Lesson plans 2018-2019 Mrs. Tinney ELA

August/September Week 1 – Aug. 20-24 Set up notebooks, tell stories, gather lists, and journal writing Week 2 – Aug.27-31 Set up notebooks, go over writing process, introduce plan sheet, gather lists, and journal writing Week 3 – Sept. 4-7 Narrative writing, assess parts of writing process, and journal writing Week 4 – Sept. 10-14 Grammar – nouns, pronouns, and verbs Kernel essay, and begin draft of story Week 5 – Sept. 17-21 Grammar – two-word sentences and AAAWWWUBifiation Continue draft, color up writing, revise and edit Week 6 – Sept. 24-28 Grammar – Sentence wringer, verbs Publish writing, sparkling sentences, and Grandma narrative/expository

October/November Week 1 – Oct. 1-5 Grammar – joining sentences 11-min essay, 2nd kernel essay Week 2 – Oct. 9-12 Grammar – paragraph overhaul Revise and edit Week 3 – Oct. 15-19 Grammar – adjectives, You’re/your, its/it’s Writer’s celebration, review, and expository lesson Week 4 – Oct. 22-26 Grammar – adverbs, there/their/they’re Rewrite, sensory details, assess/reflect Week 5 – Oct. 29-Nov. 2 Grammar – proper nouns, proper adjectives introductions Week 6 – Nov. 5-9 Grammar – quotation marks Publish and writer’s celebration

November/December Week 1 – Nov. 12-16 Review Week 2 – Nov. 26-30 Grammar – apostrophes Personal experiences Week 3 – Dec. 3-7 Grammar – commas Ellipsis, revise and edit, publish, and writer’s celebrations Week 4 – Dec. 10-14 Grammar – commas in letters Genre switch, letters, and poetry Week 5 – Dec. 17-21 Grammar – flex day Complete poems and share

January/February Week 1 – Jan. 8-11 Grammar – to/too/two Create text structure Week 2 – Jan. 14-18 Grammar – prepositions, either/or Revise and edit, publish Week 3 – Jan. 22-25 Grammar – then/than, should’ve, our/are Explore text structure, kernel essay, draft Week 4 – Jan. 28 – Feb. 1 Grammar – apostrophes review Paragraph practice, parentheses Week 5 – Feb. 4-8 Grammar – commas in a series, transition words, conjunctions Truisms, publish, writer’s celebration Week 6 – Feb. 11-15 Grammar – were/where, review Paragraph practice, assess

February/march Week 1 – Feb. 19-22 Grammar – review Color up writing, paragraph practice, share, and assess Week 2 – Feb. 25-Mar. 1 Grammar – Complete sentences Writing conferences and free write Week 3 – Mar. 4-8 Grammar – Data driven Remediation packet, Job you want writing Week 4 – Mar. 18-22 Remediation packet and favorite person writing Week 5 – Mar. 25-29 Grammar – STAAR Prep Remediation packet and invention you couldn’t live without Week 6 – April 1-5 Grammar – STAAR prep Favorite animal

April/may Week 1 – Apr. 8-12 STAAR TESTING Week 2 – Apr. 15-19 Grammar – Cursive writing Author study/Research Week 3 – Apr. 23-26 Week 4 – Apr. 29- May 3 Week 5 – May 6-10 STAAR TESTING – Math and Reading Week 6 – May 13-24 Free Writing