ESSENTIAL

LEARNING

OUTCOMES

What will the students know or be able to do at the end of the lesson?

ASSESSMENT

How will the students demonstrate that they have accomplished the desired outcome?

STRATEGIES

In what activities will the students be engaged to accomplish the desired outcome?

3 HOTS QUESTIONS

e.g. one should be on knowledge, one on application, and one on synthesis or evaluation.

Mon

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          MEMORIAL     DAY

Tues

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Students create a planning sheet to compose a short adventure based on five transition words.

Students write a draft for a story of 5 paragraphs of 3 sentences each which includes an appropriate transition word in each paragraph.

Students choose appropriate transition words for introducing, adding information, comparing, clarifying, and concluding.

Students follow outline on www.writingfix.com/PDFs/Pic-Book-Prompt-Worksheets/Meanwhile-GO.pdf

How are transition words helpful ni writing?

How would the story be different if they were not used?

When would transition words be used  inappropriately?

Wed

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Students demonstrate when to use capitals and identify reason for their use.

Students circle letters in sets of sentences identifying different reasons for the use of capitalization.

Students make a list of categories with samples of each: proper nouns/adjectives,

names & titles, locations, holidays, documents, direct quotes,  words in titles,

words in letters.

When would the word mom be capitalized and wouldn’t it be?  Why?

Can you give similar examples of this?

Thurs

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Students demonstrate when to use commas and identify reason for their use.

Students insert commas in a set of sentences identifying reasons for its use.

Students make a list of categories with samples of each: series, compound sentences  direct address, separation of

date & year, city & state, letter parts.                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

Compose a sentence in which the placing or omitting a comma changes the meaning of

the sentence. Explain how it does.

Fri

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Students demonstrate when to use apostrophes, quotation marks, and ending marks.

Students edit a set of sentences requiring correct use of these punctuation marks in a true/false exercise

Students create sentences that require the

use of apostophes and quotation marks.                                                        

Can you create a broken quote?

Can you rewrite a statement to make it a question? or a question into an exclamation?

Bloom’s Taxonomy

 (HOTS Questions)

-Knowledge

-Comprehension

-Application

-Analysis

-Synthesis

-Evaluation

School Grade Weighting Scale:

Tests and Quizzes (50%):

Classwork/ Participation (20%):

Homework (15%):

Projects/ Portfolios (15%):

Multiple Intelligences/ Differentiated Instruction:

Use of Technology:

   ____ Smartboard

   ____ Student Response System