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Objectives:
Week 1, July 27 - 31
Monday:
Objective - SWBAT recognize class procedures and policies for the 2026-2027 school year
Bellwork - Label your English notebook
Tuesday:
Objective - SWBAT send an appropriate and professional email (L6). Explain why annotations are useful and annotate a text based on class expectations (RL10).
Bellwork - ID the three cities important to Western thought
Block:
Objective - SWBAT critically read a story and apply the skills and strategies of a successful reader (L1)
Bellwork - Baseline Test
Friday:
Objective - SWBAT correctly capitalize words in a sentence (7L2)
Bellwork - The Good, Beautiful, and True Friday (Appalachian Spring)
Week 2, August 3 - 7
Monday:
Objective - SWBAT annotate at text, highlighting important points and making comments in the margin (7 RL10)
Exit - Annotation check
Bellwork 1.5 - Vocab worksheet
Tuesday:
Objective - SWBAT take notes on the important information in a chapter
Exit - Note check
Bellwork 1.6 - Vocabulary worksheet
Block:
Objective - SWBAT analyze how a particular plot point influences the story
Bellwork 1.7 - RAFT: Write a short letter to the President of the United States about a topic that concerns you.
Friday (half day)
Objective - SWBAT annotate a text, highlighting important points and making comments in the margins
Exit - Annotation check
Bellwork - The Good, Beautiful, and True Friday (El Dorado, Poe)
Week 3, August 10 - 14
Monday:
Objective - Annotate a text, highlighting important points and making comments in the margins (7 RL10)
Bellwork - Vocab Worksheet
Tuesday:
Objective - Take notes on the important information in a chapter (7 RL10)
Bellwork - Vocab Worksheet
Block:
Objective - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text (RL4)
Bellwork - RAFT - Why should students at BFHS study the Roman virtues?
Exit - Though the KJV describes God as “tempting” Abraham, modern linguists argue that a better translation of the original Hebrew is “testing” (Alter). What exactly is God testing Abraham to do? What verbal and non-verbal responses does Abraham have to this test?
Friday:
Objective - Identify the purpose of each appropriate punctuation mark (L2)
Bellwork - The Good, The True, and the The Beautiful Friday - Joseph and Potiphar's Wife by Guido Reni
Exit - Capitalization/Punctuation Worksheet
Week 4, August 17 - 21
Monday:
Objective - SWBAT - Annotate a text, highlighting important points and making comments in the margins (7 RL10)
Bellwork - Week 3 Vocab Quiz
Tuesday:
Objective - SWBAT make two analytical comments during a Socratic discussion (SL1).
Bellwork - Week 4 Vocab
Block:
Objective - WBAT identify how God uses miracles in the story (RL2).
Bellwork - Graph Analysis
Exit - Describe Moses’ objections to God’s plan. What is God’s response? Why would God use miracles to respond to Moses’ fears?
Friday:
Objective - SWBAT identify the purpose of each sentence and include the appropriate punctuation mark (L2)
Bellwork - The Good, The True, and the The Beautiful Friday - Quote of the Week
Exit - Sentence Purpose Worksheet