MCMS Weekly Blueprint
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Standard #
RL and RI 10
RL 1 and 3; L5
L5; RL 3, 7, and 9
RL 1, 2, 3
Learning
Target(s)
*Earn combos to increase
reading comprehension
*Complete
ReadAround/Lexia lessons to
increase vocabulary
*Complete IBalance lessons
to improve fluency
*Cite textual evidence to
support a claim
*Use vocabulary words in
appropriate context
*Identify terms associated
with figurative language
and poetry
*Determine the theme of a
narrative poem
*Apply figurative language
correctly to a given poem
*Correctly cite evidence to
support answers
Activities
Reading Plus or Lexia (Each
student will be working at
his/her own individualized
instructional level)
Complete Open Book
Assessment over “The
Monsters are Due on
Maple Street”
*Define figurative
language terms
*Compare the fictional
setting of a poem to the
actual place
*Compare the written
version of “The
Highwayman” to the song
version
Define terms
Students will also be logging
their combos on their
reading plus record sheet
Fill out Alphaboxes with
terms associated with
figurative language and
poetry
Summative
Assessment
Formative
Assessment
Thoughtful Ed.
Adolescent
Literacy
Bell Ringer
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Read “The Cremation of
Sam McGee”
Read “The Highwayman”
and discuss vocabulary and
terms as they are
applicable to the poem
Determine the theme that
is present throughout the
poem
Listen to the song version
of the poem and compare
the mood and tone
Complete comprehension
questions over poem
Comprehension Test
Reading Plus Record Sheet
Alphaboxes
Oral responses to
questioning
Alphaboxes
Pair and Share
Turn and Talk—“Why do
poets use figurative
language as opposed to
literal language?”
Turn and Talk
Daily Spark (Reading)
Daily Spark (Reading)
Daily Spark (Reading)
Monitoring for Meaning
Questioning
Daily Spark (Reading)