Lesson Plans January 7-11, 2013

7th Grade Reading
Monday: Discussion of play - Questions & Sequencing Challenge
Tuesday: Shakespeare's Dramatic Language PowerPoint
Wednesday: Shakespeare's Dramatic Language PowerPoint
Thursday: Discuss tragedy - Read Reader's Theater Romeo and Juliet
Friday: Challenger Field Trip

7th Grade English
Monday: Lesson 3 Other Words Used as Adjectives text p. 131-133 - Worksheet p. 109-110
Tuesday: Lesson 4 What Is an Adverb? text p. 134-136 - Worksheet p. 112-113
Wednesday: Lesson 5 Making Comparisons text p. 137-139 - Worksheet p. 115-116
Thursday: Lesson 6 Adjective or Adverb text p. 140-141 - Worksheet p. 118-119
Friday: Challenger Field Trip

8th Grade Reading
Monday: Literary Analysis Figurative Language text p. 620 - read poems text p. 623-631 - Workbook p. 163, 167
Tuesday: Imagery text p. 636 - read poems text p. 638-642 - Workbook p. 172
Wednesday: Paraphrasing - Lyric Poems/Narrative Poems text p. 654 - read poems text p. 656-664 - Workbook p. 175-176
Thursday: Read poems text p. 665-671 - Workbook p. 179-180
Friday: Writing Poetry - Workbook p. 182

8th Grade Reading Lab
Monday: Vocabulary Chapters 3-4
Tuesday: Read Chapters 1-4 Freak the Mighty - Three Thoughts Worksheet
Wednesday: Comprehension Questions Chapters 1-4
Thursday: Attribute Webs - Kevin and Max
Friday: Vocabulary Chapters 5-6

Lesson Plans January 3-4, 2013

7th Grade Reading
Thursday: Review of Drama PowerPoints
Friday: Read Reader's Theater "The Chronicals of Narnia Prince Caspian"

7th Grade English
Thursday: Chapter 5 Adjectives & Adverbs Lesson 1 What Is an Adjective text p. 126-128 - Worksheet p. 103-104
Friday: Lesson 2 Predicate Adjectives - Worksheet p. 106

8th Grade Reading
Thursday: Introduction to Poetry - Read text p. 586-589 - Workbook p. 150-151
Friday: Literary Analysis Sound Devices text p. 600 - read poems text p. 602-611 - Workbook p. 153, 157

8th Grade Reading Lab
Thursday: Journal Activity - Go to library to check out novel Freak the Mighty
Friday: Vocabulary Worksheet Chapters 1-2

Lesson Plans December 10-14, 2012

Reading 7th Grade
Monday: Study Guide for Drama/Christmas Unit
Tuesday: Go over study guide - review time
Wednesday: Semester Finals Study Guide
Thursday: Test for Drama/Christmas Unit
Friday: Go over Semester Finals Study Guide

English 7th Grade
Monday: Study Guide for Ch 3 Pronouns
Tuesday: Go over study guide
Wednesday: Test Ch 3 Pronouns
Thursday: Semester Finals Study Guide
Friday: Go over Semester Finals Study Guide

Reading 8th Grade
Monday: Read Ch 20-23
Tuesday: Questions Ch 20-23
Wednesday: Study Guide for The Giver - go over in class
Thursday: Test for The Giver - Semester Finals Study Guide
Friday: Go over Semester Finals Study Guide

Reading Lab 8th Grade
All week we will be working on an activity

Lesson Plans November 12-16 and 19-20, 2012

Reading 7th Grade
Monday: Grade/correct study guide - Review
Tuesday: Test Hauntings Unit
Wednesday: Introduction to Drama - PowerPoint History & Purpose - Notes
Thursday: Read text p. 646-647 - Workbook p. 199, 202
Friday: Drama PowerPoint Understanding Stage Directions - Workbook p. 208
Monday: Monologues/Dialogues/Soliloques - Read "from Grandpa and the Statue" text p. 786-790 and "My Head is Full of Starshine"
Tuesday: Solioquy Example - Workbook p. 222

English 7th Grade
Monday: Direct Objects/Indirect Objects Worksheets p. 33-34
Tuesday: Predicate Nouns Vs. Predicate Adjectives Worksheets p. 35-36
Wednesday: Objects of Prepositions Worksheet p. 115, 117
Thursday: Noun Review Worksheets p. 19, 20, 21, 22
Friday: Study Guide Nouns Ch 2
Monday: Grade/Correct Study Guide - Review
Tuesday: Test Ch 2 Nouns

Reading 8th Grade
Monday: Review of Fiction Vs. Nonfiction
Tuesday: Benchmark Test
Wednesday: Introduction to Dystopian Literature - Begin individuality map
Thursday: Finish individuality map
Friday: Webquest Utopian Society - Is It the Answer?
Monday: Webquest continued
Tuesday: Webquest continued - library to check out "The Giver"

Reading Lab 8th Grade
Monday: Read Ch 15-18
Tuesday: Comprehension Questions Ch 15-18
Wednesday: Vocabulary Worksheet Ch 19-22
Thursday: Read Chapters 19-22
Friday: Comprehension Questions Ch 19-22
Monday: Vocabulary Worksheet Ch 23-25 - Read Ch 23-25
Tuesday: Comprehension Questions Ch 23-25

Have a blessed and happy Thanksgiving!

