September 12 - 16 Assignments listed here represent the "Plan" for the week. Plans of course are subject to change as needed, so this should not be considered the last word on what will take place in class or will be assigned for homework. When plans do change however, the changes will be reflected here (hopefully by the evening of the day in which they are known to exist).
 
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Tuesday - Thursday in the morning before school.
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All
7th Grade ELA Classes |
Monday
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Students will be introduced to
the Weekly Reading Log and how to document their daily reading.
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After we begin the class with
reading, students complete the Monday Grammar Warm-Up focusing on
the difference between There, Their, and They're. This wee,
will focus on the use and proof of "They're" Students will be
introduced to the proof and attempt to use and prove their use of
the word in a brief writing response. Volunteers will share
sentences from their writing. Students will then document
their understanding in their Writer's and Reader's Notebooks.
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We will finish the day examining the
plot structure and use of conflict in "The Lorax" by Dr. Seuss.
Students will begin a plot diagram for "The Lorax" noting
significant elements of the plot of the story.
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The 2nd half of the block will
transition to WIN time (What I Need). Students may read
their book for independent reading or continue their work on their
plot diagram.
Homework: Students
should read their independent
reading novel for 30 minutes tonight and document their reading on their
reading log. Students who did not complete the Plot Diagram for
"The Lorax" should get this done as well.
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Tuesday
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Studenst will be introduced to the
Word Work vocabulary expansion assignment. The process will be
modeled and practiced.
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Students will then continue our
examination of "The Lorax" by reviewing significant plot elements
using a Pixar short film titled "For the Birds." We will then
review student progress on the plot diagrams.
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Finally, we will examine the use of
Symbolism and Figurative language in "The Lorax."
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The 2nd half of the block will
transition to WIN time (What I Need). Students may read
their book for independent reading or continue their biweekly Word
Work assignment, which is due by Friday.
Homework: Students
should read their independent reading novel for 30 minutes tonight
and document their reading on their reading log. Word Work is
also due by the end of the week.
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Wednesday
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Students will then experience a brief
lesson on the construction of an Objective Summary Statment (SWBS) for a
piece of fiction. We will use "Little Red Riding Hood" to
model the process, which students will then apply to our own reading
of "The Lorax."
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The 2nd half of the block will
transition to WIN time (What I Need). Students may read
their book for independent reading and/or continue their work on
their Word Work Assignment.
Homework: Students
should read their independent reading novel for 30 minutes
tonight and document their reading on their reading log.
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Thursday
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The Thursday Poetry Warm-Up will
involve a reading and analysis of "The Pretty Good Poem."
Students will apply the an easy reading strategy to support their
understanding of the text and then apply the Analysis Pyramid in an
attempt to identify the structure of the poem and figure and compare
the message students are taking from the poem to a famous quotation
attributed to Aristotle in an attempt to examine the theme of the
poem.
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Students will then apply the same
Analysis Pyramid to "The Lorax" in an attempt to formally analyze
several elements of this text.
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The 2nd half of the block will
transition to WIN time (What I Need). Students may read
their book for independent reading and/or continue their work on
their Word Work Assignment.
Homework: Students
should read their independent reading novel for 30 minutes tonight
and document their reading on their reading log. Students who have
not completed their Word Work for the week may want to commit some
time to it tonight.
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Friday
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Students will begin class with the Friday Funny Bone
activity. This is an inferential activity where students
examine a Gary Larson cartoon, draw conclusions about it, and
construct a possible caption that attempts to not only make sense
out of the image, but also make it funny.
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Students will then experience a
lesson and take notes on Theme and how to find it. Students
will practice constructing a Thematic Statement with "Little Red
Riding Hood" and finally apply it to "The Lorax"
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We will use any remaining time to
complete their "The Week in Review" along with the completion of any
additional unfinished business.
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The 2nd half of the block will
transition to WIN time (What I Need). Students may read
their book for independent reading, complete their work on their
Word Work Assignment, finish their Week in Review, or wrap up any
unfinished business for the week.
Homework: Students
should read their independent reading novel for 30 minutes tonight and
document their reading on their reading log.
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