Tuesday, November 25th

Lesson Objectives - Students take their quiz on Vocabulary Unit 6. They will then finish working on their Performance Task.

• Thursday: Students will brainstorm and organize their information. They will begin writing their rough drafts.
• Friday: Students will finish writing their rough drafts.
• YESTERDAY AND TODAY: Students will continue the peer editing process, make final edits, and write their final drafts.

Homework -  November's Reader Response Sheet is due on the day they return from Thanksgiving break. 

CCSS -

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.3.a: Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and point of view and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.3.b: Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, and description, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.3.c: Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence and signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.3.d: Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to capture the action and convey experiences and events.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.3.e: Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on the narrated experiences or events.

Monday, November 24th

Lesson Objectives - Students will create visual representations of the words from Vocabulary Unit 6. They will then continue working on their own for their Performance Task.

• Thursday: Students will brainstorm and organize their information. They will begin writing their rough drafts.
• Friday: Students will finish writing their rough drafts.
• TODAY AND TOMORROW: Students will begin the peer editing process, make final edits, and write their final drafts.

Homework - Students will make sure that pages 2-5 and the sub packet is complete and ready to be submitted on tomorrow.  They will also have their Vocabulary Unit 6 quiz tomorrow as well. 

CCSS -

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.3.a: Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and point of view and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.3.b: Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, and description, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.3.c: Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence and signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.3.d: Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to capture the action and convey experiences and events.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.3.e: Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on the narrated experiences or events.

Friday, November 21st

Lesson Objectives - Students will create sentence samples of the words from Vocabulary Unit 6. They will then continue working on their own for their Performance Task.

 

• Yesterday: Students will brainstorm and organize their information. They will begin writing their rough drafts.
• Today: Students will finish writing their rough drafts and begin the peer editing process.
• Monday and Tuesday: Students will make final edits and write their final drafts.

Homework - Students will make sure that pages 2-5 and the sub packet from yesterday is complete and ready to be submitted on Tuesday, November 25th.

CCSS -

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.3.a: Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and point of view and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.3.b: Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, and description, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.3.c: Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence and signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.3.d: Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to capture the action and convey experiences and events.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.3.e: Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on the narrated experiences or events.

Thursday, November 20th

Lesson Objectives - Students will evaluate student writing samples of personal narratives using the same rubric they will be evaluated with when they submit their own essays next week.  They will then begin working on their own for their Performance Task.

• Today: Students will brainstorm and organize their information.  They will begin writing their rough drafts.
• Tomorrow: Students will finish writing their rough drafts and begin the peer editing process.
• Monday and Tuesday: Students will make final edits and write their final drafts.

Homework -  Students will make sure that pages 2-5 and the sub packet from yesterday is complete and ready to be submitted on Tuesday, November 25th. 

CCSS -

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.3.a: Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and point of view and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.3.b: Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, and description, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.3.c: Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence and signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.3.d: Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to capture the action and convey experiences and events.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.3.e: Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on the narrated experiences or events.

Tuesday, November 18th

Lesson Objectives - After a review of Vocabulary Unit 6, students will identify and edit examples of sentences written in passive voice.  They will then evaluate student writing samples of personal narratives using the same rubric they will be evaluated with when they submit their own essays next week.
Homework - Think about it: "What story will you tell when you write your personal narrative?"
CCSS -

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.3.a: Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and point of view and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.3.b: Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, and description, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.3.c: Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence and signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.3.d: Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to capture the action and convey experiences and events.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.3.e: Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on the narrated experiences or events.

Monday, November 17th

Lesson Objectives - Students will take their quiz on "The Late Homecomer." They will then start identifying the words in Vocabulary Unit 6. 
Homework - Students will get the Student Detail Reports signed and returned by Tuesday, November 18th.
CCSS -

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7.3 - Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text (e.g., how ideas influence individuals or events, or how individuals influence ideas or events).
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7.6 - Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author distinguishes his or her position from that of others.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.4 - 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.

Friday, November 14th

Lesson Objectives - Students will start identifying the words in Vocabulary Unit 6. They will then examine examples of imagery and figurative language in order to review for Monday's quiz on "The Latehomecomer."  Finally, they will share their group responses to the review questions connected to the story.
Homework - Students will get the Student Detail Reports signed and returned by Tuesday, November 18th.