Lesson Plans October 15-19, 2012

Reading - 7th Grade
Monday: continue watching Gettysburg - study guide (due Wednesday)
Tuesday: continue watching Gettysburg - continue to work on study guide
Wednesday: grade/correct study guide - continue watching Gettysburg
Thursday: finish watching Gettysburg - review
Friday: Test - Soldier's Heart and Gettysburg

English - 7th Grade
Monday: Turn in wk p. 7-8 - Lesson 4 Verbal Phrases text p. 12 - Worksheet p. 10-11
Tuesday: Lesson 5 Compound Sentence Parts text p. 14 - Worksheet p. 13-14
Wednesday: Lesson 7 Subjects in Unusual Order text p. 18 - Worksheet p. 19-20
Thursday: Lesson 8 Subject Complements text p. 21 - Worksheet p. 22-23
Friday: Lesson 9 Complements: Objects of Verbs text p. 24 - Worksheet p. 25-26

Reading - 8th Grade
Monday: Read text p. 78 Comparing Literart Works - Narrative Structure - Workbook p. 25-26
Tuesday: Read "Old Ben" text p. 80-84 and "Fox Hunt" text p. 85-92
Wednesday: Worksheet Selection Test "Old Ben" and "Fox Hunt"
Thursday: Apply the Skills text p. 93 - Comparing Narrative Structure - Workbook p. 27
Friday: Read text p. 172 - Comparing Literary Works - Types of Narratives - Workbook p. 48

Reading Lab - 8th Grade
Monday: Comprehension Questions Chapters 1-4
Tuesday: Attribute Webs
Wednesday: Vocabulary Worksheet Ch 5-6
Thursday: Comprehension Wk Ch 5-6
Friday: Vocabulary Wk Ch 7-8

Lesson Plans September 10-14, 2012

Reading 7th Grade
Monday: Read Ch 1-2 Soldier's Heart
Tuesday: Vocabulary Wk Ch 3-4
Wednesday: Read Ch 3-4
Thursday - Analysis of Bull Run
Friday: Vocabulary Wk Ch 5

English 7th Grade
Monday: Study Guide
Tuesday: 9/11 Program
Wednesday: Test - Ch 11 Punctuation
Thursday: Discussion of Civil War era - clothes, daily activities, etc
Friday: How to Write a Friendly Letter - Elements of Writing text p. 868-869 - Addressing an Envelope

Reading 8th Grade
Monday: Comprehension Questions Ch 31-39
Tuesday: Vocabulary Worksheet Ch 40-44
Wednesday: Read Ch 40-44 Walk Two Moons
Thursday: Comprehension Questions Ch 40-44
Friday: Study Guide - will continue on Monday

Reading Lab 8th Grade
Monday: Read Ch 15-18 Freak the Mighty
Tuesday: Comprehension Questions Ch 15-18
Wednesday: Vocabulary Wk Ch 19-22
Thursday: Read Ch 19-22
Comprehension Questions Ch 19-22

Lesson Plans September 3-7, 2012

7th Grade Reading
Monday: No School
Tuesday: Intro to Soldier's Heart - Explain difference between historical fiction and history
Wednesday: Vocabulary Wk Forward - Military Rankings
Thursday: Read Forward of Soldier's Heart and Introduction of Gettysburg
Friday: Vocabulary Wk Ch 1-2

7th Grade English:
Monday: No School
Tuesday: Lesson 7 Apostrophes text p. 266 - Worksheets p. 208-209
Wednesday: Worksheets Revising for Apostrophes
Thursday: Lesson 8 Punctuating Titles text p. 268 - Worksheet p. 211-212
Friday: KBA Promotions

8th Grade Reading:
Monday: No School
Tuesday: Read Ch 23-30 Walk Two Moons
Wednesday: Comprehension Questions Ch 23-30
Thursday: Vocabulary Wk Ch 31-39
Friday: Read Ch 31-39 Walk Two Moons

8th Grade Reading Lab
Monday: No School
Tuesday: Worksheet Opposites and Scrambled Words
Wednesday: Read Ch 13-14 Freak the Mighty
Thursday: Comprehension Questions Ch 13-14
Friday: Vocabulary Wk Ch 15-18

Lesson Plans August 27-31, 2012

Reading 7th Grade
Monday: More Figurative Language handout and discussion
Tuesday: More Figurative Language discussion
Wednesday: Study Guide Figurative Language/Literary Devices
Thursday: Grade/Correct Study Guide - Extended Response Section of Test
Friday: Test Figurative Language/Literary Devices

English 7th Grade
Monday: Exercise 4 p. 619 - Concept Check A & B text p. 261
Tuesday: Revising Quotations Worksheet
Wednesday: Lesson 5 Semicolons and Colons text p. 262-263 - Wk p. 202-203
Thursday: Comma or Semicolon? Wk p. 13-14
Friday: Lesson 6 Hyphens, Dashes, Parentheses text p. 264 - Wk p. 205-206

Reading 8th Grade
Monday: Read Ch 11-15 Walk Two Moons (WTM) - Discussion of Comprehension Questions
Tuesday: Vocabulary Wk Ch 16-22
Wednesday: Read Ch 16-22 WTM
Thursday: Comprehension Questions Ch 16-22
Friday: Vocabulary Wk Ch 23-30

Reading Lab 8th Grade
Monday: Read Ch 9-10 Freak the Mighty (FM)
Tuesday: Comprehension Questions Ch 9-10
Wednesday: Vocabulary Wk Ch 11-12 - Read Ch 11-12
Thursday: Comprehension Questions Ch 11-12
Friday: Vocabulary Wk Ch 13-14

Lesson Plans August 20-24, 2012

Reading 7th Grade
Monday: Hyperbole - Worksheets p. 21, 54
Tuesday: Onomatopoeia - Worksheets p. 6, 30
Wednesday: Handout - Foreshadowing, Theme, Irony, Imagery, Symbol, Flashback - Worksheets p. 1, 27
Thursday: Irony - Worksheet p. 22 - Read "After Twenty Years" text p. 324
Friday: Read "Hey, Come On Out" text p. 328 - Workbook p. 97

English 7th Grade
Monday: Punctuation Ch 11 Lesson 3 text p. 256 - Wk p. 196-197
Tuesday: Comma Worksheets p. 92, 93, 94
Wednesday: Comma Worksheets p. 95, 96, 97
Thursday: Revising for Commas - Worksheets p. 10, 11, 12
Friday: Lesson 4 p. 258 - Worksheets p. 199-200

