Academic Plan: December 5th through 9th
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Important Info:
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DOL QUIZ - Tuesday 12/6
2nd 9 Weeks EXAM - 12/13
DOL QUIZ - Thursday 12/15
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Daily Agendas:
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MONDAY 12/5
CW:
1. Bell Ringer - DAN
2. SSR - Reading Log
3. NETWORK - Review Quizzes
4. IR: Begin "Thank You, M’am" by Langston Hughes
5. Continue working on WN Circular Plot Piece
HW:
1. Read at least 10 pages
2. Prepare for DOL Quiz
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TUESDAY 12/6
CW:
1. Bell Ringer - 5 Minute Review
2. DOL Quiz
2. SSR/Reading Log
4. Individual Conferences for Writing Progress
-->Discuss Essays and Circular Plot Piece
5. IR: Continue "Thank You, M'am"
HW:
1. Read at least 10 pages
2. Continue working on WN
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WEDNESDAY 12/7
CW:
1. Bell Ringer - Quiz Round-up
2. SSR/Reading Log
3. IR: Continue "Thank You, M'am"
HW:
1. Read at least 10 pages
2. Continue working on WN
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THURSDAY 12/8
CW:
1. Bell Ringer: DAN
2. SSR/Reading Log
3. IR: "Thank You, M'am" Wrap-up
HW:
1. Begin reading p. 108-115 in Interactive Reader: “Rikki Tikki Tavi”
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FRIDAY 12/9
CW:
1. Bell Ringer: DAN (Quiz next Thursday)
2. Check Reading Logs
3. Classwork: Exam Preparation with Study Guide
HW:
1. Work on Final Exam Study Guide
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)
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)
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)
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 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)
Section F: Writing (Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics)
53. Follow word usage conventions of American English. (GPS, ACT) (7LA_F2005-53)
56. Use appropriate forms of positive, comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs. (GPS, ITBS, ACT) (7LA_F2005-56)
Section G: Writing (Spelling)
65. Use dictionaries, glossaries, texts, spell check, grammar check, and human resources to identify standard spellings. (GPS) (7LA_G2005-65)
Important Info:
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DOL QUIZ - Tuesday 12/6
2nd 9 Weeks EXAM - 12/13
DOL QUIZ - Thursday 12/15
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Daily Agendas:
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MONDAY 12/5
CW:
1. Bell Ringer - DAN
2. SSR - Reading Log
3. NETWORK - Review Quizzes
4. IR: Begin "Thank You, M’am" by Langston Hughes
5. Continue working on WN Circular Plot Piece
HW:
1. Read at least 10 pages
2. Prepare for DOL Quiz
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TUESDAY 12/6
CW:
1. Bell Ringer - 5 Minute Review
2. DOL Quiz
2. SSR/Reading Log
4. Individual Conferences for Writing Progress
-->Discuss Essays and Circular Plot Piece
5. IR: Continue "Thank You, M'am"
HW:
1. Read at least 10 pages
2. Continue working on WN
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WEDNESDAY 12/7
CW:
1. Bell Ringer - Quiz Round-up
2. SSR/Reading Log
3. IR: Continue "Thank You, M'am"
HW:
1. Read at least 10 pages
2. Continue working on WN
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THURSDAY 12/8
CW:
1. Bell Ringer: DAN
2. SSR/Reading Log
3. IR: "Thank You, M'am" Wrap-up
HW:
1. Begin reading p. 108-115 in Interactive Reader: “Rikki Tikki Tavi”
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FRIDAY 12/9
CW:
1. Bell Ringer: DAN (Quiz next Thursday)
2. Check Reading Logs
3. Classwork: Exam Preparation with Study Guide
HW:
1. Work on Final Exam Study Guide
2. Have a great weekend!
-----------------------------
AKS Objectives:
-----------------------------
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)
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)
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)
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 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)
Section F: Writing (Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics)
53. Follow word usage conventions of American English. (GPS, ACT) (7LA_F2005-53)
56. Use appropriate forms of positive, comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs. (GPS, ITBS, ACT) (7LA_F2005-56)
Section G: Writing (Spelling)
65. Use dictionaries, glossaries, texts, spell check, grammar check, and human resources to identify standard spellings. (GPS) (7LA_G2005-65)