Lesson Plan for Friday, 01/16/15

English
Grade board work 15–21
Finish Snow Day paragraph.
Friday Freedom last 10 minutes of class if all work is complete.

Computer
Word Processing
Correct the poem "Human Brain Not Yet Obsolete"
The format and type it correctly.
Friday Freedom the last 10 minutes of class if all work is complete.

Lesson Plan for Thursday, 01/15/15

English
Write a 10 sentence paragraph using the information from you list you made in your journal on Wednesday. Remember, either write about how you spend the perfect snow day (1st person) or write a "how to" (2nd person) enjoy a snow day.

Computer
Word Processing practice
Complete the Text Edit Assignment using the directions provided.
Down load the file to edit from eBackpack.
If you missed school today, you will need to come to my room to complete the assignment when you return to school.

Lesson Plan for Wednesday, 01/14/15

English
Prewriting Activity
In your journal list 20 things you like/love about snow days.
Choose 5 to write about in a paragraph on "How to Enjoy a Snow Day"

Computer
Word processing Commandment test today.
Journal writing
Topic: Create 10 rules every middle school student should follow.....

Lesson Plan for Tuesday, 01/13/15

English
Vivid Verbs
Using the vivid verb table from Monday, write a short story using as many as possible.
You may work in groups of two or three.
We will brain storm ideas for stories before starting to write.

1st hour will complete the vivid verb table.

Computer
We will review for the word processing commandment quiz tomorrow. Use the link on the left to look over them if needed.

Lesson Plan for Monday, 01/12/15

English
Finding the subject and the verb in sentences
Grade the worksheet from Friday.
Some classes will do more practice identify phrases as complete thoughts or fragments and finding the subject and verb in sentences. Some classes will do the Vivid Verb activity eBackpack.
No Homework


Computer
Word Processing commandments.
Type the 10 commandments of word processing and format:
*center the title
*center your name under the title
*number each commandments
* bold, underline, or italicize the key words in each commandment.
Note: you should have the notes in your folder from Friday. If not, I will provide you a copy.