MONDAY, MAY 19

Read/discuss novel – Chapter 11

Return graded papers–Reteach/retest for Parts of Speech Test — Wednesday and Thursday

TUESDAY, MAY 20

Read  Chapter 12–Comprehension questions

Assign Final Exam over the novel for Friday
WEDNESDAY, MAY 21

Technology – Transfer researched “Light Bearers”  information to 2 slides in group presentation

Review – sentence complements – direct objects

 

THURSDAY, MAY 22

Begin Movie of novel

Homework – Direct and indirect objects

Discuss comprehension questions and review for final test over novel

 

FRIDAY, MAY 23

Final Exam over novel

Movie – cont.

 

Monday, May 26

Present presentation “Light Bearers”‘

Tuesday, May 27

Write Letter to Madeleine L’Engle

Review for final exam

Wednesday, May 28

Review for final exam

Wednesday, May 29

Awards Program

Final Exams

Thursday, May 30 & Friday, May 31

Final Exams

Have a great summer!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mrs. Terry’s 7th Language Arts Lesson Plans for the Week of May 12, 2014

LESSON PLANS MAY 12 – 16

 

****Progress report went home Thursday, May 8. Please be sure to sign your

child’s and have him/her turn it in 2nd period.

 

TEKS: 7.01, 7.02, 7.03, 7.06, 7.08

 

MONDAY, MAY 12

Homework – study for parts of speech quiz

Review parts of speech

Read/discuss novel – Chapter 5-6

TUESDAY, MAY 13

Homework – study for parts of speech test

Parts of speech quiz

Technology – Research “Light Bearers”  and be prepared to tell the class something important you learn about him/her.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 14

Homework – Direct objects

Parts of speech test

Vocabulary quiz – novel – Chapters 1-4

Review – sentence complements – direct objects

Technology – Research “Light Bearers”  and be prepared to tell the class something important you learn about him/her.

 

THURSDAY, MAY 15

Homework – Direct and indirect objects

Introduce vocabulary – novel Chapters 5-7

Read/discuss – novel – Chapter 7

Comprehension questions – Chapters 7

“Light Bearers”  research

 

FRIDAY, MAY 16

Finish Chapter 7 comprehension questions

Review vocabulary – novel – Chapters 5-7

“Light Bearers” research

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mrs. Terry’s 7th Grade Language Arts Lesson Plans for Week of May 5, 2014

LESSON PLANS MAY 5 ­ 9

 

TEKS: 7.01, 7.02, 7.03, 7.06, 7.08, 6.14

 

MONDAY, MAY 5

 

Homework – Parts of Speech packet (due Friday)

Continue to read in novel Chapter 3-4

Questions and Vocabulary Chapters 1-4

 

TUESDAY, MAY 6

 

Finish questions – Chapters 1-4

Assign Vocabulary quiz Chapters 1-4 –Thursday

Review all 8 parts of speech (quiz – Wed., May 13, test – Thurs., May

 

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7

 

Homework – Parts of Speech packet (due Friday)

Read/discuss Chapter 5

Comprehension questions – Chapters 5

 

THURSDAY, MAY 8

Homework – Parts of Speech packet (due Friday)

Vocabulary review for novel Chapters 1-4

Read/discuss Chapters 11 – 13

 

FRIDAY, MAY 9

Vocabulary Quiz– Chapters 1-4

Read/discuss Chapters 6-7

Comprehension questions – Chapters 6-7

Vocabulary test for novel Chapters 1-4

Mrs. Terry’s Seventh Grade Language Arts Lesson Plans for Week of April 28, 2014

 

 

Lesson Plans for Week of April 28, 2014

Students will be reading the novel, A Wrinkle in Time and participating in related activities this six weeks.

Monday: Background information to A Wrinkle in Time

Pre-reading activities

Homework =– prepositions (due Thursday)

Tuesday:–Preview vocabulary–A Wrinkle in Time— Read Chapter 1; vocabulary & review questions

Wednesday: PreviewVocabulary; Read Chapter 2; vocabulary & comprehension questions; Preposition Quiz

Thursday: Grade and remediate preposition homework; Friday, May 2; Vocabulary Quiz Friday, May 2;

Friday: Seventh Grade band will be out; Novel activities

Mrs. Terry’s 7th Grade Language Arts Lesson Plans for Week of April 21, 2014

TEKS:  7.3 A, B; 7.6

Monday:  Review STAAR Vocabulary and Format

Tuesday:  STAAR TESTING

 

Wednesday:  STAAR TESTING

 

Thursday:  Read and discuss “The Labors of Hercules.”

Show Hercules film.   Compare and Contrast classical

literature to modern film.  Culmination of literature

mythology unit.

Friday:  Continue and finish film and

comparison/contrast work.

Mrs. Terry’s 7th Grade Language Arts Lesson Plans

LESSON PLANS APRIL 14 – 17 AND APRIL 21

HAVE A BLESSED HOLY WEEK AND EASTER SUNDAY.

