Lesson plan for May 2nd-6th

Reminders: Students will be taking the MAP test this week on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Students will test in the areas of reading, math, and science. This is a test that we will take a couple times each year to help measure our students' academic progress. Students will test during Greentime. We just ask that students try their best.

English 7: Monday- word of the day; In honor of Mother's Day-"Ode to the important women in my life" assignment
                Tuesday- word of the day; continue to work on ode
                Wednesday- word of the day; odes are due
                 Thursday- word of the day; present odes
                 Friday- word of the day; present odes

English 8: Monday- word of the day; present PBLs
               Tuesday- word of the day; finish PBLs and start lip sync battle
               Wednesday- word of the day; work day on lip sync battles
               Thursday- word of the day; present lip sync battles
               Friday- word of the day; present lip sync battles

Please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns. Let's have another great week of learning, Green Devils!

Ms. Ashley L. Alonzo

Lesson plan for April 18th-22nd

Reminders: Mid-term grade check will be Friday, April 22nd. All missing work needs to be turned in at this time. Also, mini-course day that was originally scheduled for before Easter break will be this Friday as well. Students will partake in a series of four interest area activities that will allow them to dig deeper and learn more about their passion areas. The school year is quickly coming to an end and this time of year is packed with activities, sports, field trips, and educational opportunities. Please stay focused and finish the year strong!

English 7: Monday- word of the day; oral presentations with musical lyrics- instructions/work day
               Tuesday- word of the day; oral presentations work day
               Wednesday- word of the day; presentation day
               Thursday- word of the day; presentation day
                Friday- mini-course day- no class

English 8: Monday- word of the day; present PBLs
               Tuesday- word of the day; present PBLs
               Wednesday- word of the day; present PBLs
               Thursday- word of the day; present PBLs
               Friday- mini-course day- no class

Please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns. Let's have another great week of learning, Green Devils!

Ms. Ashley L. Alonzo

Lesson plans for April 11th-15th

Reminders: We have an early out on Wednesday, April 13th, at 12:45 for teacher in-service.

English 7- Monday: word of the day; instructions for multimedia presentation; begin working
                  Tuesday: word of the day; work day on multimedia presentations
                  Wednesday: word of the day; work day/rehearsal of multimedia presentations
                  Thursday: word of the day (check notebooks); present presentations
                  Friday: word of the day; present presentations

English 8- Monday: word of the day; continued work on PBL product
                 Tuesday: word of the day; work day on PBL product
                 Wednesday: word of the day; work day on PBL product
                 Thursday: word of the day (check notebooks); work day on PBL
                 Friday: word of the day; final day to work on PBL product

Please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns. Let's have another great week of learning, Green Devils!

Ms. Ashley L. Alonzo

Lesson plans for April 4th-8th

Reminders: We finally have a full week of school! Spring sports are in full swing, so get out to a Green Devil event!

English 7: Monday- word of the day; assign short story; work on outline
                 Tuesday- word of the day; short story work day; start first draft
                 Wednesday- word of the day; finish first draft; proofread
                 Thursday- word of the day; finish second draft; proofread again
                 Friday- word of the day; finish final draft; due at the end of the class period

English 8: Monday- word of the day; PBL research and read
                  Tuesday- word of the day; PBL research and read
                 Wednesday- word of the day; PBL research and read
                 Thursday- word of the day; PBL research and read; start assembling final product
                 Friday- word of the day; PBL research and read; assembly final product

Please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns. Let's have another great week of learning!

Ms. Ashley L. Alonzo

Lesson plans for March 29th-April 1st

Reminders: Third quarter grades went home last week. Please have a conversation with your student about the importance of finishing out the year strong. Fourth quarter will be a long one with all of our make-up days, so focus and motivation will be essential to attain our goals before the end of the year.

English 7: Tuesday- word of the day; interrupting data, graph construction, summary writing practice
                 Wednesday- word of the day; graph construction from researched data
                 Thursday- word of the day; finish graph construction, start summary writing
                 Friday- word of the day; finish summary writing- graph and summary due

English 8: Tuesday- word of the day; PBL research and review of proposals
                 Wednesday- word of the day; PBL research
                 Thursday- word of the day; PBL research
                 Friday- word of the day; checkpoint- conference with teacher on PBL progress

Please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns. Let's have another great week of learning, Green Devils!

Ms. Ashley L. Alonzo

Lesson plan for March 21st-25th

Reminders: Easter vacation will be Friday, March 25th, and Monday, March 28th. Classes will resume as normal on March 29th. Third quarter grades will be sent home this week. As fourth quarter gets underway, please encourage your child to finish strong. Summer vacation will be here before we know it!

