Lesson Plans for Wednesday, November 3

7th Grade:

Obj: Prepositions

1. Review prepo notes on board
2. Do Prepo worksheets 1a,1b,2a, 2b in Prepo Packet
3. Announce winners of the Fable Poster Contest


8th Grade:

Obj: Noun Review

1. Pick up Noun packet
2. Do pages 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b
3. Announce winners of the Bat Contest

Lesson Plans for Tuesday, November 2

7th Grade:

Obj: Prepositions

1. House diagram on board
2. Pick up Prepo Packet
3. Do Prepo worksheet activity


8th Grade: (We will be having 4th & 5th hours only
because of ITBS testing)

Obj: Bat Report

1. We will be finishing Bat Report (final copy is due today)
2. We will finish typing, editing, and proofreading Bat Report today

*Final copy is due today!

Lesson Plans for Monday, November 1

7th Grade:

We will not have class today because we will be doing
ITBS testing in homerooms (8:00 to 11:30)
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8th Grade:

*We will be having only 6th & 7th hours today
because of ITBS testing

6th & 7th Hours will be working on their Bat Reports in library
----typing, editing, and proofreading

Lesson Plans for Friday, October 29

7th Grade:

Obj: Winnie Witch Letter

1. Finish typing Final Copy of friendly letter

2. Type the envelope

*No Homework


8th Grade:

Obj: Bat Report

Final Copy of Bat Report due today!!

*No Homework

Lesson Plans for Thursday, October 28

7th Grade:

Obj: Winnie Witch Letter

1. Begin typing Winnie Witch Letter

---will be typing all hour


8th Grade:

Obj: Bat Report

1. Typing Bat Report

-----will be typing all hour

Lesson Plans for Wednesday, October 27

7th Grade:

Obj: Winnie Witch Letter

1. Edit the practice sloppy copy letter (worksheet)
2. Compare worksheet w/partner
----should have around 45 errors all together

*Rewrite their sloppy copy of Winnie Witch letter

8th Grade:

Obj: Bat Unit

1. Begin typing Bat Report--will be typing all hour

*work on Bat Report

Lesson Plans for Tuesday, October 25

7th Grade:

Obj: Winnie Witch Letter

1. Review Friendly Letter format
2. Write S.C. of a letter to Winnie
(3 long paragraphs and a closing line)

*work on sloppy copy of letter


8th Grade:

Obj: Bat Unit

1. Discuss Introduction Requirement
---thesis statement
---blah, blah
---mention the three categories

2. Write two samples of Introduction on a sheet a notebook paper

*No homework

Lesson Plans for Monday, October 25

7th Grade:

Obj: Winnie Witch Letter

1. Discuss Activity Sheet
2. Discuss 5 parts of a friendly letter (diagram on board)
3. Do a practice heading and envelope

8th Grade:

Obj: Bat Unit

1. Write 2nd category paragraph in journal
2. Work on "Bat" poems

*Write a F.C. of Bat poem (in ink)

Lesson Plans for Wednesday, October 20

7th Grade:

Obj: Review on Capitals and Punctuation

1. Write out sentences 1 -- 15 from Review worksheet


8th Grade:

Obj: Bat Unit

1. Write two sloppy copy paragraphs in journal

Lesson Plans for Tuesday, October 19

7th Grade:

Obj: Fable Unit

1. Grade the "Frogs Who Wanted A King" fable worksheet
2. Review and hand in the two Final Copy Paraphrases (put rating sheet on back of one)
3. Grade Fable Posters


8th Grade:

Obj: Bat Unit

1. Grade Bat Article and requirements
2. Look for more notes -- must have 3 categories full of notes

Lesson Plan for Monday, October 18

7th Grade:

Obj: Fable Unit

1. Typing Final copies in library today
2. Two Final copy Paraphrases due today
3. "Boy Who Cried Wolf" paraphrase due in drawer today


8th Grade:

Obj: Bat Unit

1. Discuss the "Bat Article"
2. Find Prepos including five that have compound objects
3. Find four Infinitive phrases in the article
4. List 30 adjective-noun sets from the article
5. Number all the commas in the article
All of the above will be due on Tuesday

