Mrs. Fink's Lesson Plans

  Monday Aug. 17 Tuesday Aug. 18 Wednesday Aug. 19 Thursday Aug. 20 Friday Aug. 21
Period 1
8:00-8:42
(Study Hall)
9th/11th 9th/11th 9th/11th 9th/11th 9th/11th
Period 2
8:45-9:35
(6th ELA)
Hand Out Books
Go over Rules
Go over Expectations
Teacher Read: "Kids in Print"
p. T12-T13

First Read: "The School Story"
p. 21-31

Assign Readers Notebook p. 4 and p. 7
Your Turn Review (T32)

Second Read: "The School Story"
p. 21-31

Assign Readers Notebook p. 5 and 8
Independent Read p. 21-31

Teacher Read: "Eleven"
p. T36-40


Connect Writing Prompt: Important Event in your Life

Assign Readers Notebook
p. 9-11
Period 3
9:38-10:28
(8th ELA)
Hand Out Books
Go over Rules
Go over Expectations
How do you make a good impression?
Discuss page 34

Discuss Text Analysis p. 35

Read: "Seventh Grade" p. 36-42
Assign Workbook p. 21
Discuss the story

Complete Vocab Strategy Workbook p. 25-27

Assign Workbook
p. 28

Grammar in Context
Workbook: Using Complete Sentences
p. 30
"Seventh Grade" Test

Why are pets good companions? p. 46

Discuss Setting
p. 47

Read: "The Last Dog" p. 48-61

Assign Workbook p. 43 &45
Discuss the story

Complete Vocab Strategy Workbook p. 48-49

Assign Workbook p. 50

Grammar in Context Workbook : Run-on Sentences
p. 52
Period 4
10:31-11:21
(7th ELA)
Hand Out Books
Go over Rules
Go over Expectations
What's worth the EFFORT? p. 36

Discuss Plot and Making Inferences p. 37

Read: "Raymond's Run" p. 38-46

Assign Workbook p. 19
Discuss the story

Vocab Strategy
p. 24-25

Assign Workbook
p. 26

Assign p. 47 #1-3 (Textbook)
Test "Raymond's Run"

Is any plan FOOLPROOF? p. 50

Discuss Predictions and Resolution p. 51

Read "The Ransom of Red Chief"
p. 52-61

Assign Workbook
p. 41
Discuss the story

Vocab Strategy p. 46-47

Assign Workbook p. 48

Assign p. 63 #1-3 (Textbook)
Period 5
11:24-12:14
(6th Social Studies) (M/W/F)
Hand Out Books
Go over Rules
Go over Expectations
Uncovering the Past
Ch. 1 Section 1: Studying History
Read p. 6-11

Workbook p. 1-3

Assign 1.1 Assessment p. 11 #1-5
Ch. 1 Section 2: Studying Geography
Read p. 12-17

Workbook p. 4-6

Assign 1.2 Assessment p. 17
#1-5
Chapter 1 Review
 p. 21 #1-9

Study Guide
Chapter 1 Test: Uncovering the Past
12:17-12:42
(Lunch)
         
Period 6
12:45-1:35
(7th Social Studies)
Hand Out Books
Go over Rules
Go over Expectations
Discuss Essential Question p. 12

Discuss Big Ideas p. 13

Read 1.1: Thinking Like a Geographer p. 14-17

Note Taking

Assign 1.1 Review
p. 17 #1-6
Review 1.1

Read 1.2: The Earth in Space p. 34-38

Note Taking

Assign 1.2 Review
p. 38 #1-6
Review 1.2

Complete Chapter 1 Study Guide

Complete Vocabulary Activity
Chapter 1 Test: Using Geography Skills

Essential Question p. 42 Journal Writing

Discuss Big Ideas p. 43

Watch Forces that Shape Earth's Geography (Youtube.com) 1:35

Read 2.1: Forces Shaping the Earth p. 44-48

Note Taking

Assign 2.1 Review p. 48 #1-6
Period 7
1:38-2:28
(Elementary Counseling)
5th/6th Grade 1st/2nd Grade Open 3rd/4th Grade Kindergarten
Period 8
2:31-3:21
(Prep)
Prep Prep Prep Prep Prep

 

 

  Monday Aug. 24 Tuesday Aug. 25 Wednesday Aug. 26 Thursday Aug. 27 Friday Aug. 28
Period 1
8:00-8:42
(Study Hall)
9th/11th 9th/11th 9th/11th 9th/11th 9th/11th
Period 2
8:45-9:35
(6th ELA)
Test: "The School Story

