Reminders: We made it! Christmas vacation is finally here! The students and teachers alike are ready for some rest and relaxation with our friends and families! Not only does December 22nd mark the beginning of break, but also the end of second quarter and first semester. We are half-way done with the school year already! Time sure does fly when you are having fun! Grades will be figured when teachers return from break so students can expect to see them upon their arrival back to class. Classes resume for students on January 6th.
I would like to wish all of my students and their families a very Merry Christmas and a joyous, prosperous new year! May 2016 be kind and generous to you! I'll see you all in January!
English 7: Monday- We will finish up a few personal narrative speeches and then work on a speaking/writing activity
Tuesday- We will blog and participate in a few fun group competitions to celebrate our successes in the first semester.
Wednesday- No School
Thursday- No School
Friday- No School
English 8: Monday- Students will be working on their autobiographies today. They have 13 writing prompts to be completing and will have class time to get a jump start on them
Tuesday- there will be no class as the 7th and 8th grade students will be coming together in the afternoon to celebrate our first semester successes.
Wednesday- No School
Thursday- No School
Friday- No School
Please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns. Have a wonderful week!
Ms. Ashley Alonzo
Friday, December 18, 2015
Sunday, December 13, 2015
Lesson plans for December 14-18
Reminders: End of second quarter/first semester is December 22. Please keep an eye on grades as the next week and a half will go very quickly. To round out the semester, students will be working on a personal narrative speech. This is the last big assignment for the quarter.
English 7: Monday- Assignment requirements for the personal narrative speech will be given. I will demonstrate a story telling speech and then students will have work time.
Tuesday- work time on speech
Wednesday- work time/start presentations
Thursday- presentations
Friday- finish presentations and blogging activity
English 8: Monday- Assignment requirements for the personal narrative speech will be given. I will demonstrate a story telling speech and then students will have work time.
Tuesday- work time on speech
Wednesday- work time/start presentations
Thursday- presentations
Friday- finish presentations and blogging activity
Lesson plans are subject to change and please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns.
Let's have another great week!
Ms. Ashley Alonzo
English 7: Monday- Assignment requirements for the personal narrative speech will be given. I will demonstrate a story telling speech and then students will have work time.
Tuesday- work time on speech
Wednesday- work time/start presentations
Thursday- presentations
Friday- finish presentations and blogging activity
English 8: Monday- Assignment requirements for the personal narrative speech will be given. I will demonstrate a story telling speech and then students will have work time.
Tuesday- work time on speech
Wednesday- work time/start presentations
Thursday- presentations
Friday- finish presentations and blogging activity
Lesson plans are subject to change and please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns.
Let's have another great week!
Ms. Ashley Alonzo
Sunday, December 6, 2015
Lesson plans for December 7th-11th
Reminders: We have an early out on Wednesday at 12:45 for teacher in-service. There are only 2.5 weeks left of second quarter/first semester. Please keep an eye on grades and attendance.
English 7: Monday- Students have a new assignment in No Red Ink. We will take the quiz over this material on Friday. Poetry writing will be our focus for this week. Students will be writing several different types as we proceed through the week.
Tuesday- Poetry writing
Wednesday- Poetry writing
Thursday- Students will choose one of their pieces of poetry to present to the class
Friday- No Red Ink quiz and blogging activity
English 8: Monday- Students have a new assignment in No Red Ink. We will take the quiz over this material on Friday. Students will use the information they gathered last week on their freedom fighter and present a short informational speech to the class.
Tuesday- prepare for speech
Wednesday- prepare for speech/start presenting
Thursday- present speeches
Friday- No Red Ink quiz and continue work on autobiography
Lesson plans are subject to change, and please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns. Let's have another great week of learning!
Ms. Ashley Alonzo
English 7: Monday- Students have a new assignment in No Red Ink. We will take the quiz over this material on Friday. Poetry writing will be our focus for this week. Students will be writing several different types as we proceed through the week.
Tuesday- Poetry writing
Wednesday- Poetry writing
Thursday- Students will choose one of their pieces of poetry to present to the class
Friday- No Red Ink quiz and blogging activity
English 8: Monday- Students have a new assignment in No Red Ink. We will take the quiz over this material on Friday. Students will use the information they gathered last week on their freedom fighter and present a short informational speech to the class.
Tuesday- prepare for speech
Wednesday- prepare for speech/start presenting
Thursday- present speeches
Friday- No Red Ink quiz and continue work on autobiography
Lesson plans are subject to change, and please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns. Let's have another great week of learning!
Ms. Ashley Alonzo
Sunday, November 29, 2015
Lesson plans for November 30 - December 4
Reminders: I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving vacation! Time goes by so quickly and we are only three short weeks away from Christmas vacation. Second quarter/first semester ends on December 22 so please keep an eye on grades and attendance. Let's finish out this quarter strong! Winter sports are in full swing and our athletes are ready to shine. Get out and support your Green Devils!
English 7: Monday- start No Red Ink practice over subject-verb agreement. Quiz will be on Friday. We will also start our analysis of musical lyrics. We are looking for figurative language and analyzing the artist's meaning.
Tuesday- we will continue our analysis. Students will choose a song and analyze it for meaning and use of figurative language.
Wednesday- students will use the same song as yesterday and write a one-two paragraph analysis noting the effectiveness of the language and meaning that the artist chose.
Thursday- students will try their hand at writing a little poetry. Final copies are due tomorrow.
Friday- No Red Ink quiz and students will be presenting their poetry.
English 8: Monday- start No Red Ink practice over subject-verb agreement. Quiz will be on Friday. We will also be focusing on freedom fighters for this collection. Students will choose a freedom fighter and write an analysis of their efforts.
Tuesday- students will continue on with their analysis focusing on the what, how, and why of their freedom fighters. Students will have to do research in order to answer these questions.
Wednesday- freedom fighters literary analysis are due at the end of the period.
Thursday- students will begin writing their own autobiographies. This will be an ongoing process.
Friday- No Red Ink quiz and then continuing on with autobiographies.
Lesson plans are subject to change and please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns. Let's have another great week of learning!
Ms. Ashley Alonzo
English 7: Monday- start No Red Ink practice over subject-verb agreement. Quiz will be on Friday. We will also start our analysis of musical lyrics. We are looking for figurative language and analyzing the artist's meaning.
Tuesday- we will continue our analysis. Students will choose a song and analyze it for meaning and use of figurative language.
Wednesday- students will use the same song as yesterday and write a one-two paragraph analysis noting the effectiveness of the language and meaning that the artist chose.
Thursday- students will try their hand at writing a little poetry. Final copies are due tomorrow.
