Lesson Plan for: May 19-23, 2008

English 7

Mrs. Smithson, Instructor

Monday—
•    Self-Evaluation/Course Evaluation for English 7
•    Prepare for Final Exams (Oral and Written)
•    Homework: Study for Oral Exam and prepare for Written Exam
Tuesday—
•    Day One of Oral Exams—Periods 1-4
•    Homework: Study for Oral Exam and prepare for Written Exam
Wednesday—
•    Written Final—Period 2
•    Day Two of Oral Exams—Periods, 1, 3, and 4
•    Homework: Prepare for Written Exam
Thursday—
•    Written Final—Period 1
•    Day Two of Oral Exams—Period 2
•    Study for Finals—Periods 3 and 4
•    Homework: Periods 3 and 4 Prepare for Written Exam
Friday—Last Day to earn AR points!
•    8:00–8:55 am Written Exam—Period 3
•    9:00–10:40 am Awards Program @ WHS Auditorium
•    10:40 am–12:15 pm Written Exam—Period 4 (with A lunch before class)
Announcements:
•    You will need your binder, writer's notebook and a pen or pencil every day this week.
•    English 7 Final Exam—I give a two part final exam.
•    The first part is oral and the second part is written.  The oral exam is all about knowledge of the crafting techniques used in good writing.  Each student will be given a paragraph or two of text from something we read in class this school year.  It could be from a novel, short story, poem, or picture book.  They will not see their paragraph(s) ahead of time.  At that time they will put the text up on the projector in front of the class and explain how the author crafted the sample of text to make it “good writing.”  No notes or handouts are allowed during the oral exam.  In the past, this is usually the part of the exam on which the students do best.
•    The written final exam is multiple choice.  Students may use anything in his or her English binder to take the test (including writer’s notebook and all handouts).  It shows me how the student has learned to use his or her resources to answer questions about English/Language Arts content and standards.  I will not provide copies of things the students have lost, but they are welcome to get copies from friends on their own time and dime.  I do not expect the library or office to make copies for them.