7th Grade Writing Lesson Plans
September 24-28, 2012
Michelle Evans
Core Standards:
L.7.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
a. Explain the function of phrases and clauses in general and their functions in specific sentences.
b. choose among simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences to signal differing relationships among ideas.
c. place phrases and clauses within a sentence, recognizing and correcting misplaced and dangling modifiers.
L. 7.2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
a. Use a comma to separate coordinate adjectives.
b. spell correctly
Lessons:
Monday:
We will:
*We will use daily oral language as our bellwork to help them with their sentence syntax and context
*discuss the role adverbs play in sentence syntax
*use the dry erase board to diagram sentences to help with sentence syntax.
*more practice with adverb diagrams in simple sentences
Tuesday:
We will:
*We will use daily oral language as our bellwork so as to help them with their sentence syntax
*discuss yesterday’s work with adverbs
*use the white board to assess how well they understand the concept
*formative assessment and more practice
Wednesday:
We will:
*use daily oral language as our bellwork
* finish diagrams
*review capitalization rules and comma rules
*second revision assignment
Thursday:
We will:
*use daily oral language as our bellwork
*review rules of capitalization and commas
*use smart board to assess how well they understand the rules
*finish revision
*more practice with adverbs
Friday:
We will:
*No School Chicken Festival
Special Education Modifications:
7th Grade
A: 1, 5, 6, 7
B: 1
C: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
D: 1, 20
E: 1, 2, 3, 5
F: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5