LESSON PLAN
Name Date Class Reading Level: Average (L2)
Objectives
• To read and analyze a personal narrative about a
young girl’s feelings about home
• To identify first-person point of view in a narrative
• To write a paragraph analyzing the author’s style
Skills
Writing: Journal Entry
Grammar/Language: Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
Collaboration: Literature Groups; Art Activity
BEFORE READING (SE/TWE p. 328)
Selection Focus Transparency 29
READING THE SELECTION (SE/TWE p. 329)
Active Reading Guide,* p. 29
Reading Workbook, pp. 49–50
RESPONDING TO THE SELECTION (SE/TWE pp. 330–331)
Literary Elements Transparency 29
Selection Quick Checks,* p. 29
Selection and Theme Assessment, p. 53
Performance Assessment, p. 28
Testmaker
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EXTENDING AND CUSTOMIZING (TWE TEACHING OPTIONS pp. 328–331)
Theme Four Planning Guide, pp. 6–10
Grammar and Language Workbook, pp. 105–106
Grammar and Composition Handbook, Lesson 4.3
Vocabulary PuzzleMaker
English Language Learners Sourcebook, p. 52
Glencoe Literature Web Site (lit.glencoe.com)
Audio Library, Tape or CD
Spanish Audio Library, Tape or CD
Spanish Summaries, p. 29
Spanish Translations, p. 92
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LESSON PLAN
Name Date Class Reading Level: Basic (L1)
Objectives
• To read and analyze a poem about the author’s
grandmother
• To identify imagery in a poem
• To write a character sketch
Skills
Reading/Thinking: Inferring; Summarizing; Drawing Conclusions
Writing: Poem
Listening/Speaking: Performing a Tableau
Collaboration: Literature Groups
BEFORE READING (SE/TWE p. 333)
Selection Focus Transparency 30
READING THE SELECTION (SE/TWE pp. 334–335)
Active Reading Guide,* p. 30
Reading Workbook, pp. 51–52
Fine Art Transparency 10
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RESPONDING TO THE SELECTION (SE/TWE pp. 336–337)
Literary Elements Transparency 30
Selection Quick Checks,* p. 30
Selection and Theme Assessment, p. 54
Performance Assessment, p. 29
Testmaker
EXTENDING AND CUSTOMIZING (TWE TEACHING OPTIONS pp. 333–337)
Theme Four Planning Guide, pp. 11–15
English Language Learners Sourcebook, p. 53
Glencoe Literature Web Site (lit.glencoe.com)
Audio Library, Tape or CD
Spanish Audio Library, Tape or CD
Spanish Summaries, p. 30
Spanish Translations, pp. 93–94
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LESSON PLAN
Name Date Class Reading Level: Challenging (L3)
Objectives
• To read and analyze two poems about mothers
• To identify figurative language in poetry
• To write an analysis of parents’ roles
Skills
Reading/Thinking: Evaluating; Drawing
Conclusions; Visualizing
Writing: Advice Column
Grammar/Language: Verb Tenses
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TEKS: 4 A, C; 5 C, E, F; 6 B; 7 A–D; 8 C; 9 A–C; 10 A, D,
F, H, I, K, M; 11 A–D; 12 B, F, H, J, K; 14 A, C; 15 A, B, E;
17 F; 18 G; 19 A
TAAS: R 1–6; W 1–4
PDAS: I A; II A, D, E; III B; IV C; VIII D
Listening/Speaking: Reading Orally
and Listening Effectively to Poetry
Collaboration: Literature Groups
BEFORE READING (SE/TWE p. 340)
Selection Focus Transparency 31
TEKS: 7.22, 7.23 PDAS: I A, B; II A–D; IV C
READING THE SELECTION (SE/TWE pp. 341–342)
Active Reading Guide,* p. 31
TEKS: 7.8, 7.9, 7.10, 7.11, 7.12, 7.14 TAAS: R 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Reading Workbook, pp. 53–54
TEKS: 7.8, 7.9, 7.10, 7.11, 7.12, 7.14 TAAS: R 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
RESPONDING TO THE SELECTION (SE/TWE pp. 343–344)
Literary Elements Transparency 31
TEKS: 7.10, 7.11, 7.12 TAAS: R 2, 3, 5, 6
Selection Quick Checks,* p. 31
PDAS: III A, B
