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8th Grade MLA Lesson Plan Guide

This daily lesson plan is for an 8th grade English class introduction to MLA citations. Students will review citing textual evidence and conducting short research projects. They will learn that all sources must be cited and discuss why we should give credit to others for their ideas. The teacher anticipates activities will connect to students' interests in music by having them complete a worksheet on musical groups in small groups. Formative assessments include a review of MLA citations and the group activity. Students will review MLA citations for 10-15 minutes and then spend 25 minutes working in groups of 2-3 to fill out a worksheet about a musical group of their choice. The activities support students of varying abilities through review, group work, and accommodating learning

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8th Grade MLA Lesson Plan Guide

This daily lesson plan is for an 8th grade English class introduction to MLA citations. Students will review citing textual evidence and conducting short research projects. They will learn that all sources must be cited and discuss why we should give credit to others for their ideas. The teacher anticipates activities will connect to students' interests in music by having them complete a worksheet on musical groups in small groups. Formative assessments include a review of MLA citations and the group activity. Students will review MLA citations for 10-15 minutes and then spend 25 minutes working in groups of 2-3 to fill out a worksheet about a musical group of their choice. The activities support students of varying abilities through review, group work, and accommodating learning

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Daily Lesson Plan/Learning Guide for 1/19/17

Course, Unit Theme and Grade


Level

8th Grade Core English


Introduction to MLA

Utah State Core Standard and


Objective (numbers/letters are
fine)

IT.1: Cite textual evidence


W7: Conduct short research projects to answer a
question

Understanding(s) for the day

All sources must be cited.

Essential Question(s) for the


day

Why should we give other people credit for their ideas?

How do you anticipate


activities, materials etc.
connect to students prior
knowledge?

The musical groups citation activity is meant


to engage every learner, since the majority of
teenagers enjoy music
Works Cited was covered previously
Students who prefer it are allowed to work
individually

(academic, interests, learning


styles, motivation, Funds of
Knowledge)

Daily Assessments
(formative and/or summative)

Review of MLA (informal)


Group activity (formative)

Learning Activities:
(Include description and time
frame for each activity)

Review MLA in-text citations and Works Cited (510 minutes)


Group activity: Musical groups worksheet (25
minutes). In groups of 2-3, students will work to
complete a worksheet on the musical group of their
choice. They will all do the same work, but fill out their
own sheet.

Accommodations made for


struggling and accelerated
learners
(grouping patterns, content
literacy strategies, etc.)

Review of MLA enables me to check for


understanding in all students and correct
misconceptions as needed
Group work supports the learning of students at all
levels of readiness
Group work enables ELs to better develop speaking
and listening skills

Resources

Musical groups worksheet


Laptops/iPads

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