Assign: Spelling Pretest

Teacher Read: "The Assignment" T88-T89

First Read: "Knots in My Yo-yo String" p. 51-61

Assign: Readers Notebook
p. 16-18 (Long Vowels)

Second Read: "Knots in My Yo-yo String" p. 51-61

Your Turn p. T108

Assign: Readers Notebook
Suffixes; Declarative/Interrogative; Imperative/Exclamatory; Interjections
p. 15, 19-21
Independent Read: "Knots in My Yo-yo String" p. 51-61

Discuss Voice
p. T129

Assign: Readers Workbook p. 23-24 Writing: Voice
Spelling Test

Teacher Read: "Sport Poetry" p. 66-68

Writing: Describe a time when you made a good decision. How did it effect you?



Period 3
9:38-10:28
(8th ELA)
Test: "The Last Dog"

Who sees the BEST in you?
p. 66

Discuss Plot and Conflict p. 67

Read: "Thank you, M'am"
p. 68-72

Assign: Workbook p. 65
Discuss the story

Complete Vocab Strategy p. 70-71

Assign: Workbook p. 72

Grammar in Context: Possessive Nouns p. 74

Test: "Thank you, M'am"

What makes you BRAVE? p. 76

Discuss Suspense and Foreshadowing p. 77

Discuss Predicting
p. 77

Watch: "Rikki-tikki-tavi (youtube)

Discuss what we watched yesterday

Vocab Strategy
p. 92-93

Assign: Workbook p. 94

Assign: p. 93 (textbook) #1-3

Grammar in Context: Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement p. 96
Test: "Rikki-tikki-tavi"

What can we learn from DISASTERS? p. 102

Discuss Narrative Nonfiction and Chronological Order p. 103

Read: "from Exploring the Titanic" p. 104-118
Period 4
10:31-11:21
(7th ELA)
Test: "The Ransom of Red Chief"

When does trash become TREASURE? p. 66

Discuss: Conflicts and Subplots p. 67

Discuss Sequence p. 67

Read: "Clean Sweep" p. 68-76

Workbook p. 63
Discuss yesterdays story

Vocab Strategy p. 68-69

Assign: p. 70

Assign: Grammar: Progressive Form p. 72
Test: "Clean Sweep"

What makes you SUSPICIOUS? p. 80

Discuss Suspense p. 81

Listen to "Tell-Tale Heart" (youtube) 14:33

Assign: Workbook
p. 92
Is Seeing Believing? p. 90

Discuss Foreshadowing p. 91

Listen to "The Hitchhiker" (youtube) 19:56

Assign: Workbook p. 110

Assign: Grammar: Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
p. 112
How do Great Stories begin?
p. 110

Discuss: Plot in Movies p. 111

Begin watching: Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Amazon) 1:58:00
Period 5
11:24-12:14
(6th Social Studies) (M/W/F)
Chapter 2 Video: Stone Age Weapons (youtube)

2.1 The First People
Read p. 28-34

Workbook p. 7-9

Assign: p. 34 #1-5
2.2 Early Human Migration
Read p. 36-39

Workbook
p. 10-12

Assign: p. 39 #1-4
2.3 Beginnings of Agriculture
Read p. 40-43

Workbook p. 13-15

Assign: p. 43 #1-3
Chapter 2 Review
p. 45-46 #1-10

Chapter 2 Study Guide
Chapter 2 Test: "The Stone Ages and Early Cultures
12:17-12:42
(Lunch)
         
Period 6
12:45-1:35
(7th Social Studies)
Review 2.1

2.2 Landforms and Water Resources
Read p. 49-54

Note Taking

Assign 2.2 Review p. 54 #1-6
Review 2.2

2.3 Climate Regions
Read p. 55-61

Note Taking

Assign 2.3 Review p. 61 #1-6
Review 2.3

2.4 Human Environment Interaction
Read p. 63-66

Note Taking

Assign 2.4 Review
p. 66 #1-6
Review 2.4

Complete Chapter 2 Study Guide

Complete Vocabulary Practice
Chapter 2 Test: "Earth's Physical Geography"

Read Time Perspectives p. 77-80
Discuss

Assign: Exploring the Issue
p. 79 #1-2

Assign: Exploring the Issue
p. 80 #1-2
Period 7
1:38-2:28
(Elementary Counseling)
5th/6th Grade 1st/2nd Grade Open 3rd/4th Grade Kindergarten
Period 8
2:31-3:21
(Prep)
Prep Prep Prep Prep Prep