April Lessons
Monday 4/4
Unit: Writing a persuasive essay
Objective: Use the process of writing to support an opinion with reasons and evidence.
Learning Activity: Drafting Persuasive Essays--due by end of period Tuesday!
Assessment: Instructor monitoring
RFU/Differentiation: Students will get individualized feedback on specific writing needs.
Tuesday 4/5
Unit: Writing a persuasive essay
Objective: Use the process of writing to support an opinion with reasons and evidence.
Learning Activity: Drafting Persuasive Essays--due by end of period Tuesday!
Assessment: Instructor monitoring
RFU/Differentiation: Students will get individualized feedback on specific writing needs
Wednesday 4/6
Unit: Writing a persuasive essay
Objective: Use the process of writing to support an opinion with reasons and evidence.
Learning Activity: Peer evaluations/to lab to type
Assessment: Instructor monitoring
RFU/Differentiation: Students will get individualized feedback on specific writing needs
Thursday 4/7
Unit: Writing a persuasive essay
Objective: Use the process of writing to support an opinion with reasons and evidence.
Learning Activity: Peer evaluations/to lab to type
Assessment: Instructor monitoring
RFU/Differentiation: Students will get individualized feedback on specific writing needs
Friday 4/8
Unit: Writing a persuasive essay
Objective: Use the process of writing to support an opinion with reasons and evidence.
Learning Activity: Final drafts due by end of period!
Assessment: Instructor monitoring
RFU/Differentiation: Students will get individualized feedback on specific writing needs
Monday 4/11
Unit: Presenting a persuasive speech
Objective: Give a persuasive speech; practice a good speaking voice; evaluate a persuasive speech
Learning Activity: Read pages 233-236. Instructor directions for adapting persuasive essay into speech.
Assessment: Instructor monitoring
RFU/Differentiation: instructor modeling
Tuesday 4/12
Unit: Presenting a persuasive speech
Objective: Give a persuasive speech; practice a good speaking voice; evaluate a persuasive speech
Learning Activity: Work time to adapt persuasive essay into persuasive speech (notecards).
Assessment: Instructor monitoring
RFU/Differentiation:
Wednesday 4/13
Unit: Presenting a persuasive speech
Objective: Give a persuasive speech; practice a good speaking voice; evaluate a persuasive speech
Learning Activity: small group practice delivering speeches
Assessment: Instructor monitoring
RFU/Differentiation: collaborative work groups
Thursday 4/14
Unit: Presenting a persuasive speech
Objective: Give a persuasive speech; practice a good speaking voice; evaluate a persuasive speech
Learning Activity: Presentation of speeches
Assessment: Instructor monitoring
RFU/Differentiation: instructor modeling
Friday 4/15
Unit: Presenting a persuasive speech
Objective: Give a persuasive speech; practice a good speaking voice; evaluate a persuasive speech
Learning Activity: Read pages 233-236. Instructor directions for adapting persuasive essay into speech.
Assessment: Instructor monitoring
RFU/Differentiation: instructor modeling
Tuesday 4/26
Unit: Evaluating Literature
Objective: Analyze and evaluate a novel. Create and share a book review. Distribute vocabulary sheet.
Learning Activity: Read and discuss notes from Giver. Continue class reading. Period 3 finish speeches!
Assessment: Instructor monitoring.
Differentiation: Read aloud/Pause and Reflect
Wednesday 4/27
Unit: Evaluating Literature
Objective: Analyze and evaluate a novel. Create and share a book review.
Learning Activity: Read and discuss notes from Giver. Share out vocabulary. Continue class reading.
Assessment: Instructor monitoring.
Differentiation: Read aloud/Pause and Reflect
Thursday 4/28
Unit: Evaluating Literature
Objective: Analyze and evaluate a novel. Create and share a book review.
Learning Activity: Read and discuss notes from Giver. Share out vocabulary. Continue class reading.
Assessment: Instructor monitoring.
Differentiation: Read aloud/Pause and Reflect
Friday 4/29
Speech retakes. Quarter 4 make-up and grade reviews.
Monday 5/2
Unit: Evaluating Literature
Objective: Analyze and evaluate a novel. Create and share a book review.
Learning Activity: Read and discuss notes from Giver. Share out vocabulary. Continue class reading.
Assessment: Instructor monitoring.
Differentiation: Read aloud/Pause and Reflect
Tuesday 5/3
Unit: Evaluating Literature
Objective: Analyze and evaluate a novel. Create and share a book review.
Learning Activity: Read and discuss notes from Giver. Share out vocabulary. Continue class reading.
Assessment: Instructor monitoring.
Differentiation: Read aloud/Pause and Reflect
Wednesday 5/4
Unit: Evaluating Literature
Objective: Analyze and evaluate a novel. Create and share a book review.
Learning Activity: Read and discuss notes from Giver. Share out vocabulary. Continue class reading.
Assessment: Instructor monitoring.
Differentiation: Read aloud/Pause and Reflect
Thursday 5/5
Unit: Evaluating Literature
Objective: Analyze and evaluate a novel. Create and share a book review.
Learning Activity: Read and discuss notes from Giver. Share out vocabulary. Continue class reading.
Assessment: Instructor monitoring.
Differentiation: Read aloud/Pause and Reflect
Friday 5/6
Unit: Evaluating Literature
Objective: Analyze and evaluate a novel. Create and share a book review.
Learning Activity: Read and discuss notes from Giver. Share out vocabulary. Continue class reading.
Assessment: Instructor monitoring.
Differentiation: Read aloud/Pause and Reflect
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