English Language Arts
Grade 7
Google Classroom Codes
Period 1: eyocbqt
Period 7: xs6leg4
Period 8: 4ppvx3s
My Perspectives 7th
Username: STUDENTNAME
Password: Tigers23!
Class Novel
1st Quarter: "The Red Umbrella" by Diaz Gonzalez
2nd Quarter: Edgar Allan Poe Unit
3rd Quarter: "The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton
Class Materials
Students must have the following items:
1 inch binder with 4 pockets
4 dividers: 1. Opening routine / Exit Ticket 2. Classroom notes 3. Classwork 4. Vocabulary
Loose leaf paper
Headphones (for testing purposes)
Home Learning
Weekly Assignments:
Must complete 2 IREADY lessons each week moving forward
Log onto Google Classroom regularly.
Finish work that was not completed in class.
Schedule of the Weeks
October 23rd - 26th
Writing guide: "Do people have the right to rescue services when they put themselves at risk?"
Writing skills: Argumentative writing template.
Argumentative essay (Outline).
Classwork: "The Red Umbrella" by Diaz Gonzalez" Chapter 4.
IREADY LESSONS (1 teacher Assigned, 1 IReady Assigned) Must pass with a 70 or above
October 16th - 20th
Unit 2: "Imagining the Future"
Elements of an argumentative essay: Claim and supporting evidence.
Compare and contrast: Roach's argument "from Packing for Mars" & Etzioni's argument "Mars Can Wait, Oceans Can't"
Writing skills: Argumentative essay (1st writing draft).
"The Red Umbrella" Quiz: chapters 9 - 10
Classwork: "The Red Umbrella" by Diaz Gonzalez" Chapters 1 - 4.
IREADY LESSONS (1 teacher Assigned, 1 IReady Assigned) Must pass with a 70 or above
October 9th - 13th
Unit 2: "Imagining the Future"
Elements of an argumentative essay: Claim and supporting evidence.
Reading selection: Roach's argument "from Packing for Mars"
"The Red Umbrella" Quiz: chapters 1 - 13
Read: "The Red Umbrella" by Diaz Gonzalez" Chapters 14 - 21.
IREADY LESSONS (1 teacher Assigned, 1 IReady Assigned) Must pass with a 70 or above.
October 2nd - 6th
Unit 2: "Imagining the Future"
Reading selection: Etzioni's argument "Mars Can Wait, Oceans Can't"
Elements of an argumentative essay
Rhetorical devices: Ethos, Pathos and Logos
"The red Umbrella" Quiz: chapters 1 - 14
Read: "The Red Umbrella" by Diaz Gonzalez" Chapters 14 - 21.
Students must complete 2 IREADY lessons each week moving forward.
September 26th - September 29th
Unit 2: "Imagining the Future"
Elements of an argumentative essay: how to write a claim.
Vocabulary Quiz
Analyzing diagnostic tests results
Reading project: "The red Umbrella scrapbook"
Read: "The Red Umbrella" by Diaz Gonzalez" Chapters 7 - 13.
Must complete 2 IREADY lessons each week moving forward.
September 18th - September 22nd
Unit 2: "Imagining the Future"
Elements of an argumentative essay.
Thematic development: setting, character and plot
Vocabulary Quiz
Take a test of the reading passage 2 “Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed”
Start reading: "The Red Umbrella" by Diaz Gonzalez" Chapters 1 -6.
Must complete 2 IREADY lessons each week moving forward.
September 11th - September 15th
F.A.S.T. Testing
Unit 2: "Imagining the Future"
Sience-fiction story: "Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed"
Radio play: "Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed"
Thematic development: setting, character and plot
September 4th - September 8th
Unit 2: "Imagining the Future"
Sience-fiction story: "Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed"
Setting, figurative language, tone and mood
New Vocabulary Definitions due 9/13
Purchase "The Red Umbrella" by Diaz Gonzalez
August 28th - September 1st
IREADY Testing
Unit 2: "Imagining the Future"
Mentor Text: Argument "Leaving Main Street" - Annotations
Claim - Counterclaim, reasons and evidence.
New Vocabulary Definitions due 01/09
Purchase "The Red Umbrella" by Diaz Gonzalez
August 21st - August 25th
Unit 2: "Imagining the Future" - Set goals
Essential Question: Should humanity's future lie among the stars?
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Mentor Text: Argument "Leaving Main Street"
New Vocabulary: Page 127. Definitions due 01/09
August 17th - August 18th
Rules and Expectations Review
Syllabus Review
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