Back Revised Jan. 11, 2012
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Skills |
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Additional Reading |
Suggested Activities |
Language Arts Assignments |
Vocabulary Grammar Spelling |
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9/6/11-9/9/11 |
Start-up Activities |
Literary Skills Reading Skills Vocabulary Skills Communication Team Building |
1.8 Vocabulary Reading Process | Three Accelerated Reading Tests (by the end of first quarter) |
Getting to Know You: Syllabus Expectations Teach To’s Ace is High-see Teamwork Folder *Biobox-see Teamwork Folder *Readers' Workshop Throughout the Year - Monday small group book sharing Friday-large group presentations |
Student Information Daily Language Activities-Use Holt One Stop Planner in Collection 8-Other Collection Resources or Holt Transparencies to teach Twice weekly (Tuesday/Thursday)cover Proofreading, Vocabulary, Analogies, Sentence Combining, or Critical Reading Tuesdays-Spelling Thursdays-Writing Workshop |
Academic Language-Language
Arts Concepts and Vocabulary
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Holt Entry Level Test-submit data to principal
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Start Date: 9/12/11 End Date: 10/15/11 |
Collection 1: Facing Danger: Analyzing Plot and Text Structure Duffy’s Jacket, pgs. 4-13. Three Skeleton Key, pgs. 38-51 (in lieu of Rikki Tikki Tavi* Change from Minimum Course of Study) Eeking Out a Life, pgs. 52-56 *Change from Minimum Course of Study Skills Review, pgs. 118-123 (suggest group game format)
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1.2, 1.7-18 Fluency and Vocabulary Reading Process 2.1-2.3 Comprehending Expository and Literary Text 4.1 & 4.2 Expository and Literary Response |
Practice Constructed Response using Appointment in Samara-see Teamwork Folder "Zoo" p. 85
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Cat Poo (see Teamwork Folder) Word of the Day Memorize "Road Not Taken" or other Frost poem "Zoo" p. 85 retell practice Word of the Day: Roger Taylor-SAT word cartoons |
Describing a setting (p. 50) Suggested Assignments: Narrative Writing Character Story Writing Workshop pgs. 112-117 Haiku writing
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Academic Language: "Objective" definition and use Inference Spelling Rules 1-7 Premier Agenda Book-list of words needs to be developed Grammar: Holt Language Handbook & Worksheets: Chapter 1-Parts of Speech, Chapter 2-Agreement-One per week. |
Summative Test 1-submit data to principal (by 10/14/11)
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Start Date: 10/17/11 End Date: 11/3/11 |
Collection 2: Characters: Living Many Lives Analyzing Character, Comparison and Contrast Girls, pgs. 128-135 Smallest Dragonboy, pgs. 146-163 Here Be Dragons, pgs. 164-167
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1.2, 1.7-1.8 Fluency and Vocabulary Reading Process 2.1-2.3 Comprehending Expository and Literary Text 4.1-4.4 Expository, Literary, and Persuasive Response |
Suggest short
story literature circles by this time-choose four short stories from
Elements of Literature Practice Reading Response with Character Chart- see teamwork folder
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Expository Essay Suspense Story Ecosystem or short story |
Spelling Prefixes -start of six lessons Concept of complete sentences, fragments, run-ons Academic Language: Complete Sentences, Subject/Predicate, topic sentences, thesis statement, hook/grabber, transitions, redundant phrases/details conclusion Grammar: Holt Language Handbook & Worksheets: Chapter 3-Using Verbs Chapter 4-Using Pronouns One per week. |
Summative Test 2 (by 11/3/11)
Portfolio Assessment |
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11/7/11-12/16/11 |
(Lit Circle & Collection 3 dates extended to allow sharing of classroom sets of novels) See 7th grade novel list. Novels are found in the SMS bookroom and/or the SMS library. Suggested Titles: (see titles in suggested activities) |
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1.7-1.8 Fluency and Vocabulary Reading Process 2.1-2.3 Comprehending Expository and Literary Text |
Three AR tests (by the end of the quarter) including one literature circle, one non-fiction, one free-choice |
SMS: Ella Enchanted, A Taste for Scarlet and Minevar, Lost Years of Merlin, The Thief, The Scorpion, Time for Angels, Murder for Her Majesty, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm, Outsiders, Beauty Clark Fork: Chasing Redbird, Holes, Outsiders
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Morphographs |
Literature Circle Book Responses (AR Test over Literature Circles) Portfolio Assessment |
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Start Date: 11/7/11 End Date: 12/16/11
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Collection 3: Living in the Heart: Analyzing Theme and Cause and Effect Hearts and Hands, pgs. 236-245 It Just Keeps Going, pgs. 285-287 Suggest Echo and Narcissus, pgs. 289-295 *Change from Minimum Course of Study
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1.2, 1.7-1.8 Fluency and Vocabulary Reading Process 2.1-2.3 Comprehending Literary Text 4.1 & 4.4 Personal Narrative and Response to Literature |
Highwayman pgs.
