Warm-Up
| Answer questions #3 and #4 for Ex-Basketball Player. | |
Mini-Lesson
| Trace and Evaluate Checklist | |
Work Time
| Amelia Earhart Writing Prompt- due at the END of class! | RI7.8- Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient to support the claims. |
Homework
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Have a wonderful break! See you in 2018!
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Thursday, December 21, 2017
December 21, 2017
Wednesday, December 20, 2017
December 20, 2017
Warm-Up
| Answer question #2 for Ex-Basketball Player. | |
Mini-Lesson
| Trace and Evaluating an Argument | |
Work Time
| - Trace and evaluate the argument - Did the authors argue Earhart's bravery? | RI 7.8- Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient to support the claims. |
Homework
| Amelia Earhart writing prompt due at the END of class tomorrow! |
Tuesday, December 19, 2017
December 19,, 2017
Warm-Up
| Complete the questions for Ex-Basketball Player. You can find the questions in Google Classroom. | |
Mini-Lesson
| Did the authors of the text have effective arguments? Graphic Organizer | |
Work Time
| Trace and evaluate the authors argument of Amelia Earhart's bravery | RI 7.8- Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient to support the claims. |
Homework
| Make sure your plan for the Amelia Earhart prompt is completed for tomorrow! |
Monday, December 18, 2017
December 18, 2017
Warm-Up
| Complete the Post Survey for the friendship lesson taught by Mrs. McNiff. This is posted in Google Classroom. Read and annotate Ex-Basketball Player. You can find this poem in your Google Classroom. | |
Mini-Lesson
| Amelia Earhart Multiple Choice Questions | |
Work Time
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- Multiple Choice Questions
- How effectively did the authors argue Earhart's bravery?
- Graphic Organizer
| RI 7.8- Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient to support the claims. |
Homework
| You need to complete the multiple choice questions for Amelia Earhart if you did not finish in class! |
Friday, December 15, 2017
December 15, 2017
Warm-Up
| Finish the multiple choice questions for Whitewashing the Fence. | |
Mini-Lesson
| Graphic Organizer- How have the authors argued Earhart's bravery? | |
Work Time
| Amelia Earhart Video Clip Amelia Earhart Article #3 - How did the author portray Earhart's bravery? | RI7.8- Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient to support the claims. |
Homework
| No Homework! Have a great weekend! |
Thursday, December 14, 2017
December 14, 2017
Warm-Up
| Answer multiple choice questions for Whitewashing the Fence. Answer Questions #1, 2, 3, 4a and 4b | RL7.3- Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact |
Mini-Lesson
| Amelia Earhart- Trace and evaluate an argument Review Sis! Boom! Bah! Humbug! - Did you effectively trace and evaluate Rick Reily's argument? | |
Work Time
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Amelia Earhart Article #1
Amelia Earhart Video- How did the authors show Earhart's bravery?
| RI7.8- Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; recognize when irrelevant evidence is introduced. |
Homework
| No Homework! |
Wednesday, December 13, 2017
December 13, 2017
Warm-Up
| Review annotations for Whitewashing the Fence. | RL7.3- Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact |
Mini-Lesson
| Compare/ Contrast Drama to Live Version Small Group Discussions | RL 7.7- Compare and contrast a drama to its filmed version, analyzing the effects of techniques unique to each medium (e.g., lighting, sound, color, or camera focus and angles in a film). SL7.1b- Follow rules for collegial discussions, track progress toward specific goals and deadlines, and define individual roles as needed. |
Work Time
| Compare/ Contrast Reading Response- Due at the END of class! Due today: - Compare/Contrast Scene ____ - Field Trip Writing Prompt - Green Graphic Organizers - Venn Diagram (Movie/Drama/Live Production) | RL 7.7- Compare and contrast a drama to its filmed version, analyzing the effects of techniques unique to each medium (e.g., lighting, sound, color, or camera focus and angles in a film). |
Homework
| Make sure all of your work for "A Christmas Carol" has been completed! |
Tuesday, December 12, 2017
December 12, 2017
Warm-Up
| Period 1- start on the word search on my back table! You need: - Your snack (if you want to bring one) - A jacket | |
Mini-Lesson
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No Mini-Lesson- A Christmas Carol Field Trip! | |
Work Time
| Field Trip | RL7.7- Compare and contrast a written story, drama, or poem to its audio, filmed, staged, or multimedia version, analyzing the effects of techniques unique to each medium |