TEKS/STATE READINESS/SUPPORTING STANDARDS:

MONDAY, APRIL 14

Continue to practice comprehension of poetry elements

TUESDAY, APRIL 15

Quiz – reading comprehension – drama and poetry

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16

Review – comprehension skill – organizational patterns

Quiz ­ non­fiction

THURSDAY, APRIL 17

Review – comprehension skill – author’s scope/treatment of topic/perspective

Practice – comprehension skill – compare/contrast across texts

FRIDAY, APRIL 18

NO SCHOOL

MONDAY, APRIL 21

Go over quizzes/practice from previous week

Set goals for STAAR Reading Test on Wednesday

Mrs. Terry’s 7th Grade Language Arts Lesson Plans for Week of April 7, 2014

LESSON PLANS APRIL 7 – 11

***ASK YOUR CHILD ABOUT NEW TUTORING LISTS FOR THE NEXT

TWO WEEKS (1ST PERIOD, DEAR TIME, 4TH PERIOD).

TEKS/STATE READINESS AND SUPPORTING STANDARDS:

7.01,7.02, 7.03, 7.05, 7.07, 7.09, 7.10

MONDAY, APRIL 7

Homework – reading practice – due Thursday

Class starter – fears of the 1950’s; Rod Serling ­ author

Read/discuss – drama ­ “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street”

Answer vocabulary/comprehension questions

TUESDAY, APRIL 8

Homework – reading practice – due Thursday

Class starter – activity – literary elements – drama

Apply Drama TEKS to “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street”

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9

Class starter – review literary elements – focus on drama elements

Review types of STAAR questions on drama from Reading Benchmark

Independent practice – comprehending drama

THURSDAY, APIL 10

Class starter – highlight important words in “Non­fiction Literary Elements”

Review pre­reading strategies for non­fiction

Read/discuss – non­fiction passage

Students answer vocabulary/comprehension questions

FRIDAY, APRIL 11

Class starter – review literary elements – focus on non­fiction

Practice – non­fiction reading skills

Mrs. Terry’s 7th Grade Language Arts Lesson Plans for Week of March 24 & March 31, 2014

LESSON PLANS MARCH 24 – 28

TEKS/STATE READINESS AND SUPPORTING STANDARDS:

7.14, 7.16, 7.17, 7.19, 7.20, 7.21

MONDAY, MARCH 24

There will be a substitute teacher.

Revising/Editing STAAR pre­test

Work on expository essay

TUESDAY, MARCH 25

Finish pre­test

Finish expository essay

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26

Revise and edit expository essay

Review SCPPVSW

THURSDAY, MARCH 27

Go to library

Use STAAR rubric to score expository essays

Afternoon – Writing Workshop – 4 stations – all 7th grade students involved

FRIDAY, MARCH 28

Last minute look at personal narrative writing

MONDAY, APRIL 1

Set goals for STAAR Writing Test

Last minute look at STAAR Writing prompts

TUESDAY, APRIL 2, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3

STAAR WRITING TEST

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grade students involve

Mrs. Terry’s 7th Grade Language Arts Lesson Plans for Week of April 17-21,2014

LESSON PLANS MARCH 17 – 21 TEKS/STATE READINESS AND SUPPORTING STANDARDS: 7.14, 7.17, 7.19, 7.20, 7.21

MONDAY, MARCH 17 Homework – subject/verb agreement practice Class starter – write in calendar for week Guided practice – subject/verb agreement Pre­writing for an expository prompt/essay

TUESDAY, MARCH 18 Homework – complete subject/verb agreement practice Guided practice – subject/verb agreement with compound subjects Practice writing introductions for expository essays

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19 Homework – pronoun/antecedent agreement Guided practice – pronoun/antecedent agreement Continue writing introductions for expository essays Write topic sentences for body paragraphs

THURSDAY, MARCH 20 Homework – complete pronoun/antecedent agreement Guided practice – pronoun/antecedent agreement with compound antecedents Write body paragraphs

FRIDAY, MARCH 21 Review – writing conclusions for expository essays Finish writing essay

Mrs. Terry’s 7th Grade Language Arts Lesson Plans for the Week of March 3, 2014

LESSON PLANS MARCH 3 – 8

 

TEKS/STATE READINESS AND SUPPORTING STANDARDS:

7.01, 7.02, 7.03, 7.04, 7.05, 7.06, 7.07, 7.08, 7.09, 7.14, 7.19, 7.20, 7.21

 

MONDAY, MARCH 3

Reading Benchmark

 

TUESDAY, MARCH 4

Homework – subject/verb agreement

Verb Review

Pre-writing – expository prompt – timed

 

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5

Homework – pronoun/antecedent agreement

Verb Test

Pre-writing – expository prompt – timed

Begin writing introductions for all three expository prompts

 

THURSDAY, MARCH 6

Pre-writing – expository prompt – timed

Independent practice – agreement

Finish writing introductions for all three expository prompts

and begin working on topic sentences for body paragraphs

 

FRIDAY, MARCH 7

Clean out folders and organize “STAAR Writing” specific materials