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Lesson Plans January 7-11, 2013

7th Grade Reading
Monday: Discussion of play - Questions & Sequencing Challenge
Tuesday: Shakespeare's Dramatic Language PowerPoint
Wednesday: Shakespeare's Dramatic Language PowerPoint
Thursday: Discuss tragedy - Read Reader's Theater Romeo and Juliet
Friday: Challenger Field Trip

7th Grade English
Monday: Lesson 3 Other Words Used as Adjectives text p. 131-133 - Worksheet p. 109-110
Tuesday: Lesson 4 What Is an Adverb? text p. 134-136 - Worksheet p. 112-113
Wednesday: Lesson 5 Making Comparisons text p. 137-139 - Worksheet p. 115-116
Thursday: Lesson 6 Adjective or Adverb text p. 140-141 - Worksheet p. 118-119
Friday: Challenger Field Trip

8th Grade Reading
Monday: Literary Analysis Figurative Language text p. 620 - read poems text p. 623-631 - Workbook p. 163, 167
Tuesday: Imagery text p. 636 - read poems text p. 638-642 - Workbook p. 172
Wednesday: Paraphrasing - Lyric Poems/Narrative Poems text p. 654 - read poems text p. 656-664 - Workbook p. 175-176
Thursday: Read poems text p. 665-671 - Workbook p. 179-180
Friday: Writing Poetry - Workbook p. 182

8th Grade Reading Lab
Monday: Vocabulary Chapters 3-4
Tuesday: Read Chapters 1-4 Freak the Mighty - Three Thoughts Worksheet
Wednesday: Comprehension Questions Chapters 1-4
Thursday: Attribute Webs - Kevin and Max
Friday: Vocabulary Chapters 5-6

Lesson Plans January 3-4, 2013

7th Grade Reading
Thursday: Review of Drama PowerPoints
Friday: Read Reader's Theater "The Chronicals of Narnia Prince Caspian"

7th Grade English
Thursday: Chapter 5 Adjectives & Adverbs Lesson 1 What Is an Adjective text p. 126-128 - Worksheet p. 103-104
Friday: Lesson 2 Predicate Adjectives - Worksheet p. 106

8th Grade Reading
Thursday: Introduction to Poetry - Read text p. 586-589 - Workbook p. 150-151
Friday: Literary Analysis Sound Devices text p. 600 - read poems text p. 602-611 - Workbook p. 153, 157

8th Grade Reading Lab
Thursday: Journal Activity - Go to library to check out novel Freak the Mighty
Friday: Vocabulary Worksheet Chapters 1-2

Lesson Plans December 10-14, 2012

Reading 7th Grade
Monday: Study Guide for Drama/Christmas Unit
Tuesday: Go over study guide - review time
Wednesday: Semester Finals Study Guide
Thursday: Test for Drama/Christmas Unit
Friday: Go over Semester Finals Study Guide

English 7th Grade
Monday: Study Guide for Ch 3 Pronouns
Tuesday: Go over study guide
Wednesday: Test Ch 3 Pronouns
Thursday: Semester Finals Study Guide
Friday: Go over Semester Finals Study Guide

Reading 8th Grade
Monday: Read Ch 20-23
Tuesday: Questions Ch 20-23
Wednesday: Study Guide for The Giver - go over in class
Thursday: Test for The Giver - Semester Finals Study Guide
Friday: Go over Semester Finals Study Guide

Reading Lab 8th Grade
All week we will be working on an activity

Lesson Plans November 12-16 and 19-20, 2012

Reading 7th Grade
Monday: Grade/correct study guide - Review
Tuesday: Test Hauntings Unit
Wednesday: Introduction to Drama - PowerPoint History & Purpose - Notes
Thursday: Read text p. 646-647 - Workbook p. 199, 202
Friday: Drama PowerPoint Understanding Stage Directions - Workbook p. 208
Monday: Monologues/Dialogues/Soliloques - Read "from Grandpa and the Statue" text p. 786-790 and "My Head is Full of Starshine"
Tuesday: Solioquy Example - Workbook p. 222