Homework
| Tell your family: - What was your favorite part of the live version of A Christmas Carol? - What was something you enjoyed in the reading of the drama that the live version did not include? |
Monday, December 11, 2017
December 11, 2017
Warm-Up
| Read and annotate Whitewashing the Fence- The excerpt from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Please pick up a warm-up at Mrs. Venturo's back table! | RL7.3- Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact |
Mini-Lesson
| Mrs. Venturo's Example Compare/Contrast A Christmas Carol Scene ____. | |
Work Time
| - A Christmas Carol Compare/Contrast Reading Response | RL7.7- Compare and contrast a written story, drama, or poem to its audio, filmed, staged, or multimedia version, analyzing the effects of techniques unique to each medium |
Homework
| A Christmas Carol field trip TOMORROW! Make sure you bring a sack lunch and a snack! |
Friday, December 8, 2017
December 8, 2017
Warm-Up
| Compare/Contrast Scene 5 Sign up here for a speaking part! | |
Mini-Lesson
| Review A Christmas Carol- Scene 5 Answers | |
Work Time
| A Christmas Carol- Scene 6 Graphic Organizer Compare/ Contrast Drama and Video Clip | RL 7.3- Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact RL 7.5- Analyze how a drama's or poem's form or structure (e.g., soliloquy, sonnet) contributes to its meaning RL7.7- Compare and contrast a written story, drama, or poem to its audio, filmed, staged, or multimedia version, analyzing the effects of techniques unique to each medium |
Homework
| Have a great weekend! |
Thursday, December 7, 2017
December 7, 2017
Warm-Up
| Complete the graphic organizer for Scene 4 of A Christmas Carol. If you would like a speaking part today, sign up here! | |
Mini-Lesson
| A Christmas Carol- Review Scene 4 Quiz | |
Work Time
| Compare/Contrast Scene 4 A Christmas Carol- Scene 5 Graphic Organizer Compare/Contrast Drama and Video Clip | RL 7.3- Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact RL 7.5- Analyze how a drama's or poem's form or structure (e.g., soliloquy, sonnet) contributes to its meaning RL7.7- Compare and contrast a written story, drama, or poem to its audio, filmed, staged, or multimedia version, analyzing the effects of techniques unique to each medium |
Homework
| Scene 5 Quiz- A Christmas Carol Due TOMORROW! |
Wednesday, December 6, 2017
December 6, 2017
Warm-Up
| Take out materials for A Christmas Carol Review Scene 2 & 3 Quiz (You can find your feedback either on the assignment OR in your emailed rubric). If you would like a speaking part when we read A Christmas Carol, please sign up here. | |
Mini-Lesson
| A Christmas Carol- Scene 2&3 Quiz- Review Answers | |
Work Time
| Compare/Contrast Scene 3- Graphic Organizer A Christmas Carol Scene 4 Graphic Organizer Compare/ Contrast Drama and Video Clip | RL 7.3- Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact RL 7.5- Analyze how a drama's or poem's form or structure (e.g., soliloquy, sonnet) contributes to its meaning RL7.7- Compare and contrast a written story, drama, or poem to its audio, filmed, staged, or multimedia version, analyzing the effects of techniques unique to each medium |
Homework
| A Christmas Carol- Scene 4 Quiz- Due Tomorrow (beginning of class) |
Tuesday, December 5, 2017
December 5, 2017
Warm-Up
| No Warm-Up | |
Mini-Lesson
| No Mini-Lesson | |
Work Time
| Counseling Department Lesson | |
Homework
| No Homework! Have a great night! |
Monday, December 4, 2017
December 4, 2017
Warm-Up
| A Christmas Carol- Scene II Quiz: Please answer question #1. You MUST use evidence from the text to support your answer. Want a speaking part today? Sign up here! | |
Mini-Lesson
| Review A Christmas Carol - Scene II | |
Work Time
| Compare/Contrast Scene II A Christmas Carol- Scene III Graphic Organizer Compare/ Contrast Drama and Video Clip | RL 7.3- Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact RL 7.5- Analyze how a drama's or poem's form or structure (e.g., soliloquy, sonnet) contributes to its meaning RL7.7- Compare and contrast a written story, drama, or poem to its audio, filmed, staged, or multimedia version, analyzing the effects of techniques unique to each medium |
Homework
| A Christmas Carol- Scene 3 Quiz due tomorrow (at the beginning of class). - You only need to answer Question #3! |
Friday, December 1, 2017
December 1, 2017
Warm-Up
| Compare/ Contrast Dump and How Things Work. You are going to start answering the questions in Google Classroom. Also, if you would like a speaking part for A Christmas Carol, please sign up here | RL 7.3- Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major sections contribute to the whole and to the development of ideas. RL7.9- Analyze how two or more authors writing about the same topic shape their presentations of key information by emphasizing different evidence or advancing different interpretations of facts. |
