Lesson plans Term 1 - Weeks 9/10: October 27- November 7

Class: English
Teacher: Mariah Farkas
Materials Needed:

DOL #10
The Womens 400 meters (text book)
Mother to Son by Langston Hughes (text book)
The Courage that my Mother Had by Edna St. Vincent Millay (text book)
Dr. Seusss ABCs
Onomatopoeia video www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1GC1yWdM_c
Hyperbole video www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1GC1yWdM_c
Harlem Renaissance video
www.teachertube.com/video/the-harlem-renaissance-231518
Notecards
Alliteration PowerPoint (can be accessed through teachers Moodle)
Personification Basketball (on teachers Moodle)
Onomatopoeia hangman (on teachers Moodle)
Chrome Books
Copies of:
o Rubric for poem
o Self and peer evaluations for poem
o As I Walked Out One Evening by W.H. Auden
o The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe
o Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe
o Tahquamenon Falls by Denise Rodgers
o Dinnertime Chorus by Denise Rodgers
o I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud by William Wordsworth

Monday, 10/27:

Learning Target: CCSS: L.7.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of

standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
L.7.2 Demonstrate conventions of standard English capitalization,
punctuation, and spelling when writing.
RL.7.4 Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text,
including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meaning, and
analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
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I can determine when to capitalize words.

I can identify misspelled words.
I can identify simple sentence structures and compound sentence structures.
I can define and identify nouns, adjectives, coordinate adjectives, verbs and adverbs.
I can define and identify various forms of figurative language (simile, metaphor and
hyperbole).
Methods:
o TLW review grammar conventions(D.O.L.)
o TLW watch a video on hyperbole.

TLW identify examples of hyperbole in poems (Thanksgiving and As I Walked Out One
Evening).
o TLW create an example of hyperbole.
Formative Assessment:
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TTW collect exit slips (example of hyperbole).
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Tuesday, 10/28:

Learning Target: CCSS: L.7.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of

standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
L.7.2 Demonstrate conventions of standard English capitalization,
punctuation, and spelling when writing.
RL.7.4 Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text,
including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meaning, and
analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
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I can determine when to capitalize words. .

I can identify misspelled words.
I can identify simple sentence structures and compound sentence structures.
I can identify various parts of speech (nouns, adjectives, coordinate adjectives, verbs and
adverbs).
o I can define and identify various forms of figurative language (simile, metaphor, hyperbole,
and onomatopoeia).
Methods:
o TLW review grammar conventions(D.O.L.)
o TLW watch a video on onomatopoeia
o TLW play onomatopoeia hangman with a partner
o TLW write an example of onomatopoeia.
TLW Formative Assessment:
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TTW collect the exit slips (example of onomatopoeia).

Wednesday, 10/29:

Learning Target: CCSS: L.7.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of

standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
L.7.2 Demonstrate conventions of standard English capitalization,
punctuation, and spelling when writing.
RL.7.4 Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text,
including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meaning, and
analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
*** writing processW.7.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development,
organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
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I can determine when to capitalize words.

I can identify misspelled words.
I can identify simple sentence structures and compound sentence structures.
I can define identify various parts of speech.
I can define and identify various forms of figurative language (simile, metaphor,
onomatopoeia, alliteration, and hyperbole).
Methods:
o TLW review grammar conventions (D.O.L.)
o TLW view a PowerPoint and discuss alliteration.
o TTW will point to random lines of Dr. Seusss ABCs and TLW say alliteration out loud,
every time I point to a line that is an alliteration.
o TTW go over the rubric for their poem.

TTW demonstrate how to brainstorm (create a mind-map that includes figurative

language) for the poem.
o TLW brainstorm for their poem (rough draft of poem is due next Thursday).
Formative Assessment:
o TTW will walk around the room and look for figurative language in their mind-maps.
o TTW collect exit cards (3 examples of alliteration).

Thursday, 10/30:

Learning Target: CCSS: L.7.1 Demonstrate command of the

conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
L.7.2 Demonstrate conventions of standard English capitalization,
punctuation, and spelling when writing.
RL.7.4 Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text,
including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meaning, and
analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
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o
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I can determine when to capitalize words.

I can identify misspelled words and use resources to assist me in spelling correctly.
I can identify simple sentence structures and compound sentence structures.
I can identify various parts of speech.
I can define and identify various forms of figurative language (simile, metaphor,
onomatopoeia, alliteration, hyperbole and personification).
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Methods:
o TLW watch a video on personification.
o TTW lead a discussion on personification.
o TLW play personification basketball
o TLW write an example of personification.
Evaluation:
o TTW collect exit cards (examples of personification).

