Academic Plan: October 31st through November 4th
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Important
Info:
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Research
QUIZ - Tuesday 11/1
Research Folder and 5
Paragraph Essay - Due Tuesday
11/8
Adjective and Adverb QUIZ - Friday
11/11
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Daily
Agendas:
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MONDAY
10/31
CW:
Continue
Research
Project
-->Outlining
-->Topic
Sentence vs. Thesis
Statement
-->Paraphrasing vs.
Summarizing
HW:
1.
Prepare for Research Quiz
2. Read at
least 10
pages
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TUESDAY
11/1
CW:
Continue
Research Project
-->Review of Key
Concepts
-->Pop
Quiz
-->Create
Outline
-->Begin
Note-taking
-->Individual
Conferences
HW:
1.
Continue Note-taking/Outlining
2. Read at
least 10
pages
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WEDNESDAY
11/2 and THURSDAY
11/3
CW:
Continue
Research Project - Library
Work
HW:
Work
on Research
Draft
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FRIDAY
11/4
CW:
Continue
Research Project - Computer Lab
Work
HW:
Complete
Final
Draft
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AKS
Objectives:
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Section
A: Listening, Speaking, and Viewing
1.
Listen to, interpret, and evaluate oral instructions, directions, and
descriptions in a variety of genres and media. (GPS, CE)
(7LA_A2005-1)
2. Present clear instructions,
directions, or descriptions. (GPS, CE)
(7LA_A2005-2)
3. Take notes from lectures,
reading, viewing, and interviewing. (GPS)
(7LA_A2005-3)
4. Develop and outline of
important issues. (GPS) (7LA_A2005-4)
7.
Present information through reports, demonstrations, and projects. (GPS, CE)
(7LA_A2005-7)
Section B:
Reading/Literature (Comprehension, Strategies, and
Genre)
8. Read for a variety of purposes in
all content areas; expect reading to make sense, to answer questions, or to
stimulate ideas. (GPS, ITBS, ACT, CE)
(7LA_B2005-8)
11. Analyze organizational
patterns of texts: compare/contrast and arguement/support. (GPS, ITBS, ACT, CE)
(7LA_B2005-11)
14. Distinguish between relevant
information which supports the main idea of a selection and information which is
irrelevant to the main idea. (ITBS, ACT, CE)
(7LA_B2005-14)
15. Understand and explain
written technical directions and procedures. (GPS)
(7LA_B2005-15)
16. Synthesize and use knowledge
of common graphic features to draw conclusions and make judgments: graphic
organizers, diagrams, captions, illustrations). (GPS, CE)
(7LA_B2005-16)
26. Analyze common textual
features in informational texts to obtain information: paragraphs, topic
sentences, concluding sentences, introduction, conclusion, footnotes, index,
bibliography. (GPS)
(7LA_B2005-26)
Section C: Reading
(Vocabulary)
27. Expand vocabulary through
reading, etymology, and the use of dictionaries and other references; use
dictionary, glossary, thesaurus, electronic and other references to identify
word meanings. (GPS)
(7LA_C2005-27)
Section E: Writing
(Strategies)
38. Apply the steps of the
writing process: prewrite, draft, revise, and edit to improve fluency, content,
organization, and style. (GPS, ITBS, ACT)
(7LA_E2005-38)
39. Edit for spelling,
fragments, and run-on sentences. (GPS, ITBS, ACT)
(7LA_E2005-39)
40. Produce writing that
establishes an organizational structure appropriate to audience, context, and
type of composition: narrative, multi-paragraph, expository, persuasive, or
technical. (GPS) (7LA_E2005-40)
41. Use writing
handbooks, grammar check, and references to edit usage and mechanics. (GPS,
ITBS, ACT) (7LA_E2005-41)
42. Develop a clear
topic with examples and details. (GPS, ACT, CE)
(7LA_E2005-42)
43. Use transitions between
ideas and paragraphs. (GPS, ACT)
(7LA_E2005-43)
44. Write to report answers to
research questions. (GPS, CE)
(7LA_E2005-44)
47. Prepare table of contents
and bibliography. (GPS) (7LA_E2005-47)
50. Use
available technology to assist in writing. (GPS)
(7LA_E2005-50)
Section F: Writing
(Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics)
53. Follow
word usage conventions of American English. (GPS, ACT)
(7LA_F2005-53)
Section G: Writing
(Spelling)
65. Use dictionaries,
glossaries, texts, spell check, grammar check, and human resources to identify
standard spellings. (GPS)
(7LA_G2005-65)
Section H:
Accessing Information/Reference Skills
66.
Locate books and media in the media center; distinguish among media: books,
periodicals, CD ROMs, databases, and internet. (GPS)
(7LA_H2005-66)
67. Use search routines to
locate databases and online information. (GPS)
(7LA_H2005-67)
68. Use reference works to
gather information: books, periodicals, dictionaries, thesauri, encyclopedias,
atlases, almanacs, CD ROMs, databases, and internet; use table of contents,
index, glossary, and appendix to locate information in books and reference
works. (GPS, CE) (7LA_H2005-68)
69. Select and
narrow topic and research questions. (GPS, CE)
(7LA_H2005-69)
70. Categorize and organize
information using maps, webs, and outlines. (GPS, CE)
(7LA_H2005-70)