Monday
Week of: 11/07- 11/11 / Third Six Weeks – Week I
Teacher: E. Gonzalez
Team: ESLSOL II
Objective: Explain the controlling idea and specific purpose of an expository text and
distinguish the most important from the less important details that support the authors purpose.
Literary Analysis: Suspense in Biography. Reading Skill: Identify Author’s Purpose.
Activities: Closing Activities for Seabiscuit: An American Dream by Laura Hillenbrand
1. Reading Skill: Author’s Purpose
2. Vocabulary Practice
3. Reading Check/Recall Events
4. Literary Analysis
Materials : pen/pencil, textbook “Holt McDougal Literature” Unit 1, handout
Follow Up/HW: Review story and vocabulary
Tuesday
Objective: Explain the controlling idea and specific purpose of an expository text and distinguish
the most important from the less important details that support the authors purpose.
Literary Analysis: Suspense in Biography. Reading Skill: Identify Author’s Purpose.
Activities:
1. Vocabulary Quiz
2. Continue Monday’s assignment
Wed/Thur
Materials: pen/pencil, textbook “Holt McDougal Literature” Unit 1, handout
Follow Up/HW:
Objective: Synthesize and make logical connections between ideas and details in several texts
selected to reflect a range of viewpoints on the same topic and support those findings with
textual evidence. Reflect on understanding to monitor comprehension (summarizing and
synthesizing). Reading Skill: Synthesize.
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Activities:
1. Big Question: What’s the Connection?
2. What is synthesize?
3. Audio Anthology: Magazine Article “Four Good Legs Between Us” by Laura
Hillenbrand, Timeline: Seabiscuit, Radio Transcript: “Races on the Radio.”
4. Writing Journal: Synthesize
Materials: Journal, pen/pencil, textbook “Holt McDougal Literature” Unit 1
Friday
Follow Up/HW: Review all articles
Objective: Synthesize and make logical connections between ideas and details in several texts
selected to reflect a range of viewpoints on the same topic and support those findings with
textual evidence. Reflect on understanding to monitor comprehension (summarizing and
synthesizing). Reading Skill: Synthesize.
Activities:
1. Continue Wednesday’s Assignment
Materials: Journal, pen/pencil, textbook “Holt McDougal Literature” Unit 1
Follow Up/HW: Review all articles
Monday
Week of: 11/14- 11/18 / Third Six Weeks – Week II
Teacher: E. Gonzalez
Team: ESLSOL II
Objective: Synthesize and make logical connections between ideas and details in several texts
selected to reflect a range of viewpoints on the same topic and support those findings with
textual evidence. Reflect on understanding to monitor comprehension (summarizing and
synthesizing). Reading Skill: Synthesize.
Activities:
1. Warm-up: Vocabulary in Context
2. Grammar in Context: Review-present tense
3. Skill Focus: Synthesize
Wed/Thur
Tuesday
Materials : pen/pencil, textbook “Holt McDougal Literature” Unit 1, handout
Follow Up/HW: Review story and vocabulary – Test Thursday
Objective: Will be able to define and identify present tense verbs. Will be able to demonstrate
correct usage of present tense verbs.
Activities:
1. Complete in Grammar & Writing workbook pp. 45-64, Present Tense Verb review
Materials: pen/pencil, “Edge” Grammar & Writing Practice Book
Follow Up/HW: Review story and vocabulary – Test Thursday
Objective: Synthesize and make logical connections between ideas and details in several texts
selected to reflect a range of viewpoints on the same topic and support those findings with
textual evidence. Reflect on understanding to monitor comprehension (summarizing and
synthesizing). Reading Skill: Synthesize.
Will be able to define and identify past tense verbs. Will be able to demonstrate correct usage of
past tense verbs.
Activities:
1. Final Test: Seabiscuit: An American Dream & Horse of the Century
2. Complete in Grammar & Writing workbook pp. 68-84, Past Tense Verb review
Materials: pen/pencil, “Edge” Grammar & Writing Practice Book, handout
Friday
Follow Up/HW:
Objective: Will be able to define and identify past tense verbs. Will be able to demonstrate
correct usage of past tense verbs.
Activities:
1. Complete in Grammar & Writing workbook pp. 68-84, Past Tense Verb review
Materials: pen/pencil, “Edge” Grammar & Writing Practice Book
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Monday
Week of: 11/21 - 11/25 / Third Six Weeks – Week III
Teacher: E. Gonzalez
Team: ESL SOL II
Objective: Student will be able to construct a movie review (not a summary) of Gary Gray’s 2003 film The
Italian Job.