English 7th Grade
Monday: Direct Objects/Indirect Objects Worksheets p. 33-34
Tuesday: Predicate Nouns Vs. Predicate Adjectives Worksheets p. 35-36
Wednesday: Objects of Prepositions Worksheet p. 115, 117
Thursday: Noun Review Worksheets p. 19, 20, 21, 22
Friday: Study Guide Nouns Ch 2
Monday: Grade/Correct Study Guide - Review
Tuesday: Test Ch 2 Nouns

Reading 8th Grade
Monday: Review of Fiction Vs. Nonfiction
Tuesday: Benchmark Test
Wednesday: Introduction to Dystopian Literature - Begin individuality map
Thursday: Finish individuality map
Friday: Webquest Utopian Society - Is It the Answer?
Monday: Webquest continued
Tuesday: Webquest continued - library to check out "The Giver"

Reading Lab 8th Grade
Monday: Read Ch 15-18
Tuesday: Comprehension Questions Ch 15-18
Wednesday: Vocabulary Worksheet Ch 19-22
Thursday: Read Chapters 19-22
Friday: Comprehension Questions Ch 19-22
Monday: Vocabulary Worksheet Ch 23-25 - Read Ch 23-25
Tuesday: Comprehension Questions Ch 23-25

Have a blessed and happy Thanksgiving!

Lesson Plans October 15-19, 2012

Reading - 7th Grade
Monday: continue watching Gettysburg - study guide (due Wednesday)
Tuesday: continue watching Gettysburg - continue to work on study guide
Wednesday: grade/correct study guide - continue watching Gettysburg
Thursday: finish watching Gettysburg - review
Friday: Test - Soldier's Heart and Gettysburg

English - 7th Grade
Monday: Turn in wk p. 7-8 - Lesson 4 Verbal Phrases text p. 12 - Worksheet p. 10-11
Tuesday: Lesson 5 Compound Sentence Parts text p. 14 - Worksheet p. 13-14
Wednesday: Lesson 7 Subjects in Unusual Order text p. 18 - Worksheet p. 19-20
Thursday: Lesson 8 Subject Complements text p. 21 - Worksheet p. 22-23
Friday: Lesson 9 Complements: Objects of Verbs text p. 24 - Worksheet p. 25-26

Reading - 8th Grade
Monday: Read text p. 78 Comparing Literart Works - Narrative Structure - Workbook p. 25-26
Tuesday: Read "Old Ben" text p. 80-84 and "Fox Hunt" text p. 85-92
Wednesday: Worksheet Selection Test "Old Ben" and "Fox Hunt"
Thursday: Apply the Skills text p. 93 - Comparing Narrative Structure - Workbook p. 27
Friday: Read text p. 172 - Comparing Literary Works - Types of Narratives - Workbook p. 48

Reading Lab - 8th Grade
Monday: Comprehension Questions Chapters 1-4
Tuesday: Attribute Webs
Wednesday: Vocabulary Worksheet Ch 5-6
Thursday: Comprehension Wk Ch 5-6
Friday: Vocabulary Wk Ch 7-8

Lesson Plans September 10-14, 2012

Reading 7th Grade
Monday: Read Ch 1-2 Soldier's Heart
Tuesday: Vocabulary Wk Ch 3-4
Wednesday: Read Ch 3-4
Thursday - Analysis of Bull Run
Friday: Vocabulary Wk Ch 5

English 7th Grade
Monday: Study Guide
Tuesday: 9/11 Program
Wednesday: Test - Ch 11 Punctuation
Thursday: Discussion of Civil War era - clothes, daily activities, etc
Friday: How to Write a Friendly Letter - Elements of Writing text p. 868-869 - Addressing an Envelope

Reading 8th Grade
Monday: Comprehension Questions Ch 31-39
Tuesday: Vocabulary Worksheet Ch 40-44
Wednesday: Read Ch 40-44 Walk Two Moons
Thursday: Comprehension Questions Ch 40-44
Friday: Study Guide - will continue on Monday

Reading Lab 8th Grade
Monday: Read Ch 15-18 Freak the Mighty
Tuesday: Comprehension Questions Ch 15-18
Wednesday: Vocabulary Wk Ch 19-22
Thursday: Read Ch 19-22
Comprehension Questions Ch 19-22