Week of February 18-22

Week of February 18-22, 2013

Monday, February 18, 2013

School Closed for Holiday

Tuesday, February 19, 2013
SOLs: English-7.1, 7.4, 7.5

1. Do Now-If you could sing and/or dance with any celebrity, who would it be and why?
2. 2^nd and 3^rd- Introduce Figurative Language PowerPoint and have students fill in the flip book.  Go over various links to outside sources on the internet.
3. Finish alliteration activity.
4. 4^th and 5^th-Introduce alliteration activity.  Complete illustrations with sentences and review.
5. Finish for homework.
6. *Vocabulary Quiz on Friday

Wednesday, February 20, 2013
SOLs:  English-7.1, 7.8, 7.9

1. Do Now-Reading Comprehension (pages 76-77)
2. Read aloud and answer
3. Review quotation marks, prefixes, suffixes,  and homophones
4. Introduce contractions
5. Contractions activities with white boards

6.  Work on vocabulary

 Thursday, February 14, 2013
SOLs:  English-7.1, 7.4, 7.5

1.       Do Now-Write about a toy you’ve held onto since you were a little kid.

2.       Review personification (powerpoint)

3.      Have students complete personification activity

4.      Review Onomatopoeia

5.      Do activity

6.      Finish Vocabulary

Friday, February 15, 2013
SOLs:  English-7.1, 7.4, 7.8, 7.9

1. Do Now-Study time for Vocabulary Quiz
2. Vocabulary Quiz
3. What If writing activity