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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 20 daily lessons detailed in this lesson plan. Select a new daily lesson for each day.
- Fun Activities: There are 10 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 Section 2: "Part One: The Pampas": "The Morbid Light of Dead Men's Bones" through "A Prophet with a Paintbrush"
Day 1 - Introduce Unit | Day 2 - Review Unit | Day 3 - Quiz | Day 4 - Review Unit | Day 5 - Test |
Review Chapter Abstracts up to Section 2: "Part One: The Pampas": "The Morbid Light of Dead Men's Bones" through "A Prophet with a Paintbrush" 1 Lesson from Daily Lessons 1-5 1 Fun Activity from Fun Activities 1-5 Students Read Aloud in Class Homework Assignment: Read through Section 3: "Part Two: The Fort": "Dressed to the Nines" through "A Bunch of Short Dark Hapsburgs" |
Review Chapter Abstracts up to Section 3: "Part Two: The Fort": "Dressed to the Nines" through "A Bunch of Short Dark Hapsburgs" 1 Lesson from Daily Lessons 6-10 1 In-Class Handout Homework Assignment: Read through Section 5: "Part Three: Indian Territory": "Frothing like Foam" through "Most Were Naked and Beautiful." and choose a homework assignment from one of the Daily Lessons |
Review Chapter Abstracts up to Section 5: "Part Three: Indian Territory": "Frothing like Foam" through "Most Were Naked and Beautiful." Quiz 1 Lesson from Daily Lessons 11-15 1 In-Class Handout 1 Fun Activity from Fun Activities 6-10 Homework Assignment: Read through Section 6: "Part Three: Indian Territory": "Oh China, Love, Forgive Me Now," through "I Wish You Could See Us." and assign an essay, due the week following the test |
Review Chapter Abstracts up to Section 6: "Part Three: Indian Territory": "Oh China, Love, Forgive Me Now," through "I Wish You Could See Us." 1 Lesson from Daily Lessons 16-20 1 In-Class Handout Homework Assignment: Study for the test |
Test |
(read the full one, two, four, and eight week Lesson Calendar)
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