Lesson Plans for October 1

8th Grade:

1. Check HW sheet
2. Do Comma #4--compound sentences
* write 10 compound sentences

3. Show Bat Samples & discuss the making of the bats


7th Grade:

1. Review Comma #1,2,3
2. Grade worksheet
3. Discuss #4--Coordinating Conjunction Commas
* Write 10 examples of #4's

Lesson Plans for October 1

Lesson Plans for Tuesday, September 30

8th Grade:

1. Writing Assignment F.C.
2. Hand in 15 sentences (HW)
3. Do #1,2,3 on Comma Packet
* Comma 1,2,3 WS



7th Grade:

1. Finish Fable Unit
2. Cover Comma #1,2,3 in Comma Packet
* Write 15 sentences of their own
(five for each comma number)

Lesson Plans for Friday, September 6

Lesson Plans for Thursday, September 25

8th Grade:

1. Finish typing the Final Copy of the paraphrases
2. Work on requirements


7th Grade:

1. Type two paraphrases
2. Make sure the requirements are put in

Lesson Plans for Thursday, September 2

8th Grade:

1. Take the 7 Comma Clue Spelling Quiz
2. Read over the 3 paraphrases and add details
3. Type two final copies of paraphrases


7th Grade:

1. Take the 7 Comma Clue Spelling Quiz
2. Get in small groups and practice skits

Lesson Plans for Wednesday, September 24

8th Grade:

1. Type two paraphrases in computer lab
2. 7 Comma Clues Quiz
*NO HOMEWORK

7th Grade:

1. Review the 7 Comma Clues
2. Group discuss on Fable Skit
3. Watch the video--"The Hare and the Tortoise"

Lesson Plans for Tuesday, September 23

8th Grade:

1. Grade Puntuating Titles T-Chart Quiz
2. Fable Folder Contest
3. Do Dialogue WS---"The Ant and the Dove"
4. Review the 7 Comma Clues
5. Read Paraphrases


7th Grade:

1. Grade Puntuating Title T-Chart Quiz
2. Fable Folder Contest
3. Do Dialogue WS -- "The Ant and the Dove"
4. Get in groups and discuss the Fable Skit

Lesson Plans for Wednesday, September 17

8th Grade:

1. Read Fables aloud in small groups
2. Write down the titles on back of assignment sheet
3. Write a paraphrase for at least one of the stories
4. Put ( ) around the prepos in "The Dog and His Reflection."
*Number the commas in the story

7th Grade:

1. Read "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" aloud
2. Write a paraphrase of the story
3. Color the picture

Lesson Plans for Tuesday, September 16

8th Grade:

1. Read "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" aloud
2. Write a paraphrase for the story
3. Color the picture
4. Finish decorating the folders


7th Grade:

1. Hand back both sets of rewrites
2. Make Fable Folder
3. Pick up the four worksheets
4. Decorate the folder

Lesson Plans for Tuesday, September 16

Lesson Plans for Monday, September 15

8th Grade:

1. Write out the punctuation sentences and hand in
2. Make a Fables folder.
3. Pick up the four fable worksheets and put in folder.
4. Keep folder in Box


7th Grade:

1. Run-on worksheet
2. Work with a partner and do the worksheet.
3. Correct the five Run-on sentences on WS #2

Lesson Plans for Friday, September 12

7th and 8th Grade:

1. Grade homework on Uses of the Period

2. Do second worksheet/grade/take grades

Lesson Plans for Thursday, September 11

7th and 8th grade:

1. Go over homework worksheet
2. Quiz on the Four kinds of sentences

*Worksheet on Uses of the Period

Lesson Plans for Wednesday, September 10

7th and 8th Grades:

1. Hand back Capitals Test and do rewrites on the
ones missed.

2. Homework WS on the Four Kinds of Sentences

3. Spelling quiz on the four kind of sentences

Lesson Plans for Tuesday, September 9

7th and 8th Grade Lesson Plans

1. Test on Capitalization today!

2. Turn in Capitals Packet

*No homework assignment

Lesson Plans for Monday, September 8, 2008

7th and 8th Grade lesson plans are:

1. Review Capitalization Rules
2. Do Capitals Contest
3. Finish the entire Capitals Packet

* Capitals test tomorrow ( Tuesday)

Lesson Plans for Friday, September 5, 2008

8th Grade:

1. Do worksheet for grades
2. Do capitalization contests


7th Grade:

1. Review Rules
2. Do worksheet for grades
3. Do capitalization contest

Lesson Plans for Thursday, September 4, 2008

8th Grade:

1. Review Capitals Rules
2. Do pages 2B & 3B
3. Check all the following pages: 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B
4. Do worksheet for grades

7th Grade:

1. Review Capitals Rules
2. Check the following pages in packet: 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B
3. Do a worksheet for grades