December 30-January 3

LANGUAGE ARTS 7:
When we return from break, we will spend Thursday working on goal setting for the remainder of the school year. Friday will be spent completing a STEM activity to go along with the boat races.

CAREER EXPLORATIONS:
MONDAY: No school
TUESDAY: No school
WEDNESDAY: No school
THURSDAY: Initial Reflection/Career Research
FRIDAY: Finish Career Research

Enjoy your holiday! :)

December 16-20

LANGUAGE ARTS 7:
This week, we are tying together text structure and author's purpose with figurative language and rhyme scheme to create holiday greetings for greeting cards. The card and analysis paper are due on WEDNESDAY. The week breaks down as follows:
MONDAY: Brainstorming and drafting greetings.
TUESDAY: Final copy of greetings into cards
WEDNESDAY: Addressing envelopes & tying up loose ends
THURSDAY: Film reviewing all four elements
FRIDAY: Half-day; catch up day.

CAREER EXPLORATIONS:
MONDAY: Hospitality and tourism cluster; finance cluster
TUESDAY: Overview of career research assignment & initial reflection
WEDNESDAY: Initial reflection & career research
THURSDAY: Career research
FRIDAY: Half-day; catch-up day.

Enjoy your holiday! :)

December 9-13

LANGUAGE ARTS 7:
We'll continue our work with author's point of view, perspective, and purpose this week. Rotation assignments are due on WEDNESDAY. There will be a quiz on THURSDAY and Friday will be spent working on a figurative language review to prepare us for a summative assessment next week.

1. "The Teenage Brain Lacks Empathy" - due Wednesday at the beginning of class.
2. Study Island - Point of View and Purpose in Informational Text - due Wednesday at the end of class

CAREER EXPLORATIONS:
MONDAY: Create your own government & presentation.
TUESDAY: Education overview & bulletin board
WEDNESDAY: Education overview & bulletin board
THURSDAY: Marketing overview & subscription box assignment.
FRIDAY: Marketing overview & subscription box assignment.

December 2-6

LANGUAGE ARTS 7:
No school Monday.
Tuesday will be spent working on our author's purpose, point of view, and perspective notes at stations. On Wednesday, we'll practice our learning with task cards. Thursday's class will be spent practicing our learning independently and we will begin rotations on Friday. Rotation assignments are due on WEDNESDAY.

1. "The Teenage Brain Lacks Empathy" - due Wednesday at the beginning of class.
2. Study Island - Point of View and Purpose in Informational Text - due Wednesday at the end of class

CAREER EXPLORATIONS:
MONDAY: No school.
TUESDAY: Law enforcement & public safety cluster.
WEDNESDAY: Murder mystery.
THURSDAY: Government cluster.
FRIDAY: Create your own government.

November 25-29

LANGUAGE ARTS 7:
Your "Evil, Swirling Darkness" questions are due on MONDAY at the beginning of class. We'll review the answers, then spend the rest of our class time preparing for Tuesday's quiz by using Study Island. ONE Study Island session on Text Structure is due by the end of MONDAY. TUESDAY is a text structure quiz. We'll spend the rest of the period working on a Thanksgiving activity that will take us into Wednesday's class.


CAREER EXPLORATIONS:
MONDAY: Code.org
TUESDAY: Health services cluster & mystery diagnosis activity
WEDNESDAY: Catch up day!
THURSDAY: Thanksgiving break.
FRIDAY: Thanksgiving break.

November 18-22

LANGUAGE ARTS 7:
On MONDAY, we will have an open-note quiz using your Text Structure Flip Notes to make sure you are able to identify the definitions and key words of various text structures. We'll work through Text Structure task cards throughout the rest of Monday and on Tuesday as well. (PERIOD 2: On Tuesday, you will be in study hall and will have a photo copy of 8 cards to work on.) Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday will take us into text structure rotation assignments which include:

1. Study Island - Text Structure (Due Monday, November 25 by the end of the day)
2. "The Evil Swirling Darkness" (Due Monday, November 25 at the beginning of class.)