Friday- No Red Ink quiz and students will be presenting their poetry.
English 8: Monday- start No Red Ink practice over subject-verb agreement. Quiz will be on Friday. We will also be focusing on freedom fighters for this collection. Students will choose a freedom fighter and write an analysis of their efforts.
Tuesday- students will continue on with their analysis focusing on the what, how, and why of their freedom fighters. Students will have to do research in order to answer these questions.
Wednesday- freedom fighters literary analysis are due at the end of the period.
Thursday- students will begin writing their own autobiographies. This will be an ongoing process.
Friday- No Red Ink quiz and then continuing on with autobiographies.
Lesson plans are subject to change and please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns. Let's have another great week of learning!
Ms. Ashley Alonzo
Friday, November 20, 2015
Lesson plans for November 23-27
Reminders: Mid-term grade check was last Friday. Progress reports will be mailed out this week. Please keep an eye on grades as second quarter is going to go very quickly.
We've made it to Thanksgiving break!! We will have Thursday and Friday off this week to spend some time with our families and friends. Happy Thanksgiving!
English 7: Monday- Students have a new assignment in No Red Ink that they will begin and hopefully finish during the class period. We will take a quiz on the material after break.
Tuesday- we will be writing thank you notes to various individuals
Wednesday- blogging day
Thursday- no school
Friday- no school
English 8: Monday- students will be finishing their speeches during class. We may need to extend this into Tuesday as well.
Tuesday- finish speeches and write thank you notes
Wednesday- blogging day
Thursday- no school
Friday- no school
Lesson plans are subject to change and please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns. Have a great week!
Ms. Ashley Alonzo
We've made it to Thanksgiving break!! We will have Thursday and Friday off this week to spend some time with our families and friends. Happy Thanksgiving!
English 7: Monday- Students have a new assignment in No Red Ink that they will begin and hopefully finish during the class period. We will take a quiz on the material after break.
Tuesday- we will be writing thank you notes to various individuals
Wednesday- blogging day
Thursday- no school
Friday- no school
English 8: Monday- students will be finishing their speeches during class. We may need to extend this into Tuesday as well.
Tuesday- finish speeches and write thank you notes
Wednesday- blogging day
Thursday- no school
Friday- no school
Lesson plans are subject to change and please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns. Have a great week!
Ms. Ashley Alonzo
Sunday, November 15, 2015
Lesson plans for November 16-20
Reminders: Thank you to all the parents that came to parent/teacher conferences! It was so great to get to speak with you about your student. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you would like to sit down for a conference again.
This is a big week for our students! We have Iowa Assessments on Wednesday and Thursday. Students will be testing from 8:30-11:30 both days so it is extremely important that your child be on time to school. Also please make sure that your child gets a good night's rest and a hearty breakfast so that they are at their best when they take the assessments.
Thanksgiving break is November 26 and 27.
English 7: Monday- students will start their opinion essays. Students will be able to pick their topic for this paper with the focus being on supporting their opinion with sound facts and examples. This paper will be due on Thursday. Specific details will be given in class.
Tuesday- work day on opinion essays
Wednesday- no class due to Iowa Assessments testing schedule
Thursday- opinion essays due at the end of the hour
Friday- No Red Ink practice and blogging activity
English 8: Monday- Students will be assigned their persuasive speech and given specific details for the activity. We will then start presenting our Reader's Theater skits that students worked on last week.
Tuesday- finish presenting Reader's Theater skits and work on persuasive speeches
Wednesday- work day on persuasive speech
Thursday- no class due to Iowa Assessments testing schedule
Friday- begin presenting persuasive speeches
Lesson plans are subject to change and please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns. Let's have another great week of learning!
Ms. Ashley Alonzo
This is a big week for our students! We have Iowa Assessments on Wednesday and Thursday. Students will be testing from 8:30-11:30 both days so it is extremely important that your child be on time to school. Also please make sure that your child gets a good night's rest and a hearty breakfast so that they are at their best when they take the assessments.
Thanksgiving break is November 26 and 27.
English 7: Monday- students will start their opinion essays. Students will be able to pick their topic for this paper with the focus being on supporting their opinion with sound facts and examples. This paper will be due on Thursday. Specific details will be given in class.
Tuesday- work day on opinion essays
Wednesday- no class due to Iowa Assessments testing schedule
Thursday- opinion essays due at the end of the hour
Friday- No Red Ink practice and blogging activity
English 8: Monday- Students will be assigned their persuasive speech and given specific details for the activity. We will then start presenting our Reader's Theater skits that students worked on last week.
Tuesday- finish presenting Reader's Theater skits and work on persuasive speeches
Wednesday- work day on persuasive speech
Thursday- no class due to Iowa Assessments testing schedule
Friday- begin presenting persuasive speeches
Lesson plans are subject to change and please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns. Let's have another great week of learning!
Ms. Ashley Alonzo
Sunday, November 8, 2015
Lesson plans for November 9th-13th
Reminders: This is a busy week! We have parent/teacher conferences on Tuesday and Thursday from 4-8. I would greatly enjoy seeing you all so feel free to stop in for a chat! Also, we have an early out on Wednesday at 12:45. Tuesday is our Veteran's Day program at 9:30. Mid-term of second quarter is quickly approaching so keep an eye on those grades. Iowa Assessments are November 18 and 19. Please make sure your student comes to school ready for these tests.
English 7: Monday- students will have one new assignment in No Red Ink. They will take the quiz over this material on Friday. Students are highly encouraged to complete these exercises as they will help on the quiz. Students will be working on a Fakebook page profile on their favorite character. They will complete a Facebook-like template and also be writing a character analysis. This is a little different way to do a character analysis so we'll see how the kids like it. All information for this assignment is available through google classroom.
Tuesday- work day on character profile/analysis
Wednesday- work day on character profile/analysis
Thursday- character profile/analysis due; work day on No Red Ink exercises- quiz Friday
Friday- No Red Ink quiz; blogging activity
English 8: Monday- students have a Write to Learn writing prompt due at the end of the class period. They also have two new assignments in No Red Ink to be working on. Quizzes over this material will be on Friday.
Tuesday- we will be working with Reader's Theater for a few days. Students will have groups of four and will present a short play for the class.
Wednesday- work day on Reader's Theater plays
Thursday- present Reader's Theater plays
Friday- take quizzes in No Red Ink; present Reader's Theater plays
Lesson plans are subject to change and please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns. Let's have another great week of learning!
