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Week of: Nov.25-29, 2013

Instruction:

Honors Writing/Honors Reading

 

Mon. – Ac2E – IT! Seminar –  “The Creation Station: Friendship Bracelets”

Tues. – Ac2E – IT! Seminar – “The Creation Station: Oreo Cookie Turkey”

Wed. – Fri. - THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
 

Ac2E IT! Seminars- Cre@tion St@tion

Ac2E 7th graders learning and planting vegetables.

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Week of: Nov. 18-22, 2013

Instruction:

Writing

Mon. – Grammar – Revise & Edit using ©KAMICO…Guided Instructions…Assessment 1 “Speaker Rayburn, a Leader from Texas” ques. 1-6 “A Challenging Cycling Trip” ques. 7-12.

Tues. – Grammar – Revise & Edit using ©KAMICO…Independent Practice…Assessment 3  ques. 1-12.

Wed. – Introduce new narrative prompt…pg. 21. Students will begin using Flee Map to organize thoughts. Students must include an effective intro. using BA-DA-BING, transitional words, compound and complex sentences, and effective details using T.O.E.S.

Thurs. – Continue Narrative

Reading

Mon. - Introduce Vocabulary for “Superman and Me and My First Memory (of Librarians)” pg.457. Build Background. Set Purpose for Reading

Literary Element: Setting

Reading Skill: Compare and Contrast.

Tues. – Read: “Superman and Me and My First Memory (of Librarians)” pg.457. 

Wed. – Comparing Literature-Literary Element: Setting. In what ways are the settings different? Similar? Use Thinking Maps – Double Bubble

Thurs. – Reading using ©KAMICO…Guided Instructions…Paired Passage Assessment 1 ques. 1-8.

Enrichment/Projects:

 

Friday: Complete personal narrative:

Problem solving is one of many important skills students learn in school.

 

Write about a time when you worked hard to solve a problem at school.  Be sure to write in detail about the problem and describe what you did to solve it.

 

 

Week of: Nov. 11-15, 2013

Reading

Mon. – Introduce Vocabulary for “Prometheus” pg.290. Build Background. Set Purpose for Reading

Literary Element: Myth , Dialogue

Reading Skill: Analyze Theme

Tues. – Read: “Prometheus” pg. 290.

Wed. –  Respond and Think Critically:

Analyze Point of View and Analyze Character

Thurs. – Continue Respond and Think Critically:

Evaluate Response and summarize Events

3rd Six Weeks: Nov. 11-15, 2013

Writing

Primary Writing Mode:

Personal Narrative

Expository Essay

Mon. –   Introduce additional transitional words and phrases (external & internal coherence). Students will place in interactive notebook.

Tues. – Review personal narrative. Write…for the Future pg. 20-21.

Capitalization; Punctuation; Spelling Rules

Wed. – Continue Capitalization; Punctuation; Spelling Rules

Thurs. – Independent Practice: Students complete a practice section using the conventions of capitalization and spelling rules.

Friday:

 Assessment:

Students will write a personal narrative.

Nov. 4-8, 2013

2nd Six Weeks Exam

Reading

Mon. – Introduce Voc. for Ch. 18-19 Discuss Reading Notes on the upcoming chapters.

Tues. –  Review

Wed. –  2^nd Six Weeks Exam

Thurs. – Begin the movie “The Hobbit”.

Enrichment/Projects:

 Friday:

 Movie: “The Hobbit”

Week of: Nov. 4-8, 2013

2nd Six Weeks Exam Week

Primary Writing Mode:

Expository

Writing

Mon. –   2^nd Six Weeks Exam

Begin expository essay. Analyze the prompt and brainstorm.  Essay must include, simple, compound, and complex sentences.

Tues. – 2^nd Six Weeks Exam. Complete essay.

Wed. – Write a new ending for the book.

Thurs. – Continue with writing a new ending for the book.

Enrichment/Projects:

 Friday:

 Students will compare and contrast the novel and the movie.