7th Grade Language Arts

Agenda:

• Bellwork: Get out questions answered yesterday, recap yesterday’s reading, HOMEWORK CHECK!
• Continue reading: “Out of the Dust” part 2
• Complete comprehension questions- homework if not finished

Homework:

• Out of the Dust comprehension questions part 1+2 if not finished in class

Due Dates:

• 3rd Card Marking IXL Skills: Due March 27th

Upcoming Dates:

• Spring Break- 4/1-4/5
• Late Start 3/18
• End of 3rd Card Marking- 3/29

Agenda:

• Bellwork: Get SSR Log, glue “March” calendar into SSR log
• Start reading: “Out of the Dust” Part 1
• Comprehension Questions- homework if not finished

Homework:

• Out of the Dust comprehension questions part 1 if not finished in class

Due Dates:

• 3rd Card Marking IXL Skills: Due March 27th

Upcoming Dates:

• Spring Break- 4/1-4/5
• Late Start 3/18
• End of 3rd Card Marking- 3/29

Agenda:

• Bellwork: Take out Word Chunk Packet, notes on 5 new ROOT words
• Turn in: Annotated Poem and SMILE worksheet
• Dust Bowl Jeopardy Review Game
• Finish SMILE analysis worksheet if not finished – go over
• Quiz- 5 new root words FRIDAY

Homework:

• Finish SMILE poetry sheet, annotating poem, due TODAY. May be submitted late for a 10% deduction
• ***** Copies of these documents are available on my iLearn under the “Informational Essay: Historical Event” folder

Due Dates:

• Annotated Poem and SMILE sheet, due TODAY
• 3rd Card Marking IXL Skills: Due March 27th

Upcoming Dates:

• Spring Break- 4/1-4/5
• Late Start 3/18
• End of 3rd Card Marking- 3/29

Agenda:

• Bellwork- study: Prefixes 1-30
• Quiz – Prefixes 1-30 (ten questions)
• Finish read and annotate: “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me”
• Analyzing poetry- SMILE method, turn in for credit

• Extra Credit Opportunities/IXL when finished:
• Dust Bowl Poem or Paragraph summary of new information from:

https://www.loc.gov/collections/todd-and-sonkin-migrant-workers-from-1940-to-1941/

Homework:

• Finish SMILE poetry sheet, annotating poem, due MONDAY
• ***** Copies of these documents are available on my iLearn under the “Informational Essay: Historical Event” folder

Due Dates:

• Annotated Poem and SMILE sheet, due Monday, March 11th
• 3rd Card Marking IXL Skills: Due March 27th

Upcoming Dates:

• Spring Break- 4/1-4/5
• Late Start 3/18
• End of 3rd Card Marking- 3/29

Agenda:

• Bellwork: SSR- do not get SSR log book today
• Annotating Poetry Mini Lesson

Homework:

• Study Prefixes 1-30, quiz FRIDAY

Due Dates:

• 3rd Card Marking IXL Skills: Due March 27th

Upcoming Dates:

• Spring Break- 4/1-4/5
• Late Start 3/18
• End of 3rd Card Marking- 3/29

Agenda:

• Library visit
• Review Prefix Quizzes
• IXL time: “Classify Figures of Speech” 7th+8th- E.6/9th-12th- C.5
• SSR

Homework:

• Study Prefixes 1-30, quiz FRIDAY

Due Dates:

• 3rd Card Marking IXL Skills: Due March 27th

Upcoming Dates:

• Spring Break- 4/1-4/5
• Late Start 3/18
• End of 3rd Card Marking- 3/29

Agenda:

• Prefix Quiz 26-30

• Finish presentations

• SSR

Homework:

• Study Prefixes 1-30, quiz FRIDAY

Due Dates:

• 2nd Card Marking IXL Skills: Due March 27th

Upcoming Dates:

• Spring Break- 4/1-4/5
• Late Start 3/18
• End of 3rd Card Marking- 3/29

Agenda:

• Dust Bowl Presentations! + Cornell Notes
• Summarize each student’s slides with at least 2 bullet points

***Prefixes 26-30 quiz MONDAY!

Homework:

• Study Prefixes 26-30, quiz MONDAY

Upcoming Dates:

• Spring Break- 4/1-4/5
• Late Start 3/18
• End of 3rd Card Marking- 3/29