Instructional Week Overview

Teacher: Jessica Link Class Name: 7th8th GradeREAD 180

Unit Topic:
Under Pressure (Problem and Solution texts)
Core Standards Covered:
RI.7.1, RL&I.7.10
RI.8.1, RL&I.8.10
Vocabulary:
pressure, negative, authority, confidence, convince, rebel, constant, appreciate, principle, participate
Week of: / October 20th – October 24th
Monday
Computer,
Small Group &
Independent Reading / Bell Ringer: None
Learning Target: By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature and literary non-fiction in grade 7 &8 complexity with scaffolding as needed.
Teaching Strategy Used:Students will complete Reading Logs and work on adaptive software
Formative Assessment: Teacher observation; software reports and fluency recordings
Tuesday
Computer,
Small Group &
Independent Reading / Bell Ringer: The topic of “With Friends Like These…” is…
Learning Target: Determine two or more central ideas in a text and analyze their development over the course of the text.
Teaching Strategy Used: Students will read and determine the central idea of the section “With Friends Like These…” in “The Power of Peer Pressure.” Students will write the difference between good and bad peer pressure and verbally summarize the section.
Formative Assessment: Teacher observation in small group (Key Idea question); software reports
Wednesday
Student Support
Progress Meetings / Bell Ringer: None
Learning Target: By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature and literary non-fiction in grade 7 &8 complexity with scaffolding as needed.
Teaching Strategy Used:Students will complete Reading Logs and work on adaptive software
Formative Assessment: Teacher observation; software reports and fluency recordings
Thursday
Computer,
Small Group &
Independent Reading / Bell Ringer: Hazing is…
Learning Target: Determine two or more central ideas in a text and analyze their development over the course of the text.
Teaching Strategy Used:Students will read the section “Peer Pressure Gets Physical” in “The Power of Peer Pressure”.
Formative Assessment:Teacher observation in small group; software reports
Friday
Computer,
Small Group &
Independent Reading / Bell Ringer: Make one true statement about the “Teens Under Pressure” bar graph.
Learning Target: Determine two or more central ideas in a text and analyze their development over the course of the text.
Teaching Strategy Used: Focusing on the section “Peer Pressure Gets Physical” in “The Power of Peer Pressure”, student will verbally summarize the section and react to information in writing.
Formative Assessment: Teacher observation in small group (React & Write); software reports