Honors 7 ELA
Assignment Calendar
Course Description
Week of May 14-18, 2018
Monday - Write a constructed response to "Diary of a Teenage Refugee"
Tuesday - Finish constructed response if not finished Monday; begin reading "Seventh Grade"
Wednesday - Field Day
Thursday - Finish reading "Seventh Grade"; work on "Seventh Grade" activities
Friday - Finish up "Seventh Grade"
Week of April 30-May 4, 2018
We will be reading Romeo and Juliet this week. A Readworks quiz will be given Wednesday.
The test on Romeo and Juliet will be given on May 10, 2018. Study guides have been put on Schoology. This is a major test. Do not wait until the last minute to study.
Week of April 21-26, 2018
We will be reading Romeo and Juliet this week. A test on the characters will be given Wednesday.
Week of April 16-20, 2018
M – Characters in Romeo and Juliet
T – Read and discuss Romeo and Juliet
W – Read and discuss Romeo and Juliet
TH – Read and discuss Romeo and Juliet
F – IXL Review Chart Due; Romeo and Juliet character quiz; Read and discuss Romeo and Juliet
Week of April 9-13, 2018
M -- F
This week, students will review the following skills for TN Ready testing:
Analyze short stories
Choose evidence to support a claim
Identify supporting details in informational text
Classify logical fallacies
Trace an argument
Compare information from two texts
Compare two texts with different genres
Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns
Use dashes
Suggest appropriate revisions
Formatting quotations in dialogue
Correct errors in everyday use
Week of April 2-6, 2018
M -- CAB practice assessment
T -- CAB practice assessment
W -- Shakespeare Bio quiz; IXL
TH -- CAB practice assessment
F -- CAB practice assessment
Week of March 29-19, 2018
M -- Work on IXL Q1, Q2; Shakespeare research -- note card lesson
T -- Work on IXL Q1, Q2; Shakespeare research -- note cards
W -- Work on IXL Q1, Q2; Shakespeare research -- note cards
TH -- Work on IXL Q1, Q2; Shakespeare research -- note and source cards
F -- No School
Week of March 19, 2018
M -- Finish essay rough draft; essay rough draft due in Schoology Wednesday
T -- Tennessee Shakespeare Company presentation
W -- Introduction of Shakespeare research; essay due in Schoology
TH -- Work on research
F -- Work on research
Week of February 26-March 2, 2018
M -- Essay from Scope
T -- Discuss Mandela's Long Walk to Freedom; begin quick write
W -- Finish quick write; begin collecting evidence for essay
Th -- Finish collecting evidence for essay; begin writing essay
F -- Continue writing rough draft of essay
Week of February 12-16
M -- Tech demo (teacher was out due to illness and will be rescheduled)
T -- Gandhi Think Questions (HW if not finished in class)
W -- Gandhi Close Read Skills Focus
TH -- Nelson Mandela -- First read and introduce writing assignment
F-- No school for students
Week of February 5-9, 2018
M -- Power Assessment; Chapter 8 questions due in Schoology
T -- Web quest on Gandhi
W -- Test on Harriet Tubman book; continue Web quest
TH -- Gandhi web quest due; Gandhi First Read
F -- Gandhi Think Questions
Week of January 29-February 2
M -- sentence editing
T -- Easy CBM
W -- Easy CBM
TH -- Symbolism (Harriet Tubman novel)
F -- Freedom and Obligation (Harriet Tubman novel)
Week of January 22-26, 2018
M -- Quiz on Ch. 1-5 of novel; reading time
T -- "Broadside of a Slave"; Think Questions
W -- "Broadside of a Slave writing assignment
TH -- Final copy of writing assignment; work on text analysis
F -- Quiz on Ch. 6-11 of novel; work on text analysis
Week of January 1, 2018
M -- No School
T -- No School
W -- No School
TH -- Introduction to Q3 novel and how to access it online; Harriet Tubman/Underground Railroad Webquest
F -- Harriet Tubman/Underground Railroad Webquest
Week of December 11, 2017
M -- Semester exam
T, W, TH -- "Gift of the Magi; a test over the story will be given on Thursday
F -- This will be the last day that work is accepted for Q2. Please check PS to see if you have any missing work.
