- Do Now - Copy
- Entry Title: Learning Target
- Learning Target - How can you use a class-created rubric to evaluate your Literary Letter?
- "Hire" Time Keepers
- Mini-lesson - Demonstration of how to use a rubric to evaluate a piece of writing.
- Guided Practice - Using the class rubric, evaluate the Literary Letter of another person in the class. Your grade today will depend on staying on task and the accuracy of your evaluation.
- Assessment - Once you receive your Literary Letter back from a peer, re-evaluate your Literary Letter to check the accuracy of your peer's evaluation. Show your completed rubric and letter to a teacher for a spot-check. Return Literary Letter and Rubric to your class folder.
- 3-Week Grades and Missing Work Reports
- Homework: Study Vocabulary List V for quiz on Friday!
TUESDAY - Double Period - Class Cancelled Due to Weather
WEDNESDAY - Single Period
- Learning Target - How to write excellent vocabulary word sentences.
- Timekeepers: Remember to end class on time.
- New Entry
- Entry Title - Writing Awesome Vocabulary Sentences
- 1. Study word meaning and family.
- 2. Read word in context.
- 3. Write a draft sentence.
- 4. Read it "out loud" to yourself.
- 5. Revise your sentence.
- Mini-lesson - Notes and demonstration on writing awesome vocabulary word sentence.
- Guided Practice - Sentence Cards
- 1. On your own or with a partner, use two vocabulary words from List V in one sentence that shows you understand the meaning of the word.
- 2. Write the sentence on an index card for a classwork grade. Legibility, grammar and punctuation all count!
- Assessment - Share Out - Everyone will present their sentence on the Elmo for a classwork grade worth 100 points.
- Homework: Study Vocabulary List V for quiz on Friday!
THURSDAY - Double Period
- Do Now 1 - Get out your Literary Letter
- Do Now 2 - New Entry Titled: Learning Target
- Learning Target - How to make revisions that improve your grades!
- Mini-lesson - Demonstration of revision process.
- Guided Practice - Using the feedback on your rubric from your peer reviewer, re-write your Literary Letter making sure to revise and fix any areas in which you received a 3 or lower!
- Assessment - Hand in your Literary Letter final draft with the rubric stapled to it for a classwork grade worth 100 points.
- Done? Select an activity from your independent menu. Recommendation? Study vocabulary words using flashcards.
- Second Period
- Do Now 3 - THINK
- Entry Title - Unscramble This!
- Directions: Unscramble the following Vocabulary List V words in your composition book.
- 1. tevodec
- 2. bidsuse
- 3. nossatire
- Learning Target - Reviewing for tomorrow's vocabulary test.
- Mini-lesson - how to play around the room and back.
- Guided Practice - Teams will play Around the Room and Back for raffle tickets for next raffle on Valentine's Day!
- Assessment - Game play results.
- Homework: Study Vocabulary List V for quiz tomorrow!
FRIDAY - Single Period
- Take Vocabulary Test
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