Dec. 11 to Dec. 15, 2017

Monday, December 11, 2017

Objective: 7.4.R.1 Students will increase knowledge of academic, domain-appropriate, grade level vocabulary to infer meaning of grade-level text.

Lesson: Listening for Syllables, Adding Endings, Classifying Word Groups, Matching Synonyms (Annabel Lee & Morella)

Assignment: 1. Say each of the words below to yourself. Decide how many syllables are in each word; 2. Add an ending to the designated words to make them fit the sentence; 3. Decide if the italicized part of the sentence tells where, when or how; 4. Choose a synonym from the word box to replace the italicized word.

Tuesday, December 12, 2017

Objective: 7.4.R.2 Students will use word parts (e.g., affixes, Greek and Latin roots, stems) to define and determine the meaning of increasingly complex words.

Lesson: 1. Understanding Special Meanings; 2. Using Cloze Reading; 3. Remembering Details (The Cask of Amontillado).

Assignment: 1. Read the following sentences and write an explanation of the meaning of the italicized word. 2. Use the words in the word box to fill in the blanks. 3. Write answers to questions about the main character.

Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Objective: 7.4.R.3 Students will use context clues to determine or clarify the meaning of words or distinguish among multiple meaning words.

Lesson: 1. Sequencing Events, 2. Getting the Main Idea (The Cask of Amontillado), 3. Discovering Meaning Through Context (The Oval Portrait), Matching Antonyms (The Oval Portrait).

Assignments: Worksheets and whole class review.

Thursday, December 14, 2017

Objective: 7.3.R.6 Students will analyze the structures of texts (e.g., compare/contrast, problem/solution, cause/effect, claims/evidence) and content by making inferences about texts and use textual evidence to draw simple logical conclusions.

Lesson: Determing Cause and Effect (The Oval Portrait), Classifying Words, Choosing Correct Meanings, Using Descriptive Words (Some Words with a Mummy).

Assignments: Worksheets and whole class review.

Friday, December 15, 2017

Objective: 7.4.R.5 Students will use a dictionary, glossary, or a thesaurus (print and/or electronic) to determine or clarify the meanings, syllabication, pronunciation, synonyms, and parts of speech of words.

Lesson: Using Guide Words and Alphabetical Order (Some Words with a Mummy).

Assignments: Worksheets with whole class review.