Reading 8th Grade
Monday: Vocabulary Wk Ch 5-10 Walk Two Moons (WTM)
Tuesday: Read Ch 5-10 WTM
Wednesday: Vocabulary Wk and Comprehension Wk WTM
Thursday: Prediction Chart - Begin Vocabulary Wk Ch 11-15 WTM
Friday: Finish Vocabulary Wk

Reading Lab 8th Grade
Monday: Vocabulary Wk Ch 7-8 Freak the Mighty (FM)
Tuesday: Finish Vocabulary Wk - Wk Synonym or Antonym
Wednesday: Read Ch 7-8 FM
Thursday: Comprehension Questions Ch 7-8
Friday: Vocabulary Wk Ch 9-10 FM

Lesson Plans August 13-17, 2012

English - 7th
Monday: Study Guide Ch 10 Capitalization
Tuesday: Review for test - extra credit
Wednesday: Test Ch 10 Capitalization
Thursday: Punctuation Ch 11 - Lesson 1 - Wk p. 190-191
Friday: Lesson 2 - Wk p. 193-194

Reading - 7th
Monday: Quiz Assessment Vocabulary - PowerPoint
Tuesday: Library Accounts
Wednesday: Similes/Metaphors - Wk
Thursday: Personification - Wk
Friday: Alliteration - Wk

Reading - 8th
Monday: Library Accounts
Tuesday: Vocabulary Ch 1-4 Walk Two Moons (WTM)
Wednesday: Main Idea and Details & Inferences, Conclusions, Predictions - in class WB page
Thursday: Read Ch 1-4 WTM
Friday: Vocabulary Wk/Comprehension Wk

Reading Lab - 8th
Monday: Comprehension Questions Ch 1-4 Freak the Mighty (FM)
Tuesday: Character Webs
Wednesday: Vocabulary Ch 5-6 (FM)
Thursday: Read Ch 5-6 (FM)
Friday: Comprehension Questions Ch 5-6 (FM)

Welcome Back - Lesson Plans August 6-10, 2012

Welcome Back to School!  It is going to be a great year, and I excited to get to know my new 7th graders and to once again see the 8th graders! Don't forget to turn in all your forms!

Lesson Plans are listed by class

English 7th Grade
Monday: Go over class expectations, seating chart, pass out textbooks, students will write 20 or more words/phrases that describe theirselves and turn this in
Tuesday: DOL, Diagnostic Tests, Journal Activity
Wednesday: Capitalization Ch 10 - Lessons 1 & 2 - Worksheet p. 178/181
Thursday: Capitalization Ch 10 - Lessons 3 & 4 - Worksheet p. 184/187
Friday: Revising for Capitalization - Worksheet p. 4/5

Reading 7th Grade
Monday: Letter to parents of class expectations (will count as a grade), seating chart, pass out textbooks, icebreaker activities
Tuesday: Bellringer, PowerPoint: Assessment Vocabulary/Power Words - take notes - matching quiz over words/definitions on Monday
Wednesday: Bellringer, How to prewrite for an extended response - GO Chart, model using Molly Pitcher story
Thursday: Bellringer, discuss strategies for anwering extended response, students will use completed GO chart from Wednesday to complete extended response answer
Friday: Bellringer, discuss differences in short answer and extended response questions, discuss strategies for answer short answer, complete an example of a short answer question

Reading 8th Grade
Monday: Letter to parents of class expectations (will count as a grade), seating chart, pass out textbooks, journal activity
Tuesday: Bellringer, handout: Traits of Good Readers/SQ3R - read and discuss, read "Penguins: Birds of the Ice" using SQ3R and answer questions
Wednesday: Bellringer, discuss predicting, inferencing, drawing conclusions, skimming, scanning; handout - KWL Chart; read "The War in Vietnam" text p. 485-486 and complete KWL chart; answer questions 1-3 p. 487 text
Thursday: Bellringer, discuss main idea/central idea, visualization, using prior knowledge; handout THIEVES reading strategy - read and discuss; read seatbelt article and complete THIEVES worksheet using article
Friday: Bellringer, discuss organizational structure, fact/opinion, 5 W's; read "Lots in Space" text p. 545-548; answer questions p. 549

Reading Lab -8th Grade
Monday: Go over class expectations, seating chart, go to library and check out "Freak the Mighty", journal activity
Tuesday: Bellringer, complete Vocabulary Frayer Model Ch 1-2
Wednesday: Bellringer, read and discuss chapters 1-2, worksheet 3 Thoughts
Thursday: Bellringer, complete Vocabulary Frayer Model Ch 3-4
Friday: Bellringer, read and discuss chapters 3-4, comprehension questions

Lesson Plans May 14-17

English, Reading, and Reading Lab 7th Grade
Monday: Semester Exam Review
Tuesday: Semester Exams Periods 1, 5
Wednesday: Semester Exams Periods 2, 4, 6
Thursday: Semester Exams Periods 1, 3
Enjoy your summer vacation!

Lesson Plans May 7-11, 2012

Reminder: Jr. Beta Club Members - Field Trip on Wednesday (those going will need to get their assignments beforehand)

English 7th Grade
Monday: K-PREP Testing
Tuesday: K-PREP Testing
Wednesday: Subject-Verb Agreement Chapter 9 - Lesson 1 Agreement in Number p. 208-209 and Lesson 2 Compound Subjects p. 211 - Workbook p. 163, 166
Thursday: Lesson 3 Agreement Problems p. 213-214, Lesson 4 Indefinite Pronouns as Subjects p. 216-217, and Lesson 5 Problem Subjects p. 219-220 - Workbook p. 169, 172, 175
Friday: Semester Exam Review/Annual Day

Reading 7th Grade
Monday: K-PREP Testing
Tuesday: K-PREP Testing
Wednesday: Begin DVD The Pagemaster
Thursday: AR Points Due - continue watching The Pagemaster
Friday: Finish watching The Pagemaster/Annual Day