Ms. Ashley Alonzo
English 7: Monday- students will have one new assignment in No Red Ink. They will take the quiz over this material on Friday. Students are highly encouraged to complete these exercises as they will help on the quiz. Students will be working on a Fakebook page profile on their favorite character. They will complete a Facebook-like template and also be writing a character analysis. This is a little different way to do a character analysis so we'll see how the kids like it. All information for this assignment is available through google classroom.
Tuesday- work day on character profile/analysis
Wednesday- work day on character profile/analysis
Thursday- character profile/analysis due; work day on No Red Ink exercises- quiz Friday
Friday- No Red Ink quiz; blogging activity
English 8: Monday- students have a Write to Learn writing prompt due at the end of the class period. They also have two new assignments in No Red Ink to be working on. Quizzes over this material will be on Friday.
Tuesday- we will be working with Reader's Theater for a few days. Students will have groups of four and will present a short play for the class.
Wednesday- work day on Reader's Theater plays
Thursday- present Reader's Theater plays
Friday- take quizzes in No Red Ink; present Reader's Theater plays
Lesson plans are subject to change and please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns. Let's have another great week of learning!
Ms. Ashley Alonzo
Sunday, November 1, 2015
Lesson plans for November 2nd-6th
Reminders: Parent/Teacher conferences are next week November 10th and 12th from 4-8. Junior high winter sports start practice this week. Our high school volleyball team will be playing in the regional final on Tuesday at Clarksville at 7:00 p.m. Come support your Green Devils!
English 7: Monday- we did not get time for our figurative language notes last week so we will kick off this week with that. Students will have a quiz over the material on Friday
Tuesday- students will be making a poster depicting an example of figurative language. This will help us study for our quiz. Students will use design software on their computers to create an eye-catching, informative poster.
Wednesday- students will take a practice test over figurative language and have time to finish up their posters
Thursday- we will present student creations and review a variety of grammar topics on No Red Ink
Friday- students will take their quiz over figurative language and have a blogging activity
English 8: Monday- students have two new assignments in No Red Ink over components of a sentence and identifying sentences and fragments. Exercises will be due on Thursday before we take the quiz. Students will also be working on a short story storyboard where they depict the main parts of the story in a sequence of pictures with dialogue.
Tuesday- work day on No Red Ink and storyboards
Wednesday- students will present storyboards and continue working on No Red Ink practice exercises
Thursday- students will have two quizzes to take today in No Red Ink
Friday- students will have a writing prompt to complete using our Write to Learn assessment tool.
Lesson plans are subject to change and please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns. Let's have another great week of learning!
Ms. Ashley Alonzo
English 7: Monday- we did not get time for our figurative language notes last week so we will kick off this week with that. Students will have a quiz over the material on Friday
Tuesday- students will be making a poster depicting an example of figurative language. This will help us study for our quiz. Students will use design software on their computers to create an eye-catching, informative poster.
Wednesday- students will take a practice test over figurative language and have time to finish up their posters
Thursday- we will present student creations and review a variety of grammar topics on No Red Ink
Friday- students will take their quiz over figurative language and have a blogging activity
English 8: Monday- students have two new assignments in No Red Ink over components of a sentence and identifying sentences and fragments. Exercises will be due on Thursday before we take the quiz. Students will also be working on a short story storyboard where they depict the main parts of the story in a sequence of pictures with dialogue.
Tuesday- work day on No Red Ink and storyboards
Wednesday- students will present storyboards and continue working on No Red Ink practice exercises
Thursday- students will have two quizzes to take today in No Red Ink
Friday- students will have a writing prompt to complete using our Write to Learn assessment tool.
Lesson plans are subject to change and please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns. Let's have another great week of learning!
Ms. Ashley Alonzo
Saturday, October 24, 2015
Lesson plans for October 26th-30th
Reminders for the week: Quarter grades were submitted on Monday and will be sent home with students on Wednesday. They are also available for viewing through your online access to JMC.
This is Red Ribbon Week as well and we will be focusing on making healthy life choices. Students have designated dress-up days this week to show their united stance on being drug and alcohol free.
Monday- wear sweats
Tuesday- wear boots
Wednesday- wear red
Thursday- wear any team apparel
Friday- wear orange
English 7: Monday- students will be working on their opinion essay for Patriot's Pen, a writing contest conducted through the VFW. Students' essays will answer the question, "What Freedom Means to Me." These essays are due on Thursday and they will receive credit in both social studies and English for this paper. Students will also be working on a demonstration speech this week. Speeches will be presented starting on Thursday. Specific details will be given in class.
Tuesday- we will spend the class period going over different figures of speech that we see in our readings and that we should try to include in our writings. A quiz over the material will be given on Friday.
Wednesday- work day on demonstration speeches and Patriot's Pen essays.
Thursday- Patriot's Pen essays due and we will start presenting our speeches.
Friday- we'll take our quiz first over our figurative language notes and then finish presenting our speeches.
English 8: Monday- students will be working on their opinion essay for Patriot's Pen, a writing contest conducted through the VFW. Students' essays will answer the question, "What Freedom Means to Me." These essays are due on Thursday and they will receive credit in both social studies and English for this paper. Students will also be working on their next paper which is a movie review. Students will choose a horror/scary movie to review for the class.
Tuesday- work day on both writing assignments that are due on Thursday
Wednesday- work day on both writing assignments that are due on Thursday
Thursday- both writing activities are due at the beginning of class and we will share out with out peers.
Friday- we will watch the short movie "Tell". This is a scary movie loosely based on Poe's classic short story The Tell-Tale Heart. Students will watch and analyze the movie for specific elements that are indicative of horror shows.
Lesson plans are subject to change, and please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns. Let's have another great week of learning.
Ms. Ashley Alonzo
This is Red Ribbon Week as well and we will be focusing on making healthy life choices. Students have designated dress-up days this week to show their united stance on being drug and alcohol free.
Monday- wear sweats
Tuesday- wear boots
Wednesday- wear red
Thursday- wear any team apparel
Friday- wear orange
English 7: Monday- students will be working on their opinion essay for Patriot's Pen, a writing contest conducted through the VFW. Students' essays will answer the question, "What Freedom Means to Me." These essays are due on Thursday and they will receive credit in both social studies and English for this paper. Students will also be working on a demonstration speech this week. Speeches will be presented starting on Thursday. Specific details will be given in class.
Tuesday- we will spend the class period going over different figures of speech that we see in our readings and that we should try to include in our writings. A quiz over the material will be given on Friday.
Wednesday- work day on demonstration speeches and Patriot's Pen essays.
Thursday- Patriot's Pen essays due and we will start presenting our speeches.
Friday- we'll take our quiz first over our figurative language notes and then finish presenting our speeches.
