details

Evaluate text for

central idea and
supporting text details.

Cite text evidence

that most strongly
supports the main
idea.

Language Goal

Understand that
metaphors are similar
to similes without the
use of like, as, etc.

Supporting details
include: facts,
examples, anecdotes,
statistics, & quotes.

Locate key words in

text to identify main
idea.

Use context clues and

decoding skills to
understand vocab.

Re-read text to find

and clarify
information.

Accountable Task

Written responses to
text-based questions.

Cite text evidence in

written responses.

Use paragraph
shrinking to help
identify MI, SDs.

Research word and

word part meanings.

FOCUS quiz on
central idea and
supporting details.

Activities

*Read response #31

*The Interlopers
*CR Museum
Indians, pp. 13-14
*iReady lessons

*Reading response 32
*The Interlopers
* CR Museum
Indians, pp. 15-16
*Analogies activity

* Reading response 33
* The Interlopers
* CR Museum
Indians, pp. 17-18
*iReady lessons

*Reading response 34
*SB Fire and Ice
* CR Museum
Indians - review
Short Response, 18.

*Read response 35
*Model re-reading to
identify support/TE
*iReady lessons

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.