Reading Lab 7th Grade
Monday: K-PREP Testing
Tuesday: K-PREP Testing
Wednesday: Strategies for Unlocking Word Meaning Part A p. 1-6
Thursday: Determining Meaning Through Word Analysis Part B p. 7-13
Friday: Annual Day - no class

Lesson Plans April 30-May 4, 2012

English 7th Grade
Monday: Review of Capitalization worksheet
Tuesday: Review of Capitalization worksheet
Wednesday: K-PREP Testing
Thursday: K-PREP Testing
Friday: K-PREP Testing

Reading 7th Grade
Monday: Review of Short Story Elements - PowerPoint
Tuesday: Worksheet - Questions on Short Story Elements
Wednesday: K-PREP Testing
Thursday: K-PREP Testing
Friday: K-PREP Testing

Reading Lab 7th Grade
Monday: Read "Mongoose on the Loose" text p. 219-220 - Questions text p. 221
Tuesday: Read "How to Recognize Venomous Snakes in North America" text p. 469-470 - Questions text p. 471
Wednesday: K-PREP Testing
Thursday: K-PREP Testing
Friday: K-PREP Testing

Lesson Plans April 23-27, 2012

English 7th Grade
Monday: Study Guide Chapter 11 - complete and correct in class
Tuesday: Test Chapter 11 Punctuation
Wednesday: Chapter 10 Capitalization - Lesson 1 People and Cultures p. 230-232 and Lesson 2 First Words and Titles p. 233-234 - Workbook p. 178, 181
Thursday: Lesson 3 Places and Transportation p. 237-238 and Lesson 4 Organizations and Other Subjects p. 240-241 - Workbook p. 184, 187
Friday: Revising for Capitalization worksheets

Reading 7th Grade
Monday: Setting - Coach Lesson 22 - Read "All Summer in a Day" p. 92-99 - Workbook p. 29 & worksheets
Tuesday: Point of View - Coach Lesson 24 - Read "The Luckiest Time of All" p. 61-63 & "An American Childhood" p. 53-57 - Workbook p. 16, 20
Wednesday: Point of View - Perspective - read the same scene of a novel written from the viewpoint of two different characters and compare and contrast perspectives
Thursday: Theme - Coach Lesson 25 - Read "Ribbons" p. 307-317 - Workbook p. 92
Friday: Coach Lesson 19 - PowerPoint Genre

Reading Lab 7th Grade
Monday: Recognizing Text Structures p. 350-353 worksheets
Tuesday: Recognizing Text Structures p. 354-359 worksheets
Wednesday: Test Prep Strategies
Thursday: Reading Test Model p. 382-386
Friday: Reading Test Model p. 387-392

Lesson Plans April 16-20, 2012

English - 7th Grade
Monday: Lesson 5: Semicolons and Colons text p. 262-263 - Workbook p. 202-203
Tuesday: Comma or Semicolon? Worksheets p. 13-14
Wednesday: Lesson 6: Hyphens, Dashes, & Parentheses text p. 264 - Workbook p. 205-206
Thursday: Lesson 7: Apostrophes text p. 266 - Workbook p. 208-209
Friday: Lesson 8: Punctuating Titles text p. 268 - Workbook p. 211-212

Reading - 7th Grade
Monday: Read "The Treasure of Lemon Brown" text p. 175-184 - Workbook p. 52-53
Tuesday: Focus on Character/Types of Character - Coach Lesson 21 - Read "Two Kinds" text p. 231-243 - Workbook p. 69 and Venn Diagram Worksheet
Wednesday: Focus on Plot - Coach Lesson 23 - Plot Worksheets
Thursday: Read "Rikki-tikki-tavi" text p. 199-213 - Workbook p. 59 & Worksheet
Friday: Read "The Third Wish" text p. 274-279 -Workbook p. 78

Reading Lab - 7th Grade
Monday: Coach Lesson 16 - Science 11B - Summarize passage
Tuesday: From Interactive Reader Plus - read "7th Grade" and complete activities p. 2-15
Wednesday: From Interactive Reader Plus - read "Thank You, Ma'am" and complete activities p. 16-25
Thursday: From Interactive Reader Plus - read "Analyzing Text Features" and complete activities p. 342-345
Friday: From Interactive Reader Plus - read "Understanding Visuals" and complete activities p. 346-349

Bonus, Bonus Bonus & Important Dates

Bonus Work is being made available in both English and reading.
In English:
1.  2 Comma Worksheets (due Friday, April 13)
2.  3 Quotation Worksheets (due Tuesday, April 17)
In reading
1. Workbook p. 189-190 (due Thursday, April 12)
2. Extended Responses for Poetry (due Monday, April 11)

Some important dates:
Jr. Beta only - field trip forms are due in April 20
All 7th graders - AR points, missing work, homework passes as bonuses - all due May 10.

Lesson Plans April 9-13, 2012

English - 7th Grade
Monday: Punctation Chapter 11 Lesson 1 Periods and Other End Marks text p. 250-251 - Workbook p. 190-191
Tuesday: Lesson 2 Commas in Sentences p. 253-255 - Workbook p. 193-194
Wednesday: Lesson 3 Commas in Dates, Addresses, and Letters p. 256 - Workbook p. 196-197
Thursday: Revising for Commas - Worksheets p. 10, 11, 12
Friday: Lesson 4 Punctuating Quotations p. 258-260 - Workbook p. 199-200
Bonus Opportunity: Quotation Worksheet

Reading - 7th Grade
Monday: Review of Poetry covered before Spring Break - PowerPoints
Tuesday: Read "Annabel Lee" p. 598, "MLK" p. 600, "I'm Nobody" p. 601 - Workbook p. 186 and Selection Test Worksheet
Wednesday: Read "Jim" p. 604, "Father William" p. 606, "Stopping By Woods..." p. 608 - Workbook p. 189, 190 and Selection Test Worksheet
Thursday: Poetry Test - Open book - test will come directly from workbook pages and selection test worksheets - students may take test home to finish
Friday: Coach Lesson 18 Comparing Across Texts p. 86-89 and PowerPoint - Elements of Short Stories

