7^th Grade Language Arts

Ernst

Quarter 3

Week 6

February 6 – February 10

2012

Monday 2/6

Tuesday 2/7

Wednesday 2/8

Thursday 2/9

Friday 2/10

Period 1,3

BW: Writing Intro Paragraphs for Essays

Examining 5 Paragraph Essays

Period 4,6,7:

BW: Notes on 5 Paragraph Essay

Main Lesson: Writing Effective Intros

Period 1,3

BW: Compose an Effective Intro

Reading Sample Essays

Period 4,6,7:

BW: Outline of 5 Paragraph Essay

Main Lesson: Effective Introductions (continued)

Period 1,3:

BW: Listing Essay Topics

Mini-Lesson: What is an Essay? Sample Essays from Master Essay Writers / Getting Free of the 5 Paragraph Form

Period 4,6,7

BW:

Reading Comp: Grimm Brothers – “The Devil and His Grandmother”

Reading SSR – 20 Minutes

Period 1,3

BW: Identifying KEY WORDS: Return of the Native

Writing Exercise: Prewriting Essay Material (in Composition Book)

20 Minutes SSR

Period 4,6,7

BW: Choosing Essay Topics

Essay Analysis: My Job in an Apple Plant

Writing Workshop: Complete Outline of Topic / Compose Intro Paragraph

Period 1,3

BW: Prewriting Essay Topics

Writing Workshop: Drafting Essay #2

Period 4,6,7:

BW: Essay Analysis – American Dream

Writing Workshop:

Drafting 5 Paragraph Essay

Assignment Due:

Period 1,3: 5 Paragraph Essay #1

Assignment Due:

Booklog: 2/1-2/7

Assignment Due:

Period 1,3: Return of the Native excerpt

Assignment Due:

Bellwork 1/23-1/27

HW: