Week of November 26-30

Monday, November 26, 2012

SOLs: English 7.1, 7.5, 7.6

1. Do Now-What is a sequence? (page 31-32)
2. Continue text structure powerpoint, slides 18-26
3. Read Krysta Morlan, Teen Inventor
4. Answer Questions on back
5. Have student “map” out the cause and effect of 3 situations in the story
6. Have students find the number of occurrences for the following words:
1. Challenge
2. Krysta Morlan
3. CP or cerebral palsy
4. Science
5. Technology
6. Cast
7. Cool

 7.  Students will find the title and paragraphs using green and orange crayons

 8.   Write two BIG FAT questions.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

SOLs:  English-7.1, 7.4, 7.5

1. Do Now-Journal Entry- The best memory I have with my family is…..
2. Vocabulary Quiz
3. Have students work on the next 3 vocabulary words with activities and finish big FAT answers.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

SOLs: English 7.1, 7.5, 7.6

1. Do Now-Reading Comprehension-page 61
1. Do together as a class
2. Review three different types of text structures covered in class. (chronological,  compare/contrast, cause and effect.
3. Read “A Cold Killer”
4. Have students find the following text structures
1. Bold print=yellow star
2. Purple box=italics
3. Green arrow=heading
4. Indenting=orange triangle
5. Pink box=photo
5. Find the following occurrences of words
1. Cold
2. Killer
3. Hypothermia
4. Sweat
5. Heat
6. Shivering
6. Have students map out 3 cause/effect scenarios
7. Write two big FAT questions.

Thursday, November 29, 2012

SOLs:  English 7.4, 7.8, 7.9

Writing Day-I could tell that it was going to be one of

those days. Nothing seemed to go right all

day. I was mindlessly sitting at my desk

when all of a sudden the classroom door

swung open and there appeared....

Students must use two vocabulary words and three tone/mood words (underline in text)

Friday, November 30, 2012

SOLs:  English-7.1, 7.8, 7.9

      1.  Do Now-Journal Entry-How important is music in your life? Is music --whether instrumental or vocal, pop or     

       rock, hip-hop or jazz, important to you?

2. Grammar Review-Identify Nouns, Adjectives, Verbs, and Adverbs. (three sentences for each)
3. Go over PowerPoint on Commas.
4. Do review activities on PowerPoint.
5.  Vocabulary Jeopardy!

                                                    

November 13-16

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

SOLs: English 7.1, 7.2, 7.5, 7.8, 7.9

Book Chat!

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

SOLs:  English-7.1, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6

1.Do Now-Comprehension Activity (page 12 in Advantage Reading)

2. Read the "History of Crayola Crayons" article.

3.  Reinforce chronological order

4.  Answer questions

5. Find number of occurrences for the following words

a.      Crayola (13)

b.      Crayons (20)

c.       Color (6)

d.      Coloring

e.      Children/child (3)

6. Find text structures with crayons.

7. Give out stickies and have them find two FAT questions to be answered.

8. Have students find one word they do NOT know the definition of, write on a sticky, and look up in a dictionary. 

9 Summarize the article with three DETAILS.

Thursday, November 15, 2012

SOLs: English 7.1, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6

1. Field Trip

2. Do Now-If you had the opportunity to give a random “act of kindness,”  what would it be and how would you give it?

3. Finish activities from Wednesday.

4. Have students do next three vocabulary words with 5 activities.

 Friday, November 16, 2012

SOLs: English-7.1, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6

1. Do Now-Reading Comprehension Activity in Advantage Reading-pages 15-16

2. Next slides on Organizational Patterns PowerPoint:  10-17

3. Read “The Central Park Zoo Escape”

4. Compare/Contrast article with the comprehension activity earlier

5. Four Big FAT questions that go along with the article (two for each article)

6. Go over on board

7. Answer questions to the “Central Park Zoo Escape”

Week of November 5-9

Monday, November 5
Benchmark Test

Tuesday, November 6

1.  Do Now-Comprehension Activity
2.  Begin PowerPoint presentation on text structures, take notes
3.  Read the "Galveston Hurricane" article.
4.  Answer questions
5.  Have students write down hint words of sequence of events.
6.  Find text structures with crayons
7.  Give out stickies and have them create two FAT questions to be answered
8.  Have students find one word they do NOT know the definition of, write on a sticky, and look up in a dictionary.
9.  Summarize the article with three DETAILS.
10.  If possible, return vocabulary tests and go over


Wednesday, November 7

1.  Do Now-Journal Entry-What constitutes a good friend?
2.  Pop Quiz on To, Two, and Too
3.  Finish activities from Tuesday.
4.  Have students do next two vocabulary words with 5 activities.

Thursday, November 8

Writing Day-Imagine that you have just moved to a city under the sea.  The next morning you decide to explore.  Write a story about what happens next.

Friday, November 9, 2012

In conjunction with Mr. Conner's research paper....

Students will learn how to do a research paper with a PowerPoint presentation.
Discuss MLA referencing.
Give student pairs four books/articles and have them write biographies (MLA) style on each.

Book Chat

Book Chat due date has been changed to Monday, November 12th due to a pep rally interference :(  Happy Weekend!