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 30 daily lessons detailed in this lesson plan. Select a new daily lesson for each day.
- Fun Activities: There are 20 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 Book 2 Chapter 9: The Well and Stars ? How the Ladder Disappeared (Pgs. 248-255) | Book 2 Chapter 10: May Kasahara on Death and Evolution ? The Thing Made Elsewhere (Pgs. 256-262) | Book 2 Chapter 11: Hunger as Pain ? Kumiko's Long Letter ? Bird as Prophet (Pgs. 263-279)
Day 1 - Introduce Unit | Day 2 - Review Unit | Day 3 - Quiz | Day 4 - Review Unit | Day 5 - Test |
Review Chapter Abstracts up to Book 2 Chapter 9: The Well and Stars ? How the Ladder Disappeared (Pgs. 248-255) | Book 2 Chapter 10: May Kasahara on Death and Evolution ? The Thing Made Elsewhere (Pgs. 256-262) | Book 2 Chapter 11: Hunger as Pain ? Kumiko's Long Letter ? Bird as Prophet (Pgs. 263-279) 1 Lesson from Daily Lessons 1-8 1 Fun Activity from Fun Activities 1-10 Students Read Aloud in Class Homework Assignment: Read through Book 3 Chapter 8: Down in the Well (Pgs. 391-395) | Book 3 Chapter 9: The Zoo Attack (or A Clumsy Massacre) (Pgs. 396-414) |
Review Chapter Abstracts up to Book 3 Chapter 8: Down in the Well (Pgs. 391-395) | Book 3 Chapter 9: The Zoo Attack (or A Clumsy Massacre) (Pgs. 396-414) 1 Lesson from Daily Lessons 9-15 1 In-Class Handout Homework Assignment: Read through Book 3 Chapter 24: The Signal Turns Red ? The Long Arm Reaches Out (Pgs. 499-504) | Book 3 Chapter 25: Triangular Ears ? Sleigh Bells (Pgs. 505-506) and choose a homework assignment from one of the Daily Lessons |
Review Chapter Abstracts up to Book 3 Chapter 24: The Signal Turns Red ? The Long Arm Reaches Out (Pgs. 499-504) | Book 3 Chapter 25: Triangular Ears ? Sleigh Bells (Pgs. 505-506) Quiz 1 Lesson from Daily Lessons 16-23 1 In-Class Handout 1 Fun Activity from Fun Activities 11-20 Homework Assignment: Read through Book 3 Chapter 38: The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle #17 (Kumiko's Letter) (Pgs. 601-603) | Book 3 Chapter 39: Goodbye (Pgs. 604-607) and assign an essay, due the week following the test |
Review Chapter Abstracts up to Book 3 Chapter 38: The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle #17 (Kumiko's Letter) (Pgs. 601-603) | Book 3 Chapter 39: Goodbye (Pgs. 604-607) 1 Lesson from Daily Lessons 24-30 1 In-Class Handout Homework Assignment: Study for the test |
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