| Objectives | (1) define idiom; (2) distinguish literal vs figurative; (3) explain common idioms. |
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| Materials | Idiom list, drawing paper. |
| Key vocabulary | idiom, literal, figurative |
| Engage (starter) | (10 min) "It's raining cats and dogs!" Draw literal meaning. |
| Develop (main) | (35 min) Discuss figurative meaning. Match idioms to meanings. Illustrate an idiom (literal vs figurative). |
| Plenary (close) | (10 min) Share illustrations. |
| Assessment | Accurate interpretation of idioms. |
| Teacher notes | Link to cultural phrases. |
| Objectives | (1) review AWUBIS; (2) identify dependent clauses; (3) write complex sentences. |
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| Materials | Subordinating conjunction list. |
| Key vocabulary | subordinating, dependent clause, complex sentence |
| Engage (starter) | (10 min) "Although I was tired..." Finish the sentence. |
| Develop (main) | (35 min) Review from week 1. Deep dive into dependent clauses. Worksheet: underline independent once, dependent twice. Write sentences. |
| Plenary (close) | (10 min) Share complex sentences. |
| Assessment | Accurate clause identification. |
| Teacher notes | Reinforce comma rules. |
| Objectives | (1) define 1st and 3rd person POV; (2) identify pronouns; (3) determine POV in text. |
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| Materials | Passages in 1st and 3rd person. |
| Key vocabulary | point of view, perspective, 1st person, 3rd person, narrator |
| Engage (starter) | (10 min) "I went to the store" vs "He went to the store". Who is telling the story? |
| Develop (main) | (35 min) Define 1st (I, me, we) and 3rd (he, she, they). Analyze passages to determine POV. Rewrite a 1st person paragraph into 3rd person. |
| Plenary (close) | (10 min) Discuss how POV changes the story. |
| Assessment | Accurate identification and conversion of POV. |
| Teacher notes | Focus on the narrator's pronouns, not dialogue. |
| Objectives | (1) write a hook; (2) summarize arguments; (3) complete draft. |
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| Materials | Drafts, hook examples. |
| Key vocabulary | hook, introduction, conclusion, summarize |
| Engage (starter) | (10 min) Read a boring vs exciting hook. |
| Develop (main) | (35 min) Teach types of hooks. Model intro paragraph. Teach conclusion (restate thesis, summarize). Students draft intro and conclusion. |
| Plenary (close) | (10 min) Share hooks. |
| Assessment | Complete 5-paragraph draft. |
| Teacher notes | Ensure thesis is at end of intro. |
| Objectives | (1) explain idioms; (2) identify clauses; (3) determine POV. |
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| Materials | Review quiz. |
| Key vocabulary | review |
| Engage (starter) | (10 min) Point of View pronoun sorting. |
| Develop (main) | (35 min) Independent review quiz. Early finishers read. |
| Plenary (close) | (10 min) Grade quiz. |
| Assessment | Quiz score. |
| Teacher notes | Prepare for Term assessment. |