October
2013
7th/8th Lesson Calendar
Sunday
Mrs. Creel, LA
Monday
Tuesday
7th/8th Language Arts
Benchmark (pre-assessment)
exam
1
7th- Rosa Parks outline body
paragraphs and conclusion
(notes & packet)
Wednesday
8th- Collage due; Autobio.
drafting body
paragraphs/conference with
teacher
6
7
7th- Conference with teacher
for Character Sketch; work
on spelling/vocab
8th- Nonfiction text analysis
(comparing multiple texts);
academic vocabulary
8th- Nonfiction text analysis
(comparing multiple texts);
academic vocabulary
15
20
14
7th- New sp/vocab words;
Compare/Contrast ppt, types
of sentences
7th- Compare and Contrast
ppt, types of sentences
8th- Dead Words Activity;
Commas and Clauses
8th- Intro Descriptive
Writing Unit (Figurative
Language), commas and
clauses
21
7th New sp/vocab words,
Compare/contrast Fairy Tale
activity
8th- Intro Edgar Allan Poe
unit (ppt), documentary
(nonfiction multimedia
information)
Saturday
4
7th- Sp/Vocab quiz;
Character Sketch drafting
body paragraphs/conference
with teacher
8th- Autobio. Rough draft
due; Autobio. quiz, Types of
sentences
9
7th-Sp/Vocab wkst due,
drafting body
paragraphs/conference with
teacher
8th- Autobiographical
Incident body
paragraph/conclusion
(Unity Trip)
10
Rachel’s Challenge
Assembly
7th- Sp/vocab wkst due;
Computer Lab (type
Character Sketch, basic
Microsoft Word review)
7th- Sp/vocab wkst due;
Computer Lab (type
Character Sketch, basic
Microsoft Word review)
7th- Sp/vocab quiz; peer edit
Character Sketch
8th- Computer Lab (type
Autobio. rough draft)
8th- Computer Lab (type
Autobio. rough draft)
8th- Peer edit Autobio. essay
7th- Rosa Parks (Character
Sketch) introduction
paragraph
8
7th- New sp/vocab words;
CS drafting conclusion
paragraph/conference with
teacher
Friday
3
8th- Collage presentations
Week of Respect
13
Thursday
2
16
Motivational Media
7th- Compare/Contrast Fairy
Tale Activity, sp/vocab wkst
due
8th- Descriptive Writing Unit
(Elements of Gothic Lit.),
Draft Mrs. A writing prompt
using a story map , commas
and clauses
22
11
17
19
25
7th- Sp/Vocab Quiz; typed
compare/contrast essay due;
Intro CONFESS! narrative;
graphic organizer
26
7th- Sp/vocab quiz;
Compare/Contrast Fairy
Tale Activity
8th- Draft Mrs. A writing
prompt, figurative language,
commas and clauses
8th- Read Mrs. A short
story/figurative language,
practice commas and
clauses.
23
24
7th- Intro Descriptive
Writing Unit; Figurative
Language- word choice
7th- Intro Descriptive
Writing Unit; Figurative
Language- short story
8th- Edgar Allan Poe
documentary (nonfiction
multimedia information),
comprehension
questions/graphic organizer
8th- “The Tell-Tale Heart”
pre-reading (vocabulary,
8th- Read “The Tell-Tale
Heart” (comprehension
questions for homework)
12
18
7th- Compare/Contrast Fairy
Tale Activity
7th- Intro Descriptive
Writing Unit; Figurative
Language ppt
5
8th- “Tell-Tale Heart” Quiz
(vocab, writing and reading
comprehension); Intro Poe
project (nonfiction analysis,
narrative/descriptive writing)
27
28
29
30
Spirit Week
7th- New sp/vocab words;
draft and conference for
(CONFESS! narrative)
7th- draft and conference for
(CONFESS! narrative)
7th- Sp/vocab wkst due; draft
and conference for
(CONFESS! narrative)
8th- “Tell-Tale Heart”
Insanity Debate
8th- “Tell-Tale Heart”
Insanity Debate
8th- “Tell-Tale Heart”
Insanity Debate
31
Halloween
7th- Typed CONFESS!
narrative due; large group
presentation/readings
7th- Sp/Vocab quiz; finish
presenting/reading
CONFESS! narratives
8th- Typed Poe Project due;
large group
presentation/readings
8th- Quiz on figurative
language and gothic
literature