Friday, 10/31:

Learning Target: CCSS: L.7.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of

standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
RL.7.4 Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text,
including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meaning, and
analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
L.7.5- Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word
relationships, and nuances in words meanings.

o I can identify examples of figurative language in a poem.

o I can differentiate rhyme scheme from free verse.
Methods:
o TTW introduce students to Edgar Allan Poe.
o TLW listen to a reading of The Raven
o TLW write down an example of figurative language from the poem.
o TLW discuss the poem and which lines rhyme.
o (with leftover time) TLW brainstorm and work on their rough draft.
Evaluation:
o TTW collect the example of figurative language they identified.

Monday, 11/3:

Learning Target: CCSS: L.7.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of

standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
L.7.2 Demonstrate conventions of standard English capitalization,
punctuation, and spelling when writing.
RL.7.4 Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text,
including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meaning, and
analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
-poetry, rhyme scheme
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I can determine when to capitalize words.

I can identify misspelled words.
I can identify simple sentence structures and compound sentence structures.
I can define and identify nouns, adjectives, coordinate adjectives, verbs and adverbs.
I can define and identify various forms of figurative language (simile, metaphor, alliteration,
onomatopoeia, personification and hyperbole).
o I can analyze the structure of a poem and how the structure affects the overall piece.
o I can differentiate rhyme scheme from free verse.
o I can identify the rhyme scheme of a poem.
Methods:
o TLW review grammar conventions(D.O.L.)
o TTW demonstrate how to identify and letter the rhyme scheme.
o TTW show a handful of stanzas that have different rhyme schemes and have students
identify the rhyme scheme.
o TLW read The Womenss 400 Meters
o TLW read The Courage That My Mother Had
o TLW discuss examples of figurative language in the poems with a partner.
o TLW determine the rhyme scheme of the poems.
Formative Assessment:
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TTW walk around the room and too see what rhyme scheme was identified and go over it
as a class.

Tuesday, 10/28:

Learning Target: CCSS: L.7.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of

standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
L.7.2 Demonstrate conventions of standard English capitalization,
punctuation, and spelling when writing.
RL.7.4 Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text,
including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meaning, and
analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
L.7.5- Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word
relationships, and nuances in words meanings.
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I can determine when to capitalize words.

I can identify misspelled words.
I can identify simple sentence structures and compound sentence structures.
I can identify various parts of speech (nouns, adjectives, coordinate adjectives, verbs and
adverbs).
o I can define and identify various forms of figurative language (simile, metaphor, hyperbole,
and onomatopoeia).
o I can collaborate to create a poem with a rhyme scheme and identify the rhyme scheme.
o I can create a poem with at least four types of figurative language.
Methods:

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TLW review grammar conventions(D.O.L.)

TLW choose a partner and create a fall or Halloween poem with at least 8 lines and
identify the rhyme scheme.
TLW work on their rough draft.

Formative Assessment:
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TTW collect the partner poems.
o TTW walk around the room and look for examples of figurative language in the students
poems.

Wednesday, 10/29:

Learning Target: CCSS: L.7.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of

standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
L.7.2 Demonstrate conventions of standard English capitalization,
punctuation, and spelling when writing.
L.7.5- Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word
relationships, and nuances in words meanings.
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I can determine when to capitalize words.

I can identify misspelled words.
I can identify simple sentence structures and compound sentence structures.
I can define identify various parts of speech.
I can define and identify various forms of figurative language (simile, metaphor,
onomatopoeia, alliteration, personification and hyperbole).
Methods:
o TLW review grammar conventions(D.O.L.)
o TTW assign students to groups of 3 and give each group a stack of exit cards with
examples of figurative language.
o TLW collaborate with group members to identify examples of the given type of figurative
language.
o TLW discuss each example identified as a class.
Formative Assessment:
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TTW will have each group write their example on the board and have the class vote on
whether each one is correct or not.

Thursday, 10/30:

Learning Target: CCSS: L.7.1 Demonstrate command of the

conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
L.7.2 Demonstrate conventions of standard English capitalization,
punctuation, and spelling when writing.
L.7.5- Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word
relationships, and nuances in words meanings.
W.7.5 With some guidance from peers and adults, develop and
strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing and rewriting,
focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.
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I can determine when to capitalize words.

