1St Quarterweek Twobrewer, LA7
1st QuarterWeek TwoBrewer, LA7
Monday 8/22/16 / Tuesday 8/23/16 / Wednesday 8/24/16Unit/Objective:
Why are audience and purpose important when writing? / Unit/Objective:
Why are audience and purpose important when writing? / Unit/Objective:
Why are audience and purpose important when writing?
Materials/Resources:
“Seventh Grade Social Changes” article and questions, Cold Essay prompt, Laptop, Smartboard / Materials/Resources:
Laptop, Smartboard, Week 2 Domain Vocab, Prentice Hall Literature book / Materials/Resources:
Prentice Hall Literature book, Cold essays, envelops
Bellwork:
1. Copy Week Two Syllabus. / Bellwork:
2. Week Two Domain Vocab: ideas, organization, voice, objective summary, theme, expository, fiction, nonfiction / Bellwork:
3. Compare and contrast a character in the story “Seventh Grade” to a person you know in real life.
Activities:
1. Annotated Article: “Seventh Grade Social Changes” review questions
2. Compose Cold Essay about goals and expectations for the year (timed writing). Prompt:
“Write a letter to yourself telling what you would like to accomplish this school year.” / Activities:
1. Introduction to “Seventh Grade”, by Gary Soto, and begin reading together. Have students stop and answer questions as they read. / Activities:
1. Finish reading “Seventh Grade”, by Gary Soto, and have students answer story questions and connect the fiction to the nonfiction article “Seventh Grade Social Changes”.
2. Goals Cold Essay will be passed back to students. They will then seal their essay in an envelope with their names on it to be placed in their writing portfolio and opened at the end of the school year.
Closing:
Have students share some of their goals for the year with the class. / Closing:
Exit Slip: Have students make a text to text connection with article and short story. / Closing:
Remind students to study for test and what items will be on the test.
Items to turn in/Homework:
Turn in Cold Essay. / Items to turn in/Homework: / Items to turn in/Homework:
Turn in sealed Cold Essay.
Thursday 8/25/16 / Friday 8/26/18 / Notes:
Unit/Objective:
Why are audience and purpose important when writing? / Unit/Objective:
Why are audience and purpose important when writing? / Honors:
Summer Reading Digital Project guidelines and overview, project due September 7th
Jacob Have I Loved, book check Sept 2nd
Materials/Resources:
“Seventh Grade” test, Last Writer Standing cards, TW Teacher Guide / Materials/Resources:
TW Teaching Guide, Scoring Guide Scramble strips, SmartBoard, laptop, Stephen King mentor video clip
Bellwork:
4. What are the main idea and theme from the story “Seventh Grade”? / Bellwork:
5. Brainstorm a list of some interesting real-world jobs that require a lot of writing (example: video game writer).
Activities:
1. “Seventh Grade” Test: Students will be tested on the fictional story, the nonfiction article, and objective summary
2. Students will turn in Annotation Toolkit, “Seventh Grade Social Changes” article/questions, and “Seventh Grade” short story work for a classwork grade / Activities:
1. Traits Writing: The Writing Process. Review the writing traits and show students the writing posters, sort and categorize writing trait descriptions in pairs, and then reflect on the importance of the traits. (see Traits Writing Teaching Guide page 26)
2. Mentor Text: from On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King. Discuss Stephen King, his writing genre and mode, read aloud the mentor text, show mentor video clip and IT trailer. / Accommodations:
Extra time on class activities and tests
Small group/read tests aloud
Print-outs of some resources and materials will be supplied instead of note-taking
Closing:
Last Writer Standing activity with teams and cards / Closing:
Discuss with students what motivates them to write. / Comments:
Items to turn in/Homework:
Test, “Seventh Grade” classwork / Items to turn in/Homework:
Week 1 and 2 Bellwork due for a classwork grade