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LESSON PLANS APRIL 26 – 29

READING

TEKS/STATE EXPECTATIONS: 7.01, 7.02, 7.03, 7.04, 7.05, 7.06, 7.07, 7.08, 7.09, 7.10, 7.11, 7.12, 7.13

TUESDAY, APRIL 26

Homework – Study persuasive vocabulary (Quiz – Thursday)

Discuss questions missed the most on non-fiction practice

Discuss persuasive vocabulary

Mini-Lesson – persuasive text and terms (focus on bias, exaggeration, categorical claim, stereotyping,

explicit and implicit messages

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27

Homework – Study persuasive vocabulary (Quiz – Thursday)

Test – STAAR Reading Part I

“Should School Start Later” (article in Scope Magazine) – identify

facts for both sides of the debate

THURSDAY, APRIL 28

Quiz – persuasive vocabulary

Test – STAAR Reading Part II

“Should School Start Later (article in Scope Magazine) – identify

examples of exaggeration, categorical claims, and

stereotyping

FRIDAY, APRIL 29

Enjoy reading drama “When Girls Ruled Baseball”

LESSON PLANS APRIL 18 – 22

READING

TEKS/STATE STANDARDS: 7.01, 7.02, 7.07, 7.08, 7.09, 7.10, 7.11

MONDAY, APRIL 18

HOMEWORK

Study for Non-fiction Vocabulary Quiz (Wednesday)

***Quiz will only cover the words your child checked.

Review Non-fiction Vocabulary

Pre-read article from Scholastic Scope Magazine

(text features)

Read informational article

Finish any uncompleted work from Friday

TUESDAY, APRIL 19

HOMEWORK

Study for Non-fiction Vocabulary Quiz (Wednesday)

CLASS:  Study vocabulary on Quizlet

Activity – “Putting It All Together”

Mini-lessons: author’s purpose; author’s perspective, author’s tone

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20

Non-fiction Vocabulary Quiz

Quiz – article in Scope Magazine

THURSDAY, APRIL 21

Students complete practice on various non-fiction skills

      again using Scope Magazine

FRIDAY, APRIL 22 (substitute)

Vocabulary – persuasive terms

Guided practice – persuasive passage

LESSON PLANS APRIL 4 – 8

7TH GRADE READING

***SEVERAL GRADES WILL BE TAKEN THIS WEEK. HELP YOUR

CHILD STUDY SO HE/SHE WILL BE SUCCESSFUL.

TEKS/STATE EXPECTATIONS: 7.02, 7.03, 7.04, 7.08, 7.09

MONDAY, APRIL 4

HOMEWORK – STUDY POETRY VOCABULARY (QUIZ THURSDAY)

Probe – Poetry Elements

Recognize elements in poetry and analyze poetry (literature textbook)

TUESDAY, APRIL 5

HOMEWORK – STUDY POETRY VOCABULARY (QUIZ THURSDAY)

Bell Work: Poetry Warm-up l

Poetry Elements – practice on Quizlet or study paper copy

Recognize elements in poetry/analyze poetry (literature textbook)

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6

HOMEWORK – STUDY POETRY VOCABULARY (QUIZ THURSDAY)

Daily assessment of Reading: Poetry (classwork)

THURSDAY, APRIL 7

Quiz – Poetry Terms (vocabulary)

Begin test – Poetry Analysis

FRIDAY, APRIL 8

Finish test – Poetry Analysis

Create a poem

LESSON PLANS OCT. 19 – 23

***FIRST WEEK OF NEW GRADING PERIOD

TEKS/STATE STANDARDS: 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.7, 7.8, 7.10, 7.14, 7.16, 7.17, 7.19,7.20

HOMEWORK:

EVERY EVENING – Read library book at least 20 minutes

TUESDAY – Independent/Dependent Clauses

WEDNESDAY – Writing Complex Sentences

MONDAY, OCT. 19

Writing:

Bell work – Peg Writing – revising/editing personal narrative essay

Review – Comma Patterns 1, 2, 3; coordinating conjunctions;

simple sentence; compound sentence

Mini-lesson – meaningful transitions in narrative writing

Students revise/add transitions to narrative essays

Reading:

Bell work – library book check

Peg Writing – Students complete suggested lessons on an individual

basis

TUESDAY, OCT. 20

Writing:

Bell work – Peg Writing – revising/editing personal narrative essay

Notice: Subordinating conjunctions and complex sentences

Mini-lesson – variety of sentence beginning

Students revise sentence beginnings in narrative essays

Reading:

