7th Grade Q1
Week of 8/18 – 8/21 (Week 1)
PLAN Reading and Writing Standards
Monday –
1 - Students read and understand a variety of materials. 2 - Students write and speak for a variety of purposes and audiences. 3 - Students write and speak using conventional grammar, usage, sentence structure, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling. 4 - Students apply thinking skills to their reading, speaking, listening, and viewing. 5 - Students read to locate, select, and make use of relevant information from a variety of media, references, and technological sources. 6 - Students read and recognize literature as a record of human experience.
What do we need to know?
Tuesday – First Day Rules, procedures, etc. Multiple Intelligences Test Teacher PowerPoint Introduce student project: Getting to Know You HW: By Monday, SSR book
how to locate main idea/supporting details how to use organizational features of text the genre of expository writing conventions
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DO What are we going to do? Reading · · · ·
Locate main idea/supporting details Use context clues to determine word meanings Identify organizational features of nonfiction texts Identify author’s purpose
Writing •
Assessment ·
Textbook scavenger hunt
Vocabulary •
Notes:
Wednesday – 5a, 4a Introduce literature book and organizational features of text (table of contents, index, glossary) Pgs. 553, 556, and 656-573 in lit book Genre: autobiography Author’s purpose Writing notebook intro: summer prompt Textbook scavenger hunt (clickers) Explain autobiographies (PowerPoint)
7th Grade Q1
Thursday Discuss main idea information and how to organize with graphic organizer (main idea graphic organizer or 2 column notes) – GIST
Materials Needed – copies of MI test, copies of GIST template, paper, scissors, glue, magazines, etc., teacher PowerPoint Textbooks Writing notebooks
Read autobiography – “No Gumption” by Russell Baker – pg. 566 Reading skills – author’s purpose/main idea/supporting details
Friday Discuss main idea of “No Gumption” – model RAP response Project due - Presentations
GT – Research multiple intelligences characteristics – make about me posters
CRT – Students are presenting projects about themselves/family/background/etc.
Interdisciplinary Technology Integration – Clickers PowerPoint Projects done on laptops Other –
Notes – Get autobiography PowerPoint/Make PowerPoint
E Skills Checklist –
Duties and Meetings:
7th Grade Q1
Week of 8/24 – 8/28 (Week 2)
PLAN
Reading and Writing Standards 1 - Students read and understand a variety of materials. 2 - Students write and speak for a variety of purposes and audiences. 3 - Students write and speak using conventional grammar, usage, sentence structure, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.
Monday – DOL Vocabulary: exposition (whole class) Sentence structure (partners) Simple/compound (own) Pg. 57 Content Area Reading Skills (Possible sentences) SSR – 85 pg. instructions
4 - Students apply thinking skills to their reading, speaking, listening, and viewing. 5 - Students read to locate, select, and make use of relevant information from a variety of media, references, and technological sources. 6 - Students read and recognize literature as a record of human experience.
What do we need to know? •
DO
Tuesday – DOL Mini lesson: Homophones – Ate Eight book App: List as class homophones Assessment: pg. 22 Sitton/exit assessment 5 sentences using 3 pairs of homophones Class book – higher level questions Reading journal
What are we going to do? Reading ·
Writing
Wednesday –
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Assessment ·
Vocabulary · Sentence structure · Simple/Compound
DOL Mini lesson: Review 1’s, 2’s, and 3’s Read “Wolf” article Practice 1’s, 2’s, and 3’s SSR
Notes: Need Step Up sample essay for 1’s, 2’s, and 3’s practice
7th Grade Q1
Thursday –
Materials Needed –
DOL Review 1’s, 2’s, and 3’s – have students write their own – put example on interwrite and go through 1’s, 2’s, and 3’s (main idea/supporting details review) Class book – questioning
Student samples for DOL Writing sample for Step Up “Wolf” article Class book read aloud Ate Eight book Sitton lesson Homophone PowerPoint
Bulldog
Friday –
GT – Lead Step UP to writing discussion as review Homophone riddle activity Interdisciplinary -
CRT – Discuss traditions in different cultures as they pertain to the reading and students’ own lives.
Other –
Technology Integration – Interwrite Document camera PowerPoint
Notes – Schedule 20 minute introduction to the library with Melanie.
Duties and Meetings:
7th Grade Q1
Week of 8/31 – 9/4 (Week 3)
PLAN Reading and Writing Standards 1 - Students read and understand a variety of materials. 2 - Students write and speak for a variety of purposes and audiences.
Monday – DOL W.N. #1.1-1.4 intro theme Vocabulary: complex sentence Shelfari.com SSR
3 - Students write and speak using conventional grammar, usage, sentence structure, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling. 4 - Students apply thinking skills to their reading, speaking, listening, and viewing. 5 - Students read to locate, select, and make use of relevant information from a variety of media, references, and technological sources. 6 - Students read and recognize literature as a record of human experience.
What do we need to know? •
DO
What are we going to do?
Tuesday – DOL W.N. 1.2 Groups – Read article GIST Present PowerPoint format at least 8 slides Read?