English 8: Monday- students will be working on their opinion essay for Patriot's Pen, a writing contest conducted through the VFW. Students' essays will answer the question, "What Freedom Means to Me." These essays are due on Thursday and they will receive credit in both social studies and English for this paper. Students will also be working on their next paper which is a movie review. Students will choose a horror/scary movie to review for the class.
Tuesday- work day on both writing assignments that are due on Thursday
Wednesday- work day on both writing assignments that are due on Thursday
Thursday- both writing activities are due at the beginning of class and we will share out with out peers.
Friday- we will watch the short movie "Tell". This is a scary movie loosely based on Poe's classic short story The Tell-Tale Heart. Students will watch and analyze the movie for specific elements that are indicative of horror shows.
Lesson plans are subject to change, and please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns. Let's have another great week of learning.
Ms. Ashley Alonzo
Sunday, October 18, 2015
Lesson plans for October 19th-23rd
Just a reminder that first quarter ends on Friday, October 23rd. Please take a look at grades and see if there is anything that needs to be done (missing work) before grades are submitted.
English 7: Monday- we will finish watching our oral commentaries the first part of class and then move into our No Red Ink teaching tool website. Students will be working on exercises in identifying parts of speech. We will have a quiz over this material on Thursday. Students have until then to complete all the exercises assigned.
Tuesday- as part of our dramatic reading performance task students will be participating in a reader's theater with their classmates. Students will be in groups of 4 or 5 and will choose a script to present to the class. As this is a dramatic reading, students will be expected to put some life and energy into their parts. We will watch a few examples of performances and then students will get to work on their own productions.
Wednesday- students will have class time to work in their groups on their scripts. The key to doing well on this assignment is practicing.
Thursday- we will start class by taking our quiz over identifying parts of speech and then move into presenting our scripts. This will take the remainder of our time today.
Friday- we will finish presenting our scripts and if time remains students will have a writing prompt to blog about.
English 8: Monday- students will read in class the short story The Lady or the Tiger. After reading, students will then have to complete the story by writing the ending as the story leaves off at the climax. Students will need to pick a side and then develop an appropriate ending. As well as writing, students will have two assignments in No Red Ink to complete. This week we will focus on contractions and commonly confused words 4. Students will have a quiz over this material on Thursday.
Tuesday- students will have class time to work on their story endings and assignments in No Red Ink.
Wednesday- presentation day- students will present their story endings to the class as well as an explanation as to why they chose to end it the way they did. Presentations will take the whole class.
Thursday- students will take their quizzes on contractions and commonly confused words at the start of class. After completing these, we will continue on with our story ending presentations.
Friday- if we have any story endings left to present we will take care of that first and then move into a writing prompt in Write to Learn. Students will be given a topic to write about and then be given instant feedback on ways to improve their writing.
Lesson plans are always subject to change, and please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns. Let's have another great week of learning, Green Devils!
Ms. Ashley Alonzo
English 7: Monday- we will finish watching our oral commentaries the first part of class and then move into our No Red Ink teaching tool website. Students will be working on exercises in identifying parts of speech. We will have a quiz over this material on Thursday. Students have until then to complete all the exercises assigned.
Tuesday- as part of our dramatic reading performance task students will be participating in a reader's theater with their classmates. Students will be in groups of 4 or 5 and will choose a script to present to the class. As this is a dramatic reading, students will be expected to put some life and energy into their parts. We will watch a few examples of performances and then students will get to work on their own productions.
Wednesday- students will have class time to work in their groups on their scripts. The key to doing well on this assignment is practicing.
Thursday- we will start class by taking our quiz over identifying parts of speech and then move into presenting our scripts. This will take the remainder of our time today.
Friday- we will finish presenting our scripts and if time remains students will have a writing prompt to blog about.
English 8: Monday- students will read in class the short story The Lady or the Tiger. After reading, students will then have to complete the story by writing the ending as the story leaves off at the climax. Students will need to pick a side and then develop an appropriate ending. As well as writing, students will have two assignments in No Red Ink to complete. This week we will focus on contractions and commonly confused words 4. Students will have a quiz over this material on Thursday.
Tuesday- students will have class time to work on their story endings and assignments in No Red Ink.
Wednesday- presentation day- students will present their story endings to the class as well as an explanation as to why they chose to end it the way they did. Presentations will take the whole class.
Thursday- students will take their quizzes on contractions and commonly confused words at the start of class. After completing these, we will continue on with our story ending presentations.
Friday- if we have any story endings left to present we will take care of that first and then move into a writing prompt in Write to Learn. Students will be given a topic to write about and then be given instant feedback on ways to improve their writing.
Lesson plans are always subject to change, and please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns. Let's have another great week of learning, Green Devils!
Ms. Ashley Alonzo
Sunday, October 11, 2015
Lesson plans for October 12th-16th
Just a reminder that October 23rd marks the end of first quarter. Keep a close eye on those grades! We will also have an early out this week on Wednesday at 12:45 for teacher in-service.
English 7: Monday-Friday: I grossly underestimated the amount of time needed to prepare, practice, edit, and put together our final productions. It will take us all of this week to put together our final newscasts. Students are currently shooting rehearsals and will hopefully start final takes on Wednesday. Editing should take place on Thursday, and we will be watching final projects on Friday. The students are really getting into these newscasts so we'll take as much time as needed to get these together.
English 8: Monday- students will have the class to catch-up on their writing prompts in Write to Learn and their English activities in No Red Ink. I will conduct a short lesson on figurative language just as a refresher for students.
Tuesday- we start our next collection of stories with a focus on "the thrill of horror". Just in time for Halloween we will be exploring, reading, and writing about our favorite horror writers, watching bits of our favorite horror movies, and discussing what makes a horror movie/story scary. Students will have a variety of writing tasks for this collection beginning with writing a profile of a suspense/horror/thriller author. We will read a short story by Poe and analyze his writing for specific elements that make him one of the greatest writers of all time.
Wednesday- we will continue on with our discussion and writing our profiles about our thriller authors. Students will be reading another short story and compare it to Poe's work.
Thursday- students will have class time to finish their profiles and start their research on, in their opinion, the greatest scary story/movie ever written/made.
Friday- students will continue their research and begin assembling their short speech about why the story/movie they chose is the greatest and what elements it contains that makes it so. They will also need to find a short clip or a short reading from the movie/story they chose demonstrating their understanding of horror plot elements.
Lesson plans are subject to change. As always, please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns. Let's have another great week of learning!