Mini-Lesson
| A Christmas Carol Scene 1 Quiz- We will be completing this as a whole class. | |
Work Time
| A Christmas Carol- Scene 2 Graphic Organizer Compare/Contrast Drama and Video Clip | RL 7.3- Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact RL 7.5- Analyze how a drama's or poem's form or structure (e.g., soliloquy, sonnet) contributes to its meaning RL7.7- Compare and contrast a written story, drama, or poem to its audio, filmed, staged, or multimedia version, analyzing the effects of techniques unique to each medium |
Homework
| Have a great weekend! |
Thursday, November 30, 2017
November 30, 2017
Warm-Up
| Answer the questions for the poem How Things Work. Please get a Literature Book from the back bookshelf. If you would like a speaking part, please sign up here | RL 7.3- Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major sections contribute to the whole and to the development of ideas. RL7.9- Analyze how two or more authors writing about the same topic shape their presentations of key information by emphasizing different evidence or advancing different interpretations of facts. |
Mini-Lesson
| Mood/ Tone- Scary Mary A Christmas Carol Overview | |
Work Time
| A Christmas Carol- Prologue and Scene 1 Graphic Organizer Compare/Contrast Drama and Video Clip | RL 7.3- Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact RL 7.5- Analyze how a drama's or poem's form or structure (e.g., soliloquy, sonnet) contributes to its meaning RL7.7- Compare and contrast a written story, drama, or poem to its audio, filmed, staged, or multimedia version, analyzing the effects of techniques unique to each medium |
Homework
| Victorian London Research- Due Friday! | W 7.7- Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions for further research and investigation. |
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
November 29, 2017
Warm-Up
| Read and annotate How Things Work. Answer the questions that follow. | RL 7.3- Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major sections contribute to the whole and to the development of ideas. RL7.9- Analyze how two or more authors writing about the same topic shape their presentations of key information by emphasizing different evidence or advancing different interpretations of facts. |
Mini-Lesson
| Final Reminders for Argumentative Essay | |
Work Time
| Rescue Services Argumentative Essay Argumentative Essay Checklist | W 7.1- Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence. W 7.1a- Introduce claim(s), acknowledge alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically. |
Homework
| Victorian London Research- Due Friday! | W 7.7- Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions for further research and investigation. |
Tuesday, November 28, 2017
November 28, 2017
Warm-Up
| Answer the questions for Dump. You can find the questions in Google Classroom. Once you have finished, please complete the Friendship Survey for your lesson next week. | RL 7.3- Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major sections contribute to the whole and to the development of ideas. RL7.9- Analyze how two or more authors writing about the same topic shape their presentations of key information by emphasizing different evidence or advancing different interpretations of facts. |
Mini-Lesson
| Argumentative Essay Checklist | |
Work Time
| Rescue Services Final Argumentative Essay- Due Wednesday! | W 7.5- With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed. |
Homework
| Victorian London Research- Due Friday! | W 7.7- Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions for further research and investigation. |
Monday, November 27, 2017
November 27, 2017
Warm-Up
| Read and annotate Dump- This will be a paper copy. If you are absent, you can get a copy tomorrow! | RL 7.3- Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major sections contribute to the whole and to the development of ideas. RL7.9- Analyze how two or more authors writing about the same topic shape their presentations of key information by emphasizing different evidence or advancing different interpretations of facts. |
Mini-Lesson
| Rescue Services Rubric Review | |
Work Time
| Rescue Services Argumentative Essay Revisions | W 7.5- With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed. |
Homework
| Victorian London Research- due Friday! | W 7.7- Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions for further research and investigation. |
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