Developing
a Character - Students will learn that they need to make inferences
when they read about a character based on little pieces of information.
AN
EXCURSION - Students should appreciate the modern computers that help
make our life more comfortable and should know how to use them properly
and economically.
Irony - Define and identify irony in a short
story.
J.R.R Tolkien's The Hobbit - This novel
is the backbone of a genre and it is important to be familiar with it,
even if it seems mild/boring compared to some of the books that are available
now.
Juan's
Story - Students will be able to make inferences.
Making
Predictions - Students will be able to make initial predictions about
the story's plot based upon the title and cover art.
Main Idea - Identify main idea while reading
a selection.
Main
Idea, Simpson's style - SWBAT define the words plot, setting, main
characters, conflict, and resolution.
Pasta
Punctuation - Students will write dialogue correctly using quotation
marks, commas, and periods.
Poetry Review - Summarize and apply
reading strategies by completing a journal entry after reading a selection
independently.
Poetry Unit - Analyze two poems by identifying
a variety of figurative language and sound devices in both.
"Rikki-tikki-tavi" - Students will be able
to analyze plot development by diagramming the concepts in a plot diagram
and implementing them to their writing piece.
Sequencing
Sentences - To help students recognize when events are not in logical
order in reading material and in their own written work.
Stargirl - This will help students make
connections with what they are reading and gain the ability to evaluate
the importance of the information that they read.
The Circuit - Students will be able to
read the novel, "The Circuit" which includes an engaging plot, effectively
developed characters, dialogue, and a clearly developed theme.
The Road Not Taken and Song of the Open Road
- Students will be able to read, analyze, and comprehend the poems The
Road Not taken by Robert Frost and Song of the Open Road by Walt Whitman
through the utilization of graphic organizers.
Two Kinds - Students will be able to read
the short story, 'Two Kinds" that includes an engaging plot, effectively
developed characters, dialogue, and a clearly developed theme.
King
Arthur's Family Tree- "This activity
tracks the genealogy of the legendary king before his birth OR after."
Libby
Bloom Teaching Guide- Teaching ideas,
thematic links and interdisciplinary links for this book by Susan Rowan
Masters.
Life
in a Castle- Students will write a letter
to a friend describing life in a castle.
Literature
Board Games- "Students create board
games based on materials they have read."
Rainbow
Friends- Students will work cooperatively with one another to discover
and respect the talents and gifts of each other.
Superman:
Modern Mythology- "The learner will
demonstrate application of literature by applying ideas from a literary
selection to a different context."
Teamwork-
"Students will be able to define teamwork. Students
will work together to brainstorm 3/4 words that teamwork means to them.
Students will develop three or four positive guidelines for working in
a group together."
The
Other Tall Tales- "Students research
tall tales, retell a tall tale, and write an original tall tale of their
own."