Reading Lab - 7th Grade
*Students will need to bring reading books and reading workbooks to class this week
Monday: Types of Nonfiction reading text p. 354-357 - Workbook p. 100-101
Tuesday: Coach Lesson 7 p. 42-45 - Read "Life Without Gravity" text p. 372-375 - Workbook p. 103-104
Wednesday: Read "I Am a Native American" text p. 390-393 - Workbook p. 113-114
Thursday: Coach Lesson 17 - Read "In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens" text p. 397-401 - Workbook p. 117-118
Friday: Science Reading - Precipitation 12 A and Classroom Dew Point Experiment 12 B

Lesson Plans March 26-30, 2012

English - 7th Grade
Monday: Chapter 8 Lesson 1 What Is a Clause? text p. 186-187 - PowerPoint - Interactive Activity - Workbook p. 148 and write 5 sentences beginning with subordinate clauses
Tuesday: Hunger Games Field Trip - students who are not going will be working on Test Prep
Wednesday: Lessons 2, 3, & 5 Simple & Compound Sentences p. 189, Complex Sentences p. 192, and Compound-Complex Sentences p. 198 - Workbook p. 151, 155, 161
Thursday: Lesson 4 Kinds of Dependent Clauses text p. 194-195 - Workbook p. 158
Friday: Test - Sentence Variety and Ch 8 Sentence Structure - open book, open note, open handout, open worksheet

Reading - 7th Grade
Monday: Metaphors in Poetry - Read "Mother to Son" p. 543, "The Village Blacksmith" p. 544, and "Fog" p. 547 - Workbook p. 167 & Selection Test Worksheet
Tuesday: Hunger Games Field Trip - students who are not going will be working on Test Prep
Wednesday: Read "The Rider" p. 521, "Seal" p. 522, "Haiku" p. 523 - Workbook p. 153 and Selection Test Worksheet - Bonus Write a Haiku
Thursday: Read "Sarah..." p. 582, "Weather" p. 584, and "One" p. 585 - Workbook p. 176 and Selection Test Worksheet
Friday: Narrative Poetry - Read "The Highwayman" p. 58, "The Cremation of Sam McGee" p. 563, and "How I Learned English" - Workbook p. 172, 174 and Selection Test Worksheet

Reading Lab - 7th Grade
Monday: Coach Lesson 1 Roots, Prefixes, Suffixes and Coach Lesson 2 Multiple Meaning Words
Tuesday: Hunger Games Field Trip - Lesson TBA
Wednesday: Coach Lesson 4 Denotation and Connotation and Coach Lesson 5 Specialized Vocabulary
Thursday: Science 3-1 Parts of a Definition
Friday: Science 3-2 Ways of Defining and 3-3 Deeper Understanding

Reminder - Every student must have 10 AR points by Thursday, May 10.

Lesson Plans March 19-23, 2012

English - 7th Grade
Monday: Varying Sentence Beginnings handout to KEEP - Write 3 sentences each of subject first, adjectives first, adverbs first, prepositional phrases first
Tuesday: MAP Testing
Wednesday: Varying Sentence Beginnings with Gerunds - Gerunds text p. 170 and Gerund phrases text p. 176 - Write 5 sentences gerunds first, write 5 sentences gerund phrases first, workbook p. 136
Thursday: Varying Sentence Beginnings with Participles - Participles text p. 172 and Participial phrases text p. 176 - Write 5 sentences participles first, write 5 sentences participial phrases first, workbookk p. 140
Friday: Varying Sentence Beginnings with Infinitives - Infinitives p. 174 and Infinitive phrases p. 176 - Workbook p. 142, 145

Reading - 7th Grade
Monday: Computer Lab - continuing Persuasive Power Project
Tuesday: MAP Testing
Wednesday: Computer Lab - finish Persuasive Power Project
Thursday: Introduction to Poetry - What Is Poetry handout - PowerPoint - Characteristics and Forms of Poetry text p. 506-507 - Workbook p. 150
Friday: Read Pat Mora poems "Maestro" text p. 509, "The Desert Is My Mother" p. 510, and "Bailando" p. 512 - Workbook p. 151 - Selection Test worksheet

Reading Lab -7th Grade
Monday: Coach Lesson 8 Sequencing p. 46-49
Tuesday: Coach Lessons 15 & 27 Text Questions and Text Features p. 74-77 and 128-131
Wednesday: Science reading 2-1 Chronological Time p. 15-19
Thursday: Science reading 2-2 Process Time p. 20-26
Friday: Science reading 2-3 General Time Markers p. 27-36

Lesson Plans March 12-16, 2012

English - 7th Grade
Monday: Writing On Demand Prewrite
Tuesday: Writing On Demand Final Draft
Wednesday: Analogies - Strategies for Solving/Common Types - Worksheets Identifying Relationships and Finding Analogies in Relationships
Thursday: Worksheets Completing Analogies and Solving Analogies
Friday: NO SCHOOL

Reading - 7th Grade
Monday: Application Test - Fact/Opinion, Persuasive Techniques, Author's Purpose
Tuesday: Continue Test
Wednesday: Computer Lab - Group Activity Persuasive Power Project
Thursday: Computer Lab - Persuasive Power Project continued
Friday: NO SCHOOL

Reading Lab - 7th Grade
Monday: NBA Lessons 4, 7, 2
Tuesday: Reading for Details - Worksheet Finding Main Ideas and Details
Wednesday: Making Inferences - NBA Lesson 6
Thursday: Science Reading 3A & B, 5A & B
Friday: NO SCHOOL

Lesson Plans March 5-9, 2012

English - 7th Grade
Monday: What Is Persuasive Writing? - Persuasive Writing Types Explanation/Examples
Tuesday: Continue looking a persuasive writing examples
Wednesday: Read information concerning earthquakes, particularly those occurring long the New Madrid Fault (this is to practice prompt based writing on demand)
Thursday: Read information about what to do during an earthquake and how to prepare for an earthquake - Homework will be a Home Check Worksheet
Friday: How to write an editorial  - Editorial Graphic Organizer

