Academic Plan: December 12th through 16th



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Important Info:
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AKS Mid-term test on Friday covers all objectives

(This test does not count as a class grade; it measures our progress toward mastery of the seventh grade AKS objectives.)

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Daily Agendas:
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MONDAY 11/28

CW:

1. Bell Ringer - DAN

2. Schoolhouse Rock Video and Worksheet

3. Independent work on Final Exam Study Guide

4. IR: "Rikki-tikki-tavi" - Finish reading and do all "Pause and Reflects"

HW:

1. Prepare for Final Exam tomorrow

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TUESDAY 11/29

CW:

1. FINAL EXAM - Due at end of period

2. When finished continue work on "Rikki-tikki-tavi"

HW:

1. IR: Finish reading "Rikki-tikki-tavi"

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WEDNESDAY 11/30

CW:

1. Bell Ringer - DAN

2. Go over Final Exam

3. IR: Work on all three "Skillbuilders" for "Rikki-tikki-tavi"

HW:

1. IR: Complete all work on "Rikki-tikki-tavi"

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THURSDAY 12/1

CW:

1. Bell Ringer - DOL QUIZ - Turn in completed DOL worksheet for Quiz grade

2. IR: "Rikki-tikki-tavi" Wrap-up discussion and video

3. Essay and current grade individual conferences

HW:

1. Relax and read

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FRIDAY 12/2

CW:

1. AKS Mid-term Test

2. Holiday activity packet

3. Pride Time Event/Holiday Share Video

HW:

Have a safe and FUN holiday!

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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)
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)
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)
20. Identify and analyze how an author’s use of words creates tone and mood, giving supporting evidence from text. (GPS) (7LA_B2005-20)
21. Explain and analyze effects of sound: alliteration, onomatopoeia, internal rhyme, rhyme scheme; explain and analyze effects of figurative language: simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole. (GPS) (7LA_B2005-21)
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)
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)
28. Identify synonyms, antonyms, and multiple meanings for given words. (GPS) (7LA_C2005-28)
29. Identify and create word analogies. (GPS) (7LA_C2005-29)
31. Use context clues to identify unknown words. (GPS, ITBS, ACT) (7LA_C2005-31)

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 F: Writing (Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics)
51. Distinguish between subject and object pronouns. (GPS, ITBS) (7LA_F2005-51)
52. Identify and use sentence phrases and clauses. (ITBS) (7LA_F2005-52)
53. Follow word usage conventions of American English. (GPS, ACT) (7LA_F2005-53)
54. Use present, past, and future perfect verb tenses to match intended meaning. (GPS, ITBS, ACT) (7LA_F2005-54)
56. Use appropriate forms of positive, comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs. (GPS, ITBS, ACT) (7LA_F2005-56)
57. Use independent clauses, dependent clauses, and complements to clarify ideas; identify and use punctuated adjective and adverb clauses. (ACT) (7LA_F2005-57)

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)