Jump Off
--If you completed the "Spring Into Reading Challenge" as per the document you received prior to Spring Break, please place both the picture of your book cover and your brief recommendation form in the black basket on the front table.
*DURING THIS PERIOD OF TIME, I WILL...
--briefly go over the second part of the "Jump Off" as a preview of today's (hey-yo!) lesson
Transition
--Turn in your writing assignment at the front table.
Closure -- Three-Word Summary
--directions given for what to do on the back of your index card from earlier in the class block
--If you completed the "Spring Into Reading Challenge" as per the document you received prior to Spring Break, please place both the picture of your book cover and your brief recommendation form in the black basket on the front table.
--Pick up an index card from the front table. Then, copy down the sentence written on the whiteboard underneath the clock. Finally, find and fix the grammar error that exists in the sentence. Good luck, and welcome back! :)
- RETURN YOUR LAST GRAMMAR HAMMER ASSESSMENT SO THAT YOU CAN REFLECT UPON YOUR PERFORMANCE
- RETURN YOUR "'ST. LUCY'S HOME FOR GIRLS RAISED BY WOLVES' MINI-UNIT END-OF-MINI-UNIT ASSESSMENT" WRITING PIECE SO THAT YOU CAN USE IT LATER IN THE CLASS BLOCK
- GET A SENSE FOR OUR CURRENT COLLECTIVE LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING OF TODAY'S COMMON GRAMMAR ERROR BY PEEKING OVER YOUR SHOULDERS AT YOUR INDEX CARDS.*
--briefly go over the second part of the "Jump Off" as a preview of today's (hey-yo!) lesson
--agenda/HW
Grammar Hammer Instruction -- Missing or Misplaced Possessive Apostrophe
--initial instruction, modeling, notes, etc. via "Breath of Fresh Air Cow"
--purposefully read through the top half of the first page of the grammar hammer sheet together--additional instruction, modeling, notetaking, etc.
--independently complete the PRACTICE
--confer, compare, and clarify in pairs
--go over the PRACTICE together
--For HW, begin preparing for an assessment about anything grammar-related that we have already worked on this school year and the possessive apostrophe--HOW?!
Application Activity -- Editing for the 4th C (Control of Conventions)
--directions given for what to do with your paragraph writing assignment as well as a model shared via SMART Notebook
--Reminder: Beginning with the end in mind:
End-of-Unit Assessment Writing Prompt:
Write a multi-paragraph essay in which you argue the extent to which both Romeo and Juliet are impulsive by analyzing their behaviors during similar circumstances. Then, answer the "so what?" question. So what?! Who cares?! Why does this matter?!
Write a multi-paragraph essay in which you argue the extent to which both Romeo and Juliet are impulsive by analyzing their behaviors during similar circumstances. Then, answer the "so what?" question. So what?! Who cares?! Why does this matter?!
Transition
--card drawn, grammar hammer dropped, sheets titled "Common Error: Missing or misplaced possessive apostrophe" handed outGrammar Hammer Instruction -- Missing or Misplaced Possessive Apostrophe
--initial instruction, modeling, notes, etc. via "Breath of Fresh Air Cow"
--purposefully read through the top half of the first page of the grammar hammer sheet together--additional instruction, modeling, notetaking, etc.
--independently complete the PRACTICE
--confer, compare, and clarify in pairs
--go over the PRACTICE together
--For HW, begin preparing for an assessment about anything grammar-related that we have already worked on this school year and the possessive apostrophe--HOW?!
Application Activity -- Editing for the 4th C (Control of Conventions)
--directions given for what to do with your paragraph writing assignment as well as a model shared via SMART Notebook
- After quickly re-reading your paragraph, RE-READ the paragraph numerous times in order to fix each of the errors that you are able to locate related to the proper use of commas with introductory elements and proper use of the possessive apostrophe. Reading aloud is a good idea, and an even better idea is to look specifically for...
- common introductory elements
- prepositional phrases
- subjects and verbs as components of independent clauses
- nouns ending in -s.
Transition
--Turn in your writing assignment at the front table.
Closure -- Three-Word Summary
--directions given for what to do on the back of your index card from earlier in the class block
- Select three words that best describe the content presented today. Record your three words on the back of your index card. Be prepared to share your words and rationale with at least one other person in the classroom.
--share-out (time permitting)
HW Time/Free Reading (time permitting)
HW (Class Preparation)
--Begin preparing for a grammar hammer assessment about the possessive apostrophe, which will take place at the beginning of class on Friday, 4/13 (ACE)/Monday, 4/16 (BDF) after we have dealt with one more common error. These are the directions that you will find on said assessment for the section about the possessive apostrophe:
--Read at least 10 pages of your free reading book between now and next class. ALWAYS BRING YOUR FREE READING BOOK TO CLASS! These next two marking periods, I will randomly check for books and include your level of preparation in my reporting via Schooltool.
- For each of the following sentences, which are about a debate in high schools in the United States, choose the word that correctly fills in the blank in order to demonstrate your mastery of the possessive apostrophe.
--Read at least 10 pages of your free reading book between now and next class. ALWAYS BRING YOUR FREE READING BOOK TO CLASS! These next two marking periods, I will randomly check for books and include your level of preparation in my reporting via Schooltool.
On the backburner:
- Grammar Hammer--third wave with writing pieces (FANBOYS)
- Vocabulary (students create picture review)
- Next AoW