CAREER EXPLORATIONS:
MONDAY: Career Cluster: Architecture and Construction
TUESDAY: Architecture and Construction Assignment: Reinventing the Knoebels Haunted House (Both periods will be in study hall today. Your assignment is due on WEDNESDAY at the beginning of class.)
WEDNESDAY: Manufacturing & STEM Clusters - Teddy Bear Chair planning
THURSDAY: No class - Macbeth performance; Period 1: We will have an enrichment activity.
FRIDAY: Teddy Bear Chair STEM/Manufacturing Challenge

Text Structure Packet

Text Structure Packet Key

November 11-15

LANGUAGE ARTS 7:
We needed to make a few adjustments to the game plan for this week after working through some bumps in last week. We'll continue working with "The Poppy Lady" from Thursday & Friday and begin our next unit.

MONDAY: No school
TUESDAY: Finish annotating the text and begin moving information to our organizer.
WEDNESDAY: Begin final draft.
THURSDAY: Finish draft; Begin putting together text structure flip notes.
FRIDAY: Finish text structure flip notes; Text structure stations practice.

Your final TDA will be due on THURSDAY. If you are working as you should be in class, you should have no homework. However, if you are off-task, you will need to be finishing pieces of the assignment outside of class.

CAREER EXPLORATIONS:
MONDAY: No school
TUESDAY: Career Cluster: The Arts
WEDNESDAY: Career Cluster: Transportation
THURSDAY: "The Busing Problem" - due at end of class.
FRIDAY: Career Cluster: Architecture & Construction

November 4-8

LANGUAGE ARTS 7:
During this week, we're going to need a lot of patience and flexibility. There are assemblies scheduled for Monday and Tuesday and Mrs. Schlein will be out of the classroom on Wednesday for a training. Throughout this week, we'll be working on putting together our first TDA for "The Five-Second Rule" article which you read last week. The game plan is:

MONDAY: Analyze the prompt and re-read with a focus.
TUESDAY: Annotate the text and begin moving information to our organizer.
WEDNESDAY: Finish organizer.
THURSDAY: Begin final daft.
FRIDAY: Finish draft.

Your final TDA will be due on FRIDAY. If you are working as you should be in class, you should have no homework. However, if you are off-task, you will need to be finishing pieces of the assignment outside of class.

CAREER EXPLORATIONS:
MONDAY: Road maps
TUESDAY: Road maps due
WEDNESDAY: Career cluster interest inventory
THURSDAY: Agriculture cluster overview & pizza box project.
FRIDAY: Pizza box project due by end of class.

October 28-November 1

LANGUAGE ARTS 7:
On Monday and Tuesday, you will be working through "The Five-Second Rule" packet, practicing the concepts we've learned so far this year. The boxes for Monday and Tuesday should be completed on Monday and the boxes for Wednesday and Thursday should be completed on Tuesday. The packet is due for a grade on THURSDAY.  Thursday and Friday will take us into practicing analyzing the prompt for TDA responses.

CAREER EXPLORATIONS:
Monday: Application (can be found in your research project packet and Mrs. Ossman also has additional packets if you need one).
Tuesday: Course reflection.
** Both the application and the course reflection need to be turned in at the end of each class period.
Wednesday: Syllabus review and business card work.
Thursday: Finishing business card in class.
Friday: Interest inventory #1 in class.

October 21-25

LANGUAGE ARTS 7:
You'll be taking your Unit 1 - Key Ideas and Details in Nonfiction Text test on Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday will be a day for corrections. Thursday will be spent putting together our TDA folders and Friday will be divided between organizing our folders and bins and doing some practice with the ACE writing strategy. ALL CORRECTIONS ARE DUE BY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25. Because I will be out of the building on Monday, October 28, and Tuesday, October 29, there are NO exceptions.

CAREER EXPLORATIONS:
This week, we'll continue to focus on the Career Portfolio. The plan is as follows:

MONDAY: Finish writing cover letters
TUESDAY: Ms. Prushinski visiting
WEDNESDAY: Resume writing
THURSDAY: Resume writing
FRIDAY: Resume writing

If you are not keeping up with the deadlines, you must complete work on your own outside of class. The final portfolio will be due on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25.

