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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 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