Week of February 6th
Summary and Critique of an Essay
Receive information about biography project
Root of the Week: Manu
Turning essays into speeches
Research- How to take notes on your reading
Week of January 30th
Quiz on Foreign Terms- Wednesday
Book in a ... project presentation due Tuesday
Organization patterns of non-fiction
Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes
Week of January 23rd
Essay about a problem that you would liked to see changed- Due Friday; we will work on in class
Foreign Terms
Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes
Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers
Week of January 16th
Think Link Test
Foreshadowing and Flashback Quiz on Thursday
Speeches and Thesis
Week of January 9th
Adjectives and Adverbs
Foreign Terms
Week of January 4th
Review Semester Test
Review Procedures
Review Poetry Terms and do an activity with Dr. Seuss books
Study Adjectives and Adverbs
Poetry Quiz on Friday
Week of December 12th
Semester Test- Monday
Poetry Slam in class- Tuesday
Limerick Writing- Wednesday
7th grade Poetry Slam in library- Thursday
Christmas Concert- Friday
Week of December 5th
Turn in poem and begin to memorize it
Practice for constructed response test
Make poetry flipchart
Complete study guide for semester test
Week of November 28th
Present Nonfiction book projects for extra credit
Make a poetry terms flipchart
Discuss figurative language and sound devices
Read "The Highwayman" and "Annabel Lee"
Learn about cause and effect in nonfiction text
Prepare for constructed response test
Week of November 21
Acrostic poem using the word "Thankful"
Virtual Field Trip to Plimoth Plantation
Exploring the myth versus fact of Thanksgiving
Week of November 14
Turn in Weeks 1 and 2 DLPs
Vocabulary- Roots (cogn, loc, nat, ped, sign)
Language- Irregular Verbs; Subject Verb Agreement
Week of November 7
Taj Mahal Project presentations
"Rikki-tikki-tavi" play and quiz
Persuasive Devices
Week of October 31
Virtual Fact Finding Mission for India
Persuasive Devices
Taj Mahal Project
Week of October 24
Monday- Field Trip
Tuesday- No School
Read "Rikki-tikki-tavi" by Rudyard Kipling and complete related activities
Week of October 17
Introduction to The Bizarre Mystery of Horribly Hard Middle School
Receive information about nonfiction book project (due November 28th)
Types of Verbs
Direct Objects; Indirect Objects
Week of October 3
Finish Study Guide for Wednesday's Test
Lesson on features of nonfiction articles
Vocabulary and Reading Guide for "Head Trauma", an article from Scholastic Scope
Week of September 26
Book Reviews due on Tuesday
Types of Conflict
Descriptive writing about a special place
Using strong verbs in writing
Roots- aqua, bio, gen, mater, spec
Week of September 19
Finish "Medusa" vocabulary and theme worksheets
Do paragraph on theme for extra credit (15 points)
Root words
Review of Possessive and Plural Nouns
Appositive Phrases
Week of September 12th
Guest speaker to wrap up our unit on 9/11
Lessons on identifying the mood and theme of a text
Lessons on identifying the theme (message) of a text
Read "Mother and Daughter"
Read "Medusa" from Scholastic Scope magazine
Week of September 6
Unit on September 11th attacks
Interview due on Wednesday
Primary and Secondary sources of information
Week of August 29, 2011
Revising drafts of writing
Identifying point of view
Quiz on possessive nouns on Wednesday
Week of August 22, 2011
Run-on sentences, compound sentences, and simple sentences
The writing process
Draft of writing due Friday
Plural and Possessive Nouns