Selection and Theme Assessment, pp. 55–56
PDAS: III A, B
Performance Assessment, p. 30
PDAS: III A, B
Testmaker
PDAS: III A, B
PDAS: I A, B; II A–D; III A, B; IV C; V A, B
Glencoe Literature Web Site (lit.glencoe.com)
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Spanish Audio Library, Tape or CD
Spanish Summaries, p. 31
Spanish Translations, pp. 95–96
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TEKS: 7.10, 7.11, 7.12, 7.14 PDAS: II A–E; IV C
Theme Four Planning Guide, pp. 16–21
Grammar and Language Workbook, pp. 83–86
TEKS: 7.16, 7.17, 7.19 TAAS: W 3, 5, 6, 7
Grammar and Language Transparency 28
TEKS: 7.16, 7.17, 7.19 TAAS: W 3, 5, 6, 7
Grammar and Composition Handbook, Lesson 3.5
TEKS: 7.16, 7.17, 7.19 TAAS: W 3, 5, 6, 7
English Language Learners Sourcebook, p. 54
TEKS: 7.6, 7.9 TAAS: R 1
LESSON PLAN
Name Date Class Reading Level: Average (L2)
Objectives
• To read and analyze a short story about boys
who create a roof garden
• To identify an allusion in a short story
• To write a character review
Skills
Reading/Thinking: Drawing Conclusions; Identifying
Main Idea and Supporting Details; Synthesizing;
Analyzing Arguments; Inferring; Stereotype
Writing: Character Description; Epilogue
Vocabulary: Analogies
Grammar/Language: Adjectives; Commas
in Compound Sentences
Life Skills: Organizing; Proposal
Collaboration: Literature Groups;
Interdisciplinary Activity
BEFORE READING (SE/TWE p. 346)
Selection Focus Transparency 32
READING THE SELECTION (SE/TWE pp. 347–356)
Active Reading Guide,* p. 32
Selection Vocabulary Practice, p. 20
Reading Workbook, pp. 55–56
Fine Art Transparency 3
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RESPONDING TO THE SELECTION (SE/TWE pp. 357–359)
Literary Elements Transparency 32
Selection Quick Checks,* p. 32
Selection and Theme Assessment, pp. 57–58
Performance Assessment, p. 31
Testmaker
EXTENDING AND CUSTOMIZING (TWE TEACHING OPTIONS pp. 346–359)
Theme Four Planning Guide, pp. 22–29
Grammar and Language Workbook, pp. 117–118, 257–258
Grammar and Language Transparency 29
Glencoe Literature Web Site (lit.glencoe.com)
Audio Library, Tape or CD
Spanish Audio Library, Tape or CD
Spanish Summaries, p. 32
Grammar and Composition Handbook, Lessons 5.1, 13.3
Vocabulary PuzzleMaker
English Language Learners Sourcebook, p. 55
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LESSON PLAN
Name Date Class Reading Level: Challenging (L3)
Objectives
• To read and analyze a short story and a poem
about home
• To identify the themes in a short story and a poem
• To write a paragraph or two explaining what the
dialogue reveals about the characters
Skills
Reading/Thinking: Evaluating; Identifying Main Idea
and Supporting Details; Inferring; Drawing
Conclusions
Writing: One-Act Play
Vocabulary: Words Used in Unusual Ways
Grammar/Language: Possessive Nouns
Life Skills: Writing Persuasive Memos
Collaboration: Literature Groups
BEFORE READING (SE/TWE p. 360)
Selection Focus Transparency 33
READING THE SELECTION (SE/TWE pp. 361–363)
Active Reading Guide,* p. 33
Selection Vocabulary Practice, p. 21
Reading Workbook, pp. 57–58
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RESPONDING TO THE SELECTION (SE/TWE pp. 364–365)
Literary Elements Transparency 33
Selection Quick Checks,* p. 33
Selection and Theme Assessment, pp. 59–60
Performance Assessment, p. 32
Testmaker
EXTENDING AND CUSTOMIZING (TWE TEACHING OPTIONS pp. 360–363)
Theme Four Planning Guide, pp. 30–35
Grammar and Language Workbook, pp. 65–66
Grammar and Language Transparency 30
Grammar and Composition Handbook, Lesson 2.3
Vocabulary PuzzleMaker
English Language Learners Sourcebook, p. 56
