Weekly outline
Week 1
Wednesday:
Welcome back. General information, student survey, and autobiographical poem.
Thursday:
Students read their autobiographical poem to the class. Then, they take the "Mr. Mooney Quiz." Get supply list.
Friday:
Sustained Silent Reading. Students write a three paragraph response to the reading, "First and Last Wish" by Michelle Stimpson.
Week of March 9
Weekly Objective: To understand issues affecting women in today's society; to understand character motivation and development; to understand plot development
IL Learning Standards: 1A4a, 1B4abc, 1C4adef, 2A4abd, 2B4c, 3A4, 5A4a
Daily Warm Ups: Students will complete a journal entry based on daily lesson. Students will also complete 2 vocabulary words daily which appear in lesson or throughout the unit.
Materials: "The Story of an Hour," "A Rose for Emily"
Strategies: SSR, close reading, subsearch
Math Strategies: Attend to precision. Look for and make use of structure.
Week of March 16
Weekly Objective: To understand issues affecting women in today's society; to understand character motivation and development; to understand plot development
IL Learning Standards: 1A4a, 1B4abc, 1C4adef, 2A4abd, 2B4c, 3A4, 5A4a
Daily Warm Ups: Students will complete a journal entry based on daily lesson. Students will also complete 2 vocabulary words daily which appear in lesson or throughout the unit.
Materials: "A Rose for Emily"
Strategies: SSR, close reading, subsearch
Math Strategies: Attend to precision. Look for and make use of structure.