October 14-18

LANGUAGE ARTS 7:
The Frederick Douglass passage and the Study Island session are due by the end of the day (11:59 PM) on Monday. (Yes, I know it is not a student day, but both assignments were given on Tuesday of last week.) On Tuesday, we will review the Frederick Douglass passage and review for our quiz. Wednesday, you'll take a 10-question quiz on individuals, events, and ideas, and Thursday and Friday will be spent reviewing for your unit test on Monday.

CAREER EXPLORATIONS:
This week, our focus is on the Career Portfolio. The plan is as follows:
TUESDAY: Preliminary reflection; career research.
WEDNESDAY: Career research - due at end of class.
THURSDAY: Job searching - job posting should be printed by end of class.
FRIDAY: Cover letter writing.

If you are not keeping up with the deadlines, you must complete work on your own outside of class. The final portfolio will be due on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25.

October 7-11

LANGUAGE ARTS 7:
Monday will be the final day for work on the Case of Stuart Smally. We'll present our findings at the end of class. On Tuesday, we will start our rotation work for analyzing interactions among ideas, events, and individuals in nonfiction text. Students will be working independently on Tuesday with an article about Frederick Douglass. On Wednesday and Thursday, students will be split into two groups, either working on the Study Island practice session, "Individuals, Events, and Ideas." Both the Frederick Douglass passage and the Study Island session are due by the end of the day (11:59 PM) on Thursday. Students will get grade reports on  Friday.

1. Independent: Study Island - Individuals, Events, and Ideas
2. Independent Part 2: "Frederick Douglass"
3. Guided Instruction: "Mission to Mars"

CAREER EXPLORATIONS:
Monday will be the wrap-up day for the work on the Tour de Skook assignment. Tuesday and Wednesday, we will work on the finance cluster by completing a stock market activity. Thursday will wrap-up our study of the career clusters by looking at human services. Friday, we'll introduce the Career Research Portfolio assignment and begin brainstorming our topics.

September 30-October 4

LANGUAGE ARTS 7:
On Monday, we'll wrap up our rotation assignments in citing evidence to support inferences and generalizations. We will have a whole-class wrap-up on Tuesday with a quiz on Wednesday. On Thursday and Friday, we'll begin our third and final mini-unit in key ideas and details which will have us looking at how elements of nonfiction text affect each other.

1. Independent: Study Island for inferences practice
2. Small Group: "Two Days with No Phone"
3. Guided Instruction: "Man on the Moon"
4. SSR: Make an inference or a generalization about your character and/or a subject in the text.

CAREER EXPLORATIONS:
Monday and Tuesday of this week we will be working on a lesson plan assignment for the education career cluster. On Wednesday and Thursday, we will look at the marketing and business career clusters and get hands-on experience by creating a subscription box. Friday will take us into hospitality and tourism cluster and we will work on creating a three-day tour of Schuylkill County.

September 23-27

LANGUAGE ARTS 7:
We got a little backed up this week, so this we'll begin working with citing evidence to support inferences and generalizations. Monday will be spent learning how to complete test and/or quiz corrections. The remainder of the week, we will be working in our four rotation assignments:

1. Independent: Study Island for inferences practice
2. Small Group: "Two Days with No Phone"
3. Guided Instruction: "Man on the Moon"
4. SSR: Make an inference or a generalization about your character and/or a subject in the text.

Plan on a citing evidence to support inferences and generalizations quiz on Wednesday, October 2.

CAREER EXPLORATIONS:
On Monday, we'll put Gold E. Locks on trial for breaking and entering at the Bears' home. This trial will continue into Tuesday. We'll take the second half of Tuesday's class to review the Human Services career cluster. Wednesday and Thursday will be spent looking at the government and public administration cluster where we will create our own constitution. Friday will introduce the education cluster with a guest speaker.