Reading ·
Writing ·
Assessment · ·
Reading Benchmark 1 GIST
Vocabulary • Complex sentences
Wednesday – DOL W.N. 1.3 Review their own PowerPoint Create clicker quiz Take quiz SSR
Notes:
7th Grade Q1
Thursday –
Materials Needed –
Reading Assessment #1
GIST sheet 6 articles Reading Assessment #1 Editing checklist Writing Notebook
Writing – expository paragraph – one focused idea Give students editing checklist
Friday – W.N. 1.4 Continue with expository paragraph – go over editing and revise work
Interdisciplinary – Pick a topic in articles related to social studies/science
GT – Higher level articles Multiple paragraphs for expository
CRT – Nonfiction articles based on different societies/cultures
Technology Integration –
Other –
Laptops for Shelfari Clickers PowerPoint Document camera
Notes –
E Skills Checklist –
Duties and Meetings:
7th Grade Q1
Week of 9/7 – 9/11 (Week 4)
PLAN
Monday –
Reading and Writing Standards 1 - Students read and understand a variety of materials. 2 - Students write and speak for a variety of purposes and audiences. 3 - Students write and speak using conventional grammar, usage, sentence structure, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling. 4 - Students apply thinking skills to their reading, speaking, listening, and viewing. 5 - Students read to locate, select, and make use of relevant information from a variety of media, references, and technological sources. 6 - Students read and recognize literature as a record of human experience.
What do we need to know? • •
Tuesday – DOL Vocabulary – reference “Seventh Grade” pg. 120 – graphic organizer for author’s purpose and main idea
How to identify and paraphrase main ideas and supporting details How to identify author’s purpose
DO What are we going to do? Reading •
Writing •
Assessment • •
Writing Benchmark #1 “Seventh Grade” informal assessment
Vocabulary • reference
Notes:
Wednesday – Writing Benchmark #1 – Plan and 1st Draft
7th Grade Q1
Thursday –
Materials Needed –
Writing Benchmark #1 – Edit and Revise; Final Draft
Writing samples for DOL Poem/Reading about 9/11 Writing Assessment #1 Literature book Graphic organizer for author’s purpose/main idea
Friday – DOL Quickwrite – What do you know/remember about 9/11? Poem/Reading on 9/11 – short constructed response GT – Bring in article/interview about 9/11 Leveled graphic organizers
CRT – 9/11 discussion about how certain cultures are stereotyped
Interdisciplinary 9/11 social studies connection
Technology Integration – Interwrite Document camera Audio for literature book story
Other – Notes –
Duties and Meetings:
7th Grade Q1
Week of 9/14 – 9/18 (Week 5)
PLAN Reading and Writing Standards 1 - Students read and understand a variety of materials. 2 - Students write and speak for a variety of purposes and audiences. 3 - Students write and speak using conventional grammar, usage, sentence structure, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.
Monday – W.N. 2.1-2.4 Vocabulary – revision Prefix and suffix Lesson Application Assessment SSR
4 - Students apply thinking skills to their reading, speaking, listening, and viewing. 5 - Students read to locate, select, and make use of relevant information from a variety of media, references, and technological sources. 6 - Students read and recognize literature as a record of human experience.
What do we need to know? •
DO
What are we going to do?
Tuesday – W.N. 2.2 2 part sentences Practice with partners Assessment Reading
Reading •
Writing •
Assessment •
Wednesday –
Reading Benchmark #2
W.N. Intro clips Intro Book
Vocabulary • revision
Notes:
2.3 to Literature Circles – PowerPoint with to roles Pass
7th Grade Q1
Thursday –
Materials Needed –
Reading Benchmark #2
Writing Notebooks Reading Assessment #2 Literature circle materials Mini lesson materials: cause/effect, prefix/suffix Revised Bloom’s handout
Review writing assessments from last week
Friday – Writing Notebook 2.4 Cause/Effect Mini lesson Exit Slip – Cause/effect review – science link GT – Higher level books for literature circles
Interdisciplinary – Cause/effect lesson built around science concepts
CRT – Literature circle books span different cultures/lifestyles, etc.
Technology Integration – PowerPoint of literature circles
Other –
Notes –
E Skills Checklist –
Duties and Meetings:
7th Grade Q1
Week of 9/21 – 9/25 (Week 6)
PLAN Reading and Writing Standards 1 - Students read and understand a variety of materials. 2 - Students write and speak for a variety of purposes and audiences. 3 - Students write and speak using conventional grammar, usage, sentence structure, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.
Monday – DOL Vocabulary – logical Intro: RUNLAW Make Flip charts Start Literature Circles
4 - Students apply thinking skills to their reading, speaking, listening, and viewing. 5 - Students read to locate, select, and make use of relevant information from a variety of media, references, and technological sources. 6 - Students read and recognize literature as a record of human experience.