Reading - 7th Grade
Monday: Persuasive Terminology - Fact & Opinion/Inferences and Conclusions - Coach Practice p. 60-61, 72-73
Tuesday: Propoganda and Bias - Worksheet Human Hoax - Worksheet Understanding Author's Purpose
Wednesday: Persuasive Techniques - Coach Lesson 12 - Worksheets
Thursday: Persuasion in Ads - Old Coach Ch 17 - PowerPoint Activity - Worksheet 2 Ads
Friday: Coach Critical Analysis

Reading Lab - 8th Grade (Monday-Wednesday ONLY)
Watching "Gettysburg" DVD

Reading Lab - 7th Grade (Thursday and Friday)
Thursday: BrainPop Jr. Main Idea
Friday: Coach Lesson 6 Main Idea - Practice p. 40-41 - Stated and Implied Meanings

Reminders: AR Points due Monday, March 5 at 3:00 P.M. and ALL Hunger Games criteria due Friday, March 9 (this includes permission forms, money, AR points/projects)

Lesson Plans February 27-March 2, 2012

English - 7th Grade
Monday: Transition Writing Activity 2
Tuesday: Transition Writing Activity 3
Wednesday: Transition Writing Activity 5
Thursday: Transition Writing Activity 6
Friday: Test over Sentence Expanders, Paragraph Order, Transitions - no study guide will be given as this is an application test - the best way to study is to know how to put adjectives, adverbs, and prepositional phrases in a sentence; understand types/examples of paragraph order (sequential, spatial, cause/effect, compare/contrast); know transitions, what they do in sentences, and how to use them in writing paragraphs

Reading - 7th Grade
Monday: Computer Lab - Group Internet Activity on Folklore and Folktales (due Wednesday)
Tuesday: Computer Lab - continue Internet Activity
Wednesday: Fables (handout/powerpooint) - Who Is Aesop (handout) - Read aloud some of Aesop's Fables
Thursday: Read "The Fox Outwits the Crow" text p. 932 and "The Fox and the Crow" text p. 934 - Workbook p. 271, 273
Friday: Test over Folklore and Fables - no study guide will be given as this will be an open book, open note, open worksheet test; however, students will only have the class period to complete the test

Reading Lab - 8th Grade
Monday: Discuss Vocabulary Chapters 9-10 Soldier's Heart
Tuesday: Read Chapters 9-10 Soldier's Heart
Wednesday: AR Test
Thursday: Begin reading Gettysburg (nonfiction) - Read Introduction and Chapter 1
Friday: Read Chapter 2

Reminders

Just some reminders:
1.  Accelerated Reading points (10 points needed) are due by end of day Monday, March 5
2.  Permission forms, field trip forms, AR points OR projects are due by end of day Friday, March 9

Lesson Plans February 20-24, 2012

English - 7th Grade
Monday: No School
Tuesday: Said Is Dead - Elaborating with Tags - Word Bank - Worksheet
Wednesday: Organizing Paragraphs text p. 351 - Sequential Order p. 352 - Spatial Order p. 354 - Complete Practices p. 353, 355
Thursday: More Organizing Paragraphs - Cause/Effect Order p. 356 - Compare/Contrast Order p. 358 - Complete Practices p. 357, 359
Friday: Transitions - handouts - Word Bank - Transition Activity Sheet (keep) - Complete Transition Activity 1

Reading - 7th Grade
Monday: No School
Tuesday: Watch Movie "Tall Tales" - Worksheet to complete while watching movie - worksheet due on Friday
Wednesday: continue watching movie
Thursday: finish movie
Friday: Read "The People Could Fly" text p. 914-917 - Worksheet

Reading Lab - 8th Grade
Monday: No School
Tuesday: Discuss Vocabulary Ch 7
Wednesday: Read Chapter 7 - 3 Thoughts
Thursday: Discuss Vocabulary Ch 8
Friday: Read Chapter 8 - 3 Thoughts

Lesson Plans February 13-17, 2012

English - 7th Grade
Monday: Sentence Expanders - Expanding sentences using adjectives, adverbs, and prepositional phrases - Worksheet
Tuesday: Writing Effective Description - Word Bank - Elaborating Using Sensory Details text p. 378-379 - Write a paragraph using sensory details from all five senses
Wedneday:  Elaborating Using Facts and Statistics text p. 380-381 - Where to find reliable facts - Practice text p. 381
Thursday: Elaborating Using Visuals text p. 382-383 - Practice text p. 383
Friday: Elaborating Using Precise Nouns and Vivid Verbs text p. 327 - Wordbankk - Worksheets

Reading - 7th Grade
Monday: Folklore and Fables - Introduction - How to Read Folklore - Worksheets & workbook p. 226
Tuesday: Read "Grasshopper Logic" text p. 817, "The Other Frog Prince" text p. 818-819, and "duckbilled platypus vs. beefsnakstik" text p. 820 - Workbook p. 227
Wednesday: Read "Popocatepetl and Ixtlaccihuatl" text p. 857-865 - Workbook p. 243
Thursday: Worksheet
Friday: Read "Sun and Moon in a Box" text p. 894-897 - Worksheet

Reading Lab - 8th Grade
Monday: Discuss vocabulary Ch 3-4 Soldier's Heart
Tuesday: Read/discuss Ch 3-4
Wednesday: Discuss vocabulary Ch 5 - Read Chapter 5
Thursday: Quiz Chapters 1-5 - Discuss Vocabulary Ch 6
Friday - Read Chapter 6

Reader's Field Trip and Book Information

Reader’s Field Trip

February 10, 2012                  

Dear Parents/Guardians,

On March 27, 7^th and 8^th grade students of Hickman County High School whom have read the novel The Hunger Games and completed either an Accelerated Reading test with a score of 70 or better OR whom have read the novel and completed a project that has been approved by his/her English teacher will be taking a field trip to see The Hunger Games at the Cine Theater located in Martin, Tennessee.  This event is to encourage students to read novels.

