Lesson Plan
for The Gifts of the Magi
DAY ONE:
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WHAT WE’RE DOING |
Mini-lessons
on Capitalization and Pronouns Pre-reading
for The Gifts of the Magi |
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EXECUTION |
Pronoun
Do Now on overhead and handed out. Students
complete on own (5 min). Review
together. |
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Capitalization
“quiz” handed out and completed. Discussion
of correct answers and why. Hand out
capitalization reminder sheet for future review. |
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Is anyone
familiar with O. Henry or this story? Discussion
of O. Henry and use of irony (recurring theme in stories we’ve been reading) |
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HOMEWORK |
Using the
list of vocabulary provided for the story; write a sentence for each
vocabulary word. Be sure your sentences indicate your understanding of the
meaning and use of the word. |
DAY TWO:
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WHAT WE’RE DOING |
Reading The Gifts of the Magi |
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EXECUTION |
Read
story together, stopping to answer embedded questions as they come up. |
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HOMEWORK |
Answer
the questions embedded in the text up to wherever we read to in class. Be
sure to write in full sentences. |
DAY THREE (IF NECESSARY):
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WHAT WE’RE DOING |
Reading The Gifts of the Magi |
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EXECUTION |
Continue
reading story together, stopping to answer embedded questions as they come
up. |
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HOMEWORK |
Answer
the questions embedded in the text through to the end of the story. Be sure
to write in full sentences. |
PRONOUN DO NOW
Name:
_______________________________________ Date:
__________
A pronoun is a word that is
used in place of one or more nouns or pronouns (usually names). A noun is a
person, place, or thing.
The most common pronouns are
the personal pronouns. These include:
I,
Me, My, Mine, We, Our, Ours, Us (First Person)
You,
Your, Yours (Second Person)
He,
His, Him, She, Hers, Her, It, Its, They, Their, Theirs, Them (Third Person)
INSTRUCTIONS:
Circle all the pronouns in the following sentences:
1.
I hope that the skates are worth the money you paid for them.
2.
Jared offered me a free ticket to his uncle’s play.
3.
Mike and Teshara played their guitars. Later, Mary
got her bass and joined them.
4.
Our coats look so much alike that I can’t tell which is mine and which is
yours.
5.
Angie wrote to me and explained why she couldn’t visit us this summer.
CAPITALIZATION MINI-QUIZ
Name:
_______________________________________ Date:
__________
Instructions:
For each of the following sentences, identify the
word or words containing an error in capitalization and fix it. If a sentence
is correct as written, place a “C” beside it.
1.
This year my easiest classes are geometry, italian, and American History.
2.
She lives at
3.
The club members celebrated bastille day by having dinner at a French Restaurant in The City.
4.
Voting is an important part of the democratic process.
5.
I’m a met fan, but my sister, my brother, and my uncle Ralph all love the
Yankees.
6.
In English class, we are reading “the Most Dangerous Game.”
7.
Did you know that boy and girl scout troops used to
camp out on the 86th floor of the
8.
It must have been very cold during the ice age.
9.
I’ve got a secret weapon that will Guarantee me a good
grade.
10.
Before and during the Civil War, the underground railroad
helped hundreds of Slaves to escape to the North.