Watson Block Plan Weeks 1 and 2
English 8
Day 1 |
Objective: Get to know each other and the classroom; begin the process of building rapport and creating an environment of learning. |
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Day 2 |
Objective: Assess learning styles and students’ current level |
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Day 3 |
Objective: Understand terms related to informational text; understand text features. |
Standards: 8.L.4 8.RI.3 |
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Day 4 |
Objectives: Determine a main idea for an informational text; analyze its development with evidence and inferences. Understand and use verbals. |
Standards: 8.RI.1 8.RI.2 8.L.1 |
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Day 5 |
Objective: Determine a main idea for an informational text; analyze its development with evidence and inferences. |
Standards: 8.RI.1 8.RI.2 8.W.8 8.W.3 |
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English 9
Note: Blocks Four and Five will split the plans between two days.
Day 1 |
Objective: Get to know each other and the classroom; begin the process of building rapport and creating an environment of learning. |
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Day 2 |
Objective: Assess learning styles and students’ current level |
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Day 3 |
Objectives: -Understand how to use our media center and how to use important instructional technology. -Understand the basic elements of fiction, with emphasis on plot. |
Standards: 9-10.RL.1 9-10.RL.3 9-10.RL.4 9-10.RL.6 9-10.RL.10 |
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Day 4 |
Objectives: -Use multiple story elements to identify a statement of theme for a short story. -Understand literal and figurative meanings of a word and how they contribute to a piece of literature |
Standards: 9-10.RL.1 9-10.RL.2 9-10.RL.3 9-10.RL.4 9-10.RL.5 9-10.RL.6 9-10.RL.10 9-10.W.7 9-10.W.8 |
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Day 5 |
TBA |
Watson Block Plan Week 3
English 8
8/30 |
Objective: Determine a main idea for an informational text; analyze its development with evidence and inferences. |
Standards: 8.RI.1 8.RI.2 8.W.8 8.W.3 |
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9/1 |
Objectives: Read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of grades 6-8 text complexity band independently and proficiently. Determine the reliability of online sources. |
8.RL.10 8.W.8 |
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English 9
Note: Blocks Four and Five will split the plans between two days. They are currently ahead, so Monday they will do grammar practice on NoRedInk.com.
8/29 (B) |
Objectives: -Use multiple story elements to identify a statement of theme for a short story. -Understand literal and figurative meanings of a word and how they contribute to a piece of literature |
Standards: 9-10.RL.1 9-10.RL.2 9-10.RL.3 9-10.RL.4 9-10.RL.5 9-10.RL.6 9-10.RL.10 9-10.W.7 9-10.W.8 |
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8/30-8/31 |
Objectives: -Understand characterization methods -Analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme -Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support inferences drawn from the text. |
Standards: 9-10.RL.1 9-10.RL.2 9-10.RL.3 9-10.RL.4 9-10.RL.5 9-10.RL.6 9-10.RL.10 9-10.W.2 9-10.W.4 |
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9/1-9/2 |
Objectives:Read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. Analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme. |
9-10.RL.10 9-10.RL.3 9-10.W.9 |
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