Teacher: K. Blight Week of: 10.26-10.30 Subject: 7th English Period: 1; 3-6

OBJECTIVES / ACTIVITIES / RESOURCES / HOMEWORK / EVALUATION / Literacy
STANDARDS
MON / ·  Demonstrate acquisition of vocabulary from Ch. 1-4 of The Giver.
·  Demonstrate comprehension of independent novel.
·  Annotate to show evidence of close reading.
·  Read and comprehend a nonfiction text of 7th grade complexity. / BW: Study Links #4
Vocab Links #4 Test
Complete Independent Novel questionnaire
Read and begin annotating AoW #3 / Teacher-made test
Independent Novel
Newsela.com
SmartBoard
PowerPoint / Make sure you have read Ch. 4 and 5
AoW #3 due Friday / Links Sheet #4
Links Test #4
Independent Novel questionnaire / L 7.4
RL 7.10
RI 7.1
RI 7.3
RI 7.4
RI 7.10
TUE / ·  Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
·  Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact.
·  Participate in a collaborative small group discussion of a text.
·  Present in front of the class. / BW: Article of the Week #3 (due Friday with annotations and response)
Stations: Discussion Questions for Ch. 1-5 of The Giver
Discuss questions with group members
Record final group answers
Present group answers to the class / Newsela.com
PowerPoint
SmartBoard
ELMO
The Giver / Read Ch. 6 of The Giver
AoW #3 due Friday / Ch. 1-5 discussion questions and group participation / RL 7.1
RL 7.3
SL 7.1
WED / ·  Make text-to-world connections between Jonas’ society and our own.
·  Determine the importance of age and rights of passage in Jonas’ society.
·  Participate in small group and whole class discussion.
·  Set a purpose for reading. / BW: 10 minutes to work on AoW Response
Complete Ceremony Chart for Ch. 6 with partner
Check charts and discuss Ch. 6 whole class
Set purpose for reading Ch. 7-8 / Newsela.com
PowerPoint
SmartBoard
The Giver / Read Ch. 7 and 8 of The Giver
AoW #3 due Friday / Ceremony Chart
Discussion Participation / W 7.4
W 7.10
RL 7.1
THUR / ·  Compare and contrast Jonas’ society to another dystopian society.
·  Make text-to-text, text-to-self, and text-to-world connections.
·  Track changes in the novel via a graphic organizer.
·  Write to show evidence of understanding. / BW: Quick Write
Read Ch. 9
Read “The Reaping” from The Hunger Games and view movie clip
Compare/Contrast Jonas’ selection with the selection in The Hunger Games
Create graphic organizer to complete during reading of duration of novel—What Community Knows vs. What Jonas Knows / PowerPoint
SmartBoard
The Giver
The Hunger Games
YouTube / AoW #3 due Tomorrow! / Compare and Contrast chart
Discussion Participation / W 7.4
W 7.10
RL 7.9
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I / ·  Participate in a whole class discussion of a non-fiction text.
·  Make text-to-text connections between The Giver and AoW #3.
·  Collaboratively discuss Ch. 7-9.
·  Continue tracking changes in the novel via a graphic organizer. / BW: AoW #3 Discussion
Group Discussion Questions Ch. 7-9
Whole class discussion Ch. 7-9
Start reading Ch. 10 and continue graphic organizer / Newsela.com
PowerPoint
SmartBoard
The Giver / Read Ch. 10 and 11 of The Giver by Monday / AoW #3
Group discussion answers
Discussion participation / SL 7.1
W 7.4
W 7.10
RL 7.1
RL 7.3