Author: amorency

September 8— September 12

Ms. Dora– Literacy

The Honors Academy of Literature

Common Core State Standards

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7.7 Integrate information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.3 Describe how a particular story’s or drama’s plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.7 Compare and contrast the experience of reading a story, drama, or poem to listening to or viewing an audio, video, or live version of the text, including contrasting what they “see” and “hear” when reading the text to what they perceive when they listen or watch.

Objectives and Validation

Objective: Scholars will use the CAFÉ methods presented in their daily reading including stamina.
Measure: Mentor’s observation during Daily 5 and conferences with scholars
Objective: Scholars will continue a personal narrative.
Measure: Mentor will support scholars in the writing process during Daily 5
Objective: Scholars will show they can develop pictures of a story.
Measure: Scholars will draw pictures during a read aloud and share their drawings.

* See your child’s Developmental Education Plan for one-on-one and small group instruction

In-class Graded Assignments
Descriptive Narrative 5 paragraph essay.
Homework Graded Assignments
Journal Entries
Read Each night

Mini-Lesson Topics

Check for Understanding Review	2
Child Immigration	2
Descriptive Essay—Draft	2
How to set goals	3
Use Text Features	4
Retell the story	5
Make a picture	6