Mrs. Lauren Kraus

7^th and 8^th Grade English

Room 101

My email address: lkraus@springhill.esc7.net

Conference period: 8:50 – 9:40

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Weekly Assignments

7^th Grade

English—Week of Mar. 8^th-12^th

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. 15^th-19^th—SPRING BREAK

English—Week of Mar. 22^ND-26^th

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 31^st
Wednesday	Warm-Up: Tikki-Tikki-Tembo Activities: Computer Lab—research author/illustrator Homework: Bring 2 pieces of 6X9 cardboard by the 31^st
Thursday	Warm-Up: Miss Nelson in Missing Activities: Groups--work on presentations Homework: Bring 2 pieces of 6X9 cardboard by the 31^st
Friday	Warm-Up: Journal Activities: Groups—work on presentations Homework: Present projects on Monday Bring 2 pieces of 6X9 cardboard by the 31^st

English—Week of Mar. 29^th—Apr. 2

Monday	Warm-Up: Journal Activities: Author/illustrator presentations Homework: Bring 2 pieces of 6X9 cardboard by the 31^st
Tuesday	Warm-Up: Journal Activities: Word Games Homework: Bring 2 pieces of 6X9 cardboard by the 31^st
Wednesday	Warm-Up: Journal Activities: Word Games Homework: None
Thursday	EARLY RELEASE
Friday	HOLIDAY

English—Week of Apr. 5^th—Apr. 9^th

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.

Weekly Assignments

8^th grade English

	Date	Objective	Lesson Summary (Lecture, Lab, Group work, etc.)	Student Assignment / Evaluation	TEKS / SE
Monday	3/8	Continue TAKS Skills	Context Clues - Games		1D, 3A, 4A, 5B-F, 6A, 6C, 7A, 8A, 8D, 10A, 10E-L, 11A-D, 12A, 12F, 12H, 12G, 12J, 12K, 13C, 13E, 13G,14 A, 15A, 15C, 15D, 15F, 16B, 16D, 18D, 18F, 18H, 19B
Tuesday	3/9	Continue TAKS Skills	Guest Speaker – Globe Scholar		1D, 3A, 4A, 5B-F, 6A, 6C, 7A, 8A, 8D, 10A, 10E-L, 11A-D, 12A, 12F, 12H, 12G, 12J, 12K, 13C, 13E, 13G,14 A, 15A, 15C, 15D, 15F, 16B, 16D, 18D, 18F, 18H, 19B
Wednesday	3/10	Continue TAKS Skills	Benchmark Review		1D, 3A, 4A, 5B-F, 6A, 6C, 7A, 8A, 8D, 10A, 10E-L, 11A-D, 12A, 12F, 12H, 12G, 12J, 12K, 13C, 13E, 13G,14 A, 15A, 15C, 15D, 15F, 16B, 16D, 18D, 18F, 18H, 19B
Thursday	3/11	Continue TAKS Skills	Benchmark Review		1D, 3A, 4A, 5B-F, 6A, 6C, 7A, 8A, 8D, 10A, 10E-L, 11A-D, 12A, 12F, 12H, 12G, 12J, 12K, 13C, 13E, 13G,14 A, 15A, 15C, 15D, 15F, 16B, 16D, 18D, 18F, 18H, 19B
Friday	3/12	Continue TAKS Skills	Benchmark Review		1D, 3A, 4A, 5B-F, 6A, 6C, 7A, 8A, 8D, 10A, 10E-L, 11A-D, 12A, 12F, 12H, 12G, 12J, 12K, 13C, 13E, 13G,14 A, 15A, 15C, 15D, 15F, 16B, 16D, 18D, 18F, 18H, 19B