1. English/Language Arts
Fran Boseman
Tuning April 16-18

2. Standards
ELAGSE8L1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking:
c. Form and use verbs in the indicative, imperative, interrogative, conditional,
and subjunctive mood.
d. Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb voice and mood.
ELAGSE8RL4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases (figurative language)

3. Instructional Activities
Daily Warm –Up (Figurative Language Review)
Verb Moods Study:
a. Interactive Power Point
b. Study Guide/Interactive Note-taking
c. Creating sentences showing the mood of the verb
d. “Technology Overload” and comic strip reading passages – identifying verb
moods, shifts in verb moods
e. Verb Mood quiz

4. Assessments Daily Warm –Up – Figurative Language
Teacher Observation – class practice
Verb Moods/Shift in Verb Moods assigned reading passages
Verb Mood Quiz