Monday
· Reading 8 – Introduction to fiction vs. nonfiction. Assign textbooks to students and take notes from book on nonfiction (different types, etc.). Discuss "Brain" article with talking to text notes and construct RACERS writing prompt response.
· Reading 7 – Students will complete a PSSA lesson on Text Organization and Features. They will be required to read passages and answer multiple choice questions and one open-ended question.
· Practical Literature 10 - Students will examine writing prompts to determine how to respond to them effectively. They will write an essay using the strategies presented in the readings.
Tuesday
· Reading 8 – Introduction to fiction vs. nonfiction. Assign textbooks to students and take notes from book on nonfiction (different types, etc.). Discuss "Brain" article with talking to text notes and construct RACERS writing prompt response.
· Reading 7 – Introduction to RACERS writing prompt response format. Students will read a passage and respond to a writing prompt using the RACERS format sheet. They will then use this to construct a response in paragraph format. Students will read an article for homework and complete talking to text notes while reading.
· Practical Literature 10 - Discuss the essay written yesterday together as a class to clarify the correct format. Examine sample responses on the board. Continue reading "Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket" together. Students will also complete the plot chart using examples from the story and they will work on completing the questions after reading. Students will take a reading quiz on the story tomorrow.
Wednesday
· Reading 8 – Discuss notes on nonfiction and examine RACERS prompt responses together. Students will then begin reading "The Baker Heater League" from the textbook together as a class and students will record the guided reading question responses as they read.
· Reading 7 – Discuss the article that was homework for today. Students will practice the RACERS format by responding to a writing prompt with the article and we will discuss student thoughts on the article (Talking to text notes).
· Practical Literature 10 - Discuss the questions and plot chart for "Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket." Students will also take a reading quiz on this story.
Thursday
· Reading 8 – Discuss notes on nonfiction and examine RACERS prompt responses together. Students will then begin reading "The Baker Heater League" from the textbook together as a class and students will record the guided reading question responses as they read.
· Reading 7 – Read from "An American Childhood" in the textbook and discuss guided reading questions together as we read. Students will focus on using context clues and identifying point of view as they read in class. Students will work together to complete the post-reading questions after the story.
· Practical Literature 10 - Introduction to the short story, "A Problem." As a class, we will discuss conflict and background information for the story. Students will begin reading the story and focus on completing a chart on conflict as they read.
Friday
· Reading 8 – Continue reading "The Baker Heater League" and respond to guided reading questions. Discuss these questions together and students will work with a partner on post-reading questions on the story. Students will then be assigned to read "The 11:59" for homework for next class period. They must also complete the questions for this story for homework for next class period.
· Reading 7 – Discuss post-reading questions from "An American Childhood" and students will also complete a writing assignment on hyperbole.
· Practical Literature 10 - Students will read "A Problem" and fill in the conflict chart as they read. They must identify examples of conflict in the story and categorize them as the correct type of conflict.
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