Lesson: # 126 Monday, March 16, 2015

Grade: English 8

Title: Gerunds

Due Dates:

Desired Outcome:

Students define and apply gerunds

10 minutes - Practice Prior Skills (Warm-up)

Diagram the following:

Spring has almost arrived, and I am looking forward to it.

Review Word of the Week at mrscaple.com.

20 Minutes: Classroom Instruction

KNOWLEDGE

Students will take the following notes on gerunds. Use Kindle Diagramming Sentences Ch 11 #1-5.

Lesson #126 Week 29

15 Minutes: Guided Practice

Diagram the following sentences.

Blowing bubbles on a windy day is a fun activity for children.

Piling too much laundry into a washing machine will not clean well.

Ethan narrowly avoided driving off the cliff.

Write a sentence that uses a gerund as the subject.

Write a sentence that uses a gerund as a direct object.

Homework for Independent Study and Due Dates:

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Lesson: # 128 Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Grade: English 8

Title: Gerunds Practice

Due Dates:

Desired Outcome:

Students will self-assess their knowledge of gerunds

10 minutes - Practice Prior Skills (Warm-up)

Diagram the following:

Reading helps you learn English.

Her favorite hobby is reading.

I enjoy reading.

Review Word of the Week at mrscaple.com.

15 Minutes: Formative Assessment: Gerunds

COMPREHNSION AND APPLICATION

Students will take a practice quiz on junoed.com to demonstrate understanding of gerunds

15 Minutes: Classroom Instruction

Review results of quiz.

Homework for Independent Study and Due Dates:

Lesson: # 129 Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Grade: English 8

Title: 1st Paragraph

Due Dates: First Paragraphs have my approval for a completion grade by tomor-row with a completion grade.

Desired Outcome:

Students will write a 1st paragraph with a grabber, transition, and thesis statement.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.2b Develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, con-crete details, quotations, or other information and examples.Will teach 2nd semester

Develop the topic with relevant facts✔

Develop the topic with relevant definitions✔

Develop the topic with relevant concrete details✔

Develop the topic with relevant quotations✔

Develop the topic with relevant examples or other information.✔

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.8.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard Eng-lish grammar and usage when writing

Procedures:

Open In Prayer

5 Minutes Practice Prior Skills (Warm-up)

Page 156 of Daily Warm-ups or below:

Lesson #129 Week 29

Review Words of the Week

20 Minutes: Classroom Instruction

Students will go to mrscaple.com/resources/informative essay structure & outline to review how to write a body paragraph.

Students will go to mrscaple.com/resources/informative essay 8th grade example and analyze the topic sentence and supporting details to use as a model for their own essay.

What are the 6 types grabbers to use in the first sentence to engage the reader?

Students are to review 8th grade model’s first paragraph at mrscaple.com.

1. What type of grabber is used?

2. What are the transitions sentences?

3. What is the thesis? What is the subject, point (verb), and reasons in the thesis statement?

20 Minutes: Guided Practice

Students are to write the first paragraph of their informative essay that will contain a grabber (1-2 sentences), transition (1-3 sentences), and thesis (1 sen-tence) for a total of 3-6 sentences for the first paragraph.

Homework for Independent Study:

Finish paragraph

Lesson: # 130 Thursday, March 18, 2015

Grade: English 8

Title: 2nd Paragraph

Due Dates:

1st Paragraph due today for a completion grade.

Bring a book of choice by Wednesday, April, 2015 for a completion grade. You will have until May 15th to read. You may schedule a book talk with Mrs. Caple any time before then.

195 plus pages A, 175 plus B, 150 plus C

Desired Outcome:

Students will write a 2nd paragraph that contains a topic sentence and supporting details.

5 Minutes Practice Prior Skills (Warm-up)

Diagram the following:

I do not want ground beef for dinner.

Review Words of the Week

10 Minutes: Classroom Instruction

Students will go to mrscaple.com/resources/informative essay structure & outline to review how to write a body paragraph.

Students will go to mrscaple.com/resources/informative essay 8th grade example and analyze the topic sentence and supporting details to use as a model for their own essay.

Each body paragraph should contain the following:

Lesson #130 Week 29

Topic Sentence

Supporting Details (Evidence and Analysis)

20 Minutes - Independent Practice:

Students are to:

1. Write the 2nd paragraph (1st body paragraph) that will their first college from their thesis statement in their topic sentence.

2. Write several sentences that provide supporting evidence such as concrete de-tails or examples.

3. Write a 1-2 sentences that provide an analysis of the evidence. State the rele-vance, purpose, or meaning of the supporting details.

4. Be sure to cite your sources with in-text or parenthetical citations.

5 Minutes - Closing

What are the three elements of each body paragraph?

Homework for Independent Study:

Finish paragraph

Lesson: # 131 Friday, March 20, 2015

Grade: English 8

Title: 3rd Paragraph

Due Dates:

1st Paragraph due today for a completion grade.

Bring a book of choice by Wednesday, April, 2015 for a completion grade. You will have until May 15th to read. You may schedule a book talk with Mrs. Caple any time before then.

195 plus pages A, 175 plus B, 150 plus C

Desired Outcome:

Students will write a 3rd paragraph that contains a topic sentence and supporting details.

5 Minutes Practice Prior Skills (Warm-up)

Review Words of the Week

10 Minutes: Classroom Instruction

Students will go to mrscaple.com/resources/informative essay structure & outline to review how to write a body paragraph.

Students will go to mrscaple.com/resources/informative essay 8th grade example and analyze the topic sentence and supporting details to use as a model for their own essay.

Each body paragraph should contain the following:

Lesson #131 Week 29

Topic Sentence

Supporting Details (Evidence and Analysis)

20 Minutes - Independent Practice:

Students are to:

1. Write the 3rd paragraph (1st body paragraph) that will their first college from their thesis statement in their topic sentence.

2. Write several sentences that provide supporting evidence such as concrete de-tails or examples.

3. Write a 1-2 sentences that provide an analysis of the evidence. State the rele-vance, purpose, or meaning of the supporting details.

4. Be sure to cite your sources with in-text or parenthetical citations.

5 Minutes - Closing

What are the three elements of each body paragraph?

Homework for Independent Study:

Finish paragraph