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Reading—Week of Apr. 5th-9th 

Monday

HOLIDAY

Tuesday

Warm-Up: Vocabulary

 

Activities: Discuss questions over chapter 12

                   Read chapter 13 as a class

 

Homework: Finish questions over chapter 13

Wednesday

Warm-Up: Vocabulary

 

Activities: Discuss chapter 13 questions

                   Read chapter 14 as a class and start chapter 15

 

Homework: Finish questions over chapter 14 

Thursday

Warm-Up: Vocabulary

 

Activities: Discuss chapter 14 questions

                   Finish reading chapter 15 as a class

 

Homework: Finish questions over chapter 15 

                      Vocabulary due TOMORROW!

Friday

Warm-Up: Vocabulary

 

Activities: Discuss chapter 15 questions

                   Read chapter 16 as a class

 

Homework: Finish questions over chapter 16

 

Reading—Week of Mar. 29th-Apr. 2nd

Monday

Warm-Up: TAKS Prep

 

Activities: Discuss questions over chapters  6-9

                   Read chapter 10 as a class

                   Study questions over chapter 10

 

Homework: Finish questions

Tuesday

Warm-Up: TAKS Prep

 

Activities: Discuss questions over chapter 10

                   Read chapter 11 as a class

                   Start chapter 12 as a class

 

Homework: Finish questions over chapter 11 

Wednesday

Warm-Up: TAKS Prep

 

Activities: Finish chapter 12

 

Homework: Finish questions over chapter 12 

Thursday

EARLY RELEASE 

Friday

HOLIDAY

 

Reading—Week of Mar. 22nd-26th

Monday

Warm-Up: Vocabulary

 

Activities: Read chapters 1-5 as a class

                   Study questions over chapters 1-5

 

Homework: Finish questions

Tuesday

Warm-Up: TAKS Prep Activity

 

Activities: Read chapters 6-9

                   Discussion questions over chapters 6-9

 

Homework: Finish questions

Wednesday

Warm-Up: Vocabulary

 

Activities: Benchmark

 

Homework: Vocabulary due Friday 

Thursday

Warm-Up: Vocabulary

 

Activities: Benchmark

                   Study Hall

 

Homework: Vocabulary due Friday 

Friday

Warm-Up: Vocabulary

 

Activities: Benchmark

 

Homework: 6-9 questions due Mon.

 

Reading—Week of Mar. 15th-19th—SPRING BREAK

 

Reading—Week of Mar. 8th-12th

Monday

Warm-Up: The Lightening Thief

 

Activities: Novel Notes 1

                   Fact and Opinion Lesson

 

Homework: None

Tuesday

Warm-Up: The Lightening Thief

 

Activities: Novel Notes 2

                   How do you take advantage of the opportunity to

                   seize the day?

                   Anticipation Guide

 

Homework: Ask a parent to define “patriotism” 

Wednesday

Warm-Up: The Lightening Thief

 

Activities: Novel Notes 3

                   Telephone

                   Propaganda Lesson

 

Homework: None

Thursday

Warm-Up: The Lightening Thief

 

Activities: Novel Notes 4

                   Court Case Group Work

 

Homework: Present case tomorrow

Friday

Warm-Up: The Lightening Thief

 

Activities: Case Presentations

                   AVI Power Point—fill in notes

 

Homework: None

 

Reading—Week of Mar. 1st-5th

Monday

Warm-Up: The Lightening Thief

 

Activities: Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story

                   Compare/contrast movie and book

 

Homework: Compare/Contrast paper due Thurs.

Tuesday

Warm-Up: The Lightening Thief

 

Activities: Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story

                   Compare/contrast movie and book

 

Homework: Compare/Contrast paper due Thurs.

Wednesday

7th Grade Writing TAKS Test

Thursday

Warm-Up: The Lightening Thief

 

Activities: Read The Lightening Thief

 

Homework: Get a copy of Nothing but the Truth

Friday

Warm-Up: The Lightening Thief

 

Activities: Read The Lightening Thief

 

Homework: Get a copy of Nothing but the Truth

 

Reading—Week of Feb. 22nd -26th

Monday

Warm-Up: The Lightening Thief

 

Activities: Discuss chp. 21-22 journals

                   Discuss anticipation guides

                   Assign paper—How can you apply THINK BIG to your

                                                life?  (2 pages)

 

Homework: Paper due Friday

                       Get a copy of Nothing but the Truth

Tuesday

Warm-Up: The Lightening Thief

 

Activities: Poetry Activity

 

Homework: Paper due Friday

                       Get a copy of Nothing but the Truth

Wednesday

Warm-Up: The Lightening Thief

 

Activities: Work Day—paper

 

Homework: Paper due Friday

                       Get a copy of Nothing but the Truth

Thursday

Warm-Up: The Lightening Thief

 

Activities: Work Day—paper

 

Homework: Paper due Friday

                       Get a copy of Nothing but the Truth

Friday

Warm-Up: The Lightening Thief

 

Activities: Read The Lightening Thief

 

Homework: Paper due TODAY!!!