Glencoe Literature Web Site (lit.glencoe.com)
Audio Library, Tape or CD
Spanish Audio Library, Tape or CD
Spanish Summaries, p. 33
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Name Date Class Reading Level: Challenging (L3)
Objectives
• To read and analyze a personal narrative
about a war refugee
• To identify the main idea of an essay
• To write an analysis of an author’s strategies
Skills
Reading/Thinking: Inferring; Drawing Conclusions;
Activating Prior Knowledge
Writing: Autobiographical Essay
Vocabulary: The Suffix -arian
Grammar/Language: Adverbs
Listening/Speaking: Storyteller
Collaboration: Literature Groups
BEFORE READING (SE/TWE p. 367)
Selection Focus Transparency 34
Literature Launchers, Side A, Section 11
READING THE SELECTION (SE/TWE pp. 368–373)
Active Reading Guide,* p. 34
Selection Vocabulary Practice, p. 22
Reading Workbook, pp. 59–60
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RESPONDING TO THE SELECTION (SE/TWE pp. 374–375)
Literary Elements Transparency 34
Selection Quick Checks,* p. 34
Selection and Theme Tests, pp. 61–62
Performance Assessment, p. 33
Testmaker
EXTENDING AND CUSTOMIZING (TWE TEACHING OPTIONS pp. 367–375)
Theme Four Planning Guide, pp. 36–43
Grammar and Language Workbook, pp. 127–128
Grammar and Language Transparency 31
Grammar and Composition Handbook, Lessons 6.1, 6.2
Vocabulary PuzzleMaker
English Language Learners Sourcebook, p. 57
Glencoe Literature Web Site (lit.glencoe.com)
Audio Library, Tape or CD
Spanish Audio Library, Tape or CD
Spanish Summaries, p. 34
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LESSON PLAN
Name Date Class Reading Level: Average (L2)
Objectives
• To read and analyze a poem about a young boy’s
introduction to English
• To identify setting in a poem
• To write a poem or a prose paragraph from another
character’s point of view
Skills
Reading/Thinking: Drawing Conclusions; Sequence of Events
Vocabulary: Context Clues
Collaboration: Literature Groups
BEFORE READING (SE/TWE p. 376)
Selection Focus Transparency 35
READING THE SELECTION (SE/TWE pp. 377–378)
Active Reading Guide,* p. 35
Reading Workbook, pp. 61–62
RESPONDING TO THE SELECTION (SE/TWE p. 379)
Literary Elements Transparency 35
Selection Quick Checks,* p. 35
Selection and Theme Assessment, pp. 61–62
Performance Assessment, p. 33
Testmaker
Glencoe Literature Web Site (lit.glencoe.com)
Audio Library, Tape or CD
Spanish Audio Library, Tape or CD
Spanish Summaries, p. 35
Spanish Translations, pp. 97–98
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Theme Four Planning Guide, pp. 44–48
English Language Learners Sourcebook, p. 58
LESSON PLAN
Name Date Class Reading Level: Average (L2)
Objectives
• To read and analyze two stories about the
relationship between guest and host
• To recognize similes and metaphors and to
understand what they compare
• To write a paragraph that compares how characters
in two stories deal with unwanted guests
Skills
Reading/Thinking: Inferring; Drawing Conclusions;
Classifying; Problem/Solution
Writing: Sequel to a Folktale
Vocabulary: Synonyms; Etymology
Grammar/Language: Capitalizing Names; Adjectives
and Adverbs; Suffixes and the Silent e
Listening/Speaking: Storytelling
Life Skills: Letter of Introduction
Collaboration: Literature Groups
BEFORE READING (SE/TWE p. 382)
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READING THE SELECTION (SE/TWE pp. 383–390)
Active Reading Guide,* p. 36
Selection Vocabulary Practice, p. 23
Reading Workbook, pp. 63–64
RESPONDING TO THE SELECTION (SE/TWE pp. 391–393)
Literary Elements Transparency 36
Selection Quick Checks,* p. 36
Selection and Theme Assessment, pp. 63–64
Performance Assessment, p. 34
