Jr.+High

**Language Objective(s) for the Week: Students will use sentence stems to speak orally.**
__**Word Study:**__ tall tale __**Lesson:**__ (1)Review Best/Worst list from Notebooks. (2)Model writing about chosen topic. (3)Students choose topic and write entry in Notebooks. __**Closure:**__ Students voluntarily share entries orally. || __**Lesson:**__ (1)Model writing a capitalization rules chart in Notebook. (2)Students copy into their Notebooks. (3)Look at entries for capitalization mistakes. __**Closure:**__ Students write a sentence on whiteboard, making a capitalization error. Trade whiteboards and correct errors. || (1)Read over Headings, Captions, & Highlighted vocabulary words of the chapter or section. (2)Read questions on worksheet 2 times each. (3)Highlight key words & phrases in question. (4)Starting with highlighted vocabulary words, scan the section or chapter for key words and phrases from step #3. (5)After completing the highlighted words, then start scanning for other items. Orally review classroom skills from yesterday's lesson. __**Closure**__: Students orally share strategies used with sentence stem: "I used the strategy when I _." ||
 * < **Mon.** ||< __**Daily Warm-Up:**__ Teacher read aloud from Read Aloud Anthology: "Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind"
 * < **Tues.** ||< __**Word Study:**__ conventions, capitalization
 * < **Wed.** ||< Afternoon Dr. Appointment No sub. employed. ||
 * < **Thurs.** ||< __**Pep Rally @ 2:15**__ **//(Begin lesson today; if there's no time to finish, continue with lesson on Friday.)//**
 * __Lesson:__** Strategies and Skills for doing classroom worksheets - Teacher models the following lesson, with students assisting.
 * __Closure:__** Students orally use sentence starter: "One strategy that I learned is ___."__ to share with class. ||
 * < **Fri.** ||< **__Daily Warm-Up:__**
 * __Lesson:__** (1)Finish yesterday's lesson if necessary. (2)Students complete practice activity independently.