Ms. Ashley Alonzo
English 7: Monday-Friday: I grossly underestimated the amount of time needed to prepare, practice, edit, and put together our final productions. It will take us all of this week to put together our final newscasts. Students are currently shooting rehearsals and will hopefully start final takes on Wednesday. Editing should take place on Thursday, and we will be watching final projects on Friday. The students are really getting into these newscasts so we'll take as much time as needed to get these together.
English 8: Monday- students will have the class to catch-up on their writing prompts in Write to Learn and their English activities in No Red Ink. I will conduct a short lesson on figurative language just as a refresher for students.
Tuesday- we start our next collection of stories with a focus on "the thrill of horror". Just in time for Halloween we will be exploring, reading, and writing about our favorite horror writers, watching bits of our favorite horror movies, and discussing what makes a horror movie/story scary. Students will have a variety of writing tasks for this collection beginning with writing a profile of a suspense/horror/thriller author. We will read a short story by Poe and analyze his writing for specific elements that make him one of the greatest writers of all time.
Wednesday- we will continue on with our discussion and writing our profiles about our thriller authors. Students will be reading another short story and compare it to Poe's work.
Thursday- students will have class time to finish their profiles and start their research on, in their opinion, the greatest scary story/movie ever written/made.
Friday- students will continue their research and begin assembling their short speech about why the story/movie they chose is the greatest and what elements it contains that makes it so. They will also need to find a short clip or a short reading from the movie/story they chose demonstrating their understanding of horror plot elements.
Lesson plans are subject to change. As always, please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns. Let's have another great week of learning!
Ms. Ashley Alonzo
Saturday, October 3, 2015
Lesson plans for October 5th-9th
What a great homecoming week we had! The Osage pride was bursting out all over the place and the students had a blast showing their spirit! Now it's time to buckle back down as the end of first quarter quickly approaches. The quarter ends on October 23rd, only three weeks away!
English 7: Monday- students have been working on their short stories. We are to the peer editing and revisions stage and will spend the day working collaboratively on catching our errors and improving our writing.
Tuesday- final drafts of the students' short stories will be due at the end of the period. They will have the class time to make any last minute corrections or changes and make sure they have a professional paper to hand-in.
Wednesday- we will be starting our oral commentaries. Students will be presenting newscasts. We will divide up into groups of 4 or 5 and students will put together news stories, weather segments, sports highlights, and special interviews just like they see on the news. We will spend a little time talking about newscasts and preview a few that we see every day.
Thursday- students will have the class period to work on their newscasts, assembling and practicing their stories.
Friday- we will use half of the period for a run through of newscasts and then we will present live. I will get a camcorder from the library so that we may tape our productions and view/post them for others to see. We will finish all newscasts on Monday if we run out of time today.
English 8: Monday- students have been working on their personal narratives. We are to the peer editing and revisions stage and will spend the day working collaboratively on catching our errors and improving our writing.
Tuesday- final drafts of the students' personal narratives will be due at the end of the period. Students will have class time to make any last minute corrections or changes and make sure they have a professional paper to hand-in.
Wednesday- as the production part of this assignment, students will be sharing their narratives with the class. This may take one day or three depending on how long the students' narratives are. I have allocated Thursday for presentations and we will use Friday if need be as well. If we finish early, students will have a speaking activity to work on.
Please let me know if you have any questions, comments, or concerns. Lesson plans are subject to change but we've been pretty good about sticking to them! Keep an eye on those grades!
Let's have another great week of learning, Osage!
Ms. Ashley Alonzo
English 7: Monday- students have been working on their short stories. We are to the peer editing and revisions stage and will spend the day working collaboratively on catching our errors and improving our writing.
Tuesday- final drafts of the students' short stories will be due at the end of the period. They will have the class time to make any last minute corrections or changes and make sure they have a professional paper to hand-in.
Wednesday- we will be starting our oral commentaries. Students will be presenting newscasts. We will divide up into groups of 4 or 5 and students will put together news stories, weather segments, sports highlights, and special interviews just like they see on the news. We will spend a little time talking about newscasts and preview a few that we see every day.
Thursday- students will have the class period to work on their newscasts, assembling and practicing their stories.
Friday- we will use half of the period for a run through of newscasts and then we will present live. I will get a camcorder from the library so that we may tape our productions and view/post them for others to see. We will finish all newscasts on Monday if we run out of time today.
English 8: Monday- students have been working on their personal narratives. We are to the peer editing and revisions stage and will spend the day working collaboratively on catching our errors and improving our writing.
Tuesday- final drafts of the students' personal narratives will be due at the end of the period. Students will have class time to make any last minute corrections or changes and make sure they have a professional paper to hand-in.
Wednesday- as the production part of this assignment, students will be sharing their narratives with the class. This may take one day or three depending on how long the students' narratives are. I have allocated Thursday for presentations and we will use Friday if need be as well. If we finish early, students will have a speaking activity to work on.
Please let me know if you have any questions, comments, or concerns. Lesson plans are subject to change but we've been pretty good about sticking to them! Keep an eye on those grades!
Let's have another great week of learning, Osage!
Ms. Ashley Alonzo
Sunday, September 27, 2015
Lesson plans for September 28th-October 2nd
Happy homecoming week. Green Devils!! This week is always one of the more exciting because of the extra activities that take place as well as the build-up to the big game Friday night. We'll run a fairly normal week with the exception of Friday when periods will be shortened to accommodate the parade. Students are highly encouraged to dress-up on the designated days to join in the festivities. Let's have a safe, fun week!
English 7:
Monday: Students will finish presenting their famous person video to wrap up the research paper they did last week. We will then start our NoRedInk diagnostic pretest. NoRedInk is an online tool that helps identify our strengths and weaknesses when it comes to English/Language Arts. I will use the results of the pretest to meet the instructional needs of the students and tailor assignments to specific students in areas they need extra practice. This is just another tool for us to use to help students in areas they may be struggling in.
Tuesday: Students will finish their diagnostic test and we will discuss their next major writing assignment- writing a short story.
Wednesday: Students will begin the writing process on their short story with the focus of today's lesson being on dialogue rules and proper usage.
Thursday: Students will have the period to write and seek teacher assistance as needed. Our mini lessons will focus on characters, plot, and pacing.
Friday: Students will have the period to write and ask questions as needed. Rough drafts will be due and peer editing will occur. Final drafts will be due on Monday.
English 8:
Monday: Students have started a series of speaking and listening activities. Today's activity is the object of my affection where students will draw an item out of a bag and need to come up with a story to tell about the object.
Tuesday: Students will watch a few short segments on various presidential debates/candidates and will evaluate the speaker for effectiveness and message. We will then conduct a mock debate/discussion on issues pertinent to us and evaluate our own speaking abilities.