We will leave the school at approximately 9:00 A.M. and return by 2:15 P.M.  We will see the show at the Cine Theater and then students will be allowed to eat lunch at the restaurant of their choice near the theater.  In order to attend, students must pay $7.00.  This will take care of their admission to the movie and transportation.  However, students will need to bring additional money for to purchase their own lunch.

Please sign below and fill out the required information for your child to participate in this field trip.  This form, evidence of having read the book, and the required money need to be returned to Mrs. Ham (7^th graders) or Ms. Parks (8^th graders) by Friday, March 9, 2012.

I, _______________________________________, grant permission for my child, _________________________________ to attend the reader’s field trip on Tuesday, March 27, 2012, to the Cine Theater in Martin, Tennessee.  I grant permission for school personnel to obtain necessary medical treatment for him/her in the event of an accident or illness while attending this event.

Date ____________Parent/Guardian Signature___________________________________

Emergency phone # during school hours_____________________________________

Insurance Information _______________________________________________________

Please write any necessary information regarding child’s health problems, special needs, allergies, etc. below.

Dear Parents and Students,

As the Reader’s Field Trip letter and permission form states, the 7^th and 8^th grade teachers are planning a field trip to see the movie The Hunger Games.  In order to attend the field trip, students must read The Hunger Games and either take (and pass with at least 70%) an Accelerated Reading test OR complete a project approved by their teacher that focuses on the novel.

Although our school library does have several copies of the book The Hunger Games, there is a waiting list for those copies.  We are currently working on a way to purchase more, but even then, there may not be enough of the books for every interested student.  With this in mind, we are listing several ways in which a student might obtain a copy of the book.  If money is an issue, please discuss this with your teacher, and we will do our best to work something out.

Listed below are several places you can check for the book, including an estimated cost.  We hope this helps ensure that every interested student has an opportunity to obtain a copy.  Some prices may vary.

1.       Amazon

 http://www.amazon.com/Hunger-Games-Suzanne-Collins/dp/0439023521/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1328446034&sr=1-1

Amazon offers both new and used paperbacks and hardbound copies.  You can also get a Kindle edition and audio editions.  The prices range from $4.00 - $24.00, plus shipping and handling.

2.        Walmart (online)

 http://www.walmart.com/search/search-ng.do?search_query=The+Hunger+Games&ic=16_0&Find=Find&search_constraint=3920

Walmart (online) offers new paperback and hardbound copies.  Paperbacks are $5.30 plus $.97 shipping.  Hardbound copies are $9.45 with free to store shipping.  They also have the audio version.

3.        Walmart (local store)

Most local stores have the paperback for $6.99 plus tax.

4.       Scholastic (online)

http://www.scholastic.com/resources/book?work_id=1275204

Scholastic (online) offers the paperback for $6.29 and the hardbound copy for $10.79.

5.        Scholastic (through book club sponsored by teacher)

#40 February TAB Paperback $7.00

#33 January TAB Paperback $7.00

#35 January TAB Trilogy (3 books) $21.00

6.       Graves County Public Library – Mayfield, KY

7.        Fulton County Public Library – Fulton, KY

8.       Hickman County Public Library – Clinton, KY (not sure of availability)

9.       Calloway County Public Library – Murray, KY

10.    Books-A-Million (online and in-store) http://www.booksamillion.com/search?id=5284483138411&query=The+Hunger+Games&where=All

Books-A-Million offers the paperback for $8.45 online.  There is also a Books-A-Million store in Paducah.

Lesson Plans February 6-10, 2012

English - 7th Grade
Monday: Chapter 6 continued - Lesson 3 Conjunctions text p. 158-160 - Workbook p. 130-131
Tuesday: Lesson 4 Interjections text p. 161 - Workbook p. 133-134
Wednesday: Chapter 6 Study Guide
Thursday: Grade/Correct Chapter 6 Study Guide - Review
Friday: Test - Chapter 6 - Prepositions, Prepositional Phrases, Conjunctions, & Interjections

Reading - 7th Grade
Monday: Turn in Extended Response: Hercules or Prometheus? - Mythology Unit Study Guide
Tuesday: Grade/Correct Multiple Choice Section Study Guide - Complete GO Chart for Extended Response Section of test
Wednesday: Complete Extended Response Section of Mythology Unit Test
Thursday: Complete Multiple Choice Section of Mythology Unit Test
Friday: Introduction to Field Trip Opportunity - Watch Trailer The Hunger Games - Read Chapters 1-2 of The Hunger Games - Field Trip Information/Requirements/Permission Form

Reading Lab - 8th Grade
Monday: Quiz Chapters 17-23 - Begin AR Tests
Tuesday: Vocabulary Quiz Chapters 17-23 - Continue AR Tests - Review for Unit Test
Wednesday: Unit Test - Continue AR Tests - Return Summer of the Swans to library
Thursday: Introduction to Soldier's Heart (novel) - Read Foreward of Soldier's Heart
Friday: Discuss vocabulary Chapters 1-2 of Soldier's Heart - Read Chapters 1-2 Soldier's Heart

Lesson Plans January 30 - February 3, 2012

English - 7th Grade
Monday: Preposition Worksheets 1 (p. 115, 117, 28)
Tuesday: Preposition Worksheets 2 (p. 47, 119, 120)
Wednesday: Preposition Worksheets 3 (p. 29, 116)
Thursday: Preposition Worksheets 4 (p. 117, 118, 119)
Friday: Quiz - Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases

Reading - 7th Grade
Monday: Turn in Greek Mythology Webquest and begin watching Hercules DVD
Tuesday: Continue watching Hercules DVD
Wednesday: Finish watching Hercules DVD (if needed) - Read "Prometheus"
Thursday: Prometheus Worksheet
Friday: Extended Response - Hercules or Prometheus?

