May 23, 2018

Warm-Up
Mini-Lesson
Work Time
Homework

May 21, 2018

Warm-Up	Read the drama Beware the Thunder. We will be assigning roles and reading the drama as a class! Complete the quiz once you have finished reading the drama.	Please check the board for the schedule for today!
Mini-Lesson	Movie Poster Requirements
Work Time	Movie Poster
Homework	No Homework! Don't forget that 6th and 7th graders do not have school tomorrow!

May 18, 2018

Warm-Up	Casey at the Bat - Compare/Contrast	RL 7.7- 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 (e.g., lighting, sound, color, or camera focus and angles in a film).
Mini-Lesson	Drama Listening Guide
Work Time	Drama Presentations	SL 7.6- Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.
Homework	No Homework!

May 17, 2018

Warm-Up	Compare/Contrast Casey at the Bat. The writing prompt is in Google Classroom.	RL 7.7- 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 (e.g., lighting, sound, color, or camera focus and angles in a film).
Mini-Lesson	Drama Listening Guide Reminders
Work Time	Drama Presentations	SL 7.6- Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.
Homework	Drama Presentations- TOMORROW! Don't forget to bring your picnic $ for the last day of school!

May 16, 2018

Warm-Up	Graphic Organizer- Casey at the Bat	RL 7.7- 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 (e.g., lighting, sound, color, or camera focus and angles in a film).
Mini-Lesson	Drama Listening Guide
Work Time	Drama Presentations	SL 7.6- Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.
Homework	Drama Presentations- TOMORROW! Don't forget to bring your picnic $ for the last day of school!

May 15, 2018

Warm-Up	View Casey at the Bat video version	RL 7.7- 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 (e.g., lighting, sound, color, or camera focus and angles in a film).
Mini-Lesson	Review Drama Rubric
Work Time	Drama Practice Day! - Practice you drama with your group members	SL 7.6- Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.
Homework	Drama presentations start TOMORROW! Don't forget to bring your picnic $ for the last day of school!

May 14, 2018

Warm-Up	Read and annotate Casey at the Bat. Complete the quiz that follows.	RL 7.7- 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 (e.g., lighting, sound, color, or camera focus and angles in a film).
Mini-Lesson	Drama Presentation/ Props
Work Time	Today is your last day to work on your script! It is due at the BEGINNING of class tomorrow!
Homework	Drama Script- due at the BEGINNING of class tomorrow! Drama Practice Day- TOMORROW! Don't forget to bring your picnic $ for the last day of school!

May 11, 2018

Warm-Up	MAPS lunch make-up is CANCELED! Sorry for the inconvenience! Answer the following prompt in Google Classroom: After reading Fish Cheeks and My Mother Tells the Story of Her Alabama Childhood, write a well-constructed paragraph in which you analyze the interactions between the speakers and the events to determine how each speaker develops an identity that is true to themselves. Support your response with evidence from the texts.	W.7.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
Mini-Lesson	Drama Script Requirements
Work Time	Drama Group - Script Creation	W 7.3- Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences
Homework	No Homework! Have a great weekend!

May 10, 2018

Warm-Up	Read and annotate "My Mother Tells the Story of Her Alabama Childhood" Read and annotate the text for details about Elizabeth's mother’s identity and how it develops over the course of the poem.	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).
Mini-Lesson	Drama Rubric
Work Time	Drama Group - Script Creation	W 7.3- W 7.3- Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences
Homework	Drama Group Due Dates * Your homework depends on what your group picked as due dates!

May 9, 2018

Warm-Up	No Warm-Up
Mini-Lesson	MAPS Reminders
Work Time	MAPS Testing	RL 7.10- By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
Homework	No Homework! Enjoy your night off!

May 8, 2018

Warm-Up	Read and annotate the text Fish Cheeks. You can find the text in Google Classroom. Read and annotate the text for details about Amy’s identity and how it develops over the course of the memoir.	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).
Mini-Lesson	Drama Groups
Work Time	Drama Group - Set due dates - Topic selection - Create your script	W 7.3- Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences
Homework	Drama Group Requirements- What did your group decide to do for your drama due dates?

May 7, 2018

Warm-Up	No Warm-Up
Mini-Lesson	MAPS Overview/ Directions
Work Time	MAPS Testing	RL 7.10- By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
Homework	No Homework! Enjoy your night off!