September 16-20

LANGUAGE ARTS 7:
We got a little backed up this week, so this week we'll continue with central idea and objective summary. Monday will be spent practicing writing objective summaries. The remainder of the week, we will be working in our four rotation assignments:

1. Indepenent: Study Island for summarization practice
2. Small Group: "Forest Fires Burning in the Amazon Raise Concerns"
3. Guided Instruction: "Barbara Morgan, Teacher and Astronaut"
4. SSR: What is the central idea of your reading?

We will review as a whole class and wrap-up loose ends with rotation assignments on Thursday. There will be a quiz on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

CAREER EXPLORATIONS:
On Monday, we'll review the STEM Career Cluster and spend the remainder of the class as well as Tuesday's class dabbling with computer programming use Code.org. Wednesday will take us into health services and we'll be doing some work with disease and injury diagnoses on Wednesday and Thursday. Friday we will focus on Law Enforcement and Public Safety with a few guest speakers before we enter into a trial next week.

September 9-13

LANGUAGE ARTS 7:
This week, we will start working on our first big unit: Key Ideas and Details in Informational Text. We'll start off with central idea and objective summary. Monday will be a whole class review of central idea while working through rotations covering word grouping, relevancy, and order and sequence. Tuesday will be spent practicing writing objective summaries. The remainder of the week, we will be working in our four rotation assignments:

1. Indepenent: Study Island for summarization practice
2. Small Group: "Forest Fires Burning in the Amazon Raise Concerns"
3. Guided Instruction: "Barbara Morgan, Teacher and Astronaut"
4. SSR: What is the central idea of your reading?

There will be a quiz on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17. 

CAREER EXPLORATIONS:
On Monday, we will continue working on the public busing problem activity covering the transportation career cluster. Tuesday and Wednesday will be spent in the architecture and construction cluster with a hands-on project completed in class in which students will be redesigning the blueprints for Knoebel's Haunted Mansion. Thursday and Friday will be spent in the manufacturing cluster with students working on designing a car with a culminating race on Friday.

September 2-6

LANGUAGE ARTS 7:
Students will take their baseline Study Island benchmark tests this week. This will give us a starting point to measure our growth throughout the year. The remainder of the week will be spent reviewing the concept of tracking the development of central ideas in nonfiction text and writing objective summaries.

CAREER EXPLORATIONS:
This week, students will begin looking at the sixteen career clusters with a focus on agriculture, arts, and transportation. In addition to understanding the pathways within the clusters, students will be participating in hands-on projects in which they design and market a new pizza product as well as create a new mode of transportation. All work will be done in class.

August 26-30

LANGUAGE ARTS 7:
This week, the only "homework" will be getting the syllabus signed. We will be spending the week getting to know each other as well as understanding the expectations of both NSHS and Language Arts 7.

CAREER EXPLORATIONS:
This week, the only "homework" will be getting the syllabus signed. The week will be spent doing some self-discovery activities as well as creating a road map to our future. All work will be completed in class.

June 3-4

LANGUAGE ARTS 7:  2018-2019 Year in Review

I want to thank both 7th grade and 9th grade for a wonderful year. Enjoy your summer and please know that my door is always open! :)

May 28-May 31

LANGUAGE ARTS 7:
This week, we will be comparing the film version of our novels to the text version. We'll be spending one and a half periods with The Lightning Thief and one and a half periods with Wonder. On Friday, we will wrap up our course with a reflection and folder clear-out.

ACADEMIC ENGLISH 9:
This week, we'll continue our work on our argumentative essay. Tuesday will be your final day for drafting. Wednesday and Thursday are designated writing days and Friday is the day for final revisions, edits, and submission. The essay assignment will be posted in Google Classroom.

