English 7 - 2
Week of May 27th
Monday
No School - Labor Day
Tuesday - Wednesday
Final Copy - Fractured Fairy Tale
Illusgtrations - Fractured Fairy Tale
Thursday - Friday
Summer Break
Week of May 20th
Monday
Update Writing Portfolio Website
Begin Fractured Fairy Tale
Tuesday - Thursday
Prewriting - Fractured Fairy Tale
Drafting - Fractured Fairy Tale
Peer Response - Fractured Fairy Tale
Friday
Awards Assembly and Fun Day
Week of May 13th
Monday - Friday
Social Studies Research Project
Week of May 6th
Monday - Friday
Social Studies Research Project
Week of April 29th
Monday - Wednesday
Poetry Writing
Thursday
Introduction to Social Studies Research Project
Friday
Reading Day
Week of April 22nd
Monday
PSSA Reminders/Review and Test Taking Strategies
Tuesday - Friday
Babe and theme project
Week of April 15th
Monday - Tuesday
Finish Cause and Effect
Wednesday - Thursday
"Homeless" and Problem/Solution
Friday
Reading Day
Week of April 8th
Monday - Tuesday
Finish Theme and Symbol and "Fireflies."
Poetry Quiz
Wednesday - Friday
Students will read and MUTT two selections on The Black Plague.
Week of April 1st
Monday - Wednesday
No School - Spring Break
Thursday
Finish Narrative Poetry.
Friday
Theme and Symbol and "Fireflies."
Week of March 25th
Monday - Tuesday
Review "Names" and write a memorial poem.
Review Narrative Poetry.
Wednesday - Friday
No School - Spring Break
Week of March 18th
Monday - Tuesday
Reading and Writing Poetry
"Names" by Billy Collins and free verse, imagery and memorials.
Students will write their own memorial and use flipgrid to film it to present to the class next week.
Wednesday - Friday
CDTs
Week of March 11th
Monday - Wednesday
Myth - read "Prometheus" and "Pandora's Box
Discuss Myth
Students will write their own myth - Draft due on Thursday
Thursday
Draft Due - Peer Review - Due Friday 7:30 AM
Friday
Reading Day
Week of March 4th
Monday
Finish Creative Writing Activity - Writing a play and "Amigo Brothers"
Tuesday
Read "What Do Fish Have to do with Anything" - CommonLit assignment
Wednesday
Think/Pair/Share - "What Do Fish Have to do with Anything?"
Thursday
Multiple Choice Test - "What Do Fish Have to do with Anything?"
Friday
Reading Day
Week of February 26th
Monday - Tuesday
CommonLit Assignment - "Amigo Brothers" - due Wednesday
Wednesday
Think/Pair/Share - "Amigo Brothers"
Thursday - Friday
Creative Writing Activity - Writing a play and "Amigo Brothers"
Week of February 19th
Monday
No School
Tuesday - Friday
Watch the film Brian's Song and compare to the play.
Week of February 12th
Monday - Thursday
Finish Brian's Song
Friday
No School
Week of February 5th
Monday - Thursday
Continue Brian's Song
At the end of Part One - Think/Pair/Share
At the of Part Two - Think/Pair/Share
Friday
Study Island Day
Week of January 29th
Monday - Thursday
Introduction and begin reading Brian's Song
Friday
Reading Day
Week of January 22nd
Monday
Introduction to Lesson Seven Vocabulary
Tuesday - Thursday
Third Person Point of View
Read and review "A Retrieved Reformation"
Friday
Study Island
Week of January 15
Monday
No School - Teacher In Service
Tuesday - Friday
Journal
Vocabulary
First Person Point of View
Read and respond to "A Scholarship Jacket"
Friday - Vocabulary Test
Week of January 8th
Monday - Wednesday
CDT - Make Up Work when finished
Thursday - Friday
Continue Reading and discussing "The Scholarship Jacket"
Week of January 1st
Monday - Tuesday
No School - Winter Break
Wednesday
Introduction to Lesson Six Vocabulary
Thursday - Friday
Introduction to 1st Person point of view
Read and discuss "The Scholarship Jacket"
Week of December 18th
Monday - Thursday
Creative Writing Assignment - "The Grinch who Stole Christmas"
Friday
Reading Day
Week of December 11th
Monday
TDA - "Casey at the Bat."
