Week of September 6th, 2010

Monday, September 6, 2010

Labor Day Holiday: Enjoy your day off!

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

 7th Grade English:

• Review vocabulary homework
• “Dumb” prize Tuesday for students who completed the homework on time and turn it in today.
• Grammar textbooks – discuss why grammar is important in everyday life
• Notes on nouns (what they are and their purpose; examples)
• Flipchart activity – word sort

PSSA English 9/10: Even Day Groups

• Brainstorm reading strategies to use while reading
• freewrite activity
• Talking to text (T2T) strategy (view samples) and practice T2T

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

7th Grade English:

• Jeopardy review game
• Identifying nouns worksheet
• Notes on common and proper nouns
• Practice exercises identifying common and proper nouns

PSSA English 9/10: Odd Day Groups

• Review T2T strategy
• compare notes on text from last class
• answer questions and discuss responses after reading the passage

Thursday, September 9, 2010

7th Grade English:

• Vocabulary test for unit 1
• Vocabulary unit 2 words – look up definitions and create images for each
• Vocabulary worksheet
• Vocabulary sentences for each word
• Vocabulary work is due on Monday of each week

PSSA English 9/10: Even Day Groups

• Review T2T strategy
• compare notes on text from last class
• answer questions and discuss responses after reading the passage

Friday, September 10, 2010

7th Grade English:

• Review new vocabulary definitions on PowerPoint presentation 
• Read 9/11 poem together and discuss
• SSR (sustained silent reading) – 2nd 9/11 poem
• Journal response

PSSA English 9/10: Odd Day Groups

• Drunk driving news article (read and T2T)
• Complete questions and discuss responses
• Discuss format for open-ended prompts and practice answering a prompt using the format given

Note: Plans are subject to change if necessary.

7th Grade English: Regular Weekly Schedule
 
Monday: 1. Review vocabulary worksheet and sentences.

2. Turn in vocabulary homework from last week.

3. “Dumb” prize Monday

4. Present grammar material – textbook


Tuesday: 1. Continue grammar material

2. Independent practice of material and/or

homework.


Wednesday: 1. Review any homework

2. Review vocabulary for quiz

3. Continue grammar material


Thursday: 1. Vocabulary quiz

2. Receive new vocabulary unit

3. Continue grammar material


Friday: 1. Review vocabulary definitions

2. Sustained Silent Reading (SSR) – short story/poem

3. Journaling assignment

Note: Schedule is tentative and is subject to change if necessary.