Lesson Plans Week 28 M. Unser English Grade 7 March 24-28, 2014

Monday Warm-Up Find and correct the five errors in the following sentence: “Okay, said Amos, “but, little dood, dont walk around hear alone again, okay.” “Okay,” said Amos, “but, little dude, don’t walk around here alone again, okay?”

Monday, March 23 Warm-Up/ Housekeeping/ Roll Call Read and Discuss pages 271-283 of Wonder (7.5 TSW read and demonstrate comprehension of fictional text) Tie Up “Loose Ends”: Character Organizer Venn Diagram for Jack and August Wordmaster List #3 (sixth block only)

Tuesday Warm-Up Answer the following questions from Wonder in complete sentences that restate the question: Do you think Mr. Tushman responded appropriately to the “incident” in the woods? What did he do and why or why was it not the right thing to do as principal of the school?

Wordmaster Tuesday, March 25 Warm-Up/ Housekeeping/ Roll Call Read and discuss pages 284-297 of Wonder. View pictures and videos from website that connect to the text. (7.5 TSW read and demonstrate comprehension of fictional text)Word Wordmaster

Wednesday Warm-Up Use the dictionary or your device (dictionary.com) to define the following words from Wonder: Capacity Quantifiable Infamous Verbosity

Wednesday, March 226 Warm-Up/ Housekeeping/ Roll Call Read and discuss pages 298-310 of Wonder . View pictures and videos from website that connect to the text. (7.5 TSW read and demonstrate comprehension of fictional text) Discuss with your learning team your favorite part of the book. Be ready to share with the whole class.

Thursday Warm-Up Find and correct the five errors in the following sentence from Wonder: “Children, what I want to impart too you today is a understanding of the value of that simpal thing call kindness?” “Children, what I want to impart to you today is an understanding of the value of that simple thing called kindness.”

Thursday, March 27 Warm-Up/ Housekeeping/ Roll Call Review the plot and key events in Wonder. Complete the timeline activity with your learning team. Block 5) Frayer Model Map for Wordmaster List Words (block 6) Visit the library to check out, renew, and return books

Friday Warm-Up Choose one of the “Postcard Precepts” from pages 311-313 of Wonder. Write a paragraph of response to the precept. (There is no “right or wrong” way to respond….just tell what you think!) 10

Friday, March 28 Warm-Up/ Housekeeping/ Roll Call Cumulative Assessment for the novel Wonder (Independent Reading when finished) Friday Folk Tale: The Nungwama 11