                       Get a copy of Nothing but the Truth

 

 

 

English—Week of Feb. 22nd-26th   

Monday

Warm-Up: 4 papers

Activities: Revising and Editing Practice

Homework: None

Tuesday

Warm-Up: Truism

Activities: Comma Practice

Homework: None

Wednesday

Warm-Up: 4 papers

Activities: Homophone/Homonym Practice

Homework: None

Thursday

Warm-Up: Truism

Activities: Voice Tips

Homework: None

                     

Friday

Warm-Up: 4 papers

Activities: Conclusions

                    Review old papers

Homework: None

 

English—Week of Mar. 1st-5th    

Monday

Warm-Up: 4 papers

Activities: Revising and Editing Practice

Homework: None

Tuesday

Warm-Up: 4 papers

Activities: Power Point Review

Homework: Go to bed early!!!!

Wednesday

7th Grade Writing TAKS Test

Thursday

Warm-Up: Truism

Activities: My Louisiana Sky

Homework: Video questions due Monday

                     

Friday

Warm-Up: Truism

Activities: My Louisiana Sky

Homework: Video questions due Monday

 

 

English—Week of Mar. 8th-12th    

Monday

Warm-Up: Journal

 

Activities: Toying Around Project—create draft

                   Power Point skills notes

 

Homework: Present Power Point Friday

Tuesday

Warm-Up: Journal

 

Activities: Computer Lab—work on presentations

 

Homework: Present Power Point Friday

Wednesday

Warm-Up: Journal

 

Activities: Computer Lab—work on presentations

 

Homework: Present Power Point Friday

Thursday

Warm-Up: Journal

 

Activities: Computer Lab—work on presentations

 

Homework: Present Power Point Friday                     

Friday

Warm-Up: Journal

 

Activities: Present Power Points

 

Homework: None

 

English—Week of Mar. 15th-19th—SPRING BREAK

 

English—Week of Mar. 22ND-26th    

Monday

Warm-Up: Pink and Say

 

Activities: Genre Notes

                   Story Writing Notes

                   Draw author/illustrator

 

Homework: Author/Illustrator presentations Fri.

Tuesday

Warm-Up: The Relatives Came

 

Activities: Computer Lab—research author/illustrator

 

Homework: Bring 2 pieces of 6X9 cardboard by the 31st

Wednesday

Warm-Up: Tikki-Tikki-Tembo

 

Activities: Computer Lab—research author/illustrator

 

Homework: Bring 2 pieces of 6X9 cardboard by the 31st

Thursday

Warm-Up: Miss Nelson in Missing

 

Activities: Groups--work on presentations

 

Homework: Bring 2 pieces of 6X9 cardboard by the 31st

Friday

Warm-Up: Journal

 

Activities: Groups—work on presentations

 

Homework:  Present projects on Monday

                       Bring 2 pieces of 6X9 cardboard by the 31st

 

English—Week of Mar. 29th—Apr. 2    

Monday

Warm-Up: Journal

 

Activities: Author/illustrator presentations

 

Homework: Bring 2 pieces of 6X9 cardboard by the 31st

Tuesday

Warm-Up: Journal

 

Activities: Word Games

 

Homework: Bring 2 pieces of 6X9 cardboard by the 31st

Wednesday

Warm-Up: Journal

 

Activities: Word Games

 

Homework: None

Thursday

EARLY RELEASE

Friday

HOLIDAY

 

English—Week of Apr. 5th—Apr. 9th    

Monday

HOLIDAY

Tuesday

Warm-Up: Strega Nona

 

Activities: Notes—characteristics of a storybook

                                   features of literary text

 

Homework: None

Wednesday

Warm-Up: The Napping House

 

Activities: Dialogue Notes

                   Choose Partner for books

                   Discuss book rubric

 

Homework: None

Thursday

Warm-Up: Lily’s Purple, Plastic Purse

 

Activities: Story Map (due at start of class Fri.)

 

Homework: Story Map

Friday

Warm-Up: Lily’s Purple, Plastic Purse

 

Activities: Story Boards

 

Homework: Story Board—due at end of class Mon.

 

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