Lesson Plans for English and Speech on October 1

English
  • Journal
  • Go over and collect travel brochures
  • Go over p. 358-359 in the book
  • Assign p. 359 Part A only. Due Monday
Speech
  • Finish working on the Play "But It's Not My Fault"
  • No homework

Lesson plans for English and Speech on September 30

English
  • Journal
  • Finish making brochure of your town
  • Brochure due Friday
Speech
  • Read the play "It's Not My Fault"
  • Assign parts and read in class.

Lesson Plans for English and Speech on September 29

English
  • Journal
  • Grade p. 356-357
  • Assign p. 357 part C . Will make a brochure for our hometown
Speech
  • Will finish family speeches today

Lesson Plans for English and Speech on September 28

English
  • Journal
  • Go over p. 356-357
  • Assign p. 356-357 1-15, and part B
Speech
  • Give speeches

Lesson Plans for English and Speech on September 27

English
  • Journal
  • Assign p. 355 16-25 (in addition to 1-15 on the same page)
  • Will do this in groups
  • Grade p. 355 in class
  • No homework

Speech
  • Will give biography speeches
  • This should take Monday and Tuesday to give these speeches

Lesson Plans for English and Speech on September 24

English
  • Journal
  • Grade p. 353 1-20
  • Go over p. 354 subject in different positions
  • Assign p. 355 1-15 due Monday
Speech
  • Finish putting together information for speech
  • Put information on notecards
  • Will start with speeches on Monday

Lesson Plans for English and Speech on September 23

English
  • Journal
  • Linking verb quiz
  • Grade p. 348 & 351
  • Assign p. 353 1-20
Speech
  • Organize information from the interview
  • Write paper

Lesson Plans for English and speech on September 22

1/2 Day Inservice. Will see 4th, 5th, 6th, & 7th hours only.

English
  • Problem solving writing activity
  • This will be done in class. No homework
  • Will grade p. 348 and p. 351 on Thursday

No speech class today

Lesson Plans for English and Speech on September 21

English
  • Journal
  • Grade p. 346... collect
  • Go over p. 347-349
  • Assign p. 349 1-25, p. 351 1-15
  • This will be due on THURSDAY
Speech
  • Begin discussing next speech which will be on interviewing a family member
  • Make questions
  • Conduct interview between now and Thursday

Lesson Plans for English and Speech on September 20

English
  • Journal
  • Grade p. 345 1-20
  • Assign p. 346 checkpoint review 1-20 Will work in groups

Speech
  • Impromptu speeches on emotional responses

Lesson Plans for English and Speech on September 17

English
  • Journal
  • Grade p. 342-343 1-21
  • Go over p. 344-345 run on and sentence fragments
  • Assign p. 345 1-20

Speech
  • Finish demonstration speeches
  • No homework

Lesson Plans for English and Speech on September 16

English
  • Journal
  • Grade p. 340-341 1-25
  • Go over p. 342-343 on subjects and predicates
  • Assign p. 342-343 1-20 follow directions

Speech
  • Finish demonstrations

Lesson Plans for English and Speech on September 15

English
  • Journal
  • Collect papers
  • Go over p. 340-341 in the book
  • Assign p. 340-341 in book 1-25

Speech
  • Demonstrations

Lesson Plans for english and speech on September 14

English
  • Journal
  • Rate papers on "voice" in class
  • Write another paper on ideas / content, organization & voice due for Wednesday
  • Bring textbooks on Wednesday
Speech
  • Demonstration speeches continue

Lesson Plans for English and Speech on September 13

English
  • Journal
  • Read / Rate / Collect "How to" papers
  • Begin discussion on the 6 trait "Voice"
  • Write paragraph.... Will emphasis voice in the paper. This is due Tuesday
Speech
  • 4 Demonstration speeches today
  • Will have these speeches the next 4 days. Students have been assigned a specific day to give theirs

Lesson Plans for English and Speech on September 10

English
  • Journal
  • Rate papers with partner on organization and Ideas/Content
  • Will rewrite these papers making corrections. Will be due for Monday.
Speech
  • Work on writing list of operation for the demonstration speech
  • Declare what students are going to do for a speech and assign what day they will go.

Lesson Plans for English and Speech on September 9

English
  • Journal
  • Will discuss organization in regards to 6 trait
  • Will make an outline and come up with a topic sentence for a given topic
  • Write paper using this outline as a guide
Speech
  • Discuss demonstration speeches
  • Students will declare what they will demonstrate for that speech
  • Students will make a list of the materials they will use and write step by step instructions on how to do it. This will be due for Friday.


Lesson plans for english and speech on September 8

English
  • Journal
  • Rate "no electricity" papers using 6 trait
  • No homework
Speech
  • Give oral presentations on commercials
  • Discussion of upcoming demonstration speeches

Lesson plans for english and speech on September 7

English
  • Journal
  • Continue working on the trait Ideas and Content
  • Make list on what life would be without electricity
  • Write paragraph over what appliance you miss most when the electricity is out.
  • Rough draft due Wednesday
Speech
  • Work on commercial skits
  • Put on skits to the class if time allows. Will put them on Wednesday also

Lesson plans for english and speech on September 3

English
  • Journal writing (5 minutes)
  • Read and rate "super power" papers on the board
  • Start new topic "Life without electricity"
  • No homework

Speech
  • Continue work on drawing product for commercial
  • Write dialogue for the commercial skit
  • No homework


Lesson plans for English and Speech on September 2

English
  • Journal
  • Quiz over 6 trait writing
  • Rewrite super power paper
  • Put papers on overhead and rate using 6 trait process
Speech
  • Begin process of making a commercial for a fictitious product
  • Will have the option to have a partner.
  • Students will come up with a product and draw a poster of it along with a slogan.