Week of December 4, 2017
M -- Turn in final copy of "I, Too..." theme analysis (Schoology)
T -- Q2 Essay Rough Draft
W -- Q2 Essay Rough Draft
TH -- Q2 Essay Rough Draft -- Submit to Schoology
F -- Q2 Final CFA in Power Assessments
Week of November 20, 2017
M -- PS Assessment
T -- PS Assessment
W -- Thanksgiving break
TH -- Thanksgiving break
F -- Thanksgiving break
Have a safe Thanksgiving break!
Week of November 13, 2017
M -- revisit themes in The Giver
T -- Quiz on Ch 21-23, The Giver; Close read over chapter 23, paragraphs 33-36
W --The Giver discussion groups
TH -- The Giver discussion groups
F -- Final revision of themes -- submit to Schoology for grading
Week of October 30, 2017
M -- Theme and Character in The Giver; HW: Complete Bellwork sheet for the week
T -- Determine theme in The Giver (group work); find evidence that supports themes
W -- Quiz on chapters 1-5 (The Giver); HW: review chapters 6-9
Th-- Work on theme assignment; review chapters 6-9
F -- Quiz on chapter 6-9 (The Giver); time to read/make-up work; HW: review chapters 10-15 for quiz on Monday, November 6
Week of October 23, 2017
M -- "Moonwalking with Einstein..." First Read; HW -- finish bellwork for the week and Think Questions
T -- Work on textual evidence from "Moonwalking with Einstein"; review formulaic paragraph construction
W -- Share work from Tuesday; begin working on paragraph
TH -- Quick Write
F -- The Giver
Week of October 16, 2017
M -- Gladiator; HW Think Questions and PDF
T -- Informational Text Structure; events of Gladiator; Think Questions should be submitted to Study Sync no later than tonight
W -- Gladiator Skills Focus
TH -- Quickwrite
F -- PS assessment; mobile peer review
Week of Sept. 25-29
M — Complete and submit essay
T — work on The Giver questions
W — discuss The Giver, work on new questions
TH — Vocabulary quiz; discuss, work on new questions
F — Clash of the Dragons
Week of Sept. 11-15, 2017
M -- Dystopian Society
T -- Continue dystopian society; The Giver Vocabulary; begin reading The Giver
W -- "Apollo 13"
TH -- "Apollo 13"
F -- No school for students
Week of Sept. 4, 2017
M -- Labor Day -- no school
T -- Write an objective summary to "Barrio Boy"
W -- Finish "Barrio Boy"; begin "Song of the Wandering Aengus"
TH -- "Song of the Wandering Aengus"
F -- Finish "Song of the Wandering Aengus"; introduce new novel
Week of August 28, 2017
M -- topic sentence/citing evidence in constructed response; write rough draft of "Rikki-tikki-tavi" constructed response
T -- test on "RTT"; finalize "RTT" constructed response;
W -- Begin "Barrio Boy", StudySync Blast
TH -- continue "Barrio Boy"
F -- bellwork assessment; continue "Barrio Boy"
Week of August 21, 2107
M -- Eclipse Day -- Bellwork; read library book; watch eclipse video
T -- StudySync account; Blast in StudySync
W -- "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi"
TH -- "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi"
F -- begin constructed response for "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi"
Week of August 14, 2017
M -- Editing sheets
T -- Bellwork -- show students how to use the bellwork system
W -- Pass out summer essays for review
TH -- re-write the introductory paragraph to summer essay in a group
F -- Bellwork quiz; read library book
Week of August 7, 2017
M -- Turn in summer work; go over class syllabus
T -- Tee shirt project
W -- Finish tee shirt project; begin writing/survey packet
TH -- Work on writing/survey packet
F -- Go to library to check out books
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