Reading/Writing
Optical Illusions

• Author's Purpose

Crow Call
Paperbag Princess
Seventh Grade
Oranges

• Literary Elements
• Narrative/Literary Analysis Essays

Benchmark/Narrative (1/4-1/15)

-Literature Circle (Assigned novel this rotation)
Nothing But the Truth

• Reading Response Packet
• Quiz
• Project

Word Study

• Weekly prefix/suffix homework/quiz (10 words)
• See homework column

  
Language Usage
 

• Review punctuation 
• Transitional Words
• Confusing Words
• Word Choices
• Dialogue
• Transition Word

Coming Soon
City of Embers
Hoot
 

Writing
-unfinished essays from class

Word Study

"ab"
-magic squares 8/31
-menu 8/31
-quiz 9/2

"ad"
-magic squares 9/7
-menu 9/8
-quiz 9/9

"hemi"
-magic squares 9/13
-menu 9/14
-quiz 9/16

"intro"
-magic squares 9/20
-menu 9/21
-quiz 9/23
 

Unit: Exploration

Reading/Writing

-Endangered Species Research Paper

-Literary Analysis

CRES 2/Literary Analysis (1/4-1/15)

-Variety of Poetry

-Flexible Grouping/Literature Circle with reading response sheets and quizzes.
 

-Hoot
Suspense
Tone
Symbolism
Imagery
Flashback
Characterization through text
Irony
Propoganda
Protagonist/Antagonist

Word Study

• Prefix/suffix classwork activities
• Weekly prefix/suffix homework/quiz (5 words)
• See homework column

  
Language Usage
 

• Review punctuation
• Transitional Words
• Confusing Words
• Word Choices
• Dialogue
• Transition Words

Coming Soon
Trial by Ice and Shackleton's Stowaway
 

-Hoot

Writing
-unfinished essays from class

Word Study

"ate"
-magic squares 1/5
-quiz 1/8

"dom"
-magic squares 1/12
-quiz 1/15

"en"
-magic squares 1/26
-quiz 1/29

"ity/ty"
-magic squares 2/2
-quiz 2/5