Lesson Plans for Friday, October 15

7th Grade:

Obj: Fable Unit

1. Finish FC paraphrases
2. Finish Fable Posters and grade them


8th Grade:

Obj: Bat Unit

1. Research info on bats and work on notes
2. Bat Crossword Puzzle is due today
3. Work on BAT QUIZ

Lesson Plans for Thursday, October 14

7th Grade

Obj: Fable Unit

1. Type Final Copy of Fable Paraphrases
in library
2. Work on Fable Poster


8th Grade

Obj: Bat Unit

1. Take notes from material & books
2. Finish Bat Personality & hang the bats

Lesson Plans for Wednesday, October 13

7th Grade:

Obj: Fable Unit

1. Write/Proofread Paraphrase #2
2. Grade Fable Folders
3. Write 3rd Paraphrase

*Finish SC of paraphrase #3


8th Grade

Obj: Bat Unit

1. Read/Discuss Bat Article
2. Do WS that goes with the Bat Article
3. Take notes from the article

*Work on Bat Personality

Lesson Plans for Tuesday, October 12

7th Grade:

Obj: Fable Unit

1. Listen to 4 more fables on CD
2. Write a paraphrase on one of the fables that we listened to

*No homework

8th Grade:

Obj: Bat Unit

1. Choose topics today for Bat Report
2. Do KWL (K & W sections)
3. Work w/partner on Bat Personality

*No Homework

Lesson Plans for Monday, October 11

7th Grade:

Obj: Fable Unit

1. Listen to 4 fables on Fable CD
2. Decorate folder

*Read fables on your own

8th Grade:

Obj: Bat Unit

1. Go over Activity Sheet
2. Discuss Topic categories -- elementary and advanced info
3. Set up 3-page Bat Note Activity

*Start researching your topics

Lesson Plans for Friday, October 8

7th Grade:

Obj: Fable Unit

1. Read aloud "The Frogs Who Wanted a King"
2. Answer the questions on the back of the story
3. Decorate the folders


8th Grade:

Obj: Bat Unit

1. Hand out both copies of worksheets: copy of the poems and the assignment worksheet
2. Read the two poems aloud to the class
3. Do the worksheet questions that go with the poems
4. Get with partner and discuss or work on "Bat Personality"

Lesson Plans for Thursday, October 7

7th Grade:

Obj: Fables

1. Read aloud "The Boy Who Cried Wolf"
2. Do the questions on the back of the paper (should write in complete sentences)
3. Write a paraphrase on the fable (requirements are on the board)


8th Grade:

Obj: Bat Unit

1. Read aloud the "Bat Article"
2. Answer all the questions on the back of the article
3. Put ( ) around the prepo phrases and number the commas
4. List all the adjective-noun sets in the article

Lesson Plans for Wednesday, October 6

7th Grade:

Obj: Fable Unit

1. Make a Fable Unit folder (to keep all activities in)
2. Hand out and discuss the Activities List
3. Get with a partner and read fables to each other out loud
* Write a paraphrase (requirements are on the board)about one fable


8th Grade:

Obj: Prepo Poems & Bat Unit

1. Write the Final Copy of the Prepo Poem (requirements are on the board)
2. Make a folder for the Bat Unit
3. Discuss the "Bat Personality" activity
* No Homework

Lesson Plans for Tuesday, October 4

7th Grade:

Obj: Fable Unit

1. Discuss notes on "Fables"
2. Go over the "Activity Sheet"
3. Read three fables aloud in class


8th Grade:

Obj: Prepositions

1. Grade all of the Prepo Packet
2. Read some Prepo Poems that they wrote
3. Write their final copy of Prepo Poems

Lesson Plans for Mondy, October 3

7th Grade:

Obj: Commas

1. Grade Comma Test
2. Do extra credit letter
3. Make "Fable" unit folder

Obj: Prepositions

1. Do Packet Pages 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b
2. Read some sample Prepo Poems
3. Write a Prepo poem