Activities:
1. View Movie: The Italian Job
2. Group Discussion: movie clips, characters, setting, plot, antagonist, protagonist, conflict, techniques
used to create the suspense in the film.
Materials DVD, journal
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Tuesday
Objective: Student will be able to construct a movie review (not a summary) of Gary Gray’s 2003 film The
Italian Job.
Activities:
1. View Movie: The Italian Job
2. Group Discussion: movie clips, characters, setting, plot, antagonist, protagonist, conflict, techniques
used to create the suspense in the film.
Materials: DVD, journal
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Monday
Week of: 11/28 - 12/2 / Third Six Weeks – Week IV
Teacher: E. Gonzalez
Team: ESL SOL II
Objective: Student will be able to construct a movie review (not a summary) of Gary Gray’s 2003 film The
Italian Job.
Activities:
1. View Movie: The Italian Job
2. Group Discussion: movie clips, characters, setting, plot, antagonist, protagonist, conflict.
3. Movie Review
Materials DVD, journal, handout
Follow Up/HW:
1.
Objective: Apply strategies and knowledge learned in class to formal assessments. Increase knowledge of
time management skills during assessments. Understand the purpose for participating in standardized tests
View the semester final test as "just another test". Emulate teacher's attitude toward the test.
Activities:
Tuesday
POWER REVIEW FOR FINAL EXAM
Materials: pen/pencil, review package
Follow Up/HW:
Objective:. Apply strategies and knowledge learned in class to formal assessments. Increase knowledge
of time management skills during assessments. Understand the purpose for participating in standardized
tests View the semester final test as "just another test". Emulate teacher's attitude toward the test.
Activities:
Wed/Thur
POWER REVIEW FOR FINAL EXAM
Materials: pen/pencil, review package
Follow Up/HW:
Objective: Apply strategies and knowledge learned in class to formal assessments. Increase knowledge
of time management skills during assessments. Understand the purpose for participating in standardized
tests View the semester final test as "just another test". Emulate teacher's attitude toward the test.
Activities:
Friday
POWER REVIEW FOR FINAL EXAM
Materials: pen/pencil, review package
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Monday
Week of: 12/05 - 12/09 / Third Six Weeks – Week V
Teacher: E. Gonzalez
Team: ESL SOL II
Objective: I will read with accuracy and expression, with appropriate phrasing and at a reasonable rate a
passage of “Hatchet” or other text at students’ development level.
Activities:
READING: FLUENCY / ORAL LANGUAGE FINAL EXAM
Materials: novel copy of “Hatchet” by Gary Paulsen
Follow Up/HW: Review for final exam.
Tuesday
2. Objective:. I will read with accuracy and expression, with appropriate phrasing and at a reasonable rate a
passage of “Hatchet” or other text at students’ development level.
Activities:
READING: FLUENCY / ORAL LANGUAGE FINAL EXAM
Materials: novel copy of “Hatchet” by Gary Paulsen
Follow Up/HW: Review for final exam.
Objective:. I will demonstrate an ability to compose a variety of written texts with a clear, controlling
thesis; coherent organization; sufficient development; and effective use of language and conventions.
Activities:
Wed/Thur
WRITING / COMPOSITION FINAL EXAM
Materials: pen/pencil, handout
Follow Up/HW: Review for final exam.
Objective: I will use comprehension skills to listen attentively and summarize the speaker’s ideas for
critical reflection.
Activities:
Friday
ACTIVE LISTENING FINAL EXAM
Materials: pen/pencil, CD, handout
Follow Up/HW: Review for final exam.
Monday
Week of: 12/13 - 12/16 / Third Six Weeks – Week VI
Teacher: E. Gonzalez
Team: ESL SOL II
Objective: I will use comprehension skills to listen attentively and summarize the speaker’s ideas for critical
reflection.
Activities:
ACTIVE LISTENING FINAL EXAM
Materials: pen/pencil, CD, handout
Follow Up/HW: Review for final exam.
Tuesday
3. Objective:.I will demonstrate the ability to understand and analyze a variety of written texts across reading
genres.
Activities:
READING COMPREHENSION, GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY FINAL EXAM
Materials: pen/pencil, handout
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