English 7: Monday- word of the day; monologues with music lyrics
               Tuesday- word of the day; monologues with music lyrics
               Wednesday- word of the day; monologues with music lyrics
               Thursday- Hunting for our Talents mini-course day
               Friday- no school- Have a happy Easter!

English 8: Monday- word of the day; PBL proposals
               Tuesday- word of the day; PBL proposals
               Wednesday- word of the day; PBL proposals
               Thursday- Hunting for our Talents mini-course day
               Friday- no school- Have a happy Easter!

Please let me know if you have any questions, comments, or concerns. Let's have another great week of learning, Green Devils!!

Ms. Ashley L. Alonzo

Lesson plans for March 14th - 18th

Reminders: Third quarter ends on Thursday, March 17th. Students have till Monday, March 14th to turn in all their missing work for half credit. After Monday, all missing work scores will be permanent zeros. This is a full week of school, so let's finish third quarter strong!

English 7: Monday- word of the day; work day on oral commentaries
               Tuesday- word of the day; present oral commentaries
               Wednesday- word of the day; present oral commentaries
               Thursday- word of the day; finish presentations; finish No Red Ink exercises
               Friday- word of the day; No Red Ink exercises due; object of my affection speaking activity

English 8: Monday- word of the day; Passion Prezi introduced and assigned
               Tuesday- word of the day; work day on Passion Prezi
               Wednesday- word of the day; present Passion Prezi
               Thursday- word of the day; present Passion Prezi
               Friday- word of the day; introduce PBL proposals; finish autobiography prompts

Please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns. Let's have another great week of learning, Green Devils!

Ms. Ashley Alonzo

Lesson plans for February 29th- March 4th

Reminders: End of 3rd quarter is March 15th. We will not have school this Tuesday, March 1st, because of state girls basketball. The girls play at 1:30 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Come support them if you can! Also, we will not have school on Friday, March 4th, as all Osage teachers will be out vising surrounding districts gathering ideas to bring back into our classrooms.

English 7: Monday- students will be assigned their next speech- to inform. Specific requirements will be given during class and students will begin the outlining process.
                 Tuesday- no school
                 Wednesday- work day on speeches; draw for order
                 Thursday- begin presenting speeches
                 Friday- no school

English 8: Monday- students will be working on public service announcements (oral commentary). Students will work in groups of two to present a 5-7 minute mini newscast. Specific requirements will be given during class and students will begin the writing/researching process.
                Tuesday- no school
                Wednesday- work day on oral commentary; draw for order
                Thursday- begin presenting commentaries
                Friday- no school

Please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns. Let's have another great week of learning, Green Devils!

Ms. Ashley L. Alonzo

Lesson plans for February 15th-19th

Reminders: Mid-term grades will be calculated Monday. Please check your student's grades and have conversations about their classes. We are halfway through third quarter already! We will have school on Friday, February 19th, as we are using this day as a snow make-up day. If your student will be gone, please let us know so we can get them their homework.

English 7: Monday: word of the day, Facebook post, finish debates, and begin the persuasive writing process
                 Tuesday: word of the day, Facebook post, organization of persuasive essay activity, look at transition words, and topic sentences
                 Wednesday: word of the day, Facebook post, research/write persuasive essay; begin works cited page
                 Thursday: word of the day, Facebook posts, proofread/edit essays
                 Friday: word of the day, Facebook posts, essays due and No Red Ink practice

English 8: Monday: word of the day, Facebook post, introduction to debates; improv debates and topic discussion
                 Tuesday: word of the day, Facebook post, research debate topics; rehearse with partners
                 Wednesday: word of the day, Facebook post, present debates
                 Thursday: word of the day, Facebook post, finish presenting debates
                 Friday- word of the day, Facebook post, work day on autobiographies

Please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns. This is an exciting week to be a Green Devil as our varsity winter sports teams look to compete well in the post-season. Get out and support their efforts! Let's have another great week!

Ms. Ashley L. Alonzo

Lesson plans for January 25-29

Reminders: January is quickly coming to an end and mid-term grade check will be on February 8th. Students will not have school on Monday, February 1st, as teachers will be in an all-day in-service.

English 7- Monday: students will complete a prior knowledge activity to go along with our mini-unit on memoirs. Students will research the book We Bought a Zoo and complete an internet activity to gain knowledge of the content.
                Tuesday- we will have discussion over what the students found during their internet search and will begin watching the memoir movie We Bought a Zoo.
               Wednesday- students will continue watching the movie We Bought a Zoo.
               Thursday- students will continue watching the movie We Bought a Zoo.
               Friday- we will finish the movie and complete our writing activity pertaining to memoirs.

