Lesson Plan for: January 3 – 6, 2012

English 7 /Mrs. Scales

Monday—  No School

 

Tuesday—  No Students / Teacher Work Day

 

Wednesday—

7.3 Reading:Comprehension and Analysis of Literary Text

Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Literary Text

 

• Welcome Back
• Review Lesson Plans
• PreTest
• Pass out
  Romiette and Julio by Sharon Draper Student Journals and books

• Prepare to Learn – Building  Background Knowledge

William Shakespeare

Sharon Draper

• Understanding Theme 7.3.4

• Review
•             reading schedule
•             chapters, pages
•             Student Journal assignments
•             due dates

Reading must be done in reading lab, resource, or as homework.  Class time will be used for whole group and small group discussions and activities. All
questions in the assigned Student Journal pages must be written in Well-Written Responses.

 

Homework – Read Chapters 1 – 4 (page 1 – 26) and complete pages 4 -6 in Student Journal.

 

Thursday—

• Character 7.3.3
• Destiny Chart 7.3.4
• Vocabulary Review 7.1.3
• Author’s Style
• Point of View Review
• Small Group Discussion Rubric
• Two Versions of One Event: Activity 7.3

Homework – Read Chapters 5 – 9 (page 27 – 54) and complete pages 7 -10 in Student Journal.

 

Friday—

• Vocabulary Review 7.1.3, 7.1.2
• Cause and Effect 7.2.3
• Comparisons   7.3.3

 

Homework – Read Chapters 10 – 14 (page 55 – 76) and complete pages 11 -12 in Student Journal.

Finished the book, but not the story.  Book Club members, where are you at?

Finals are over and break has begun.

Hope you all have tons of fun.

Merry Christmas to everyone.  I hope you all have a blessed Christmas season with your families and friends.

Love,

Mrs. Scales

I just finished burning the disk of the Scholastic Writing Award entries.  I’m pretty impressed.  That’s all I’ll say at this point.  Good Job 7th Graders!

Lesson Plan for: Dec. 12 – 16, 2011

English 7 / Mrs. Scales

Monday – Book Club meets at Lunch

• Pick up W-R’s Notebooks
• 7.4.10 – Revise writing to improve organization and word choice after checking the logic of the ideas and the precision of the vocabulary. – Whole Class Activity
• Supporting Details / Irrelevant Information – Examples and Modeling
• Sequencing of Information – Examples and Modeling
• Parallel Construction – Examples and Modeling
• Review – Small Group Activity
• Questions on Semester Exam Study Guide

 

Homework: Reading for AR points as needed. Review notes from W-R’s notebook and English binder for each item listed on the Semester Exam Study Guide.

 

Tuesday – After School Tutoring 3-4:30

• Studying Strategies for the Semester Exam
• Using your English Binder
• Using your W-R’s Notebook

Start out by studying the most important information.

Learn the general concepts first, don’t worry about learning the details until you have learned the main ideas.

Take notes and write down a summary of the important ideas as you read through your study material.

Take short breaks frequently. Your memory retains the information that you study at the beginning and the end better than what you study in the middle.

Make sure that you understand the material well, don’t just read through the material and try to memorize everything.

• Literary Terms and Genre Review

 

Homework: Reading for AR points as needed. Review notes from W-R’s notebook and English binder for each item listed on the Semester Exam Study Guide using Study Strategies reviewed today in class.

 

Wednesday – Wednesday Writing Club 3-5 – Last meeting for 2011

• Jeopardy Review for extra credit points

 

Homework: Reading for AR points as needed. Study for Semester.

 

Thursday – After School Tutoring 3-4:30

 

Semester Exams

 

Friday – Last Day to Earn AR Points or Turn in Any Make Up Work

 

Semester Exams

As I graded my final stack of myths and compare contrast essays it occurred to me that I have some incredible, real writers in my classes.   I have to say that I am really impressed with many of you as writers not afraid to show your own distinctive voice in your writing.  Because of this I checked the guidelines for the Scholastic Writing Awards.  Did you know that you can submit more than one piece?  I think there are several of you that should consider submitting one or more of your recently returned work.

Remember that the myths and compare contrast essays have not been graded on conventions.  They have not been edited, only revised.  Before you submit your work, have a peer or parent go through for spelling, correct use of words that have more than one meaning, punctuation, and capitalization fixes.

Remember that your work must meet the following guidelines to be submitted in these categories:

If you are submitting a short story (has all the elements of a strong plot) you have three category -choices

Flash Fiction – Short Stories with less than 1,300 words.

Short Story – 1,300 to 3,000 words.

Humor – 300 to 3,000 words.

If you are submitting an essay (nonfiction) you also have three category choices –

Personal Essay / Memoir – self revelatory 500 to 3,000 words.

Persuasive Writing – makes an argument for or against something 400 – 2,000 words.

Humor – 300 to 3,000 words.

 

Some of you have already submitted work, but you can go back and edit the work and change the category if needed.  If you do change categories  you MUST print out a new submission form that matches that category and get it signed.

Lesson Plan for: December 6 – 10, 2011

English 7 /Mrs. Scales

 

Monday—

• Quick Write – This time of year…
• Finish Rip Van Winkle – Allegory Lesson for 7^th Period
• Short Stories by O. Henry

• Story Structure
• “The arresting beginning” Exposition
• Reader’s first guess about how things will turn out. Rising Action
• Reader discovers his or her guess is wrong. Climax
• The triumphant ending and sudden suspense. Falling Action
• The end of the story. Resolution

• Story Elements
• Humor and Irony
• Coincidence
• Surprise Endings
• Introduction by Pam Munoz Ryan
• The Gift of the Magi
• The Last Leaf
• A Retrieved Reformation

• Homework:  Three W-R’s notebook entries for this week. Clearly label each one with a large capital “H” and the date written. Your class QW’s do not count as your homework entries.

 

Tuesday— After School Tutoring 3-4:30

• Quick Write –  When I read…
• Using your English binder and WR’s notebook as study tools:
• List of Requirements for English Binders
• List of Requirements for WR’s Notebooks
• AR point update – Are you on track?
• Book Talk Tuesday

• Reading for pleasure
• Books Everyone Should Know

 

Wednesday— Wednesday Writing Club 3-5

• 15 Minute Reading Time – Read second O. Henry story of choice.

• Take AR tests
• Acuity Study Day (Independent Assignment Completion)

 

• Homework:  Continue three W-R’s notebook entries for this week from Monday.

 

Thursday— After School Tutoring 3-4:30

• 20 Minutes Reading – Read second O. Henry story of choice if not already completed.
• Binder Review Day – Final points for binders will be given. You must come to class with your binder ready to be graded.

 

• . Homework:  Continue three W-R’s notebook entries for this week from Monday.

 

Friday—

• WR’s notebooks must be turned in at the end of class for grading.
• Semester Exam Review begins – Pass out study guide
• Class discussion on the writing of O. Henry

• Be prepared to talk about the differences in the story we read in class and the second story you chose to read.
• Be prepared to give examples of how O. Henry’s short stories follow each step of the story structure he has become well know for.
• Be prepared to share a favorite passage or few lines from one of O. Henry’s stories that you especially enjoyed.