Tuesday 3/1 

Unit: Punctuation 2

Objective: Correct writing for usage errors. Understand and apply rules for end marks, comma use, semi-colons, colons.

Learning Activity: DLA--proofreading. End marks and conventional period use--instructor-led. Review A as class.

Assessment: Class discussion

RFU/Differentiation: Think aloud/talk aloud

Wednesday 3/2

Unit: Punctuation 2

Objective: Correct writing for usage errors. Understand and apply rules for end marks, comma use, semi-colons, colons.

Learning Activity: DLA--proofreading. End marks and conventional period use--instructor-led. Review A as class.

Assessment: Class discussion

RFU/Differentiation: Think aloud/talk aloud

Thursday 3/3

Unit: Punctuation 2

Objective: Correct writing for usage errors. Understand and apply rules for end marks, comma use, semi-colons, colons.

Learning Activity: DLA--proofreading. End marks and conventional period use--instructor-led. Review A as class.

Assessment: Class discussion

RFU/Differentiation: Think aloud/talk aloud

Friday 3/4

Unit: Punctuation 2

Objective: Correct sentences by adding commas to separate items in a series. To correct sentences by adding commas to separate two or more adjectives preceding a noun. To correct compound sentences by adding commas.

Learning Activity:

Assessment: Class discussion

RFU/Differentiation: Think aloud/talk aloud

Monday/Tuesday 3/7-8

Unit: Punctuation 2

Objective: Correct sentences by adding commas to separate items in a series. To correct sentences by adding commas to separate two or more adjectives preceding a noun. To correct compound sentences by adding commas.

Learning Activity: Correct Review C and discuss. Complete Review D. Comma rule review 

Assessment: Class discussion

RFU/Differentiation: Think aloud/talk aloud

Wednesday/Thursday 3/9-3/10

Unit: Punctuation 2

Objective: Correct sentences by adding commas to separate items in a series. To correct sentences by adding commas to separate two or more adjectives preceding a noun. To correct compound sentences by adding commas.

Learning Activity: Semi-colons--instructor presentation.Ex. 11 aloud

Assessment: Class discussion

RFU/Differentiation: Think aloud/talk aloud

Friday 3/11

Independent Reading (ITED makeup)

Monday 3/14

Unit: Punctuation 2

Objective: Correct sentences by adding commas to separate items in a series. To correct sentences by adding commas to separate two or more adjectives preceding a noun. To correct compound sentences by adding commas.

Learning Activity: Colons--complete rule guide with sample sentences (not from text) 

Assessment: Instructor monitoring/completion grade 

RFU/Differentiation: Think aloud/talk aloud

Tuesday 3/15

Unit: Punctuation 2

Objective: Correct sentences by adding commas to separate items in a series. To correct sentences by adding commas to separate two or more adjectives preceding a noun. To correct compound sentences by adding commas.

Learning Activity: Exercise 12 as class using rule guide. Ch. 23 Review E in collaborative work groups. 

Assessment: Class discussion

RFU/Differentiation: collaborative groups

Wednesday 3/16

Unit: Punctuation 2

Objective: Correct sentences by adding commas to separate items in a series. To correct sentences by adding commas to separate two or more adjectives preceding a noun. To correct compound sentences by adding commas.

Learning Activity: Review of comma, semi-colon and colon rules. Chapter 23 Review in collaborative partners.

Assessment: observation/completion grade

RFU/Differentiation: Collaborative groups

Thursday 3/17

Unit: Punctuation 2

Objective: Correct sentences by adding commas to separate items in a series. To correct sentences by adding commas to separate two or more adjectives preceding a noun. To correct compound sentences by adding commas.

Learning Activity: Review of comma, semi-colon and colon rules. Chapter 23 Review in collaborative partners.

Assessment: observation/completion grade

RFU/Differentiation: Collaborative groups

Friday 3/18

Unit: Punctuation 2

Objective: Correct sentences by adding commas to separate items in a series. To correct sentences by adding commas to separate two or more adjectives preceding a noun. To correct compound sentences by adding commas.

Learning Activity: Correct Chapter 23 Review--questions and review for exam

Assessment: observation/completion grade

RFU/Differentiation: Collaborative groups

Monday 3/21

Unit: Punctuation 2

Objective: Correct sentences by adding commas to separate items in a series. To correct sentences by adding commas to separate two or more adjectives preceding a noun. To correct compound sentences by adding commas.

Learning Activity: Exam Review

Assessment: summative assessment of Ch. 23

RFU/Differentiation:

Tuesday 3/22

Unit: Punctuation 2

Objective: Correct sentences by adding commas to separate items in a series. To correct sentences by adding commas to separate two or more adjectives preceding a noun. To correct compound sentences by adding commas.

Learning Activity: Exam Review

Assessment: summative assessment of Ch. 23

RFU/Differentiation:

Wednesday 3/23

Unit: Punctuation 2

Objective: Correct sentences by adding commas to separate items in a series. To correct sentences by adding commas to separate two or more adjectives preceding a noun. To correct compound sentences by adding commas.

Learning Activity: Exam

Assessment: summative assessment of Ch. 23

RFU/Differentiation:

Thursday 3/24

Unit: Quarter end evaluation 

Objective: Monitor student growth in reading fluency.

Learning Activity: Students will read individually with instructor. Free reading of RAPP books for all others. Grade conferences.

Assessment: instructor monitoring of grade-level fluency

RFU/Differentiation: Students read at individual ZPD levels.

Monday 3/28

Unit: Writing a persuasive essay

Objective: Establish academic and personal goals

Learning Activity: Journal entry--goals for fourth quarter (no fragments, run-ons, accurate punctuation and spelling) 

Assessment: Instructor monitoring

RFU-Read aloud (essay model)

Tuesday 3/29

Unit: Writing a persuasive essay

Objective: Use the process of writing to support an opinion with reasons and evidence.

Learning Activity: Reading model essay 203-211. Define logical appeal, opinion statement, reason and evidence. Give four examples of evidence.

Assessment: Instructor monitoring

RFU-Read aloud (essay model)

Wednesday 3/30

Unit: Writing a persuasive essay

Objective: Use the process of writing to support an opinion with reasons and evidence.

Learning Activity: Discuss types of emotional appeal (instructor presentation). Watch commercials to identify examples of emotional appeal.

Assessment- 

RFU-

Thursday 3/31

Unit: Writing a persuasive essay

Objective: Use the process of writing to support an opinion with reasons and evidence.

Learning Activity: Reading framework for persuasive essay 212-220. Brainstorm topics for persuasive essay.

Assessment: Instructor monitoring

RFU-Read aloud (essay model)

Friday 4/1

Unit: Writing a persuasive essay

Objective: Use the process of writing to support an opinion with reasons and evidence.

Learning Activity: Discuss/record persuasive essay topics. Read alouds of model persuasive essays 221-223

Assessment: Instructor monitoring

RFU-Read aloud (essay models)