Quarter 1

8/19 - 8/23

Monday: Teach Tos

Tuesday: Writing process check: What do you remember about the writing process. Show it as you write this essay.

Are celebrity's/singers, like Billy Eyelash good role models.

Wednesday: Essay: Are celebrity's/singers, like Billy Eyelash good role models. Essays and writing process papers are due

Thursday: Notes on Elements of Fiction in Comp books

Friday: Finish notes / Goal Letter: write down goals for the year

8/26 - 8/30

Monday: 3 minute comprehension screener / discuss new grading practices/ Begin Reading 7th Grade

Tuesday: Finish reading 7th Grade/ Cause & Effect comic

Wednesday: Device roll out

Thursday: Cause & Effect comics

Friday: Device exploration

9/2 - 9/6

9/9 - 9/13

9/16 - 9/20

Monday: Finish Reading Rogue Wave and answering questions

Tuesday: Transfer questions into myNotebook/ Figurative Language scavenger hunt

Wednesday: Finish scavenger hunt (if needed) Introduce Rogue Wave writing assignment

Choose a scene from Rogue Wave and explain why it is the most dramatic scene or most important to the plot. (it doesn't have to be the climax) Follow this layout:

Claim

Reason 1

Supporting details

Textual Evidence

Explain evidence and how it supports your reason

Concluding sentence

Reason 2

Supporting details

Textual Evidence

Explain evidence and how it supports your reason

Concluding sentence

Thursday: Work on Writing

Friday: Work on Writing (Due at end of Period)

9/24 - 9/28

Monday: Read Arachne pg. 17 –22 in Close Reader

Tuesday: Finish Reading and answering questions / Go over questions together

Wednesday: Read Flight of Icarus together

Journal: What is the Theme of The Flight of Icarus? Use text evidence from the story to support your theme.

Thursday: Introduce Comic / work on comic

Friday: Work on Comic

10/1 - 10/5

Monday: Work on Comic

Tuesday: Work on/Finish comic

Wednesday: Catch-up Day

Thursday:

10/8 - 10/12

Monday: ISAT Block

Tuesday: ISAT Block

Wednesday: ISAT Block

Thursday: Notes on Utopia and Dystopia

Friday: Examination Day. Read the story and begin watching the video. Analyze dystopian characteristics and protagonist.

10/15 - 10/19

Monday: Journal: #1(The Giver Journals) Watch "The Lottery" and analyze for dystopian characteristics / Use Dystopian short stories page to analyze

Tuesday: Watch "2081" and analyze for dystopian characteristics / Use Dystopian short stories page to analyze / Journal: #2 (The Giver Journals)

Wednesday: Read "The Giver" Ch. 1-2 (homework if not finished) / take notes

Thursday: Journal #3(The Giver Journals) / Read Ch. 3-4 (homework if not finished) / take notes

Friday: Journal #1 add-on(The Giver Journals) / Read Ch. 5-6 (homework if not finished) / Update Notes

10/22 - 10/26

Monday: Journal # 5 / Discuss ch. 1-3 (notes) / Kahoot! Quiz / Discussion / Read ch. 7-8 (homework if not finished) / update notes

Tuesday: Journal # 6 / Update Notes and Discuss / Read ch. 9-10 (homework if not finished)

Wednesday: Update Notes / Introduce Short Answer Response (OneNote) / write in Word

Thursday: Work on Short Answer Response (due at end of period)

Friday: No School / END OF Q1