Wednesday: Students spent two days last week taking their NoRedInk diagnostic pretests that identified their areas of strengths and weakness. Students will have individual assignments to work on today based on the results of their pretest. We will use this online resource throughout the year to work on various areas that we may be struggling in or just need some additional practice.
Thursday: Students will start their next major writing assignment today- writing a personal narrative. Our lesson focus will be on dialogue, its rules and proper usage.
Friday: Students will continue working on their personal narrative. I will conduct short lessons on character development and plot outlines to help students get on their way with this assignment. A rough draft will be due on Monday and a final due on Wednesday.
Lesson plans are subject to change based on student progression, Please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns. Let's have another great week of learning!!
Ms. Ashley Alonzo
English 7:
Monday: Students will finish presenting their famous person video to wrap up the research paper they did last week. We will then start our NoRedInk diagnostic pretest. NoRedInk is an online tool that helps identify our strengths and weaknesses when it comes to English/Language Arts. I will use the results of the pretest to meet the instructional needs of the students and tailor assignments to specific students in areas they need extra practice. This is just another tool for us to use to help students in areas they may be struggling in.
Tuesday: Students will finish their diagnostic test and we will discuss their next major writing assignment- writing a short story.
Wednesday: Students will begin the writing process on their short story with the focus of today's lesson being on dialogue rules and proper usage.
Thursday: Students will have the period to write and seek teacher assistance as needed. Our mini lessons will focus on characters, plot, and pacing.
Friday: Students will have the period to write and ask questions as needed. Rough drafts will be due and peer editing will occur. Final drafts will be due on Monday.
English 8:
Monday: Students have started a series of speaking and listening activities. Today's activity is the object of my affection where students will draw an item out of a bag and need to come up with a story to tell about the object.
Tuesday: Students will watch a few short segments on various presidential debates/candidates and will evaluate the speaker for effectiveness and message. We will then conduct a mock debate/discussion on issues pertinent to us and evaluate our own speaking abilities.
Wednesday: Students spent two days last week taking their NoRedInk diagnostic pretests that identified their areas of strengths and weakness. Students will have individual assignments to work on today based on the results of their pretest. We will use this online resource throughout the year to work on various areas that we may be struggling in or just need some additional practice.
Thursday: Students will start their next major writing assignment today- writing a personal narrative. Our lesson focus will be on dialogue, its rules and proper usage.
Friday: Students will continue working on their personal narrative. I will conduct short lessons on character development and plot outlines to help students get on their way with this assignment. A rough draft will be due on Monday and a final due on Wednesday.
Lesson plans are subject to change based on student progression, Please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns. Let's have another great week of learning!!
Ms. Ashley Alonzo
Sunday, September 20, 2015
Lesson plans September 21-25
Reminder: Mid-term grade check is Wednesday, September 23rd. End of first quarter is October 23rd. Homecoming week begins next Monday.
English 7: Students will be spending the week working on their famous person short research paper. Students will be researching any person they choose and will be explaining in 500 words the interesting information they found. Specific details were given in class and supplemental materials as well as the grading rubric may be found in google classroom. We will have mini lessons on topic sentences, thesis statements, transition words and phrases, and citing sources of information. Students will have Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday to work on this paper. A rough draft will be due Wednesday at the beginning of class so that we may peer edit each others's work. Editing will focus on capitalization, punctuation, and sentence structure. Organization of main ideas and supporting evidence will also be stressed. Final papers are due on Thursday at the end of the period. On Friday students will start writing their short stories. Writing standards focused on with these assignments include: writing an informative piece which examines a topic and conveys ideas, conducting short research projects that use several sources to answer specific questions, and writing for a range of time, tasks, purposes, and audiences.
English 8: Monday: Students will be putting the finishing touches on their short research papers and hand them in at the end of the class period.
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday: students will be working on a video activity that requires them to conduct an interview and share a personal story. We'll work out the details of this assignment in class.
Friday: Students will start a series of speaking activities that will get them prepared for a class debate/discussion. We will watch a few debates and evaluate the speakers so as to learn what to do and not to do in a debate setting.
Standards focused on this week include: including multimedia projects or visual displays when they will be helpful in emphasizing information and conducting short research projects,
Lesson plans are subject to change and please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns, Let's have another great week!
Ashley Alonzo
English 7: Students will be spending the week working on their famous person short research paper. Students will be researching any person they choose and will be explaining in 500 words the interesting information they found. Specific details were given in class and supplemental materials as well as the grading rubric may be found in google classroom. We will have mini lessons on topic sentences, thesis statements, transition words and phrases, and citing sources of information. Students will have Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday to work on this paper. A rough draft will be due Wednesday at the beginning of class so that we may peer edit each others's work. Editing will focus on capitalization, punctuation, and sentence structure. Organization of main ideas and supporting evidence will also be stressed. Final papers are due on Thursday at the end of the period. On Friday students will start writing their short stories. Writing standards focused on with these assignments include: writing an informative piece which examines a topic and conveys ideas, conducting short research projects that use several sources to answer specific questions, and writing for a range of time, tasks, purposes, and audiences.
English 8: Monday: Students will be putting the finishing touches on their short research papers and hand them in at the end of the class period.
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday: students will be working on a video activity that requires them to conduct an interview and share a personal story. We'll work out the details of this assignment in class.
Friday: Students will start a series of speaking activities that will get them prepared for a class debate/discussion. We will watch a few debates and evaluate the speakers so as to learn what to do and not to do in a debate setting.
Standards focused on this week include: including multimedia projects or visual displays when they will be helpful in emphasizing information and conducting short research projects,
Lesson plans are subject to change and please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns, Let's have another great week!
Ashley Alonzo
Saturday, September 12, 2015
Lesson Plans for September 14th-18th
Just a reminder that mid-term grade check will be September 23rd. Please keep an eye on your grades- this date is approaching quickly!
English 7:
Monday: Students will present their graphic comics to the class. After presentations are complete, students will work on their third blog post. This post will be a personal reflection over the past three weeks of school.
Tuesday: Students will begin working on a variety of oral response activities. These activities will focus on appropriate eye contact, volume, clear pronunciation, verbal and nonverbal techniques to enhance speech, and supporting views with evidence.
Wednesday: Students will continue on with their oral response activities with the same focus as Tuesday.
Thursday: Students will attempt a class discussion (debate) on a topic chosen by them. Students will need to prepare and participate as well as follow the agreed upon rules for discussion in order to elicit a productive discussion with clear arguments and support.
Friday: Students will begin their short research report. This report will be due September 24th. We will focus on the writing process, specifically editing and revising, as well as producing an informative piece that successfully examines a topic and clearly conveys the writer's ideas.
English 8:
Monday: Students will present their poster and explanation graph to the class. After presentations are complete, students will work on their first blog post. This post will be a personal reflection over the past three weeks of school.
Tuesday: Students will again blog today as we start to get into the habit of writing routinely over various time frames and for a variety of tasks. This post will be a short expository essay exploring a topic of student choice. We will focus on organizing ideas, using credible information, and appropriate transitions.
Wednesday: Students will begin a short research report. This report will be due September 21st. Students will choose a topic that they would like to examine and will focus on the writing process, specifically editing and revising. More details of this assignment will be given in class.
Thursday: Students will continue to work on their short research paper with focused lessons on transitions, structure, and formatting.
Friday: Students will continue to work on their short research paper with the goal of having a rough draft available for peer editing.
Lesson plans are subject to change depending on class progress. Please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns. Have a great week!
Ms. Ashley Alonzo
7th/8th English teacher
English 7:
Monday: Students will present their graphic comics to the class. After presentations are complete, students will work on their third blog post. This post will be a personal reflection over the past three weeks of school.
Tuesday: Students will begin working on a variety of oral response activities. These activities will focus on appropriate eye contact, volume, clear pronunciation, verbal and nonverbal techniques to enhance speech, and supporting views with evidence.
Wednesday: Students will continue on with their oral response activities with the same focus as Tuesday.
Thursday: Students will attempt a class discussion (debate) on a topic chosen by them. Students will need to prepare and participate as well as follow the agreed upon rules for discussion in order to elicit a productive discussion with clear arguments and support.
Friday: Students will begin their short research report. This report will be due September 24th. We will focus on the writing process, specifically editing and revising, as well as producing an informative piece that successfully examines a topic and clearly conveys the writer's ideas.
English 8:
Monday: Students will present their poster and explanation graph to the class. After presentations are complete, students will work on their first blog post. This post will be a personal reflection over the past three weeks of school.
Tuesday: Students will again blog today as we start to get into the habit of writing routinely over various time frames and for a variety of tasks. This post will be a short expository essay exploring a topic of student choice. We will focus on organizing ideas, using credible information, and appropriate transitions.
Wednesday: Students will begin a short research report. This report will be due September 21st. Students will choose a topic that they would like to examine and will focus on the writing process, specifically editing and revising. More details of this assignment will be given in class.
Thursday: Students will continue to work on their short research paper with focused lessons on transitions, structure, and formatting.
Friday: Students will continue to work on their short research paper with the goal of having a rough draft available for peer editing.
Lesson plans are subject to change depending on class progress. Please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns. Have a great week!
Ms. Ashley Alonzo
7th/8th English teacher
Monday, September 7, 2015
Lesson Plans for September 7-11
Just a quick reminder that we will have an early out on Wednesday, September 9th, at 12:45. I hope you all enjoyed your Labor Day with family and friends and found some time for rest and relaxation.
English 7:
Monday- no school
Tuesday- I will hand back students' movie outlines that were completed last Friday. We will review the rubric and any questions students may have over the grading of the assignment. The next performance task will work with our blogs that we established last week. Students will be asked to make two blog posts this week pertaining to our unit theme. The theme of our first collection of stories is Bold Actions. Students' first post will be a short personal narrative recounting a time where they took bold actions and the outcome of those actions.
Wednesday- Students' second post will challenge the students to find a news article that depicts a person taking/showing bold actions. They will post a link to the story, summarize the text, and then post a response to the text expressing their opinion of the article. Students will need to determine if the actions taken were wise or foolish, in their opinion, and then support their claim with textual evidence. Writing standards addressed with the blog post are: W1- students can write an argument with clear reasons and relevant evidence, W4- students can produce clear, coherent writing in which development, organization, and style are appropriate for the task, and W6- students can use technology to produce and publish their work with links to resources.
Thursday- Students will read the short myth "The Flight of Icarus" and engage in discussions about Greek Mythology and the lessons they strive to teach. The performance task tied to this section will ask the students to research another Greek myth and retell it in the form of a graphic comic using both verbal and visual elements to convey characters, conflict, and theme.
Friday- Students will have the class period to continue working on their Greek myth graphic comic. Teacher will be readily available to assist and guide. Depending on student progress, this task may be due today but we'll see how it goes. Writing standards addressed with this task are: W3- students can write a real or imagined narrative with descriptive details and effective technique, W5- students can use guidance from peers and adults to plan, revise, and edit their writing, and W7- students can conduct short research projects that use several sources to answer a specific question.
English 8:
Monday- No school
Tuesday- Due to the early outs last week we have some carry-over assignments to get finished up. Students will have the class period to finish their summaries and plot diagrams over My Favorite Chaperone. Teacher will be available to assist and guide in the completion of this task.
Wednesday- Students next two performance tasks focus on conducting a short research project and then presenting their information in two ways, poster and explanation graph. For the poster, students will choose a country where mass migration has taken place. Students will need to choose a time period, identify the type of government during this time, explain policies/laws/rules and how they affected the people of this country, and identify any events and conditions that led people to leave their home country. Students will focus on answering the question, "What factors cause people to leave their home country?"
Thursday- Students will work on the explanation graph portion of the performance task. Staying with the immigration research, students will focus on immigration into the United States. Students will choose a few years to look into and identify statistics such as number of immigrants that settled in the USA as well as their birth countries and cross referencing numbers to compare immigrant totals from various countries. Students will present their findings either using a bar graph or circle graph as a visual aid.
Friday- the plan for now is for students to present their research to the class, but if we need more time we will use class time to work and present on Monday. Writing standards that will be addressed in these two performance tasks are: W7- students can conduct short research projects that use several sources to answer a specific question and generate additional focused questions as needed and W8- students can gather information from multiple sources and assess credibility and accuracy of those sources.
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please let me know. As always, lesson plans are subject to change depending on student progress and concept retention.
Have a wonderful week!!
Ms. Ashley Alonzo
English 7:
Monday- no school
Tuesday- I will hand back students' movie outlines that were completed last Friday. We will review the rubric and any questions students may have over the grading of the assignment. The next performance task will work with our blogs that we established last week. Students will be asked to make two blog posts this week pertaining to our unit theme. The theme of our first collection of stories is Bold Actions. Students' first post will be a short personal narrative recounting a time where they took bold actions and the outcome of those actions.
