Lesson Plans Archives - Miss Donnelly's Daily Apple

Contemporary Music & Reading

24 Nov 20151 Dec 2015

“Hey, can I talk to you for a minute?” I pulled one of my Book Club students aside after class. He had been dozing on and off the entire thirty…

American Seminar 11…

Even the Best Plans May Fail

25 Sep 20155 Oct 2015

Well, I thought my ideas/lesson on Anne Bradstreet poetry were awesome. And I thought the students would hit the small-group presentations on Bradstreet poetry right out of the park! I…

American Seminar 11…

Anne Bradstreet Poetry

25 Sep 201517 Oct 2015

In my American Seminar classes, the advanced 11th grade course on American literature, I did a mini-unit on Anne Bradstreet poetry.Continue reading "Anne Bradstreet Poetry"

Forest City Middle School [Clinicals]…

Wordly Wise Time!

2 Mar 201517 Sep 2015

"It's a Wordly Wise day? Awh mannnnnn!" That was the chorus I heard at the start of every sixth grade class period today. I knew, going in, that students weren't…

Because of Winn-Dixie: Emotion & Self-Identity

25 Feb 201517 Sep 2015

Kate DiCamillo's book, Because of Winn-Dixie, is a favorite among many.Continue reading "Because of Winn-Dixie: Emotion & Self-Identity"

Lesson Plans…

Teaching Vocabulary – Lesson/Game

19 Feb 201516 Sep 2015

Vocabulary is a huge part of any English/Reading classroom, but no student wants to sit at a desk and memorize words and definitions...so, I decided to make a fun vocabulary…