Academic Plan: January 2nd through 6th



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Important Info:
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Short Story Due - Wednesday 1/11/06

DOL QUIZ - Wednesday 1/11/06

School Wide Writing Assessment - Thursday 1/12/06

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Daily Agendas:
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MONDAY 1/2

Holiday Break

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TUESDAY 1/3

Teacher work day

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WEDNESDAY 1/4

CW:

1. Bell Ringer - DAN

2. Sustained Silent Reading or work on story in Writer’s Notebook

3. IR: “A Retrieved Reformation” by O. Henry

HW:

1. Relax and Read

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THURSDAY 12/1

CW:

1. Bell Ringer - DAN

2. Library Visit

3. IR: “A Retrieved Reformation” by O. Henry

4. Small group activity - Write the next chapter of the story

HW:

1. Relax and read

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FRIDAY 12/2

CW:

1. Bell Ringer - DAN

2. IR: “A Retrieved Reformation” by O. Henry

--> Complete 3 Skillbuilders

--> Video and discussion

HW:

1. Relax and Read

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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)

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)
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)
31. Use context clues to identify unknown words. (GPS, ITBS, ACT) (7LA_C2005-31)

Section F: Writing (Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics)
51. Distinguish between subject and object pronouns. (GPS, ITBS) (7LA_F2005-51)
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)