Lesson Plans for October 16 - 20
Monday: 
7th Grade:
Read Chapter 6
Complete 5-6 Questions
Quiz tomorrow

8th Grade:
Flowers for Algernon
Complete Section One with Discussion
Before and After Chart (due Tuesday)

Tuesday:
7th Grade:
Quiz over 4-6
Go over homework
Read pages 100-104 

8th Grade:
Flowers for Algernon
Quiz over section 1
Begin Section 2 (pages 691-696)
Go over Chart
Intelligence Chart Handout

Wednesday:  
7th Grade:
Complete Chapter 7
Chapter 7 questions

8th Grade:
Continue Section Two (pages 696-702)
Begin Vocabulary (handout)

Thursday:
7th Grade:
Read Chapter 8 silently
Answer Questions

8th Grade:
Continue and complete vocabulary (due Friday)

Friday:
7th Grade:
Friday Fishbowl Discussion
Poem Analysis:  Nothing Gold Can Stay

8th Grade:
Complete Flowers for Algernon
Questions for Discussion
Begin discussing Intelligence Assignment







Lesson Plans for the week of October 9th
Monday:
7th grade:  Complete Chapter 2 Questions
                          Read pages 37-45 of The Outsiders
              
8th Grade:  Verb Tense
                            Review Present Perfect
                            Guided Notes:  Past Perfect and Future Perfect
                            Complete PP and FP Worksheets

Tuesday: 
7th Grade:  Go over chapter 2 questions
                       Complete reading chapter 3
                       Chapter 3 Questions  (Quiz over 1-3 on Wednesday!)
8th Grade:  Go over homework
                          Review for Wednesday's Verb Test
                          Personality "tests" and activities
                          Pre-Reading, "Flowers for Algernon"

Wednesday:
7th Grade:  Chapters 1-3 Quiz
                           Library Day
                          AR Check-In Day
                          Read 53-62
8th Grade:  Verb Test
                            Library and AR Check-In
                           Begin "Flowers for Algernon"
                           
Thursday:
7th Grade:  Complete Chapter 4
                           Questions and Activity
8th Grade:  Coontinue "Flowers for Algernon" 
                           Questions and Activity

Friday:
7th Grade:  Fishbowl Discussion Activity

8th Grade:  Class Activity:  F4A

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Lesson Plans for the week of October 2
Monday:
7th Grade LA:  Go over fragment homework
                                  Fragment Review
                                  Begin Outsiders Unit
                                                   Background:  Journal question
                                                   Chapter 1
8th Grade LA:  Complete Poems:  Type in class and turn in 
                                   
Tuesday:  
7th Grade LA:  Fragment Quiz
                                  The Outsiders Chapter 2
                                                  Questions for Chaps. 1 and 2
8th Grade LA:  Verb Tenses
                                   Present Perfect Tesnse
                                   Past Perfect Tense

Wednesday:
7th Grade LA:  Go over chapter 2 questions
                                 read Chapter 3
                                   Discussion Activity
8th Grade:  Continue Present Past perfect tenses
                          Worksheet

Thursday: 







September 25
Monday:
7th Grade:  Science Fiction:  All Summer in a Day  (Read and answer questions); 
                           Historical Fiction:  Drummer Boy of Shiloh  (Begin Reading)
8th Grade:  Complete Poetry Packets
                           Final Review for Figurative Language Test

Tuesday:
7th Grade:  Historical Fiction:  Complete Drummer Boy of Shiloh
                           Fiction Subgenre Quiz
8th Grade:  Figurative Language Test

Wednesday:
7th Grade:  Grammar Mini-Unit
                           Sentences:  Complete vs. Fragments
8th Grade:  Writing Poetry
                           Random Topic Poem Project

Thursday: 
7th Grade:  Practice Worksheets:  Fragments vs. Complete
8th Grade:  Continue Poem Project
                            Poems due Friday

Friday:
7th Grade:  Complete work on fragments:  final review
8th Grade:  Poems Due!
                           Verbs:  Active vs. Passive
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18 - 22
7th Grade LA
Monday:  Begin Nonfiction Genre
                       Characteristics of Informational Reading
                       Complete "Asian Carp" in class and answer questions
                       Complete "Garbage" for homework
Tuesday:  Nonfiction Biography
                      Read biography and answer questions
                      Autobiography:  read and answer questions
Wednesday:  Nonfiction Persuasive
                               Read Pro/Con Climate Change Article and answer questions
Thursday:  Nonfiction Quiz
                          Begin Fiction 
                          Realistic Fiction
Friday:  Continue Fiction
                   Science Fiction

8th Grade LA
Monday:  Review Past, Preset, and Future Tenses
                      Simple and Continuous Tense
                      Worksheet Packet
Tuesday:  Verb Tense quiz
                        Begin Figurative Language
                        Take Notes
Wednesday:  Figurative Language Exercises
Thursday:  Figurative Language Identification
                          Poetry
Friday:  Figurative Language Identification
​                   Poetry







Lesson Plans for September 5-8
7th Grade:  
     Tuesday: Powerpoint Notes:  Genre
                           Practice WS #1

     Wednesday: Practice WS #8
                                   Genre Book Activity

     Thursday:  Read Short Story, "The Scholarship Activity"
                              Book Questions (in class)
                              Final Genre Review

     Friday:  Genre Quiz
                       Read "The Amigo Brothers"
​                       Book Questions (in class)

8th Grade:
     Tuesday: Continue Plot Diagram Project

     Wednesday: Internal vs. External Confllict
                                  Read, "Abuela Intents the Zero" 

     Thursday: Review Point of View, Genre, and Author's Purpose
                             Read "Gertrude Grew Great"
                            Complete Plot Diagram for Story

     Friday: Read "The Breakaway"
                      Complete Plot Diagram
                      Fill in Literary Concept Chart for Test Review

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