Wednesday- Students' second post will challenge the students to find a news article that depicts a person taking/showing bold actions. They will post a link to the story, summarize the text, and then post a response to the text expressing their opinion of the article. Students will need to determine if the actions taken were wise or foolish, in their opinion, and then support their claim with textual evidence. Writing standards addressed with the blog post are: W1- students can write an argument with clear reasons and relevant evidence, W4- students can produce clear, coherent writing in which development, organization, and style are appropriate for the task, and W6- students can use technology to produce and publish their work with links to resources.
Thursday- Students will read the short myth "The Flight of Icarus" and engage in discussions about Greek Mythology and the lessons they strive to teach. The performance task tied to this section will ask the students to research another Greek myth and retell it in the form of a graphic comic using both verbal and visual elements to convey characters, conflict, and theme.
Friday- Students will have the class period to continue working on their Greek myth graphic comic. Teacher will be readily available to assist and guide. Depending on student progress, this task may be due today but we'll see how it goes. Writing standards addressed with this task are: W3- students can write a real or imagined narrative with descriptive details and effective technique, W5- students can use guidance from peers and adults to plan, revise, and edit their writing, and W7- students can conduct short research projects that use several sources to answer a specific question.
English 8:
Monday- No school
Tuesday- Due to the early outs last week we have some carry-over assignments to get finished up. Students will have the class period to finish their summaries and plot diagrams over My Favorite Chaperone. Teacher will be available to assist and guide in the completion of this task.
Wednesday- Students next two performance tasks focus on conducting a short research project and then presenting their information in two ways, poster and explanation graph. For the poster, students will choose a country where mass migration has taken place. Students will need to choose a time period, identify the type of government during this time, explain policies/laws/rules and how they affected the people of this country, and identify any events and conditions that led people to leave their home country. Students will focus on answering the question, "What factors cause people to leave their home country?"
Thursday- Students will work on the explanation graph portion of the performance task. Staying with the immigration research, students will focus on immigration into the United States. Students will choose a few years to look into and identify statistics such as number of immigrants that settled in the USA as well as their birth countries and cross referencing numbers to compare immigrant totals from various countries. Students will present their findings either using a bar graph or circle graph as a visual aid.
Friday- the plan for now is for students to present their research to the class, but if we need more time we will use class time to work and present on Monday. Writing standards that will be addressed in these two performance tasks are: W7- students can conduct short research projects that use several sources to answer a specific question and generate additional focused questions as needed and W8- students can gather information from multiple sources and assess credibility and accuracy of those sources.
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please let me know. As always, lesson plans are subject to change depending on student progress and concept retention.
Have a wonderful week!!
Ms. Ashley Alonzo
Monday, August 31, 2015
Lesson plans for the week of August 31st-September 4th
Week #2:
English 7:
Monday- set up our blogs for future use. Students will use these blogs to 1) write for a range of time, tasks, purposes, and audiences 2) use technology to produce and publish their work 3) interact and collaborate with their peers on writing projects.
Tuesday- practice writing movie outline. Students will work collaboratively with the teacher to practice writing a movie pitch over a short story. Students will need to determine main plot elements and organize them effectively to persuasively present their movie idea.
Wednesday- formal movie outline writing activity over Rogue Wave- students will use the skills they practiced yesterday to write a persuasive movie pitch for the story they read in reading class.
Thursday- students will have in-class work time to work on their movie outlines/pitches with the teacher being readily available to guide and assist. Students will be assessed on their ability to write a real or imagined narrative with descriptive detail and effective technique.
Friday- presentation day- students will have the opportunity to present their movie pitches to the audience being evaluated on their ability to present their pitches in a coherent manner using description, facts, details, and examples. If time, students will also respond to a writing prompt via their blogs
English 8:
Monday- set up our blogs for future use. Students will use these blogs to 1) write for a range of time, tasks, purposes, and audiences 2) use technology to produce and publish their work 3) interact and collaborate with their peers on writing projects.
Tuesday- practice writing summary activity. Students will work collaboratively with the teacher to practice writing a story summary. Students will need to briefly retell the plot of the story in their own words with a focus on characters, conflict, rising actions, and resolution.
Wednesday- formal summary writing activity over My Favorite Chaperone. Students will use the skills practice yesterday to write an effective story summary that demonstrates their understanding of the five stages of plot development.
Thursday- students will have in-class work time to work on their summaries with teacher readily available to guide and assist. Students will be assessed on their ability to write an informative piece which examines a topic and conveys ideas, their use of evidence from literature to support analysis, reflection, and research, and produce clear, coherent writing.
Friday- summaries are due. Students will also respond to a writing prompt via their blogs.
Lesson plans are always subject to change based on how far we get each day in class. Please let me know if you have any questions, comments, or concerns. Thank you and have a great day!!
Ms. Ashley Alonzo
English 7:
Monday- set up our blogs for future use. Students will use these blogs to 1) write for a range of time, tasks, purposes, and audiences 2) use technology to produce and publish their work 3) interact and collaborate with their peers on writing projects.
Tuesday- practice writing movie outline. Students will work collaboratively with the teacher to practice writing a movie pitch over a short story. Students will need to determine main plot elements and organize them effectively to persuasively present their movie idea.
Wednesday- formal movie outline writing activity over Rogue Wave- students will use the skills they practiced yesterday to write a persuasive movie pitch for the story they read in reading class.
Thursday- students will have in-class work time to work on their movie outlines/pitches with the teacher being readily available to guide and assist. Students will be assessed on their ability to write a real or imagined narrative with descriptive detail and effective technique.
Friday- presentation day- students will have the opportunity to present their movie pitches to the audience being evaluated on their ability to present their pitches in a coherent manner using description, facts, details, and examples. If time, students will also respond to a writing prompt via their blogs
English 8:
Monday- set up our blogs for future use. Students will use these blogs to 1) write for a range of time, tasks, purposes, and audiences 2) use technology to produce and publish their work 3) interact and collaborate with their peers on writing projects.
Tuesday- practice writing summary activity. Students will work collaboratively with the teacher to practice writing a story summary. Students will need to briefly retell the plot of the story in their own words with a focus on characters, conflict, rising actions, and resolution.
Wednesday- formal summary writing activity over My Favorite Chaperone. Students will use the skills practice yesterday to write an effective story summary that demonstrates their understanding of the five stages of plot development.
Thursday- students will have in-class work time to work on their summaries with teacher readily available to guide and assist. Students will be assessed on their ability to write an informative piece which examines a topic and conveys ideas, their use of evidence from literature to support analysis, reflection, and research, and produce clear, coherent writing.
Friday- summaries are due. Students will also respond to a writing prompt via their blogs.
Lesson plans are always subject to change based on how far we get each day in class. Please let me know if you have any questions, comments, or concerns. Thank you and have a great day!!
Ms. Ashley Alonzo
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