Mr. Hawley - Burlington School Daily English Lessons

Monday - April 22, 2013

I was unexpectedly absent yesterday for a funeral.  My apologies.  I am just going to copy and paste my (very generic) lesson plans for simplicity.

1^st, 2^nd periods:  English 10.  Assign them the spelling words for week 13.  The list is on the desk.  Go over the pronounciation of the words with them and meanings as much as needed.  Assign them the prompt below for a journal entry.  They need to use 5 of thier spelling words in the journal.

The detective saw his opportunity. He grabbed the waitress’s arm and said…

Hand out the “Adverb clause” worksheet.  Students have the rest of the period to work on either vocabulary worksheets, the adverb homework (which will be due Wednesday) or the journal prompt (also due Wednesday.)  If they finish all that, they may quietly read, or do other work. 

3^rd period:  English 8.  Assign the spelling words for week 13 (7^th and 8^th grade list).  The list is on the desk.  Go over the pronunciation of the words with them and meanings as much as needed.  Prompt for this class:

He turned the key in the lock and opened the door. To his horror, he saw…

Again, they need to use 5 of this week’s spelling words on the prompt, which is due Wednesday.

Hand out the Adverb clause worksheet.  Also due Wednesday.  If they finish early, they may check answers with a friend, and then read or do other homework quietly.

4^th, 7^th Periods:  English 7.  Same as English 8 with the vocab and the adverb worksheet, etc.  Writing prompt (with 5 spelling words) is:

            There are three children sitting on a log near a stream. One of them has an idea. . . .

Announcement:  Since I am not here to check their rough drafts, the drafts will be due TUESDAY, and the final draft for thier research papers will be due this coming MONDAY – April 29, instead of Friday the 26.  My loss is their gain, I guess.  I’m sure they won’t complain too loudly. 

5^th Period is Prep.  You don’t have lunch duty or anything else today. 

6^th Period:  8^th Grade History.  Show the video “Lewis and Clark – Part II”  It is on the desk.   DVD player is under the television set.