Lesson Plans for Christi Coleman

Week of: September 21-25, 2009

6^th grade Reading: Story of the week—“President Cleveland, Where Are You?”

Homework activities: Grammar, Mechanics, Spelling and Vocabulary from story

Analogies: Week 5

Story of the Week: “President Cleveland, Where Are You?” (SpEd students given copies of my notes from the overhead.)

Mon: Vocabulary preview & proofreading sentences. Create story wheel to use during reading.

Tues: Read story together in class. Check homework page.

Wed: Review story together and complete the Comprehension Check questions & # 2,3,4 (PIG) Activity. Check homework page.

Thurs: Selection Test over story of the week. Check homework page.

Fri: Check Analogies. Vocabulary in Action p. 46. DEAR time!!!!

7^th/8^th Grade Art:

Objective this week: To se the way artists see in order to draw realistic images.

Mon: Observe & draw a complex flower (30 min activity)

Tues: Following the rules of contour drawing, draw a natural, complex inanimate object such as a shell. (30 min activity)

Wed: Following the rules of contour drawing, crumple a piece of paper and draw it. Precisely.

Thurs: Introduce “Modified Contour Drawing” pgs. 90-92 Draw your own hand using the modified contour method.

Fri: Supplementary exercise p. 95

Warm-Up: 5-10 min. doing a pure contour drawing, draw your tennis shoe.

#6d Modified Contour drawing of a complex vegetable.

6^th Grade Art:

Mon: Class B Illustrate your story using your cartoons.

Tues: Class A What’s the Word? Using shape words w/ pencil.

Wed: Class B What’s the Word? Activity

Thurs: Class A A Full Jar Activity (drawing things to fit in jars)

Fri: Class B A Full Jar Activity