Reading 8: Thank You, Mam Week 2

Monday
September 8
Tuesday
September 9
Wednesday
September 10
Thursday
September 11
Friday
September 12
Bell Ringer
Read/WOTD Read/WOTD
None
Read/WOTD Read/WOTD
Materials
Vocabulary Test
Adapted Vocab. Test
Literature Books 161
Study Island Open-
Ended assessment
Literature Books
Selection Quick Check
Number cards
Procedure
In groups, SW finish
their word maps from
Friday

SW brainstorm ways to
act out the vocabulary
words while still in
groups. SW then act
them out in front of the
class
SW take the vocabulary
test

TW preview the story
with the students

SW answer the
following journal
question in their
notebooks and share
with the class: Think of
someone you trust.
Consider your reasons
for trusting that person.

SW also write traits that
describe a person they
trust in their notebooks.

SW read their AR books
with any time that is left
TW proctor Study Island
assessment.
Read the story (page
161) together as a class
and discuss

SW answer the
questions on the
Selection Quick Check
alone as the teacher
walks around to help

TW go over the answers
before class is over and
discuss
TW pass out a number
card to students as they
enter the room

TW pair students up
using the cards

SW reread the story
(page 161) with their
partner

With a partner, SW list
possible causes for
Roger stealing the purse
and possible causes for
Mrs. Jones helping him.
SW use evidence from
the story to get their
answers. SW share their
answers with the class

Homework
Study Vocabulary Test
Tomorrow
Read AR: Due 9/30 Read AR: Due 9/30 Read AR: Due 9/30 Read AR: Due 9/30
Objective
Review vocabulary by
acting it out
Preview story and
connect to self
Take benchmark
assessment.
Read and discuss fiction,
check comprehension
Reread, identify causes
for given effects
Graded
Vocab. Test - 20 pts.
Notes
GROUPS


Reading 8: Thank You, Mam Week 2

Common Core:
E08.A-
V.4.1.1
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based grade
8 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
E08.A-
V.4.1.2
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word
meanings.
E08.A-
V.4.1.2 A. Interpret figures of speech (e.g. verbal, irony, puns) in context.
E08.A-
V.4.1.2 B. Use the relationship between particular words to better understand each of the words.
E08.A-
K.1.1.1
Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as
well as inferences, conclusions, and/or generalizations drawn from the text.
E08.A-
K.1.1.2
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text,
including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective
E08.A-
K.1.1.3
Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story, drama, or poem propel the action,
reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision.
E08.A-
C.2.1.3
Determine how the author uses the meaning of words or phrases, including figurative and
connotative meanings, in a text analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and