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Week of November 4th - 6th

Important Dates:

Wednesday (11/4)

·     Mock Writing Assessment

Thursday (11/5)

·     Advisement

 

Standard:

·     Students will produce a multi-paragraph persuasive essay. (ELA 7W2.a)

·     Students will demonstrate an understanding and control of the English language. (ELA 7C1)

 

Essential Question: Do you have the power to persuade?

Learning Goal: 

·     Students will watch analyze media for persuasive techniques.

·     Students will create a print and multimedia ad based on persuasive techniques.

·     Students will write a multi-paragraph persuasive essay.

 

 

Agenda 

• Wednesday
• Short schedule due to mock writing assessment
• Visit media center to check out books and spend last ten minutes reading towards 12 books (Due December 11^th).

 

• Thursday
• (Hopefully, I’ll be back!!!)
• Task 2 of our persuasive project.  We will discuss it, and then get cranking.

 

• Friday
• Work on Task 2:
• 1^st and 2^nd period work in Media Center
• 3^rd and 6^th work in Dell Lab.

October 26th - October 30th

 Important Dates:

Friday (10/30)

·     DGP Quiz

 

Standard:

·     Students will produce a multi-paragraph persuasive essay. (ELA 7W2.a)

·     Students will demonstrate an understanding and control of the English language. (ELA 7C1)

 

Essential Question: Do you have the power to persuade?

Learning Goal: 

·     Students will watch analyze media for persuasive techniques.

·     Students will create a print and multimedia ad based on persuasive techniques.

·     Students will write a multi-paragraph persuasive essay.

Agenda 

• Monday
•  DGP 2.3 (Download DGP 2.3)
• Media Scavenger Hunt using literature book

 

• Tuesday
• DGP 2.3
• Analyze websites for persuasive techniques in Dell Lab

 

•  Wednesday
• DGP 2.3
• Review scavenger hunt
• Persuasive techniques notes

 

• Thursday
• DGP 2.3
• Continue notes

 

• Friday
• DGP 2.3 Quiz
• Read persuasive articles to count towards 12 book points. (Due December 11^th)

October 12- 16

Important Dates:

Tuesday (10/13)

·     Sneak preview of the book fair!

Thursday (10/15)

·     Remember to bring $1 for pumpkin, and your ideas/supplies for our pumpkin

·     Dance 4:30- 6:00 (Remember to bring in ticket money and a signed permission slip)

Friday (10/16)

·     DGP Quiz

 

Standard:

·     Students will produce a multi-paragraph persuasive essay. (ELA 7W2.a)

·     Students will demonstrate an understanding and control of the English language. (ELA 7C1)

 

Essential Question: Do you have the power to persuade?

Learning Goal: 

·     Students will watch analyze media for persuasive techniques.

·     Students will create a print and multimedia ad based on persuasive techniques.

·     Students will write a multi-paragraph persuasive essay.

Agenda 

• Monday
•  DGP 2.1
• Persuasive writing introduction
• Students will begin to work on persuasive vocabulary. (Download Persuasive_vocab)

• Tuesday
•  DGP 2.1
• Finish vocab and review.
• Sneak preview of book fair.

 

•  Wednesday
• DGP 2.1
• Quarter 2 Benchmark Test

 

• Thursday
• DGP 2.1
• Assign project.
• Determine partners.

 

• Friday
• DGP 2.1 Quiz
• Read towards 12 book points. (Due December 11^th)

October 5th - October 9th

Important Dates:

Thursday (10/8)- Remember to bring $1 for pumpkin and your bag of 3-5 items that describes you.

Friday (10/9)

·     DGP Quiz

 

Standard:

·     Students will be avoid run-on and fragment sentences and know how to combine sentences. (ELA 7C1.a)

·     Students will demonstrate an understanding and control of the English language. (ELA 7C1)

 

Essential Question: What strategies are useful when preparing to write?

Learning Goal:  Students will learn effective brainstorming and pre-writing activities.   

Agenda 

• Monday
•  DGP 1.7
• Turn in outline and RAFT from last week.
• Correct errors in myths and write the rule that was missed.

• Tuesday
•  DGP 1. 6
• Conference with students that are struggling with outlines and RAFT.
• Finish correcting errors and writing rules.

•  Wednesday
• DGP 1.7
• Review outline and RAFT.
• Writing prompt assessment.  Students will create a RAFT and outline on a given prompt.

 

• Thursday
• DGP 1.7
• Examine the last mock writing assessment.  Find P1s, P2s, and P3s. 
• Rewrite paper using RAFT and Power Writing.

 

• Friday
• DGP 1.7 Quiz
• Read towards 25 books.

September 28th - October 2nd

Important Dates:

Wednesday (9/30)

·     Literacy- The Outsiders project is due.

 

Friday (10/2)

·     DGP Quiz

·     Six book points are due.  If you are mid-way through a book Friday, you MUST come talk to me before the end of the day.

 

Standard:

·     Students will be avoid run-on and fragment sentences and know how to combine sentences. (ELA 7C1.a)

·     Students will demonstrate an understanding and control of the English language. (ELA 7C1)

 

Essential Question:  How can I correct run-ons and fragments to strengthen my writing?

Learning Goal:  Students will recognize run-on and fragment sentences and know how to correct them. 

Agenda 

• Monday
•  DGP 1.6
• Finish presenting myths.
• Read towards 25 books.

• Tuesday
•  DGP 1. 6
• Notes on run-on and practice.

•  Wednesday
• DGP 1.6
• Notes on fragment sentences and practice.

 

• Thursday
• DGP 1.6
• Review and practice correcting run-on and fragment sentences.