Bell work – sustained silent reading

Literary focus: narrative poetry

Read/analyze – “The Highwayman”

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 21

Writing:

Bell work – last day for Peg Writing revising and editing

Distinguishing compound and complex sentences

Applying comma rules

Reading:

Bell work – sustained silent reading

Library

Figurative Language in “The Highwayman”

Read/analyze – “Annabel Lee”

THURSDAY, OCT. 22

Writing:

Bell work – Comma patterns

Independent practice – comma rules

Notice – paragraph development (TEXEXT)

Reading:

Bell work – sustained silent reading

Formative assessment – figurative language

Literary Focus: Non-fiction – read/respond to ques.

FRIDAY, OCT. 23

Writing:

Bell work – appositives

Notice – paragraph development (TEXEXT)

Guided practice on essential and non-essential clauses

Reading:

Bell work: sustained silent reading

Guided reading/non-fiction

LESSON PLANS OCT. 12 – 16 2015

***NOTE: REMEMBER TO CHECK YOUR CHILD’S GRADES ON SKYWARD. THIS IS THE LAST WEEK OF THE FIRST GRADING PERIOD.

TEKS/STATE EXPECTATIONS: 7.01, 7.02, 7.03, 7.06, 7.08, 7.09, 7.14, 7.16, 7.19,

7.20, 7.21

THIS WEEK’S HOMEWORK:

Monday – write 2 introductions for personal narrative

Tuesday – grammar packet (subjects and verbs)

Wednesday – transitions

MONDAY, OCT. 12

Writing:

Bell work – writing web (personal narrative)

Read examples of personal narrative introductions

Discuss various strategies

Write 2 different introductions for own personal narrative;

Finish for homework

Reading:

Bell work – sustained silent reading

STAAR Reading Practice

TUESDAY, OCT. 13

Writing:

Homework – grammar practice sheets

Bell work – Share introductions

Mini-lesson – transitions in personal narratives

Begin drafting body paragraphs of personal narrative

Reading:

Homework – read in library book

Bell work – sustained silent reading

Finish STAAR Reading Practice

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 14

Writing:

Homework – practice – transitions

Finish drafting personal narrative

Reading:

Homework – read in library book

Bell work – sustained silent reading

Examples/conclusions for personal narratives

Draft the conclusion for personal narrative

THURSDAY, OCT. 15

Writing:

Bell work – active/passive voice

Revising personal narratives – paragraphing, sentence beginnings and lengths, verbs (action/linking; tense), specific details, sensory images

Reading:

Bell work – sustained silent reading

Type personal narratives into Peg Writing Program

FRIDAY, OCT. 16

Writing and Reading

Continue to revise/edit personal narratives in Peg Writing

LESSON PLANS OCT. 5 – 9, 2015

***NOTE: REMEMBER TO CHECK YOUR CHILD’S GRADES ON SKYWARD. THIS IS THE 7TH WEEK OF THE FIRST NINE-WEEKS

GRADING PERIOD.

***NOTE: EARLY RELEASE FOR STUDENTS WEDNESDAY

TEKS/STATE EXPECTATIONS: 7.01, 7.02, 7.03, 7.06, 7.08, 7.09, 7.14, 7.16, 7.19,

7.20, 7.21

THIS WEEK’S HOMEWORK:

MON., TUES., WED., EVENINGS – STUDY FOR TEST – STORY ELEMENTS

***SEE PACKET AND STUDY SHEET; VOC. PRACTICE ALSO ONLINE

www.quizlet.com Search: Cline – Fiction Literary Terms

Tuesday – Practice on Commas (worksheet)

Wednesday – Practice on Commas (worksheet)

MONDAY, OCT. 5

Writing:

Bell work – Sentence Combining Using Series of Phrases

Analyze model of a personal narrative

Pre-Writing – personal narrative prompt

Reading:

Homework – Study for Test Thursday – Story Elements (fiction)

Bell work – sustained silent reading

Analyze short passages for short story elements

Quizlet – fiction literary terms

TUESDAY, OCT. 6

Writing:

Homework – comma practice

Bell work – Comma Patterns 1, 2, 3

Continue pre-writing for personal narrative – snapshot moment, graphic

organizer

Reading:

Homework – Study story elements (fiction terms) – test Thurs.

Bell work – quizlet

Independent practice – analyzing story elements in short literary texts

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 7

Writing:

Homework – comma practice (worksheet)

Bell work – graphic organizer

Introduction strategies for personal narratives

Reading:

Homework – Study for Test Thurs. – story elements; fiction terms

Bell work – quizlet

Independent practice – fiction literary terms

THURSDAY, OCT. 1

Writing:

Bell work – quizlet – fiction literary terms

Write introduction for personal narrative

Begin drafting body paragraphs

Reading:

Bell work – study story elements

Test – Story Elements

FRIDAY, OCT. 2

Writing:

Bell work – revisit personal narrative

Finish drafting personal narrative

Reading:

Bell work – examples of concluding paragraphs for personal narratives

Add conclusion to personal narrative

Revisit personal narrative using a checklist for exemplary essays

LESSON PLANS SEPT. 28 – OCT. 2, 2015

***NOTE: PROGRESS REPORTS WERE GIVEN TO STUDENTS AND
AVAILABLE ON SKYWARD LAST WEEK.

***NOTE: STUDENTS MUST HAVE AT LEAST 1 FICTION LIBRARY BOOK READ BY WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30.

TEKS/STATE EXPECTATIONS: 7.01, 7.02, 7.03, 7.06, 7.08, 7.09, 7.14, 7.16, 7.19,
7.20, 7.21

THIS WEEK’S HOMEWORK:
EVERY EVENING – READ LIBRARY BOOK (book test Thursday)
Monday – Study for “The Sentence” retest (doesn’t apply to every student)
Tuesday – Compound Sentences
Wednesday – Combining Sentences

MONDAY, SEPT. 28
Writing:
Bell work – compound subjects and predicates
Correct “The Sentence” test
Organize folders and interactive notebooks

Reading:
Homework – Read library book (book test Thursday)
Bell work – sustained silent reading
Read and analyze short story “Fish Cheeks” (autobiographical incident)

TUESDAY, SEPT. 29
Writing:
Homework – Compound sentences
Bell work – FANBOY conjunctions
“The Sentence” retest
Guided practice – creating compound sentences

Reading:
Homework – Read library book (book test Thursday)
Bell work – sustained silent reading
Annotate “Fish Cheeks” as model for personal narrative

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30
Writing:
Homework – Combining Sentences
Bell work – ideas for writing
Pre-writing – personal narrative
(brainstorming, timeline, snapshot moment)

Reading:
Homework – Read library book (book test Thursday)
Bell work – sustained silent reading
Academic vocabulary – recall story elements

THURSDAY, OCT. 1
Writing:
Bell work – combining sentences
Create a web (organizer) for writing a personal narrative
Strategies for writing an introduction

Reading:
Bell work – sustained silent reading
Library book quiz
Comprehensive review of story elements

FRIDAY, OCT. 2
Writing:
Bell work – combining sentences
STAAR Revising – sentence structure
Draft 2 introductions for personal narrative; share

Reading:
Bell work – read/evaluate a model personal narrative
Continue draft of personal narrative

LESSON PLANS SEPT. 21 – 25, 2015

TEKS/STATE EXPECTATIONS:

7.01, 7.02, 7.03, 7.08, 7.10, 7.14, 7.16, 7.19, 7.20, 7.21

*****HOMEWORK:*****

***Fiction library book must be finished by Friday, Sept. 25

Monday – Read at least 10 pages in library book

Tuesday – Read at least 10 pages in library book

finish English – The Sentence Review

Wednesday – Read at least 10 pages in library book

English – Sentence Combining Worksheet

Thursday – Read

Friday – Read

MONDAY, SEPT. 21

Writing

Bell work – sentence fragments

Continue to review subjects/predicates and

action/linking/helping verbs

Locate subjects/predicates in varied sentence patterns

Reading

Bell work – sustained silent reading

Distinguish the characteristics of myths and epics

Read the myth “Icarus”

Analyze characterization, conflict, theme

TUESDAY, SEPT. 22

Writing

Bell work – identifying run-on sentences

Final copy of descriptive writing/self-assessment

The Sentence Review (test – Wednesday)

