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Hills 7th Grade General Language Arts Periods 1-5

Q 2 Week 2 (October 21-25)

Weekly Objectives/Standards: TSW: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Continue to develop reading competences by completing weekly Reading Plus assignments and goals. Revise the first draft of a story by incorporating suggestions generated by teacher, self, and peers. Analyze an autobiographical text by discussing reader responses from dialogue with the text. Distinguish fact from opinion by evaluating Homesick while reading. Understand and use new words by incorporating new words into a short story. Understand the main idea of a text by writing a four-sentence summary of Homesick. Recognize the difference between denotation and connotation by identifying negative and positive meanings of select words used by the author in Homesick. MATERIALS Elements of Literature, First Course Audio CD Library, Disk 5 Audio recordings of God Save the King, The Star-Spangled Banner, and My Country Tis of Thee Homework handouts KWL Charts

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

KEY TERMS FOR THE WEEK Saunter Fluster Rickety Glower Prow

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Petticoat Upheaval Haranguing Pirouette Scoff

11. 12. 13. 14.

Mangy Denotation Connotation Thematic

1. 2.

AUTOMATIC HOMEWORK FOR EACH NIGHT Each night, read in your independent reading book. Each night, review key terms and vocabulary.

ACTIVITIES/ASSIGNMENTS Monday:
I do: introduce and monitor Sunrise Activity; introduce Unit 2 theme: Who Am I?; assess student drafts; assign homework We do: discuss thematic quote; respond to the units thematic art; review objectives You do: complete Sunrise Activity; actively participate in discussions of the unit theme, art, and quotes; write closure answer (pp 102103) Closure: How would you summarize today's lesson for someone who wasn't here? HOMEWORK: 1) Continue composing and editing your short story 2) Complete reading practice handout

Tuesday:
I do: introduce and monitor Sunrise Activity; check homework; model a dialogue with the text page We do: review homework activity; discuss dialogue with the text You do: complete Sunrise Activity; make a KWL chart about China; listen to the CD reading of Homesick (pp 104 ff) as you follow in the text; maintain a written dialogue with the text/reader response as the story is read; record key terms/definitions; write

closure answer Closure: What was the most significant learning from today? HOMEWORK: 1) Continue composing and editing your short story

Wednesday: Reading Plus Lab Day

I do: model and monitor computer use; facilitate students success in Reading Plus programs; check computers for damage and report We do: work quietly, respectfully, and responsibly; assess R+ progress You do: complete readings/activities on Reading Plus; meet your goal for the week; fill out personal Reading + See Reader lesson log Closure: turn in lesson logs; sign off computers; push in chairs HOMEWORK: 1) review key terms 2) Continue revising and editing your short story 3) Complete reading practice handout

Thursday:
I do: monitor Sunrise Activity; check homework; We do: review homework activity; discuss your childrens book publication; discuss dialogues with the text You do: complete a Reading Check Test for Homesick ; write a four-sentence summary of Homesick; analyze Homesick through textual evidence by completing a questionnaire for the text Closure: What was the most difficult concept in todays lesson? HOMEWORK: 1) Continue editing your short story and preparing for publication as a childrens book 2) Complete reading practice handout

Friday:
I do: introduce and monitor Sunrise Activity; review/check homework We do: review homework activity; discuss your childrens book publication; actively participate in the connotation/denotation minilesson You do: complete Sunrise Activity; continue to analyze Homesick through textual evidence by completing a questionnaire for the text Closure: What should I review further in our next lesson?