CCSS -

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7.3 - Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text (e.g., how ideas influence individuals or events, or how individuals influence ideas or events).
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7.6 - Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author distinguishes his or her position from that of others.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.4 - 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.

Thursday, November 13th

Lesson Objectives - Students will take make corrections on the Vocabulary Unit 5 quiz.  They will finish analyzing the author's use of imagery and figurative language from the short story, "The Latehomecomer." This is another model we will use when students develop and write their own personal narratives for the next Performance Task.
Homework - Students should continue reading the book they will use on the November RRS.

CCSS -

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7.3 - Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text (e.g., how ideas influence individuals or events, or how individuals influence ideas or events).
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7.5 - Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major sections contribute to the whole and to the development of the ideas.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7.6 - Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author distinguishes his or her position from that of others.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.4 - 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.

Wednesday, November 12th

Lesson Objectives - Students will take their quiz on Vocabulary Unit 5. They will then finish presenting their own peer interviews based on last week's analysis of the media sample. Finally, they will continue analyzing the author's use of imagery and figurative language from the short story, "The Latehomecomer." This is another model we will use when students develop and write their own personal narratives for the next Performance Task.
Homework - Students should continue reading the book they will use on the November RRS.

CCSS -

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7.3 - Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text (e.g., how ideas influence individuals or events, or how individuals influence ideas or events).
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7.5 - Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major sections contribute to the whole and to the development of the ideas.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7.6 - Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author distinguishes his or her position from that of others.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.4 - 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.

Monday, November 10th

Lesson Objectives - Students will generate and share visual representations of the words found in Vocabulary Unit 5. They will then present their own peer interviews based on last week's analysis of the media sample.  Finally, they will start analyzing the author's use of imagery and figurative language from the stort story, "The Latehomecomer."  This is another model we will use when students develop and write their own personal narratives for the next Performance Task.

Homework - Students should continue reading the book they will use on the November RRS.

CCSS -

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7.3 - Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text (e.g., how ideas influence individuals or events, or how individuals influence ideas or events).
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7.5 - Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major sections contribute to the whole and to the development of the ideas.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7.6 - Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author distinguishes his or her position from that of others.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.4 - 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.

Friday, November 7th

Lesson Objectives - Students will generate and share sentence examples for the words found in Vocabulary Unit 5.  They will then will create and present their own peer interviews based on yesterday's analysis of the media sample from yesterday. 

Homework - Students should continue reading the book they will use on the November RRS.

CCSS -

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7.3 - Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text (e.g., how ideas influence individuals or events, or how individuals influence ideas or events).
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7.5 - Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major sections contribute to the whole and to the development of the ideas.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7.6 - Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author distinguishes his or her position from that of others.

Thursday, November 6th

Lesson Objectives - Students will use their close reader responses to define and explain the author's main theme of the story, "Museum Indians."  They will then analyze a media clip and its uses of voice-over examples, still pictures, and animation.   Using these ideas, they will create their own peer interview.
Homework - Students should start looking for the book they will use on the November RRS.
CCSS -

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.1
Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.2
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7.3
Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text (e.g., how ideas influence individuals or events, or how individuals influence ideas or events).

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7.5
Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major sections contribute to the whole and to the development of the ideas.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7.6
Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author distinguishes his or her position from that of others.

Wednesday, October 5th

Lesson Objectives - Students will create their flash cards using the words in Vocabulary Unit 5. They will then continue their study of the memoir with the short story, "Museum Indians."  Students will use their close reader responses to define and explain the author's main theme of the story.  This is another model we will use when students develop and write their own personal narratives for the next Performance Task.
Homework - Students should have the Student Detail Report signed and returned by this Thursday. Also, they should start looking for the book they will use on the November RRS.
CCSS -

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.1
Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.2
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.3
Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how setting shapes the characters or plot).

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.4
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.

Monday, November 3rd

Lesson Objectives - Students will start identifying the words in Vocabulary Unit 5.  They will then continue their study of the memoir with the short story, "Museum Indians." This is another model we will use when students develop and write their own personal narratives for the next Performance Task.
Homework - Students should have the Student Detail Report signed and returned by this Thursday.  Also, they should start looking for the book they will use on the November RRS.
CCSS -

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.1
Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.2
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.3
Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how setting shapes the characters or plot).

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.4
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.