DeKalb Middle School Mrs. Moore/7th Grade Reading Language Arts

Class Periods: 1st, 2nd, 5th, and 6th 1st Nine Weeks: Week Eight September 26, 2016 to September 30, 2016

Essential Question for the week. / Standards Covered / Focus / Teaching Structure / Homework
Monday / What can we learn from DISASTERS? / L.7.4b I can use grade appropriate affixes and root words to understand the meaning of a word.
L.7.4c I can refer to reference materials to find the pronunciation, meaning, and part of speech of a word.
L.7.6 I can acquire and use grade appropriate words and phrases and expand on vocabulary knowledge / TLW focus on the vocabulary for the story, “Exploring the Titanic.” / 1.Bellwork
2. The learner will define and fill out a graphic organizer for their academic vocabulary.
3. TLW define roots and vocabulary words for this week story. / Any work not completed in class
Tuesday / What can we learn from DISASTERS? / RI.1 I can analyze a passage, make inferences, and justify my inferences by citing multiple lines in the text that prove my findings. / What makes the story a Narrative Nonfiction?
Chronological Order / 1.Bellwork
2. Mini Lessons on Narrative nonfiction and chronological order.
3. Begin Story
4. Color Groups / Any work not completed in class.
Wednesday / What can we learn from DISASTERS? / RI.7.5 I can analyze how authors use different text structures, such as paragraphs, chapters, or sections, and discuss how the organization contributes to the development of ideas. / What makes the story a Narrative Nonfiction?
Chronological Order / 1.Bellwork
2. Continue reading, “Exploring the Titanic.”
3. Color Group
Thursday / What can we learn from DISASTERS? / W.7.1a I can introduce claims to support an argument, acknowledge alternate or opposing claims, and organize reasons logically through a graphic organizer, thinking map, or outline. / What makes the story a Narrative Nonfiction?
Chronological Order / 1.Bellwork
2 Finish the story for the week
3. Color Group
Friday / “ Life is sweet: Baker, 90, recalls how his strudel helped him survive WWII” / RI.7.1 I can analyze a passage, make inferences,
RI.7.2 I can recognize multiple central ideas of a text, / 1.  Bellwork
2.  Test
3.  Article of the week
“ Life is sweet: Baker, 90, recalls how his strudel helped him survive WWII”
Excel / Application lesson 4 / Monday-
1.  Word Families
2.  Study Vocabulary
3.  Background / Tuesday
1. Test of words
2.Timed Reading
3.Read the article on the British Empire / Wednesday Thursday
1.Timed Reading 1.Multiple choice questions
2.Answer questions 2.Outline for summary / Friday
1.Write summary
2. Peer Edit
3. Write Final draft and share