May 20-24

LANGUAGE ARTS 7:
Wonder:
MONDAY: Read pg. 291-316; Complete response log #16
TUESDAY: Read pg. 317-333; Complete response log #17
WEDNESDAY: read pg. 334-353; Complete response log #18
THURSDAY: Read pg. 354-374; Complete response log #19
FRIDAY: Pat yourself on the back. You've worked hard! :)

The Lightning Thief:
MONDAY: Read pg. 291-316; Complete response log #16
TUESDAY: Read pg. 317-333; Complete response log #17
WEDNESDAY: Read pg. 334-353; Complete response log #18
THURSDAY: Read pg. 354-374; Complete response log #19
FRIDAY: Pat yourself on the back. You've worked hard! :)

ACADEMIC ENGLISH 9:
Throughout this week, we will be working through our novel and nonfiction texts to pull evidence that supports our argumentative essay prompt. You must decide whether or not you believe that sacrificing freedom in the name of security is worth the cost. As you examine your nonfiction texts, you will be reading through that lens, searching for evidence that will help strengthen your point. Monday through Thursday will be spent reading the texts, finding evidence, and analyzing the evidence. Friday will be spent beginning to draft your final essay.

May 13-17

LANGUAGE ARTS 7:
Wonder:
MONDAY: Read pg. 187-204; Complete response log #12
TUESDAY: Read pg. 206-219; Complete response log #13
WEDNESDAY: None.
THURSDAY: Read pg. 220-234; Complete response log #14
FRIDAY: Read pg. 236-248; Complete response log #15

The Lightning Thief:
MONDAY: Read pg. 212-230; Complete response log #12
TUESDAY: Read pg. 231-251; Complete response log #13
WEDNESDAY: None
THURSDAY: Read pg. 252-274; Complete response log #14
FRIDAY: Read pg. 274-291; Complete response log #15

ACADEMIC ENGLISH 9:
MONDAY: Chapter 9 is due; Read Chapter 10 for homework - due Wednesday.
TUESDAY:  Continue reading Chapter 10 and continue work on obituary/eulogy assignment.
WEDNESDAY: Chapter 10 is due; OBITUARY/EULOGY ASSIGNMENT DUE; Continue reviewing for Friday's test.
THURSDAY: Study for tomorrow's test!
FRIDAY: NOVEL TEST!

May 6-10

LANGUAGE ARTS 7:
Wonder:
MONDAY: Read pg. 134-143; Complete response log #8
TUESDAY: Read pg. 144-154; Complete response log #9
WEDNESDAY: None.
THURSDAY: Read pg. 155-173; Complete response log #10
FRIDAY: Read pg. 174-185; Complete response log #11

The Lightning Thief:
MONDAY: Read pg. 139-156; Complete response log #8
TUESDAY: Read pg. 157-179; Complete response log #9
WEDNESDAY: None
THURSDAY: Read pg. 180-196; Complete response log #10
FRIDAY: Read pg. 197-211; Complete response log #11

ACADEMIC ENGLISH 9:
MONDAY: Chapter 6 is due; Read Chapter 7 for homework - due Wednesday.
TUESDAY: POLITICAL CARTOONS DUE; Continue reading Chapter 7.
WEDNESDAY: Chapter 7 is due; Begin reading Ch. 8 - due Friday.
THURSDAY: Continue work with Ch. 8.
FRIDAY: Chapter 8 is due; Begin reading Ch. 9 - due Monday.

April 29-May 3

LANGUAGE ARTS 7:
Wonder:
MONDAY: No reading HW; Math PSSAs.
TUESDAY: No reading HW; Math PSSAs.
WEDNESDAY: Read pg. 82-96; Complete response log #5
THURSDAY: Read pg. 97-117; Complete response log #6
FRIDAY: Read pg. 119-132; Complete response log #7

The Lightning Thief:
MONDAY: No reading HW; Math PSSAs.
TUESDAY: No reading HW; Math PSSAs.
WEDNESDAY: Read pg. 78-92; Complete response log #5
THURSDAY: Read pg. 93-112; Complete response log #6
FRIDAY: Read pg. 113-139; Complete response log # 7

ACADEMIC ENGLISH 9:
MONDAY: Chapter 3 (pg. 27-36) reading is due; Read Chapter 4 (pg. 37-44) for homework - due tomorrow.
TUESDAY: Chapter 4 is due; Read Chapter 5 (45-58) for homework - due Thursday.
WEDNESDAY: Continue reading Chapter 5.
THURSDAY: Chapter 5 is due; work on political cartoon.
FRIDAY: Chapter 1-5 quiz; political cartoon due.

