Teacher: Everett
Weekly Lesson Plans
Class: English Language Arts, Grade: 7
DAY
Monday
OBJECTIVE
Upon completion of this lesson, students will be able
to…
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use reference materials to find
definitions of new vocabulary.
ACTIVITIES
1.
2.
3.
Tuesday
Wednesday
Upon completion of this lesson, students will be able
to…

interpret the speaker’s messages,
purposes, and perspectives
through reading samples from the
STAAR test.
1.
Upon completion of this lesson students will be able
to…
1.
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Thursday
Friday
evaluate, analyze and respond to
sample writing in order to
determine strengths and
weaknesses.
generate ideas and plan for
personal writing.
2.
2.
Upon completion of this lesson students will be able
to…

produce cohesive and coherent
written texts by organizing ideas,
using effective transitions, and
choosing precise wording.

write in complete sentences,
varying the structure.

proofread his/her own work and
other peer work.
1.
Upon completion of this lesson, student will be able
to…

understand and use a broader
range of vocabulary in vocal and
written interaction.
1.
2.
Week of: Dec. 8 - Dec. 12
H.O.T. Questions
Bell Ringer Activity
Journal Writing—Personal Narrative
Practice: Tell about your most embarrassing
moment and how it made you feel or how it
changed you in some way.
Vocabulary Unit 10
Make up assignments/Missing work
Bell Ringer Activity
List things that good test-takers do. (10
minimum)
Take 15 question practice STAAR Test
Try to engage in good test-taking strategies
listed in journal.
Bell Ringer Activity—Journal
List as many Disney movies as you can in 10
minutes.
Journal: Write an essay describing your
favorite Disney movie and how it has
influenced your life or idea of what life
should be like.
Group Activity—Sample Personal Narratives
scoring session.
Bell Ringer—Journal—Personal Narrative
Plan for 10 minutes
In life, we are all tested in different ways
and in different situations.
Formative Assessment: Essay
Write a personal narrative about a time in
your life when you were tested.
Bell Ringer—Study for 10 minutes
Unit 10 Vocabulary Test
Formative Assessment: Vocabulary Test
English Language and Composition TEKS Chapter
110.19.b
Vocabulary Development
___2A-grade level academic words
___2B-context clues
___2C-analogies
___2D-foreighn words
___2E-references
Reading Comprehension-Genre/Theme
___3A-themes
___3B-conventions in myth (extended simile, quest, hero’s
journey)
___3C-analysis of time and place/influence
___4-Comprehension of text/poetry (importance of graphical
elements: capital letters, line length, word position)
___6-fiction
___6A-influence of plot development
___7-nonfiction/structural differences in autobiography/diary
___8-figurative language/sensory language
___9-informational text/culture and history
Informational-text/expository texts
___10A-evalutate text for accuracy
___10B-distinguish factual claims/assertions/opinions
___10C-organizational patterns
___10D-logical connections between/within/across
texts/textual evidence
Informational text/persuasive text
___11A-central argument/cause and effect/
analogy/authority
___11B-rhetorical
fallacies/hominem/exaggeration/stereotyping/categorical
claims in persuasive texts
Informational texts/procedural texts
___12A-multi-dimensional instructions to complete a
task/solve problem/perform procedures
___12B-explain the function of graphical components of a
text
Media Literacy
___13A-explicit/implicit messages
___13B-visual and sound techniques
___13C-media influences and informs audiences
___13D-correct level of formality and tone
Writing/writing process
___14A-plan first draft/audience/range of topics/strategies
___14B-develop drafts/organizational strategy (sequence of
events/cause-effect/compare-contrast)
___14C-revise drafts
___14D-edid drafts for grammar, mechanics, and spelling
___14E-revise final draft in response to feedback from peers
and teacher/publish work for appropriate audiences
Writing/literary texts
___15A-imanginative story
Writing
___16-about own experiences
Writing/expository and procedural texts
___17A-multi paragraph essay to convey information about
a topic
___17B-write a letter reflecting opinion/complaint/request
___17C-write responses to literary or expository texts that
demonstrate writing skills for multi-paragraph
essays/evidence
___17D-multimedia presentation with texts and
graphics/technology
Writing persuasive texts
___18A-clear thesis or position
___18B-considers and responds to views of
others/anticipates and answers reader concerns and
counter-arguments
___18C-evidence/logically organized/support author’s point
of view/differentiate between fact and opinion
Oral and written communication
___19A-identify, use, and understand parts of speech in
context of reading, writing, and speaking
___19B-complex sentences/main vs. subordinating clauses
___19C-variety of complete sentences Oral and written
conventions
___20A-conventions of capitalization
___20B-punctuation
Oral and written conventions/spelling
___21-spell correctly, use various resources to check correct
spellings
Research/research plan
___22A-brainstorm/consult others/topic/formulate major
research question
___22B-apply steps for obtaining and evaluating
information/sources
Research/gathering sources
___23A-follow research plan to gather information from print
to electronic sources
___23B-categorize information thematically
___23C-record bibliographic information (author/title/page
number)
___23D-paraphrasing/plagiarism/reliable sources
Research/synthesizing information
___24A-narrow or broad major research question
___24B-utilize elements demonstrating
reliability/validity/(publication date/coverage/point of view)
Research/organizing and presenting ideas
___25A-draw conclusions
___25B-evidence and reasoning
___25C-presents findings in meaningful way
___25D-follows accepted formats for integrating
quotations/citations into written text to maintain flow of ideas
Listening/speaking
___26A-listen to and interpret speaker’s purpose by
explaining content/evaluate delivery/ask questions
___26B-follow and give complex oral instructions to perform
task/answer questions/solve problems
___26C-draw conclusions about speaker’s message/verbal
communication (word choice/tone) nonverbal cues
(posture/gesture/facial expressions)
Listening and speaking/speaking
___27-students speak clearly and to the point, using the
conventions of language.
Listening and speaking/teamwork
___28-students work productively as a team/participate in
discussion/plan agendas/have clear goals/meet
deadlines/vote on key issues
Materials
Handouts
Technology
smart phones for dictionary reference material
Instructional Strategies
Student led instruction
Discovery learning
Cooperative work groups
Modifications
Extra time
Modified assignments
One on one tutoring
Peer assistance