Testmaker
EXTENDING AND CUSTOMIZING (TWE TEACHING OPTIONS pp. 382–393)
Theme Four Planning Guide, pp. 49–54
Grammar and Language Workbook, pp. 117–118, 127–128, 237–238, 291–292
Grammar and Language Transparencies 32, 33
Vocabulary PuzzleMaker
English Language Learners Sourcebook, pp. 59–60
Glencoe Literature Web Site (lit.glencoe.com)
Audio Library, Tape or CD
Spanish Audio Library, Tape or CD
Spanish Summaries, p. 36
Spanish Translations, pp. 99–102
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LESSON PLAN
Name Date Class Reading Level: Challenging (L3)
Objectives
• To read and analyze an essay about a family’s
hectic night
• To identify techniques of characterization in an essay
• To write an analysis of the story’s climax
Skills
Reading/Thinking: Making Critical Judgments;
Exaggeration; Cause and Effect
Writing: Characterizing; Different Point of View
Vocabulary: Antonyms; Root Words
Grammar/Language: Consistency in Verb Tense;
Parentheses
Listening/Speaking: Oral Reading; Interviewing
Collaboration: Literature Groups
BEFORE READING (SE/TWE p. 398)
Selection Focus Transparency 37
Literature Launchers, Side A, Segment 12
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READING THE SELECTION (SE/TWE pp. 399–405)
Active Reading Guide,* p. 37
Selection Vocabulary Practice, p. 24
Reading Workbook, pp. 65–66
RESPONDING TO THE SELECTION (SE/TWE pp. 406–408)
Literary Elements Transparency 37
Fine Art Transparency 2
Selection Quick Checks,* p. 37
Selection and Theme Tests, pp. 65–66
Performance Assessment, p. 35
Testmaker
EXTENDING AND CUSTOMIZING (TWE TEACHING OPTIONS pp. 398–408)
Theme Four Planning Guide, pp. 55–62
Grammar and Language Workbook, pp. 83–86, 275–276
Grammar and Language Transparency 35
Vocabulary PuzzleMaker
English Language Learners Sourcebook, p. 62
Glencoe Literature Web Site (lit.glencoe.com)
Audio Library, Tape or CD
Spanish Audio Library, Tape or CD
Spanish Summaries, p. 37
Spanish Translations, pp. 103–106
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LESSON PLAN
Name Date Class Reading Level: Average (L2)
Objectives
• To read and enjoy a humorous essay about
the behavior of dogs
• To recognize the role of point of view in nonfiction
• To write a humorous piece in the style of the
selection’s author
Skills
Reading/Thinking: Identifying Spatial Relationships;
Evaluating; Drawing Conclusions; Identifying Author’s
Purpose; Inferring
Writing: Diary Entry
Vocabulary: Prefixes
Grammar/Language: Subject-Verb Agreement;
Principal Parts of Verbs
Listening/Speaking: Performing Self-Written Script
Life Skills: Goal Setting
Collaboration: Literature Groups; Television Script
BEFORE READING (SE/TWE p. 410)
Selection Focus Transparency 38
Literature Launchers, Side A, Segment 10
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READING THE SELECTION (SE/TWE pp. 411–416)
Active Reading Guide,* p. 38
Selection Vocabulary Practice, p. 25
Reading Workbook, pp. 67–68
Fine Art Transparency 27
RESPONDING TO THE SELECTION (SE/TWE pp. 417–419)
Literary Elements Transparency 38
Selection Quick Checks,* p. 38
Selection and Theme Assessment, pp. 67–68
Performance Assessment, p. 36
Testmaker
EXTENDING AND CUSTOMIZING (TWE TEACHING OPTIONS pp. 410-419)
Theme Four Planning Guide, pp. 63–70
Grammar and Language Workbook, pp. 87–90, 183–184
Grammar and Language Transparency 36
Grammar and Composition Handbook, Lessons 3.6, 10.1
Vocabulary PuzzleMaker
English Language Learners Sourcebook, p. 63
Glencoe Literature Web Site (lit.glencoe.com)
Audio Library, Tape or CD
Spanish Audio Library, Tape or CD
Spanish Summaries, p. 38
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