Week of December 10-14

Monday, December 10

English SOLs:  7.1, 7.3, 7.6

1.  Do Now-Dear Mom and Dad…Write a letter to your parents/guardians telling them what 7^th grade is like so far.  What is it like?  How is it different from 6^th grade?  What do you like/dislike so far this year?  What is it like being a 7^th grader at our school this year?

2.  Review types of text structures:

Chronological

Compare/contrast

Concept/definition

Cause/effect

3.  Introduce Enumeration text structure on PowerPoint (slides 31-35)

4.  Complete activity

5.  Read Glacier Municipal Skating Rink

6.  Answer 4 questions together.

7.  Two Big FAT questions

8.  Have students find the following text structures:

Green arrow-Heading

Yellow star-bold print

Pink box around pictures

Purple box around italicized writing

9.  Have students writing 5 SPECIFIC directions on how to clean a car (inside and out).

Tuesday, December 11

English SOLs:  7.1, 7.3, 7.6

1.  Do Now-Umbrellas article

2.  Answer questions

3.  Sequential/Enumeration on Powerpoint (slides 36-39)

4.  Read Why Does Popcorn Pop?

5.  Answer questions

6.  Have students write two big FAT Questions

7.  Have students create a flow-chart of the articles/directions

Wednesday, December 12

English-SOLs:  7.1, 7.4, 7.5

1.  Do Now-Read article on Harry Potter

Answer questions

2.  Go over new vocabulary roots/words

3.  Have students create their flashcards with glue/scissors

4.  Choose 2 words and begin 5 activities

Thursday, December 13

English-SOLs:  7.1, 7.3, 7.6

1.  Do Now-Journal entry- CHOICE- Write a page about anything you’d like to write about. Remember, it needs to be a complete piece of writing-no lists, please!

2.  Text structure PowerPoint (frames 41-45)

3.  Have students do sequence of events activity on Winter

4.  Have students work on the next 5 activities for one vocabulary word

  

Friday, December 14

English-SOLs:  7.1, 7.3, 7.6

1.  Do Now-Can Skateboarders really fly?

2.  Complete questions.

3.  Give students article on a hero.

4.  Skim and scan the article.

5.  Make predictions about the author’s purpose, main text structure, and  main idea.

6.  Individually read the article.

7.  Check your predictions as you read.

8.  Decide as a group the author’s purpose, main text structure, and main idea.

Week of December 3-7

Monday, December 3, 2012

1. Do Now-Journal Entry-If you could be your favorite cartoon character for a day, who would it be and what would you do?
2. Review text structures studied.
3. Go over Text Structures PowerPoint (slides 27-30)-concept definition.
4. Have students do the paragraph activity.
5. Have students read the story "Heartsong"
6. Complete questions
7. Have students create a concept bubble map to support the main idea
8. Explain that this article can also apply to cause/effect.  Have students also write 3 causes and effects to the story
9. Define the following words:
1. genetic
2. disease
3. digestion
4. tragedy
5. Jimmy Carter

 Tuesday, December 4, 2012

1. Do Now: Homophones (page 91 in Reading Advantage
2. Grammar Review PowerPoint
3. Introduce commas with Brainpop video
4. Teach students about commas
5. Do activities on PowerPoint on commas
6. Review
7. Do Vocabulary Jeopardy

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

(will be absent)

Writing Prompt   

If students finish early, they are to either read on their non-fiction book o r finish vocabulary word activities.

Thursday, December 6, 2012 1.  Do Now-When you turn the age of 16, you will have a huge achievement, your driver's license.    
      How will you afford a car? Insurance? And if possible, what car do you hope to own?
2.  Computer Lab 200 to research pictures or type information for non-fiction poster project.
 
Friday, December 7, 2012

Vocabulary Test!