What do we need to know? •
Tuesday – DOL Model RUNLAW RUNLAW quiz #1 Verbs vs. adverbs intro Literature circles
DO What are we going to do? Reading •
How to identify cause/effect
Writing •
Wednesday –
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DOL Model RUNLAW On own – RUNLAW outline question Verbs vs. adverbs Practice/assessment
Assessment
Literature circles
Vocabulary • passage
Notes:
7th Grade Q1
Thursday – DOL RUNLAW – how to add details (1’s, 2’s, and 3’s) Literature Circles
Materials Needed – RUNLAW handout Student samples for DOL Materials for flip books Literature circle materials for each group
Friday – Cause/effect – What happens when you leave out details Show piece of literature with no details What effects does this have on writing Short assessment – Clickers (Verbs/Adverbs)
GT – Higher level piece of literature for cause/effect lesson
CRT – literature circle book choices Interdisciplinary –
Technology Integration – PowerPoint – verbs/adverbs Clickers Other –
Notes –
Duties and Meetings:
7th Grade Q1
Week of 8/18 – 8/21 Week of 9/28 – 10/2 (Week 7)
PLAN
Reading and Writing Standards
Monday –
1 - Students read and understand a variety of materials. 2 - Students write and speak for a variety of purposes and audiences. 3 - Students write and speak using conventional grammar, usage, sentence structure, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling. 4 - Students apply thinking skills to their reading, speaking, listening, and viewing. 5 - Students read to locate, select, and make use of relevant information from a variety of media, references, and technological sources. 6 - Students read and recognize literature as a record of human experience.
What do we need to know? •
Tuesday – W.N. 3.1 Vocabulary: explicit and implicit Nonfiction article review Reading strategies Literature circles
DO What are we going to do? Reading •
Writing •
Assessment •
Reading Benchmark #3
Wednesday – W.N. 3.2 2nd nonfiction article Wiki discussion
Vocabulary • explicit/implicit
Notes:
Literature circles
7th Grade Q1
Thursday
Materials Needed –
Count Day Reading Benchmark #3
Writing Notebook Article to go over reading strategies Directions for strategy teaching Literature circle materials
Divide students up by the strategy they will be teaching: compare/contrast, cause/effect, etc. W.N. 3.3 Literature circles
Friday Play Jeopardy game reviewing concepts for quarter 1
GT – Can host Jeopardy game Higher level books for literature circles
Literature circles CRT – Literature circle book choices Nonfiction article choice
Interdisciplinary When teaching a strategy, students must incorporate something learned from another class.
Technology Integration – Jeopardy game on interwrite Wiki
Notes –
Other –
E Skills Checklist –
Duties and Meetings:
7th Grade Q1
Week of 10/5 – 10/9 (Week 8)
PLAN
Reading and Writing Standards 1 - Students read and understand a variety of materials. 2 - Students write and speak for a variety of purposes and audiences.
Monday – DOL Review RUNLAW WebQuest Literature Circles
3 - Students write and speak using conventional grammar, usage, sentence structure, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling. 4 - Students apply thinking skills to their reading, speaking, listening, and viewing.
Tuesday –
5 - Students read to locate, select, and make use of relevant information from a variety of media, references, and technological sources.
DOL WebQuest
6 - Students read and recognize literature as a record of human experience.
Literature Circles
What do we need to know? •
DO What are we going to do? Wednesday –
Reading •
Writing •
Assessment •
Writing Benchmark #2
Vocabulary • Review 1st quarter words
Notes:
Writing Assessment #2 – Plan and Draft
7th Grade Q1
Thursday –
Materials Needed –
Writing Assessment #2 – Edit, Revise, and Final Copy
Writing Assessment #2 Goal setting sheet DOL samples
Friday – DOL Q2 Goals: what worked? What didn’t? Literature circles GT – WebQuest Interdisciplinary CRT –
Technology Integration – Other –
WebQuest Interwrite Laptops Notes –
Duties and Meetings:
Week of 8/31 – 9/4 Week of 10/12 – 10/16
7th Grade Q1
10/12 – 10/16 – (Week 9)
PLAN
Reading and Writing Standards 1 - Students read and understand a variety of materials. 2 - Students write and speak for a variety of purposes and audiences.
Monday – W.N. 4.1 Review Titles – quotes vs. underlining Capitlization Finish up Literature Circles
3 - Students write and speak using conventional grammar, usage, sentence structure, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling. 4 - Students apply thinking skills to their reading, speaking, listening, and viewing. 5 - Students read to locate, select, and make use of relevant information from a variety of media, references, and technological sources. 6 - Students read and recognize literature as a record of human experience.
Tuesday – W.N. 4.2 Literature Circle projects
What do we need to know? •
DO
What are we going to do? Reading •
Review all areas
Writing •
Assessment •
Literature Circle Projects
Vocabulary • Reinforce quarter 1 words
Notes:
Wednesday – W.N. 4.3 Literature circle projects due Thursday Need new SSR book by Monday Update Shelfari.com
7th Grade Q1
Thursday –
Materials Needed –
W.N. 4.4
Project materials for literature circles Minilesson for titles Writing notebooks
Literature circle Project Presentations
Friday – GT – Project for literature circles
CRT – Literature circle projects chosen based on strengths of students
Technology Integration – Interdisciplinary –
Projects must include a form of technology Shelfari.com
Notes –
Other –
E Skills Checklist –
Duties and Meetings: