Definitions
- Review Chapter Abstracts: Chapter abstracts are synopses of each chapter that you can use to review the reading assignments with your students.
- Daily Lessons: There are 1 daily lessons detailed in this lesson plan. Select a new daily lesson for each day.
- Fun Activities: There are 1 fun activities in this lesson plan. They serve as a way for students to interact with the material in an enjoyable, educational way.
- Read Aloud in Class: Ask students to take turns reading aloud from where they left off in their most recent reading assignment. Use the Oral Reading Evaluation Form in this lesson plan to evaluate their reading skills.
- In-Class Handout: An in-class handout can be one of the quizzes/homework assignments, vocabulary games, worksheets, or an essay/writing assignment. It's something the students can complete and turn in during class, or begin in-class and take home to finish as a homework assignment.
One Week Lesson Calendar
Before the unit begins:
- Homework Assignment: Read through They Tore Down the Polo Grounds in 1964
Day 1 - Introduce Unit | Day 2 - Review Unit | Day 3 - Quiz | Day 4 - Review Unit | Day 5 - Test |
Review Chapter Abstracts up to They Tore Down the Polo Grounds in 1964 Daily Lesson 1 Fun Activity 1 Students Read Aloud in Class Homework Assignment: Read through The Life and Times of Moonlight Graham |
Review Chapter Abstracts up to The Life and Times of Moonlight Graham 1 In-Class Handout Homework Assignment: Read through The Oldest Living Chicago Cub and choose a homework assignment from one of the Daily Lessons |
Review Chapter Abstracts up to The Oldest Living Chicago Cub Quiz 1 In-Class Handout Homework Assignment: Read through The Rapture of J.D. Salinger and assign an essay, due the week following the test |
Review Chapter Abstracts up to The Rapture of J.D. Salinger 1 In-Class Handout Homework Assignment: Study for the test |
Test |
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