Lesson Plans for English and Speech on September 1

English
  • Journal
  • Quiz
  • Go over spider map of your "super power"
  • Write paragraph over the super power you would like to have. Due Thursday

Speech
  • Continue giving peer interview speeches in class

Lesson Plans for English and Speech on August 31

English
  • Journal
  • Continue discussion of the 6 traits of writing
  • We will prepare for and write a paper using "ideas & content"
  • Students will make a spider map over the super power they would like to have.
Speech
  • Begin giving interview speeches in class

Lesson Plans for English and Speech on August 30

English
  • Journal 5 minutes
  • Continue working on problem solving activity... read / discuss/ collect
  • Begin discussion of 6 trait writing process
Speech
  • Review of evaluation process
  • Students will need to finish writing speeches on notecards
  • Will give speeches on Tuesday

Lesson Plans for English and Speech on August 27

Journal
  • Journal
  • Collect final draft of paper
  • Problem Solving Activity
  • Write paragraph on how to solve the problem
  • Will have homework unless it was completed during seminar
Speech
  • Work on writing speeches

Lesson plans for english and speech on August 26

English
  • Journal writing activity
  • Write 2nd draft of paper
  • Share with class and collect
Speech
  • Finish interview process with other students
  • Discuss how to put speech together using note cards and an outline
  • Will work on this tomorrow in class

Lesson Plans for English and Speech on August 25

English
  • Journal writing activity
  • Go over first paragraph
  • Write 2nd and 3rd paragraph
Speech
  • Students will interview other students to get information for their speech


Lesson Plans for 6th English and Speech on August 24th

English
  • Journal writing (5 minutes)
  • Go over topic sentences of summer vacation paper
  • Pick the best and write the first draft of the paper

Speech
  • Continue writing questions for interview speech

Lesson Plans for English and Speech on August 23

English
  • Journal writing for 5 minutes
  • Discuss the topics that students listed on Friday
  • Read p. 14-23 in the book
  • Will narrow those topics
  • Write 3 possible topic sentences

Speech
  • Will discuss the first speech that students are going to give (Interview a student speech)
  • Discuss making good complex questions to ask students in the interview process

Lesson Plans for English and Speech on August 20th

English
  • Journal writing activity (5 minutes)
  • Prewriting activity: Make a top 10 list of things you did over the summer
  • Narrow list to 1 and write down details of that event.

Speech
  • Quiz over making a good delivery of a speech
  • Impromptu Speeches

Lesson Plans for English and Speech on August 19

English
  • Journal writing activity
  • Finish going over syllabus
  • Check out text books
  • Prewriting assignment - Make top 10 list of things you did over the summer
  • Narrow to 1 topic and list details of that list

Speech
  • Notes over what makes a good speech
  • Small quiz over this information on Friday

Lesson Plans for English and Speech on August 18

English
  • Roll call
  • Establish seating chart
  • Journal Activity (this will be a 5 minute daily writing activity)
  • Syllabus of class

Speech
  • Roll call
  • Seating chart
  • Syllabus and discussion of the class.