April 22-26

LANGUAGE ARTS 7:
Wonder:
MONDAY: Read pg. 3-23; Complete response log #1
TUESDAY: Read pg. 24-44; Complete response log #2
WEDNESDAY: None
THURSDAY: Read pg. 45-65; Complete response log #3
FRIDAY: Read pg. 66-80; Complete response log #4

The Lightning Thief:
MONDAY: Read pg. 1-28; Complete response log #1
TUESDAY: Read pg. 29-43; Complete response log #2
WEDNESDAY: None.
THURSDAY: Read pg. 44-61; Complete response log #3
FRIDAY: Read pg. 61-78; Complete Response log #4

ACADEMIC ENGLISH 9:
Holocaust survivor website due by the end of class on MONDAY. This week, we'll begin our work with Animal Farm. It is in your best interest to ensure that the readings are completed prior to the class period.
WEDNESDAY: Chapter 1 (p. 3-14) is due.
THURSDAY: Chapter 2 (p. 15-26) is due.
FRIDAY HW: Read Chapter 3 for Monday!

April 15-19

LANGUAGE ARTS 7:
We will be taking ELA PSSAs this week, so there will be no out of class work. If you need to catch up on poetry, you can use your Academic Prep time to do so. In class, we will be watching a documentary and connecting the theme to our novel studies. On Thursday, we will put together our workbooks for our novel studies and re-organize our group bins.

ACADEMIC ENGLISH 9:
This week, we are working on our Holocaust survivor websites. You will have four class days this week to work and the final project is due on MONDAY, APRIL 22. Please make sure you are following the checklist on the instruction sheet as well as paying attention to the scoring rubric included in the information packet.

April 8-12

LANGUAGE ARTS 7:
This week, we will continue through our review of TDAs through the Fast and the Curious. We will also continue our work with dueling poetry in our Poet vs. Poet packets. Throughout the week, we will move from working through our poems in our small groups to being able to work on them independently, making sure we can support our analysis and rating.

ACADEMIC ENGLISH 9:
MONDAY: Finish Holocaust quotes silent discussion; Section 5 discussion question review.
TUESDAY: Reader Response questions; poem study.
WEDNESDAY: Review of the themes of Night
THURSDAY: Review of the conflicts of Night
FRIDAY: NIGHT UNIT TEST - Study discussion questions; responses to symbolism, theme, conflict.

April 1-5

LANGUAGE ARTS 7:
MONDAY:  Book tasting for Wonder & The Lightning Thief -- Get a head start on your reading!
TUESDAY: Poetry evaluation practice
WEDNESDAY: Dueling poetry!
THURSDAY: Continue work with dueling poetry.
FRIDAY: Continue work with dueling poetry.

ACADEMIC ENGLISH 9:
MONDAY: Finish Edith P. testimony; read and analyze "Buna" by Primo Levi
TUESDAY: Group discussion of Section 4 reading
WEDNESDAY: Study of "free words"
THURSDAY: Holocaust quotes gallery walk
FRIDAY: Group discussion of Section 5 reading

Link to Poetry Note Presentation

Poetic Elements Flipbook Notes

7th grade - Use the link above to access the material you will need to fill in your flipbook. It's essential that you take accurate notes and understand the material so you can best rate the poems for the bracket challenge.

March 25-29

LANGUAGE ARTS 7:
MONDAY:  Group work on trial preparation.
TUESDAY: Group work on trial preparation. Final argument Google Slides document is due by the end of the day.
WEDNESDAY: Trial! 
THURSDAY: In-class poetry flipbook.
FRIDAY: In-class poetry notes wrap-up and whole group practice.