Reading Lab - 8th Grade
Monday: Quiz Chapters 10-14 - Frayer Model Chapters 15-16
Tuesday: Read Chapters 15-16
Wednesday: Responding Questions Chapters 12-16
Thursday: Vocabulary Quiz Chapters 12-16 - Frayer Model Chapters 17-23
Friday: Read Chapters 17-23

Lesson Plans January 23-27, 2012

English 7th Grade
Monday: Test Chapter 5 Adjectives and Adverbs
Tuesday: Chapter 6 Prepositions, Conjunctions, & Interjections - Lesson 1 What Is a Preposition? text p. 152-153 - Handout Common Prepositions - Workbook p. 124-125
Wednesday: Worksheets p. 23-24
Thursday: Lesson 2: Using Prepositional Phrases text p. 155-157 - Workbook p. 127-128
Friday: Interactive Internet Activities

Reading 7th Grade
Monday: Computer Lab - Greek Mythology Webquest
Tuesday: Computer Lab - Greek Mythology Webquest
Wednesday: Computer Lab - Greek Mythology Webquest
Thursday: Worksheets - Classical Columns/Timeline
Friday: Computer Lab - Greek Mythology Webquest

Reading Lab 8th Grade
Monday: Read Chapters 10-11 Summer of the Swans
Tuesday: Responding - Questins Chapers 7-11
Wednesday: Vocabulary Pictionary
Thursday: Vocabulary Quiz Chapters 7-11 - Frayer Model Chapters 12-14
Friday: Read Chapters 12-14 - 3 Thoughts

Lesson Plans January 16-20, 2012

English - 7th Grade
Monday - No School
Tuesday - Letter to Parents (bonus points) - Review with interactive grammar games on adjectives and adverbs
Wednesday - Review with interactive grammar games on adjectives and adverbs
Thursday - Study Guide Chapter 5 Adjectives and Adverbs - Test on Monday
Friday - Grade/Correct Study Guide - Study time for test on Monday - Bonus Letter due for full points

Reading - 7th Grade
Monday - No School
Tuesday - Chart (Any revisions?) - Worksheets: Olympain Family Tree, Mything Information, Planetary Names
Wednesday - Read "Perseus" text p. 872-876 and "Percy Us Brings the Gawgon's Head" text p. 877-880 - Workbook p. 248 Literary Analysis
Thursday - Worsheet - Perseus/Percy Us Brings the Gawgon's Head
Friday - Read "Echo and Narcissus" - Worksheet

Reading Lab - 8th Grade
Monday - No School
Tuesday - Grade Frayer Model Chapters 7-9 - Begin reading Chapters 7-9 - Practice Visualizing with I Wonder...
Wednesday - Finish reading Chapters 7-9
Thursday - Quiz Chapters 1-9
Friday - Frayer Model Chapters 10-11

Lesson Plans January 9-13, 2012

English - 7th Grade
Monday: Challenger Learning Center Field Trip
Tuesday: Lesson 6 Adjecive or Adverb text p. 140-141 - Workbook p. 118-119
Wednesday: Lesson 7: Avoiding Double Negtives text p. 142-144 - Workbook p. 121-122
Thursday: Study Guide Chapter 5 Adjectives and Adverbs - Test on Monday
Friday: Grade/Correct Study Guide - Review

Reading - 7th Grade
Monday: Challenger Learning Center Field Trip
Tuesday: Read "Demeter and Persephone" text p. 835-839 - Worksheet Reading Skills
Wednesday: (Chart - Dionysus, Eros, Prometheus) Worksheet Selection Test over "Demeter and Persephone"
Thursday: (Chart - Any revisions?) Worksheets - Olympian Family Tree, Mything Information, Planetary Names
Friday: (Chart Due) Read "Perseus" text p. 872-876 and "Percy Us Brings the Gawgon's Head" text p. 877-880 - Workbook p. 248 Literary Analysis

Reading Lab - 8th Grade
Monday: Responding Questions Ch 1-6
Tuesday: Vocabulary Quiz Ch 1-6 - Worksheet Write an Autobiography
Wednesday: Frayer Model Ch 7-9\
Thursday: Read Ch 7-9 - Practice Visualizing with I Wonder...
Friday: Quiz Ch 1-9

Lesson Plans January 2-6, 2012

Happy New Year!

English 7th Grade
Monday: Ch 5 Adjectives & Adverbs: Lesson 1 What Is an Adjective text p. 126-128 - Workbook p. 103-104
Tuesday: Lesson 2 Predicate Adjectives text p. 129-130 - Workbook p. 106
Wednesday: Lesson 3 Other Words Used as Adjectives text p. 131-133 - Workbook p. 109-110
Thursday: Lesson 4 What Is an Adverb? text p. 134-136 - Workbook p. 112-113
Friday: Lesson 5 Making Comparisons text p. 137-139 - Workbook p. 115-116

Reading 7th Grade
Monday: The Origins of Mythology/Heroes, God/Goddess Chart (Chart Zeus, Hera), Worksheet Name Game
Tuesday: (Chart Poseidon, Hades, Demeter), Reading Strategy Worksheet, Crossword/Word Search, Which god/goddess are you?
Wednesday: (Chart Persephone, Hestia, Athena), Elements of Literature, Read "Themes in the Oral Tradition" text p. 812-816, Worksheet
Thursday: (Chart Ares, Hephaestus, Aphrodite), Worksheets - As You Read & Build Skills, Read "Icarus and Daedalus" text p. 828-831
Friday: (Chart Apollo, Artemis, Hermes), Workbook p. 229, Selection Test Worksheet

Reading Lab 8th Grade
Monday: Check out Summer of the Swans, Intro to author/novel
Tuesday: Vocab Frayer Model Ch 1-3
Wednesday: Read/discuss Ch 1-3, 3 Thoughts
Thursday: Vocab Frayer Model Ch 4-6
Friday: Read/discuss Ch 4-6, Prediction Chart