246-255
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"A Christmas Carol" "Gift of the Magi" Reading Response |
Suggested Assignments: Personal Narrative Writer’s Workshop pgs. 330-335 Vocabulary Development-simile and metaphor p. 255 Vocabulary Development-analogy p. 265 and p. 288 Vocabulary Development-idiom p. 283 |
Grammar: Holt Language Handbook & Worksheets: Chapter 5 Using
Modifiers, Chapter 6-Phrases-One per week. Using Modifiers, Parts of Speech, |
Summative Test 3-submit data to principal (by 12/16/11)
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Start Date: 1/3/12 End Date: 1/26/12
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Collection 4: Can You See it My Way?: Analyzing Point of View and an Author's Argument After Twenty Years, pgs. 356-363 What’s Really in a Name? pgs. 364-367 |
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1.2 & 1.7-1.8 Fluency and Vocabulary Reading Process 2.1-2.3 Comprehending Literary Text 4.2 & 4.4 Expository Writing and Response to Literature |
The Naming of Names pgs. 445-460 (grand conversations) Bargain pgs. 368-381 Martin Luther King, Jr. Speech Memorization Assignment Three AR tests (by the end of the quarter) including one non-fiction and two free-choice |
SQ3R
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Rewrite a passage, changing point of view (omniscient) and explain how the changes affect the story Suggested Assignments: Descriptive Writing, pgs. 462-465 If the Shoe Fits—Taught by the World’s Greatest Librarian |
Stem
Spelling Program Scripps National Spelling Bee Preparations Grammar: Holt Language Handbook & Worksheets: Chapter 7-Clauses Chapter 8-Sentences-One per week. |
Summative Test 4 (by 1/26/12)
Test Taking Skills Portfolio Assessment |
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Start Date: 1/30/12 End Date: 2/24/12
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Collection 6: Our Literary Heritage: Analyzing Myths and Folktales and Summarizing Greek and Latin Roots and Affixes, pgs. 646-653 Orpheus, the Great Musician, pgs. 664-671 The Flight of Icarus, pgs.675-681 *Change from the Minimum Course of Study King Midas, pgs. 682-687 The Search Goes On, pgs. 739-745 |
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1.2, 1,4,-1.8 Reading Process 2.1-2.3 Comprehending Literary Text 4.2 & 4.4 Expository Writing and Response to Literature |
The Hummingbird King p. 732-738 |
Goldilocks Summarizing Activity ISAT Test Preparation-suggest Brainpop.com Reading Responses: correlated to summative test constructed response |
Paragraph Writing: summarizing, analyzing and applying moral, lessons
Persuasive Writing: Problem/Solution Essay, pgs. 222-227
Writing Workshop: Comparison-Contrast Essay, pgs. 772-777 |
Greek/Latin Roots and Affixes p. 651 ISAT-writers' devices-hyperlink to follow Parts of speech-brainpop.com and premier agenda Grammar: Holt Language Handbook & Worksheets: Chapter 9-Complements, Chapter 10-Kinds of Sentences-One per week. |
Summative Test 6 (by 2/24/12)
Essay Option: Moral Lessons/ Origins of a Myth Use "Frog" myth from summative test
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Start Date: 2/27/12 End Date: 3/29/12
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Collection 7: Where I Stand: Criticizing Literature and Evaluating Evidence Letter to the Editor, pgs. 786-786 King Arthur The Sword and the Stone, pgs. 792-809 Three Responses to Literature, pgs. 810-815
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1.2 & 1.7-1.8 Fluency and Vocabulary Reading Process 2.1-2.3 Comprehending Literary Text 4.2 & 4.4 Expository Writing and Response to Literature |
Sir Gawain and the Loathly Lady p. 833-842 |
Informational Text Evaluating Evidence: Understanding
Stereotype and Bias pgs. 816-818
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Writing Workshop: Informative Report, pgs. 864-869
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Complete a minimum
of 15 Brainpop lessons related to language standards (SMS grant
activity) OR Grammar Review Grammar: Holt Language Handbook & Worksheets: Chapter 11-Writing Effective Sentences Chapter 12-Capital Letters-One per week.
