Teacher: Jacobs Week of: Oct 2-6 Subject: English 7 Period: 1, 4, 5OBJECTIVES/STANDARDS

Alabama CCRS: (highlighted ones are targeted this week)Reading Literature Texts: Reading Informational Texts:

RL.7.1 1. cite textual evidence; inferences RI.7.1 10. citing evidence; inferences

RL.7.2 2. central theme; development; objective summary RI.7.2 11. central ideas; development; objective summary

RL.7.3 3. interaction of elements in story or drama RI.7.3 12. interaction between elements of text

RL.7.4 4. figurative lang./connotative; rhymes/repetitions in story or poem RI.7.4 13. figurative, connotative; specific word choice and meaning

RL.7.5 5. drama/poem’s structure contributes to meaning RI.7.5 14. analyze structure and organization; major sections

RL.7.6 6. author develops/contrasts POV of characters RI.7.6 15. point of view

RL.7.7 7. compare/contrast story or audio/staged; analyze effects of medium RI.7.7 16. compare/contrast multimedia versions

RL.7.9 8. compare/contrast fictional time/place/character vs. historical RI.7.8 17. evaluate arguments, evidence, claims; relevant/sufficient

RL.7.10 9. end of year – read/comprehend stories, dramas poems RI.7.9 18. two or more author’s writing style

RI.7.10 19. end of year – read/comprehend literary non-fiction

Writing Standards: Production/Distribution: Research/Presentation:W.7.1 (a-e) Argument

Essay20. claims; organization of evidence; credible sources; use transitions; formal style; concluding statements

W.7.4 23. Produce clear writing W.7.7 26. short research projects, sources, focused questions

W.7.2 (a-f) Expository Essay

21. Intro topics; organizational; definition, classification, comparison/contrast; cause/effect; formatting; graphics; multi-media; examples; transitions; precise language; formal style; conclusion

W.7.5 24. Use the writing process,

including peer revision

W.7.8 27. gather types of sources, credibility of source; quote/paraphrase/summarize, citation, plagiarism

W.7.3 (a-e) Narrative Essay

22. Context/POV/intro; dialogue, pacing, description; transitional words; sensory language; conclusion

W.7.6 25. Internet, publish, cite,

collaborate

W7.9

W.7.10

28. draw evidence from literary, textual sources

29. Writing process for different time lengths and genres

Listening/Speaking Standards:SL.7.1 (a-d) 30. collaborative discussions SL.7.4 33. present claims finds coherently, examples, eye contact, volume, pronunciation

SL.7.2 31. analyze main ideas/details in diverse media SL.7.5 34. Include multimedia components/displays

SL.7.3 32. outline speaker’s argument, claims, credibility, relevance SL.7.6 35. adapt speech to context/tasks

Language Standards: Vocabulary Acquisition:L.7.1 (a-d) 36. SV agreement; indefinite pronouns; conjunctions, collective nouns; phrases/clauses;

simple, compd, complex, compd-complex; misplaced/dangling modifiersL.7.4 (a-d) 39. context clues; Greek/Latin affixes, roots; consult reference materials; verify

preliminary meaning by checking inferred/dictionary

L.7.2 (a-b) 37. capitalization, punctuation, spelling; comma w/coordinate adj. L.7.5 (a-c) 40. figures of speech; syn/ant/anology; connotation vs. denotations

L.7.3 (a) 38. eliminating wordiness and redundancy L.7.6 41. use grade-appropriate academic/domain-specific diction

DAY LITERATURE/WRITING ACTIVITIES

RESOURCES PREPARATION ASSESSMENT

Monday continue working on “Three Skeleton Key” projects*#+

“Three Skeleton Key”Assignment sheetGrading Rubricbookletscolored pencils/pencils

none VerbalProjects

Tuesday finish projectspass back papers

“Three Skeleton Key”Assignment sheetGrading Rubricbookletscolored pencils/pencils

none VerbalProjects

Wednesday Introduction to Legends and Tall Tales

teacher-generated Power Point

PowerPoint VerbalNotes

Thursday grade Voc flashcardsfinish PowerPoint – American Legends – Paul Bunyan, John Henry, Johnny Appleseed, Casey Jonesnotes on tall tales/legend

Disney movie None VerbalNotes

Friday The Legend of Sleepy Hollow – Plot diagram

Disney movie copies of Plot Diagrams VerbalPlot Diagram

DAY GRAMMAR ACTIVITIES RESOURCES PREPARATION ASSESSMENTTues-Thurs (test)

none

*Activity that incorporates diverse learning styles#Activity that incorporates small group or one-on-one learning+Activity that incorporates self-discovery or differentiated instruction