Teacher: Mrs. Lesher
Subject: 7th Grade Reading & Language Arts (Periods 3&4) Week: December 5th-9th, 2016
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1. Introduce Root Words of the Week
2. Finish December Newsletter
· Library Lab
READING
1. A Christmas Carol
· Finish Stave One (pg. 8-27)
i. Questions
ii. Character Chart
iii. Plot Diagram
HOMEWORK
1. Finish Stave One by Tuesday
2. December Newsletter published by Tuesday
3. Root Work homework due Wednesday
4. i-ready 45 minutes/lesson completion by end of week
Objectives
· L.4.b: Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word
· RL.1: Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. /
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1. Bellwork
· Parts of Speech review
2. Grammar
· Simple, Compound, Complex Sentences review
3. Unit 5 Vocabulary
· Review test
READING
1. A Christmas Carol
· Stave Two (pg. 29-40)
o Questions
o Character Chart
o Plot Diagram
HOMEWORK
1. Work on Stave Two (if needed)
2. Root Work homework due Wednesday
3. i-ready 45 minutes/lesson completion by end of week
4. Design Thinking (Book Project #2) Parts 1-4 due Monday
Objectives
· L.1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
· L.1.b: Choose among simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences to signal differing relationships among ideas.
· RL.1: Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. /
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1. Bellwork
· Simple, Compound, Complex Sentences review
2. Vocabulary
· Review Root Word homework
3. Work on Dickens Dictionary
READING
1. A Christmas Carol
· Stave Two (pg. 41-53)
o Questions
o Character Chart
o Plot Diagram
HOMEWORK
1. Finish Stave Two by Thursday
2. Root Work homework due Friday
3. i-ready 45 minutes/lesson completion by end of week
4. Design Thinking (Book Project #2) Parts 1-4 due Monday
Objectives
· L.1.b: Choose among simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences to signal differing relationships among ideas.
· L.4.b: Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word
· RL.1: Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. /
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1. Bellwork
· MUGS Review
2. Figurative Language in A Christmas Carol
3. Work on Dickens Dictionary
READING
1. A Christmas Carol
· Stave Three (pg. 55-68)
o Questions
o Character Chart
o Plot Diagram
HOMEWORK
1. Work on Stave Three (if needed)
2. Root Work homework due Friday
3. i-ready 45 minutes/lesson completion by end of week
4. Design Thinking (Book Project #2) Parts 1-4 due Monday
Objectives
· L.1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
· RL.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds (e.g., alliteration) on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama
· RL.1: Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. /
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1. Vocabulary
· Review Root Word homework
2. Figurative Language in A Christmas Carol
3. Work on Dickens Dictionary
READING
1. A Christmas Carol
· Stave Three (pg. 69-87)
o Questions
o Character Chart
o Plot Diagram
HOMEWORK
1. Work on Stave Three (if needed)
2. i-ready 45 minutes/lesson completion by end of week
3. Design Thinking (Book Project #2) Parts 1-4 due Monday
Objectives
· L.4.b: Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word
· RL.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds (e.g., alliteration) on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama
· RL.1: Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. /