Academic Plan: October 24th through October 28th
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Important
Info:
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Fiction
TEST - Tuesday 10/25
DOL QUIZ - Wednesday
10/26
Book Fair Visit - Friday
10/28
Research Folder and 5 Paragraph
Essay - Due Tuesday
11/8
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Daily
Agendas:
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MONDAY
10/24
CW:
1.
Bell Ringer: D-A-N
2. Interactive Reader:
Finish
"Zebra"
HW:
1.
IR: Finish "Zebra" (if
necessary)
-->Vocabulary Worksheet, p.
69
2. Prepare for Fiction test
#1
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TUESDAY
10/25
CW:
1.
Bell Ringer: D-A-N, Review Week
2. IR:
"Zebra" wrap-up
3. Fiction Test
#1
4. SSR: Begin Written
Response
HW:
1.
Prepare for DOL Quiz
2. Read at least 10
pages
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WEDNESDAY
10/26
CW:
1.
Bell Ringer: 5 minute review
2. DOL Quiz
- Week 8
3. SSR - Written
Response
4. Individual
Conferences
HW:
Read
at least 10
pages
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THURSDAY
10/27
CW:
Begin
Research Project
-->Steps of the
Research Process
-->Begin constructing
folder
HW:
1.
Read at least 10 pages
2. Decorate folder
(optional)
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FRIDAY
10/28
CW:
1.
Visit Book Fair
2. Complete Research
Folder
-->Structure of
paragraph
-->Structure of
essay
-->Model note-taking
skills
-->Sample
notecard
-->Bibliography
HW:
1.
Refine Research Topic
2. Have a great
weekend!
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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)
3. Take notes from lectures,
reading, viewing, and interviewing. (GPS)
(7LA_A2005-3)
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)
9. Relate literary work to
information about its setting or historical moment. (GPS)
(7LA_B2005-9)
12. Modify predictions based on
evidence in text. (CE) (7LA_B2005-12)
17.
Evaluate quality of reading material and its content based on author’s
purpose. (GPS, ITBS, ACT, CE)
(7LA_B2005-17)
18. Read, identify, and compare
characteristics of various genres: folklore, fables, mythology, short stories,
poetry, nonfiction, and novels. (GPS, CE)
(7LA_B2005-18)
19. Interpret and analyze
character traits and actions to make inferences supporting evidence about
motives or events in a story. (GPS, ITBS, ACT, CE)
(7LA_B2005-19)
22. Distinguish between concepts
of theme in a literary work and the author’s purpose in expository text.
(GPS) (7LA_B2005-22)
23. Analyze similar themes
across a variety of selections, distinguishing theme from topic. (GPS)
(7LA_B2005-23)
24. Identify and analyze plot
structure: action, foreshadowing, climax. (GPS)
(7LA_B2005-24)
25. Analyze dynamic and static
characterization in prose and plays through narrator’s description and
characters’ thoughts, words, and actions. (GPS)
(7LA_B2005-25)
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)
29.
Identify and create word analogies. (GPS)
(7LA_C2005-29)
Section D: Reading
Across the Curriculum
34. Identify messages
and themes from books in all subject areas. (GPS)
(7LA_D2005-34)
35. Relate messages and themes
from one subject area to those in another area. (GPS)
(7LA_D2005-35)
Section E: Writing
(Strategies)
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)
44. Write to
report answers to research questions. (GPS, CE)
(7LA_E2005-44)
47. Prepare table of contents
and bibliography. (GPS) (7LA_E2005-47)
48.
Write, combine, and vary sentences to match purpose and audience. (GPS, ITBS,
ACT, CE) (7LA_E2005-48)
Section
F: Writing (Grammar, Usage, and
Mechanics)
53. Follow word usage
conventions of American English. (GPS, ACT)
(7LA_F2005-53)
Section H:
Accessing Information/Reference Skills
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)