Ms. Hills 7th Grade General Language Arts Periods 1-5 Weekly AZ Common Core Standards: 1.

Week 7 (September 23-27)

Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. (7.RL.1) 2. Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how setting shapes the characters or plot). (7.RL.3) 3. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings. (7.RL.4) 4. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text. (7.RL.2) 5. Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. (7.L.1) 6. Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression. (7.L.6) 7. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 7 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. a. Use context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word c. Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning or its part of speech. Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary). (7.L.4)

Weekly Objectives: TSW: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Complete daily Sunrise Activity Read and interpret a story (Three Skeleton Key pp. 65 ff) Analyze suspense and foreshadowing Make predictions and inferences Use direct objects and principal parts of troublesome verbs correctly in sentences, diagrammed and written Express understanding through narrative and creative writing Understand and use new words KEY TERMS FOR THE WEEK Foreshadowing Suspense Prediction Hordes Suffice

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Recede Edible Derisive Uncanny Ravenous

11. Maniacal 12. Treacherous 13. Berserk

1. 2. 3. 4.

HOMEWORK Read nightly in your chosen library book. Answer 12 questions throughout the week on the Extended Reading Log for your book report due Friday. Each night, study/review notes and practice activities. Each night, complete any portion of the Sunrise Activity not finished in class.

ACTIVITIES/ASSIGNMENTS Monday: I do: introduce and monitor Sunrise Activity We do: review/define key terms; Daily Oral Language (DOL); discuss life connections to Three Skeleton Key; make predictions before reading; make inferences about the title; read the story You do: complete the Qwikwrite (QW); DOL; write a summary; answer reading skills and strategies questions

Closure: 1) Write down your homework assignment in your agenda: Answer questions on your Extended Reading Log for your book report due on Friday; 2) recite 5 key terms and definitions

Tuesday: I do: introduce and monitor Sunrise Activity We do: review word list; DOL; continue reading to finish Three Skeleton Key; write a response to an art piece; create an I Know poem based on sensory images from the text; You do: complete practice in principle parts and sentence fragments; continue planning/writing a personal narrative ; copy homework into agenda: Answer questions on your Extended Reading Log for your book report due on Friday; Closure:

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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 You do: complete readings and activities on Reading Plus; fill out personal Reading Plus See Reader lesson log Closure: turn in lesson logs; sign off computers; push in chairs

Thursday: I do: introduce and monitor Sunrise Activity We do: review personal narrative in an Individual Writing Conference (IWC); DOL; discuss theme, setting, characterization, plot and other elements of literature; You do: begin answering/discussing Making Meaning Questions (p. 77); copy homework into agenda: Answer questions on your Extended Reading Log for your book report due on Friday you should finish all questions by tonight for turn-in tomorrow. Closure: clear/muddy concepts

Friday: I do: introduce and monitor Sunrise Activity We do: review requirements for a job listing; DOL; IWC You do: turn in your completed book report; finish answering/discussing Making Meaning Questions (p. 77); write a job listing for a lighthouse keeper; Closure:

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