Tuesday - Thursday
"The Scholarship Jacket" - During Reading Activity
Friday
Create/Update Website
Study Island
Week of December 4
Monday
Introduction to Lesson Five Words
Tuesday
Type Argumentative Essay
Wednesday
Peer Review - Argumentative Essay
Thursday - Friday
"Casey at the Bat" - Read, Review, TDA
Week of November 27th
Monday
No School - Thanksgiving Break
Tuesday - Thursday
Introduce Argumentative Writing
Prewrite, Draft, Redraft, Review Argumentative Writing
Friday
Reading Day
Week of November 20th
Monday - Wednesday
Draft - Argumentative Essay
Final - Filming Argumentative Essay
Study Island
Thursday - Friday
No School - Thanksgiving Break
Week of November 13th
Monday
Think/Pair/Share Review - "Thank You, M'am"
Tuesday
Selection Test - "Thank You, M'am"
Wednesday
Introduction to Argumentative Writing
Argumentative Writing - Prewriting
Thursday
Unit Four Vocabulary Due
Friday
Unit Four Vocabulary Test
Week of November 6th
Monday
Introduction to Lesson Four Vocabulary Words
Tuesday
Conflict - External and Internal
Review Activity using previous stories
Wednesday
Read and review "Thank You, Ma'am" using CommonLit
Thursday
Reading Day
Friday
No School - Parent/Teacher Conferences
Week of October 30th
Monday - Wednesday
Finish TDA for "Rikki-tikki-tavi."
Second Round - CDTs
Thursday - Friday
Career Work with Mrs. Reed
Week of October 23rd
Monday
Review "Rikki-tikki-tavi"
Tuesday
Watch film, "Rikki-tikki-tavi."
Wednesday
Test on "Rikki-tikki-tavi"
Thursday - Friday
TDA - "Rikki-tikki-tavi"
Week of October 16th
Monday
Journal
Introduction to Lesson Three Vocabulary
Tuesday - Thursday
Journal
Introduction to Website
Vocabulary Activity
Introduction to foreshadowing and plot
Students will read "Rikki-tikki-tavi."
Friday
Reading Day
Week of October 9th
Monday
No School - Teacher In Service
Tuesday
Journal
Begin "The Last Dog" Review
Wednesday - Thursday
Journal
Finish "The Last Dog" review
Friday
Test - "The Last Dog"
Week of October 2nd
Monday - Thursday
Journal
Introduction to setting
Students will read "The Last Dog."
Students will MUTT and respond to the questions in the margins.
Review "The Last Dog"
Friday
Reading Day
Week of September 25th
Monday - Wednesday
Write a rough draft - Narrative Essay - Due Thursday
Study Island - Introduce and Conclude Topics
Thursday
Narrative Essay Peer Review
Friday
Reading Day
Week of September 18th
Monday
Review "Seventh Grade"
Students will create a storyboard using the important parts of the plot.
Test on Wednesday
Tuesday
Selection Test - "Seventh Grade"
Wednesday
Introduction to Unit Two Vocabulary - Due Next Thursday
Thursday
Introduction Narrative Writing
Prewriting for Narrative Essay
Friday
Study Island Pretest
Study Island - Introduce and Conclude Topics
Week of September 11th
Monday - Tuesday
PSSA and CDT result conferencing and large group discussion
Introduction to Plot and MUTT
Students will MUTT "Seventh Grade" and respond to the margin questions - due on Wednesday
Wednesday - Thursday
Review "Seventh Grade"
Students will reread the text and respond to the margin questions.
Test on Friday
Friday
Selection test - "Seventh Grade"
Week of September 4th
Monday
No School
Tuesday
Unit One Vocabulary Due
Wednesday
Unit One Vocabulary Test
Thursday - Friday
CDTs
Week of August 28th
Monday
Journal
"I Am" Poem introduction
Final due Wednesday
Tuesday
Introduction to Unit One Vocabulary
Wednesday - Thursday
Journal
Vocabulary Activity
"I Am" Poem Presentations
Friday
Study Island Pretest
Week of August 21st
Monday - Tuesday
No school - Teacher In Service
Wednesday
Welcome Back!
Introduction to Journal Writing
Google Classroom
Classroom Expectations
Remind
AR - Library Tomorrow
Thursday
Library Introduction Day
Friday
Reading Day