Seventh-Grade Language Arts-Periods 1, 5, 7

Writing Lesson-Steps 3 and 4 of the Writing Process

Assignment:  Revise and edit your essay on “Charles”

Reminder:  Rough draft due Friday

                            Reading Log and Quick Summaries 5-10 due Friday.

Seventh-Grade Language Arts-Period 4

Writing Lesson:  Step 5 of the Writing Process-Publishing

Reminder:  Science Fiction Essay due Friday

                            Reading Log 13 and Q.S 5-10 due Friday

                             Spelling Test 7 Friday

Eighth-Grade Language Arts-Period 3

Writing Lesson-Steps 3 and 4 of the Writing Process

Assignment:  Edit and Revise your “Mary” essay.

Due Friday

Reminder:  Reading Log 13 and Q.S.  6-10 due Friday.

Seventh-Grade Language Arts-Periods 1, 5, 7

Writing Lesson-Step 2 of the Writing Process-Drafting

Assignment: Draft your essay on “Charles”

Draft due Friday.

Seventh-Grade Language Arts-Period 4

Writing Lesson-Step 2 of the Writing Process-Drafting

Assignment:  Draft your science fiction essay.

Eighth-Grade Language Arts-Period 3

Writing Lesson-Step 3 of the Writing Process-Revising

Assignment:  Revise your essay.  Due Friday

Seventh-Grade Language Arts-Periods 1, 5, 7

Writing Lesson-Writing Process-Step 2:  Drafting

Assignment:  Using your informal outline as a guide, draft your essay. 

Draft due Thursday at the beginning of the period.

Reminders:

• Skip lines
• Write on only one side of the paper

Seventh-Grade Language Arts-Period 4

Writing Lesson-Prewriting-The Informal Outline

Assignment: Write a multiple-paragraph essay comparing and contrasting three of the elements of science fiction in “Zoo” and “Ruum.”

Outline due Wednesday.

Rough draft due Thursday.

Reminders: 

• Skip lines
• Write on only one side of the paper

Eighth-Grade Language Arts-Period 3

Writing Lesson-The Writing Process-Step 2-Drafting

Assignment: Using your informal outline as a guide, draft your essay about Mary in “Too Soon a Woman.”

Reminders:

• Skip lines
• Write on only one side of the paper

Outline due at the beginning of the period Wednesday.

Rough draft due Thursday.

Final draft due Friday.

Seventh-Grade Language Arts-Periods 1, 5, 7

Library

Writing Lesson-The Writing Process

• Step one-Prewriting-The Informal Outline
• Complete your outline for your “Charles” essay.

Due Tuesday

Seventh-Grade Language Arts-Period 4

Library

SSR

Eighth-Grade Language Arts-Period 3

Library

Writing Lesson-The Writing Process-Step 1

• The Informal Outline
• Complete your informal outline for your essay on “Too Soon a Woman”

Outline due Tuesday

Seventh-Grade Language Arts-Periods 1, 5, 7

Reading

• Groups complete Plot Outline for “Charles”
• Write a Quick Summary for “Charles”

Reminder:  Quick Summaries  (5) and Reading Log 12 due Monday

Writing

• Complete Prewriting-Informal Outline for “Charles”

Character Analysis.

Seventh-Grade Language Arts-Period 4

Spelling Test 6

Reading

• Work on Quick Summaries. Due Monday along with Reading Log 12

Eighth-Grade Language Arts-Period 3

Writing

• Complete Informal Outline for Character Analysis of Mary in “Too Soon a Wooman.

Special Presentation:  The Life of Edgar Allen Poe

Reminder:  Reading Log and  Quick Summaries (5) due Mnday

Seventh-Grade Language Arts-Periods 1, 5, 7

Reading

• Correct “Charles” assignment

Writing Lesson-

        The Writing Process-Step 1-The Informal Outline

• Students complete the informal outline for their “Charles” essay

Reminder:  Reading Log 12 and 5 Quick Summaries due Monday

Seventh-Grade Language Arts-Period 4

Reading/Writing Lesson-Text Structure-”Here Be Dragons”

• Text Structure-Compare/Contrast

                         -Block Method

                         -Point by Point Method

Reminder:  Spelling Test 6 Friday

                           Reading Log 12 and Quick Summaries due Monday

Eighth-Grade Langauge Arts-Period 3

Reading

• Correct “Too Soon a Woman” Reading Comprehension Activities

Writing Lesson-The Writing Process-Step 1

• Prewriting-The Informal Outline

Assignment:  Essay- “Mary was a true hero.”

Seventh-Grade Language Arts-Period 1, 5, 7

Complete “Charles” assignment.  See Tuesday’s blog.

Lesson:  Quick Summaries (IRP) Five summaries due Monday

Conferencing

Seventh-Grade Language Arts-Period 4

Lesson:  IRP Quick Summaries-Five summaries due Monday

Correct “Ruum” assignment

Conferencing

Eighth-Grade Language Arts-Period 3

Lesson:  Quick Summaries (IRP) Five summaries due Monday with Reading Log 12

Complete “Too Soon a Woman” reading comprehension and critical thinking questions.  Due Thursday

Seventh-Grade Language Arts-Periods 1, 5, 7

Reading:

Review:  Theme-”Duffy’s Jacket”

Lesson:

• “Charles” (Elements of Literature, page 297)
• Focus-Characterization
• Complete reading comprehension questions 1-7
• “Reading Check” page 304, 1-3
• “After You Read” page 304, 1-6

Due Wednesday at the end of class.

Seventh-Grade Language Arts-Period 4

Reading:

Review Theme-”Duffy’s Jacket”

Lesson:  Genre-Science Fiction-”The Ruum”

Complete assignment.  Due Wednesday

Reminder:  Spelling Test 6 Friday (words 6-10, list 2) plus review of list 1 words.

Eighth-Grade Language Arts-Period 4

• Elements of Fiction-Characterization

Writing-Review Elaboration-Examples and Anecdotes

(Highlight two model paragraphs)

Reading:

Lesson:  Elements of Fiction-Characterization

• Read “Too Soon a Woman” (Elements of Literature, page 169)
• Complete activities 1-4, page 175

Seventh-Grade Langauge Arts-Periods 1, 5, 7

Reading Lesson-Elements of Fiction-Theme

Seventh-Grade Language Arts-Period 4

• Reading Lesson-Elements of Fiction-Theme

              (Two handouts: group assignment and individual

               assignment)

• Continue reading “Ruum” and complete assigned activities.

Eighth-Grade Language Arts-Period 3

Review

• Return and discuss “The Raven” project.
• Return and discuss “weather” paragraph.

Seventh-Grade Language Arts-Periods 1, 5, 7

Reading Lesson:

Independent Reading Project

• Setting (time and place)
• Lesson on how to do activities 1 and 3

IRP setting activities due Monday with Reading Log 11.

Seventh-Grade Language Arts-Period 4

Spelling Test 5

Reading Lesson-

• Independent Reading Project-How to do Setting Activities 1  and 3
• Continue reading “Ruum”

Eighth-Grade Language Arts-Period 3

Reading-

“The Raven” Stanza Presentations

Independent Reading Project-How to do Setting Examples 1 and 3.

Reading Log 11 and Independent Reading Project- Setting  Activities due Monday