I can identify misspelled words and use resources to assist me in spelling correctly.
I can identify simple sentence structures and compound sentence structures.
I can identify various parts of speech.
I can create a poem with four types of figurative language.
I can evaluate my own writing and my peers and give useful feedback to strengthen the
writing.
Methods:

o TLW complete self and peer evaluations on their rough drafts.

o TLW work on the final draft of their poem.
Evaluation:
o TTW collect the self and peer evaluations.

Friday, 10/31:

Learning Target: CCSS: L.7.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of

standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
RL.7.4 Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text,
including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meaning, and
analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.

o I can identify examples of figurative language in a poem.

o I can differentiate rhyme scheme from free verse.
Methods:
o TLW watch a video on the Harlem Renaissance.
o TTW explain the difference between author and speaker.
o TTW explain that the poem is an extended metaphor.
o TLW read Mother to Son by Langston Hughes.
o TLW write a journal explaining what their staircase looks like, using language from the
poem.
Evaluation:
o TTW collect journals.

Cross-Curricular English/Art Harlem Renaissance Unit

Lesson plans Term 1: November 10-14, 2014
Class: English
Teacher:
Vicki Apel/Laura Lutke/Ray Callahan/Mariah Farkas
Materials Needed:
Moodle

Monday, 11/10:

Learning Target: CCSS: RL. 7.4 Interpret words and phrases as they are
used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative
meanings, and analyze how specific words choices shape meaning or tone.
RI. 7.1 Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make
logical inferences from it.
RI.7.10 Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts
independently and proficiently.
W.7.2 Write informative texts to examine and convey complex ideas and
information clearly and accurately.
W.7.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development,
organization, and style are appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience.
W.7.7 Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on
focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under
investigation.
W.7.8- Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources,
assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the
information while avoiding plagiarism.
SL7.5 Make strategic use of digital media and visual displays to express
information and enhance understanding.
I can define and identify various forms of figurative language (simile and metaphor,
hyperbole, personification, alliteration, assonance, and onomatopoeia)
o I can read closely and find answers explicitly in text and answers that require inference.
o I can recognize when a text is too easy or too difficult for me.
o I can select a topic and identify and gather relevant information to share with your
audience.
o I can compose a clear and logical piece of writing that demonstrates my understanding of
a specific writing style.
o I can focus my research around a central question that is provided or determine my own
research worthy question.
o I can analyze the information found in my sources and determine if it provides enough
support to answer my question.
o I can avoid plagiarism by paraphrasing and or summarizing my research findings.
o I can clarify information using the appropriate media component or visual display.
Methods:
o TLW choose three projects to complete that express his/her viewpoint on a modern social
or personal problem. One project must be a poem. One must be an art piece. The third
can be anything, but the rubric must be approved by the teacher. Students will create the
rubric for the third project.
Formative Assessment:
o TTW collect and evaluate the projects.
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Tuesday, 11/11:

Learning Target: CCSS: RL. 7.4 Interpret words and phrases as they are
used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative
meanings, and analyze how specific words choices shape meaning or tone.
RI. 7.1 Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make
logical inferences from it.
RI.7.10 Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts
independently and proficiently.
W.7.2 Write informative texts to examine and convey complex ideas and
information clearly and accurately.
W.7.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development,
organization, and style are appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience.
W.7.7 Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on
focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under
investigation.
W.7.8- Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources,
assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the
information while avoiding plagiarism.
SL7.5 Make strategic use of digital media and visual displays to express
information and enhance understanding.
I can define and identify various forms of figurative language (simile and metaphor,
hyperbole, personification, alliteration, assonance, and onomatopoeia)
o I can read closely and find answers explicitly in text and answers that require inference.
o I can recognize when a text is too easy or too difficult for me.
o I can select a topic and identify and gather relevant information to share with your
audience.
o I can compose a clear and logical piece of writing that demonstrates my understanding of
a specific writing style.
o I can focus my research around a central question that is provided or determine my own
research worthy question.
o I can analyze the information found in my sources and determine if it provides enough
support to answer my question.
o I can avoid plagiarism by paraphrasing and or summarizing my research findings.
o I can clarify information using the appropriate media component or visual display.
Methods:
o TLW choose three assignments fo complete. We will work in the library. The first project
is due TOMORROW.
Formative Assessment:
o TTW collect and evaluate the projects.
o

Wednesday, 11/12:

Learning Target: CCSS: RL. 7.4 Interpret words and phrases as they are
used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative
meanings, and analyze how specific words choices shape meaning or tone.
RI. 7.1 Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make
logical inferences from it.
RI.7.10 Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts
independently and proficiently.
W.7.2 Write informative texts to examine and convey complex ideas and
information clearly and accurately.
W.7.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development,
organization, and style are appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience.