May 4, 2018

Warm-Up	The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street Writing Prompt *** If you were absent to watch the video, you need to do the following: - Come in on Wednesday morning at 7:50 am to watch the video - View the video at home on Netflix. You can search "The Twilight Zone" and it is Episode 22
Mini-Lesson	Drama Presentations Overview
Work Time	The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street Compare/Contrast Drama Presentations	RL 7.7- 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 (e.g., lighting, sound, color, or camera focus and angles in a film).
Homework	No Homework! Have a great weekend!

May 3, 2018

Warm-Up	Complete the writing prompt for the mock trial. Is Michael King guilty or not guilty? Use evidence to support your answer.
Mini-Lesson	Review Act I Comprehension Questions Review Compare/Contrast Graphic Organizer
Work Time	The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street Compare/ Contrast *** If you were absent to watch the video, you need to do the following: - Come in on Wednesday morning at 7:50 am to watch the video - View the video at home on Netflix. You can search "The Twilight Zone" and it is Episode 22.	RL 7.7- 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 (e.g., lighting, sound, color, or camera focus and angles in a film).
Homework	Answer Question #3 for Act II

May 2, 2018

Warm-Up	Mock Trial- Group 2 Listening- Group 1
Mini-Lesson	How does the setting impact the characters/ plot?
Work Time	The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street- Act I and Act II - Comprehension Questions	RL 7.3- Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how setting shapes the characters or plot). RL 7.5- Analyze how a drama's or poem's form or structure (e.g., soliloquy, sonnet) contributes to its meaning
Homework	Comprehension Questions- Due tomorrow! Period 1: Question #3 Period 2: Question #3 Period 6: Question #3 Period 7: Question #3

May 1, 2018

Warm-Up	Mock Trial: Group 1 Listening Assessment: Group 2
Mini-Lesson	Drama Characteristics
Work Time	The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street- Act I - Comprehension Questions	RL 7.3- Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how setting shapes the characters or plot). RL 7.5- Analyze how a drama's or poem's form or structure (e.g., soliloquy, sonnet) contributes to its meaning
Homework	The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street- Comprehension Questions due TOMORROW

April 30, 2018

Warm-Up	Read "Saving America's Wolves"- Once you finish reading the article, complete the quiz in Google Classroom. POSTPONED! We will start this tomorrow- I apologize! Mock Trial : Group 1 Listening: Group 2	SL7.1- Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 7 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
Mini-Lesson	Final Narrative Checklist
Work Time	Historical Fiction Narrative Revisions Final Draft- due at the beginning of class tomorrow! You will not have ANY time to work on this after class today!	W7.3- Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
Homework	Final Draft- due at the beginning of class tomorrow!

April 26, 2018

Warm-Up	Mock Trial Preparations - Group 1: Monday - Group 2: Tuesday	SL 7.1a- Come to discussions prepared, having read or researched material under study; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence on the topic, text, or issue to probe and reflect on ideas under discussion.
Mini-Lesson	- Feedback Reminders - Rubric Review
Work Time	- Narrative Revisions	W7.3- Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
Homework	Work on your narrative revisions for 20 minutes tonight! Your narrative is due by the beginning of class on Tuesday, May 1st!

April 25, 2018

Warm-Up	Mock Trial Preparations - Group 1: Monday - Group 2: Tuesday	SL 7.1- Come to discussions prepared, having read or researched material under study; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence on the topic, text, or issue to probe and reflect on ideas under discussion.
Mini-Lesson	Narrative Checklist/ Peer Revisions
Work Time	Peer Feedback- Narrative Share	W7.3- Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
Homework	Final Narrative- Due on Tuesday, May 1st (at the beginning of class).

April 24, 2018

Warm-Up	Mock Trial Preparations: - Group 1: Monday - Group 2: Tuesday	SL 7.1a- Come to discussions prepared, having read or researched material under study; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence on the topic, text, or issue to probe and reflect on ideas under discussion.
Mini-Lesson	Narrative Techniques - Techniques to include in a historical fiction narrative	W7.3- Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
Work Time	- Narrative Rough Draft
Homework	- Narrative Rough Draft- Due at the beginning of class tomorrow!