 

• Friday
• DGP 1.6 Quiz
• Read towards 25 books.

September 21st - 25th

Important Dates:

Tuesday (9/22)

· Final draft of myth is due.  (For full credit, must show evidence of using the writing process.)

Friday (9/25)

· DGP Quiz

· Literacy- The Outsiders project is due.

 

Standard:

·     Students will be able to use a variety of strategies when writing including dialogue. (ELA 7W2)

·     Students will demonstrate an understanding and control of the English language. (ELA 7C1)

 

Essential Question:  How can I tell my story?

Learning Goal:  Students will write a story that engages readers. 

Agenda 

• Monday
•  DGP 1.5
• Write final draft of myth. (If not finished, it is homework!)

• Tuesday
•  DGP 1. 5
• Present papers 

•  Wednesday
•  DGP 1.5
• Present papers

 

• Thursday
• DGP 1.5
• Present papers

 

• Friday
• DGP 1.5 Quiz
• Read towards 25 books.

Week of September 14th - September 18th

Important Dates:

Monday- Friday 9/14 – 9/18

·     ITBS testing

Standard:

·     Narrative Writing: Engages readers by establishing and developing a plot, setting, and point of view that are appropriate to the story (e.g., varied beginnings, standard plot line, cohesive devices, and a sharpened focus). (ELA7W2.a)

·     Students will demonstrate an understanding and control of the English language. (ELA 7C1)

Essential Question:  How can I tell my story?

Learning Goal:  Students will write a story that engages readers.

    

Agenda

• Monday
  •  DGP 1.4- Correct and label parts of speech Download DGP 1.4 Study Guide(.
  • Brainstorm ideas for myth.
  • Work together to make final choice.

• Tuesday
  •  DGP 1.4- Label parts of a sentence.
  •  Prewriting- develop a plan for your story (Download StoryMap_pdf).

• Wednesday
  •  DGP 1.4- Identify phrases, clauses, sentence type, and sentence structure.
  •  Begin rough draft.

• Thursday
  • DGP 1.4- Diagram sentence
  • Finish rough draft.
  • Begin revising and editing.
  • Note:  Students do have the option of creating a podcast of their myth to present to the class rather than reading their stories to the class.  Images should reflect the story being told.  Students record themselves reading their myth.  Unfortunately we do not have time in class to work on these.  All work will need to be done at home. 

• Friday
  • DGP quiz
  • Revise and Edit.
  • HOMEWORK!!!!  You must get your paper read by a parent or some person that is in charge of you! No excuses!  They must sign

Week of September 7th - September 11th

Important Dates:

Monday- 9/7

·     Labor Day- No school!!!!

Wednesday- Friday- 9/9-9/11

·     CogAT testing

Friday- 9/11

·     Dialogue and Grammar Notes quiz

Standard:

·     Students will be able to use a variety of strategies when writing including dialogue. (ELA 7W2)

·     Students will demonstrate an understanding and control of the English language. (ELA 7C1)

Essential Question:  How can dialogue personalize a story?

Learning Goal:  Students will be able to use dialogue to inject style in their writing.

Agenda

• Monday
•  No school!!!!

• Tuesday
•  No DGP- Students should study the Grammar notes (Download Grammar_notes_08_09_version).  Warm-up will be a review to make sure we are all on the same page.   
•  Create rules for dialogue using examples from novels.
•  Begin taking notes on dialogue

•  Wednesday
•  No DGP- Students should study the Grammar notes.  Warm-up will be a review to make sure we are all on the same page.   
•  Finish notes on dialogue.

• Thursday
• No DGP- Students should study the Grammar notes.  Warm-up will be a review to make sure we are all on the same page.   
• Using a comic strip.  Create dialogue for the scene
• Review dialogue. 

• Friday
• Dialogue and Grammar notes quiz
• Read towards 25 books.

Week of August 31st - September 4th

Important Dates:

Wednesday- 9/4

·     “Icarus” and “Phaethon” quiz.

Thursday- 9/3

·     Elements of Literature test (In class review all week.  Study definitions from Literature Notes.)

·     Picture Day

Monday- 9/7

·     Labor Day- No school!!!!

Essential Question:  How do the elements of a story help create a story?

Learning Goal:  Students will be able to identify various elements of a story.

Agenda

• Monday
•  DGP 1.3- Correct and Label parts of speech.
• Review the elements of a story and check for understanding.
• Read the myth "Icarus" and apply the elements of a story.

• Tuesday
•  DGP 1.3- Label parts of the sentence.
•  Review elements of a story.
•  Read "Phaethon" and apply the elements of a story.

•  Wednesday
•  DGP 1.3- Label phrases, clauses.  Determine sentence type and sentence structure. Diagram sentence
•  Review the elements of a story and check for understanding.
•  Review "Icarus" and "Phaethon".
• Take short comprehension quiz over three myths.
• Pass back papers and give out missing assignment notices.

• Thursday
• Review the elements of a story and check for understanding.
• Elements of a story test.
• Summarize myths for a book point.

• Friday
• DGP Quiz 1.3
• Read towards 25 books.

Support AMS!!!

Parents and Students: We have two upcoming opportunities for you to support Awtrey and our community!! First, Thursday-8/27/09 is Dominos's Pizza night. We receive 20% of all Awtrey orders (pick up or delivery) from the Cherokee Street location- call 770-423-9696- remember to say you are with Awtrey!!! Second, we will have Chick-fil-a biscuits on sale this Friday to support Relay for Life and the School, Family, Community team. Biscuits are $2.50!!

 

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