Week of 12/10
Monday
Tuesday
*Advisory Day
Wednesday
Thursday
*Advisory
Friday
Key Understandings
Key Vocabulary
Upcoming Due Dates
7th Grade Language Arts DeBok/Vaitai
We will / Objective: We will describe the multiple themes in the novel The Outsiders.
(7.3a)
I will / Product/Task: I will continue adding comments to my Outsiders Journal
Activity: Say something journal entries. Begin chapter 9. Begin learning how to create an extra
normal video for The Outsiders advertisement
Assessment: Ticket Out discussion
High Level Questions: This story has multiple themes including….
Homework: grammar packet #7, Read 20 minutes, review how to create an extra normal video
We will / Objective: We will describe the multiple themes in the novel The Outsiders.
(7.3a)
I will / Product/Task: I will continue adding comments to my journal for chapter 9 of The
Outsiders and continue working on my extra normal video skills.
Activity: Video and Journal
Assessment: Ticket out
High Level Questions: This story has multiple themes including….
Homework: Grammar packet #7; read 20 minutes each night; review how to create an extra
normal video
We will / Objective: We will analyze the development of the plot through the internal and
external responses of the characters, including their motivations and conflicts. (7.6b)
I will / Product/Task: I will continue adding on to my say something journal for chapters 10 and
11 of The Outsiders. Begin learning how to create an animoto video for my advertisement.
Activity: Animoto Video
Assessment: Class discussion of chapters 10 & 11
High Level Questions: On page 148 with the sentence beginning with Johnny’s eyes glowed.
Why is this small paragraph important in understanding Johnny’s feelings towards Dally?
Homework: Read 20 minutes, grammar packet 7;
We will / Objective: I will make complex inferences about text and use textual evidence to
support understanding for literary texts. (fig 19)
I will / Product/Task: I will conclude the novel and take my quiz
Activity: Say something journal and class discussion
Assessment: Outsiders quiz
High Level Questions: What can you conclude about the author beginning and ending the story
with the same sentences? What is the function and purpose?
Homework: grammar packet #7, read 20 minutes; Study for grammar quiz tomorrow
We will / Objective: We will use comprehension skills to analyze how words, images,
graphics and sounds work together in various media forms to impact meaning. (7.13 a-d)
I will / Product/Task: I will continue to work on my advertisement, either digital or print media,
for The Outsiders novel. I will complete my grammar quiz on interjections and double negatives
Activity: advertisement-digital or print
Assessment: grammar quiz
High Level Questions: What persuasive techniques can I utilize to assist me in being successful
for my advertisement?
Homework: Read 20 minutes; advertisement
Theme, internal and external conflict
Interjections and double negatives; theme; conflict
The Outsiders quiz 12/13; Grammar quiz 12/14