English 8- Monday: our writing tasks for this week cover visual presentations. Students will spend the week exploring websites and apps that can spice up and add variety to any presentation they have to give. We will start with Storyboard That and move on to a different site/app each day.
                Tuesday- Word cloud generators
                Wednesday- The Make Room Planner site
                Thursday- Poster my Wall site
                Friday- Piclits inspired picture writing

Please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns. Let's have another great week of learning, Green Devils!

Ms. Ashley L. Alonzo

Lesson plans for January 18th - 22nd

Reminders: Mid-term will be February 8th. This seems like a long way off, but it will sneak up on us quite quickly. The winter sports season is at its busiest point, so keep an eye on those grades and be sure to take care of yourself.

English 7: Monday- we will be writing the last three articles for our newspapers. We have the comic, horoscope, and ad writing left to do. We will start writing these today.
                 Tuesday- we will finish writing the last three articles and they are due tomorrow
                 Wednesday- students will chose a newspaper template that they would like to use and start desigining and laying out their articles and pictures.
                 Thursday- work day to continue putting articles and pictures into their newspaper template.
                 Friday- final revisions and last mintue changes and newspapers are due at the end of the class period. A total of six articles with pictures are due.

English 8: Monday- Letter to the Editor is due for proofreading and students have three more articles left to write for their newspapers- a comic, horoscope, and ads
                 Tuesday- work day on the last three articles that are due tomorrow
                 Wednesday- students will chose the newspaper template they would like to use and begin assembling/laying out their articles and coming up with their paper name and logo
                 Thursday- work day on newspaper lay out
                Friday- final revisions and last minute changes to newspapers and they are due at the end of the class period. A total of six articles with pictures are due.

Please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns. Let's have another great week of learning, Devils!

Ms. Ashley L. Alonzo

Lesson plans for January 11th - 15th

Reminders: Report cards were sent home with students on Friday. Please make sure you have a conversation with your student about their progress. We will have an early dismissal on Wednesday for teacher in-service. Students will be let out at 12:45. It is very cold outside, so please make sure your child dresses appropriately for the weather.

English 7: Monday- word of the day, Facebook post corrections, and fact versus opinion review
                 Tuesday- word of the day, Facebook post corrections, cause and effect review
                 Wednesday- word of the day, Facebook post corrections
                 Thursday- word of the day, Facebook post corrections, oral report discussion
                 Friday- word of the day, Facebook post corrections, oral report work time

English 8: Monday- word of the day, Facebook post corrections, Venn diagram review
                 Tuesday- word of the day, Facebook post corrections, character sketches
                Wednesday- word of the day, Facebook post corrections
                Thursday- word of the day, Facebook post corrections, character sketches
                Friday- word of the day, Facebook post corrections, autobiographies

Please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns. Let's have another great week of learning!

Ms. Ashley L. Alonzo

Lesson Plans for January 6th-8th

Reminders: Welcome back! Third quarter begins January 6th. Second quarter/semester one grades have been submitted and are available to view online through JMC. Second semester is a great time to start fresh, reevaluate your goals, and resolve yourself to be and do better. We all can improve, especially myself. Please continue to contact me with any questions or concerns. I look forward to another great semester!

English 7: Wednesday- A few new things will be incorporated into second semester. Students will have a word of the day that they will be responsible for finding the definition, part of speech, using in a sentence, and identifying a synonym/antonym. This is an easy way for me to introduce new words and encourage their use in class. We will also be doing more proofreading exercises as to sharpen our skills in a variety of areas.
             Thursday- Word of the day, proofreading exercise, and review of chronological order with a timeline activity.
             Friday- Word of the day, proofreading exercises, and we will be looking at facts versus opinions in different mediums of literature. Students will evaluate sources of information for credibility and validity.


English 8: Wednesday- A few new things will be incorporated into second semester. Students will have a word of the day that they will be responsible for finding the definition, part of speech, using in a sentence, and identifying a synonym/antonym. This is an easy way for me to introduce new words and encourage their use in class. We will also be doing more proofreading exercises as to sharpen our skills in a variety of areas.
           Thursday- Word of the day, proofreading exercises, and review of compare/contrast using historical research.
           Friday- Word of the day, proofreading exercises, and Venn diagram activity using the information gathered yesterday.

Let's have a great week of learning, Green Devils!

Ms. Ashley L. Alonzo