Week of: September 8th
Sneak Peek
*Silent Reading
*Voc. List 4-due tomorrow
*Symbolism W.S.
*The Giver-ch. 7
MONDAY
*Silent Reading/HW Check
*The Giver ch. 8
*Complete Sentence Notes & Practice
TUESDAY
*Silent Reading
*The Giver ch. 9
*Ceremony of 12-Assignment Reflection
WEDNESDAY
*Library/Silent Reading
*The Giver-ch. 10 & commonlit
*Subject/Pred. Practice
*Voc. Gimkit
THURSDAY
*First chapter Friday
*Voc. Quiz 4
*The Giver-ch. 11 & Analysis of Key Idea
*Subject/Predicate Practice
FRIDAY
7th ELA
Reading:
Independent Reading; The Giver by Lois Lowry
Writing:
RACE paragraphs
Vocabulary: Greek/Latin Root List 4 (Quiz Friday)
Grammar:
Complete Sentences; Subjects & Predicates
Week of: September 1st
Sneak Peek
Labor Day/No School
MONDAY
*Silent Reading
*Voc. List 3-due tomorrow
*The Giver chs. 4 & 5 commonlit
*Dystopian Genre Notes
TUESDAY
*Wall-E movie day-characteristics of dystopian genre movie guide
WEDNESDAY
*Library/Silent Reading/Book Titles Due
*Finish Wall-E
*The Giver-ch. 6
*Voc. Gimkit
THURSDAY
*First chapter Friday
*Voc. Quiz
*Symbolism W.S. (ch. 6)
*The Giver-ch. 7
FRIDAY
7th ELA
Reading:
Independent Reading; The Giver by Lois Lowry; Characteristics of Dystopian Literature
Writing:
RACE paragraphs-dystopian genre analysis
Vocabulary: Greek/Latin Root List 3 (Quiz Friday)
Book Titles for Book Projects are due on Thursday!
Week of: August 25th
Sneak Peek
*Silent Reading
*Voc. List 2-due tomorrow
*Dialogue Notes & Revision
MONDAY
*Silent Reading
*Dialogue Practice
*The Giver intro/ch. 1
TUESDAY
*Silent Reading
*Dialogue Practice-quiz tomorrow
*The Giver ch. 2
WEDNESDAY
*Library/Silent Reading
*Dialogue Quiz
*Voc. Gimkit-Quiz tomorrow
*The Giver ch. 3
THURSDAY
*First chapter Friday
*Voc. Quiz
*The Giver ch. 4
FRIDAY
7th ELA
Reading:
Independent Reading; The Giver by Lois Lowry
Writing: Narrative essays & Revisions
Vocabulary: Greek/Latin Root List 2 (Quiz Friday)
Grammar: Dialogue Punctuation (Quiz Thursday)
Week of: August 18th
Sneak Peek
*Race Practice
*Voc. List 1-due tomorrow
*Narrative Notes & Rubric
MONDAY
*RACE practice
*Narrative Writing-Getting Started & Adding Dialogue
TUESDAY
*RACE practice;
*Book Pass
*Narratives-Show, Don’t Tell (The Twits by Roald Dahl)
WEDNESDAY
*RACE practice
*Library
*Voc. Gimkit-Quiz tomorrow
*Narratives- Writing Endings
THURSDAY
*First chapter Friday
*Voc. Quiz
*Narrative Writing Prompt-due Monday
FRIDAY
7th ELA
Reading:
“Seventh Grade” by Gary Soto; excerpt from The Twits by Roald Dahl
Writing: RACE paragraph practice; narrative essays
Vocabulary: Greek/Latin Root List 1 (Quiz Friday)
Grammar: Dialogue Punctuation
Week of: August 11th
Sneak Peek
*Handbook/Get signed
*Syllabus Scavenger Hunt-Get signed
*Benchmark Testing
MONDAY
*Benchmark Testing
*Set up notebooks
*Procedures/
Expectations
TUESDAY
*Unit Preview/Gallery Walk
*Introductory letters-due tom.
WEDNESDAY
*RACE par. Intro & practice
*Read “Seventh Grade” by Gary Soto/Commonlit
THURSDAY
*First chapter Friday
*Introduce Book Project/Reading Expectations
*Book Pass
FRIDAY
7th ELA
Reading:
“Seventh Grade” by Gary Soto
Writing: Introductory Letter; RACE paragraph structure
We will start Greek/Latin roots next week.