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Summative Test 7 (by 3/29/12)
Research Report Portfolio Assessment |
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Start Date: 4/9/12 End Date: 5/18/12 |
Collection 5: Worlds of Words: Prose and Poetry: Analyzing Prose, Poetry, and Main Idea A Good Reason to Look Up, pgs. 478-483 Amigo Brothers, pgs. 484-495 Painting with Words, pgs. 546-547 The Sounds of Poetry, pgs. 576-577 Runaway, pgs. 586-588 |
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1.2 & 1.7- 1.8 Fluency and Vocabulary Reading Process 2.1-2.3 Comprehending Literary Text 4.1-4.2 & 4.4 Expressive and Expository Writing and Response to Literature 5.2-5.4 Spelling, Sentence Structure and Conventions
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Color
of Poetry, Poetry Circles—Annabel Lee p. 260, Madam and the Rent Man p.
560, Harlem Night Song p. 563, Winter Moon p. 563, Runaway p. 586, Names
of Horses p. 594 Dream Poems (See Curriculum Folder) Three AR tests (by the end of the quarter) including one Asian Novel and two free-choice-check with librarian for final date for check-out. |
Asian Novel Sets See 7th grade novel list. Novels are found in the SMS bookroom and/or the SMS library. Suggested Titles: A Brush with Magic, A Single Shard, Chinese Cinderella, Clay Marble, Demon in the Teahouse, Ghost in the Tokaido Inn, The Kite Rider, Tiger, World Myths and Folktales Poetry SlamShakespeare Scenes David Greenberg Presentation |
Generalizations
Suggested Assignments: Writing Workshop Supporting an Interpretation p. 630-635 Highwayman pgs. 246-255 |
Grammar: Holt Language Handbook & Worksheets: Chapter 13-Punctuation, Chapter 14-Punctuation Chapter 15-Punctuation-One per week. |
Summative Test 5-Submit data to principal (by 5/18/12)
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Start Date: 5/21/12 End Date: 6/13/12 |
Collection 8: Reading for Life: Analyzing Information and Technical Directions Reading Informational Texts, pgs. 880-881 From Page to Film, pgs. 882-887 Canines to the Rescue, pgs. 348-355 |
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1.2 & 1.7-1.8 Fluency and Vocabulary Reading Process 2.1-2.3 Comprehending Literary Text 4.2 & 4.4 Expository Writing and Response to Literature |
Suggest Boating Safety Informational Text connected to chart on p. 259
Rikki Tikki Tavi (p. 14), trial, and from People, Places and Change(32) Review Collection 1-8 Skills for Holt End of Year Test |
Media Workshop Public Service Announcement pgs. 909-914 |
Summative Test 8 or Instructional Writing Project (by 6/13/12)
Holt End of Year Test-submit data to principal
Portfolio Assessment |
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