November 24

Congratulations Writers

We have 12 talented seventh graders who have had an essay accepted for publication as a result of Creative Communication’s fall 2011 essay contest.

 

Isiah L. for “Lady Gaga”

Maddy St. J. for “My Mom Left”

Cory H. for “Communication of Yesterday and Today”

Alyssa H. for “Where Did Summer Go?”

Breanna C. for “Caring”

Kaleb C. for “Martin Luther King Jr.”

Bradley C. for “Wonders”

Audrey S. for “Time Travel”

Nathan M. for “Playing with My Friend”

Jaide L. for “Movies with a Friend”

Alec S. for “The New Property”

Corissa S. for “The Big Surprise”

 

Way to go!  To get something published while still in 7th grade is a huge accomplishment.  Keep up the good work.

November 24

Lesson Plans – Week 16

Lesson Plan for: November 28 – December 2, 2011

English 7 / Mrs. Scales

Monday – Book Club meets at Lunch

  • Turn in Writing Myths Packet and 1st Draft of Myth
  • Review Lesson Plans on Blog or Moodle
  • Review ARC’s from NCTE/ALAN
  • Acuity Review / After School Tutoring Letters / Lunch Study Tables
  • Compare / Contrast Essay Revisions (Mrs. Scales will model)
    • Formatting Using Assignment Format Handout
    • Essay Introduction Using Essay Notes Handout
    • Essay Body Using Essay Notes Handout
    • Essay Conclusions Using Essay Notes Handout

Homework: Revisions for Compare / Contrast Essay, Reading for AR points as needed. Make sure all corrections have been made for the piece of writing you wish to upload tomorrow for the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.

 

Tuesday – After School Tutoring 3-4:30

  • Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Upload Day
  • Genre Study
    • Mythology
    • Fable – King Midas
    • Fairy Tale
    • Folk Tale
      • “Rip Van Winkle”

Homework: Complete revisions for Compare / Contrast Essay, Reading for AR points as needed.

 

Wednesday – Wednesday Writing Club 3-5

  • Turn in Revised Copy of Compare / Contrast Essay
  • “Rip Van Winkle” Unit
      • About the Author
      • Vocabulary
      • Setting / Personification
        • Framing a short story
        • The passage of time in a short story

 

Homework: Vocabulary Worksheet

 

Thursday – After School Tutoring 3-4:30

  • “Rip Van Winkle” Unit
      • Review Vocabulary
      • Read “Rip Van Winkle”

 

Friday –

  • “Rip Van Winkle” Unit
      • Finish reading “Rip Van Winkle”
      • Review the story looking at descriptive phrases
        • Prepositional Phrases
        • Adjective Phrases