ACADEMIC ENGLISH 9:
MONDAY: CDTs
TUESDAY: CDTs
WEDNESDAY: Section 3 due. In-class discussion of Section 3 questions.
THURSDAY: Compare/contrast two survivor's testimony with Elie's.
FRIDAY: Reading and analysis of "Buna" by Primo Levi

March 18-22

LANGUAGE ARTS 7:
MONDAY:  Review evaluating arguments notes; begin practicing evaluation on short passages.
TUESDAY: Continue practice with evaluating arguments.
WEDNESDAY: Study Island practice. (No Pd. 1 or 2 for "Stop the Bleed" presentation)
THURSDAY: Spongebob Trial assignments!
FRIDAY: Spongebob Trial work.

ACADEMIC ENGLISH 9:
MONDAY: In-class work on Elie's identity box.
TUESDAY: In-class group discussion on Section 2 reading.
WEDNESDAY: Evaluating the importance of pauses in text and their effect on meaning.
THURSDAY: In-class work on the symbolism of night.
FRIDAY: Holocaust museum field trip!

March 11-15

LANGUAGE ARTS 7:
MONDAY:  In-class work time on craft & structure TDA. Today will be the LAST DAY to work.
TUESDAY: TDAs due! In class, investigative challenge notes on evaluating arguments.
WEDNESDAY: In-class practice on evaluating arguments.
THURSDAY: In-class practice on evaluating arguments.
FRIDAY: Library/SSR/catch-up day.

ACADEMIC ENGLISH 9:
MONDAY: Holocaust background presentations.
TUESDAY: Holocaust background presentations/introduction of Identity Box assignment
WEDNESDAY: Time to work on Identity Box/"Survivors of the Holocaust" documentary clips.
THURSDAY: In class time to complete first reading assignment and response log.
FRIDAY: In-class group discussions on Section 1 of reading.

March 4-8

LANGUAGE ARTS 7:
MONDAY:  Craft & structure review on Study Island for Wednesday's test. Be sure you are studying: author's POV and perspective, text structure, meaning & tone, technical meanings, figurative meanings, context clues.
TUESDAY: Continue craft & structure Study Island review.
WEDNESDAY: Craft & structure test.
THURSDAY: Finish craft & structure test; work on craft & structure TDA.
FRIDAY: Craft & structure TDA work. TDAs are due on MONDAY.

ACADEMIC ENGLISH 9:
MONDAY: Introduction writing.
TUESDAY: Conclusion writing.
WEDNESDAY: Body paragraph editing & refining.
THURSDAY: Body paragraph editing & refining - Character analysis due by end of school day.
FRIDAY: In-class work on Holocaust information presentation.

February 25-March 1

LANGUAGE ARTS 7:
MONDAY:  Text structure "Amazing Race."
TUESDAY: Text structure "Amazing Race."
WEDNESDAY: Whole class text structure review.
THURSDAY: Text structure quiz.
FRIDAY: Craft & structure review.

ACADEMIC ENGLISH 9:
MONDAY: Body paragraph writing.
TUESDAY: Body paragraph writing.
WEDNESDAY: Body paragraph writing - due TOMORROW.
THURSDAY: Introduction writing.
FRIDAY: Citing sources practice by editing body paragraph quotations.

February 18-22

LANGUAGE ARTS 7:
MONDAY:  Word meaning quiz; text structure notes.
                      Link to Text Structure Notes
TUESDAY: Text structure whole group practice.
WEDNESDAY: Text structure rotation #1
THURSDAY: Text structure rotation #2
FRIDAY: Text structure rotation #3

ACADEMIC ENGLISH 9:
MONDAY: In-class work on embedding quotations and citing sources.
TUESDAY: Continue in-class practice on embedding quotations and citing sources. Tonight: Finish FDR Quote It! Practice. Submit on Google Classroom.
WEDNESDAY: Quiz on embedding quotations and citing sources.
THURSDAY & FRIDAY: Body paragraph work for character analysis. Body paragraphs are due MONDAY.

