PreAP ELA Lessons

April 16-20, 2012

 

Monday                                  TEKS –          6B, Fig. 19                 

Warm-Up:      brainteasers

  • Computer Lab – Complete Achieve 3000 – LevelSet Test
  • Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse
    • Show Me What You Know pp 96-149 - hand out quiz and books. Students may use their books to complete the quiz.
    • Continue reading book – next section is 150-189; just get as far as you can.

           

 

Tuesday                                  TEKS –         6B, Fig. 19

 

Warm-Up:      brainteasers

  • Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse
    • Continue reading book – next section is 150-189
    • Show Me What You Know pp 150-189 - hand out quiz and books. Students may use their books to complete the quiz.
    • Journal entry - Create a journal entry as if you were a child living in the Dust Bowl. Describe your experiences of living on a farm with your family in all that dust. How does it look, feel, taste, sound, and smell? This entry should be 1 page minimum.
    • Continue reading book (if time) – next section is 190-227

 

Wednesday                            TEKS –         6B, Fig. 19      

Warm-Up:       brainteasers

  • Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse
    • Continue reading book– next section is 190-227
    • Show Me What You Know pp 190-227 - hand out quiz and books. Students may use their books to complete the quiz.
    • Writing in Free Verse Activity
    • Review – Memory Game

 

Thursday                                 TEKS –         6B, Fig. 19

Warm-Up:       brainteasers

 

  • Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse
    • Novel Test
  • Image Grammar

 

Friday                        TEKS –         3B

Warm-Up:       brainteasers

 

  • Define mythology
  • Discuss “Why study mythology” handout (from file)
  • Complete Who’s Who onMountOlympusworksheet (Source Mythology teacher’s guide pg 13)
    • Students will use Mythology by Edith Hamilton (pg 24-35) – daily grade