Reading

Bell work – sustained silent reading

Read the epic

Analyze characterization, conflict, theme

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 23

Writing

Bell work – sentence combining – compound parts, compound sentence

Grade The Sentence – Review

Test – The Sentence

Reading

Bell work – sustained silent reading

Library Day

Interactive Notebooks – elements of fiction – characterization and

academic vocabulary

THURSDAY, SEPT. 24

Writing

Bell work – ideas for writing a personal narrative

Reading a personal narrative prompt

Sentence combining

Reading

Bell work – sustained silent reading

Analyze literary elements of fiction within text

FRIDAY, Sept. 25

Writing

Bell work – personal narrative prompt

Pre-writing – personal narrative

Reading

Bell work – sustained silent reading

Choice sheet – library book assignments

LESSON PLANS SEPT. 14 – 18, 2015

TEKS/STATE EXPECTATIONS: 7.01, 7.02, 7.03, 7.08, 7.10, 7.14, 7.16, 7.19

7.20, 7.21, Fig. 19  

MONDAY, SEPT. 14

WRITING  

Bell work – subjects and predicates

Apply mnemonic device (song) to helping verbs (quiz – Thursday)

Sensory Grammar – sentence parts  

Construct simple sentences using compound parts

READING

Homework – Read at least 10 pages in library book

Bell work – sustained silent reading

Apply mnemonic device (TPCAST) to non-fiction passage

Construct literary responses to article “Worldwide Loss of Bees…”

TUESDAY,  SEPT. 15

WRITING

Homework – sentence combining

Bell work – short write – Show, Don’t Tell

Annotate a piece of descriptive writing (guided practice)

Notice – organizational strategy – spatial (guided practice)

READING

Homework – Read at least 10 pages in library book

Bell work – sustained silent reading

Review – history of storytelling and characteristics of a folktale

Pre-reading for folktale – “We Are All One”

Interactive notebook – theme and foreshadowing

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 16

WRITING

Bell work – turn in sentence combining; practice listing the 23 helping verbs

Mini-lesson: action verbs vs. linking verbs; active vs. passive voice

Plan a descriptive essay using spatial organization; brainstorm relevant

details and sensory images

READING  

Homework – Reading passage and response questions – “Running A Real…”

Bell work – understanding new vocabulary/using a dictionary

Read/answer response questions – “We Are All One”

Independent practice – analyze theme in different cultural, historical, and

contemporary contexts

THURSDAY, SEPT. 17

WRITING

Bell work – precise word choice

Quiz – helping verbs

Appreciate a model descriptive essay

Begin drafting a descriptive essay

READING

Homework – Read at least 10 pages in library book

Bell work – turn in reading passage; precise word choice (continued from writing)

Continue drafting a descriptive essay

Collaborate with others: Revisit writing for examples of descriptive elements       (figurative language, vivid verbs and adjectives, etc.)

FRIDAY, SEPT. 18

WRITING

Bell work – precise word choice – finish and turn in

Revising and editing descriptive essay

Final copy of descriptive essay (test grade)

READING

Homework – Read at least 10 pages in library book.

Bell work – sustained silent reading

Library book check – Are You Really Reading?

Appreciate storytelling – videos of professional storytellers

LESSON PLANS SEPT. 8 – 11, 2015

TEKS/STATE EXPECTATIONS: 7.01, 7.02, 7.03, 7.08, 7.10, 7.14, 7.16, 7.19

7.20, 7.21, Fig. 19  

TUESDAY, SEPT. 8

Writing  

Bell work – Notice descriptive elements in model paragraph

Universal Screener (to assess students’ prior knowledge and skills)

Short write – Show, Don’t Tell

Reading

Homework – Read at least 10 pages in library book

Homework – Analyze non-fiction:  “Worldwide Loss of Bees a Growing Concern”

Bell work – sustained silent reading

Analyze plot of a short story (review – elements of plot)

WEDNESDAY,  SEPT. 9

Library Day – during Writing class

Writing  

Homework – Sentence parts: subjects and predicates

Bell work – Notice strategy: sentence parts: subjects and predicates

Short write:  Show, Don’t Tell

Analyze descriptive examples for vivid action verbs

Revise short write, eliminating linking verbs

Reading

Homework – Read at least 10 pages in library book

Bell work – sustained silent reading

Quiz – story plot

Universal Screener (to assess students’ prior knowledge and skills)

THURSDAY, SEPT. 10

Writing

Bell work – Notice strategy: combining sentences: compound subjects and   

       predicates

Analyze descriptive examples for word choice; using precise adjectives

Revise a short write: focus on word choice

Reading  

Bell work – sustained silent reading

Read folktale “We Are All One”; analyze foreshadowing and theme

Reading response questions

FRIDAY, SEPT. 11

Writing/Reading

Bell work – reflective questions

Remembering 9-11

Notice spatial organization in descriptive writing

Pre-writing – create a visual plan to write descriptively