February 10-15

LANGUAGE ARTS 7:
MONDAY: Word meaning rotations day 1
TUESDAY: Word meaning rotations day 2
WEDNESDAY: Word meaning rotations day 3
THURSDAY: Valentine's Day figurative language stations
FRIDAY: Word meaning quiz; text structure notes.

ACADEMIC ENGLISH 9:
MONDAY: R&J character autopsy - prep for character analysis.
TUESDAY: Continue character autopsy.
WEDNESDAY: Character autopsy due! In-class work on embedding quotations and citing sources.
THURSDAY: Taylor Swift or William Shakespeare? -- identifying quotes
FRIDAY: Continue in-class practice on embedding quotations and citing sources - Quiz on Monday!

February 4-8

LANGUAGE ARTS 7:
MONDAY: Author's POV/perspective/purpose quiz; word meaning notes
TUESDAY: Word meaning practice with NFL teams
WEDNESDAY: Word meaning rotations day 1
THURSDAY: Word meaning rotations day 2
FRIDAY: Word meaning rotations day 3

ACADEMIC ENGLISH 9:
MONDAY: Act IV Quiz; Read Act V Scene 1
TUESDAY: Finish reading Act V
WEDNESDAY: Act V quiz; Romeo and Juliet timeline activity
THURSDAY: Character analysis assignment - begin work on character autopsy
FRIDAY: Continue work on character autopsy in preparation for written character analysis.

January 28-February 1

LANGUAGE ARTS 7:
MONDAY: Author's POV/perspective/purpose rotations day 4
TUESDAY: Author's POV/perspective/purpose practice
WEDNESDAY: Author's POV/perspective/purpose quiz; word meaning notes
THURSDAY: Word meaning practice with NFL teams
FRIDAY: Library/SSR/First Chapter Friday

ACADEMIC ENGLISH 9:
MONDAY: Act IV Scene 2-3
TUESDAY: Act IV Scene 4-5
WEDNESDAY: Act IV Quiz; Read Act V Scene 1
THURSDAY: Finish reading Act V
FRIDAY: Act V quiz; Romeo and Juliet timeline activity

January 21-25

LANGUAGE ARTS 7:
This week, we'll continue our study of author's perspective and point of view through a series of rotation assignments. Assignments will be completed in class and there will be no homework this week unless you did not finish your bellringer within the first 7 minutes of class. On Friday, we will read a nonfiction article to practice our learning. You will have a quiz on author's perspective and point of view on Monday, January 28.

ACADEMIC ENGLISH 9:
MONDAY: Act III Scene 2-5
TUESDAY: Act III Quiz
WEDNESDAY: Act IV Scene 1-3
THURSDAY: Act IV Scene 4-5
FRIDAY: Act IV Quiz; Act V Scene 1

January 14-18

LANGUAGE ARTS 7:
We will begin this week by completing our mid-year benchmark on Study Island. On Wednesday and Thursday, we will begin our next unit on craft and structure in informational text by focusing on author's purpose and point of view. On Wednesday, we will take notes and practice as a class. On Thursday, we will practice in stations. On Friday, 7th grade students will have Safe2Say Something in the morning and we will work through a nonfiction article identifying the central idea and supporting details during the remainder of the day. There will be no homework this week.

Author's Perspective & POV PowerPoint

ACADEMIC ENGLISH 9:
MONDAY: CDTs
TUESDAY: CDTs
WEDNESDAY: Finish Act III Scene 1 interpretations.
THURSDAY: Act III Scene 2-3
FRIDAY: Act III Scene 4-5

January 7-11

LANGUAGE ARTS 7:
This week, we will work our way through rotations focused on analyzing interactions among individuals, ideas, and events in texts. Monday through Thursday will be spent in rotations. Our quiz will be Friday during the first half of class followed by a library visit in the time that remains.

ACADEMIC ENGLISH 9:
MONDAY: Act II Scene 3-4.
TUESDAY: Act II Scene 5-6.
WEDNESDAY: Act II Quiz.
THURSDAY: Act III Scene 1.
FRIDAY: Compare and contrast Act III Scene 1 interpretations.