Lesson Plan - April 20-21, 2021

Teacher : Angela Davis

Unit/ Session: 

6th - Water Fight

7th - Hunt for Lincoln’s Killer

8th - No Ordinary Sport

Date(s) of Instruction: April 20-21, 2021 

Standards: 

6th - ELAGSE6L4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 6 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., audience, auditory, audible).

7th - ELAGSE7L4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 7 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., belligerent, bellicose, rebel).

ELAGSE7RI4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.

8th - ELAGSE8L4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words or phrases based on grade 8 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., precede, recede, secede).

ELAGSE8RI4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies

Learning Target: 

6th - I will define and use the prefixes, “in-” and “un-.”  I will locate the correct multiple-meaning word.

7th - I will define the terms denotation and connotation.  I will define and correctly use the suffixes, “-able,” and “-ible.”

8th - I will define and use the term, idiom and the affixes, “graph,” and “form.”

Success Criteria: 

6th - I will demonstrate success defining words and using them correctly in sentences.

7th - I will demonstrate success by categorizing the denotations of words and by sorting words into families.

8th - I will demonstrate success by matching idioms to their meanings, and by grouping words in families to determine their meanings.

Opening     (I Do)

An engaging process for lesson introduction that is specifically planned to encourage equitable and purposeful student participation. Describe the instructional process that will be used to introduce the lesson.

TKES 1, 2, 3,4,5, 8,10

( Direct Instruction- Connection, Mini lesson) 

Connection, Teach, Active Engagement, Link

6th - How can you tell the difference between there, their, and they’re?

7th - Notes:  Denotation is the Dictionary Definition of a word.  Connotation is the feeling or emotion associated with a word.  A connotation may be positive, negative, or neutral.  VIDEO  

8th - Braindump - How many affixes and idioms can you write in one minute?

Work Period  (We Do, You Do)

Students learning by doing/demonstrating learning expectations.  Describe the instructional process that will be used to engage the students in the work period.

TKES 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7. 8,10

(Guided Practice, Independent Practice, Collaboration, Differentiation)

Teaching Strategy/Instructional Process:

Small Group:              _X_ Real Book pp. 302-3; 202-3; 90-1

                                      __X_ Strategy Group/Word Study - affixes, figurative language, denotation/connotation

                                      ___ Acceleration                                                                              

                                      ___ Conference/Goal Setting

Independent Reading

Differentiated Software Practice

Closing  (We Check)

Describe the instructional process that will be used to close the lesson and check for student understanding.

TKES : 1,2,3, 4,5,6,7,8  

(Summarize/SHARE)

6th - How can context clues help you define multiple-meaning words?

7th - DIRECTIONS: Choose the word with the more positive connotation. 

1. assertive // pushy

2. reckless // daring 

3. thrifty // stingy 

4. firm // stubborn

5. confident // conceited

6. chore // task

7. flimsy // delicate 

8. scrawny // slender 

9. delayed // late 

10. young // juvenile   

8th - Use an idiom and a word from the “graph” or “form” word families in a sentence.

Homework

6th - Read 25+ minutes; Pass at least two quizzes by 04/30/2021.

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