W.7.7 Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on

focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under
investigation.
W.7.8- Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources,
assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the
information while avoiding plagiarism.
SL7.5 Make strategic use of digital media and visual displays to express
information and enhance understanding.
I can define and identify various forms of figurative language (simile and metaphor,
hyperbole, personification, alliteration, assonance, and onomatopoeia)
o I can read closely and find answers explicitly in text and answers that require inference.
o I can recognize when a text is too easy or too difficult for me.
o I can select a topic and identify and gather relevant information to share with your
audience.
o I can compose a clear and logical piece of writing that demonstrates my understanding of
a specific writing style.
o I can focus my research around a central question that is provided or determine my own
research worthy question.
o I can analyze the information found in my sources and determine if it provides enough
support to answer my question.
o I can avoid plagiarism by paraphrasing and or summarizing my research findings.
o I can clarify information using the appropriate media component or visual display.
Methods:
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o TLW choose three assignments to complete. The first assignment is due

Formative Assessment:
o TTW collect and evaluate the projects.

TODAY.

Thursday, 11/13:

Learning Target: CCSS: RL. 7.4 Interpret words and phrases as they are
used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative
meanings, and analyze how specific words choices shape meaning or tone.
RI. 7.1 Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make
logical inferences from it.
RI.7.10 Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts
independently and proficiently.
W.7.2 Write informative texts to examine and convey complex ideas and
information clearly and accurately.
W.7.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development,
organization, and style are appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience.
W.7.7 Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on
focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under
investigation.
W.7.8- Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources,
assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the
information while avoiding plagiarism.
SL7.5 Make strategic use of digital media and visual displays to express
information and enhance understanding.
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I can define and identify various forms of figurative language (simile and metaphor,
hyperbole, personification, alliteration, assonance, and onomatopoeia)
I can read closely and find answers explicitly in text and answers that require inference.
I can recognize when a text is too easy or too difficult for me.
I can select a topic and identify and gather relevant information to share with your
audience.

I can compose a clear and logical piece of writing that demonstrates my understanding of
a specific writing style.
o I can focus my research around a central question that is provided or determine my own
research worthy question.
o I can analyze the information found in my sources and determine if it provides enough
support to answer my question.
o I can avoid plagiarism by paraphrasing and or summarizing my research findings.
o I can clarify information using the appropriate media component or visual display.
Methods:
o TLW choose three assignments to complete. TLW work on the second assignment in the
library.
Formative Assessment:
o TTW collect and evaluate the projects.
o

Friday, 11/14:

Learning Target: CCSS: RL. 7.4 Interpret words and phrases as they are
used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative
meanings, and analyze how specific words choices shape meaning or tone.
RI. 7.1 Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make
logical inferences from it.
RI.7.10 Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts
independently and proficiently.
W.7.2 Write informative texts to examine and convey complex ideas and
information clearly and accurately.
W.7.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development,
organization, and style are appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience.
W.7.7 Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on
focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under
investigation.
W.7.8- Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources,
assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the
information while avoiding plagiarism.
SL7.5 Make strategic use of digital media and visual displays to express
information and enhance understanding.

I can define and identify various forms of figurative language (simile and metaphor,
hyperbole, personification, alliteration, assonance, and onomatopoeia)
o I can read closely and find answers explicitly in text and answers that require inference.
o I can recognize when a text is too easy or too difficult for me.
o I can select a topic and identify and gather relevant information to share with your
audience.
o I can compose a clear and logical piece of writing that demonstrates my understanding of
a specific writing style.
o I can focus my research around a central question that is provided or determine my own
research worthy question.
o I can analyze the information found in my sources and determine if it provides enough
support to answer my question.
o I can avoid plagiarism by paraphrasing and or summarizing my research findings.
o I can clarify information using the appropriate media component or visual display.
Methods:
o TLW choose three assignments to complete. Second assignment is due on TUESDAY.
Formative Assessment:
TTW collect and evaluate the projects.
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