Medea Creek Middle School: 7th Humanities: Mrs. Lavene
Week 3: Quarter 1: 9-10-11 to 9-14-11
LANGUAGE ARTS:
Mon.
9/10
Tues
.
9/11
Wed.
9/12
Thur
s.
DOUBLE LA PERIOD
Grammar Skills Book

Pre-Test

Read AR when done
“The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant”

Intro

Conflict, Plot

Pre-Reading questions

Begin story

Introduce Fortune Teller
“The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant”
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Discuss/Collect Fortune Teller

Finish Story

Fill in plot diagram as a class
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Discuss conflicts

Start Discussion Director
“The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant”
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Share/Collect Discussion Director

Start Literary Historian
9/13
*BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT
Fri.
9/14
Grammar Skills Book

Intro & give parent letter

Assign classroom folders

Review Pre-Test scores, breakdown by section
“The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant”

Share/Collect Literary Historian

Journal Entry (due at end of class)
SUCCESS IS…
1. Be sure to use your planner.
2. Keep your weekly schedule.
3. Plan your work! Work your plan!
4. Use study strategies for success!
5. Use the learning strategies also!
6. Be organized!
SOCIAL STUDIES:
STANDARD:
DOUBLE LA PERIOD
Grammar Skills Book

Pre-Test

Read AR when done
Scholarly Discussion

Scholarly Attributes

Scholarly Goals Sheet due tomorrow

Keep Sentence Starters with icons in sheet
protector
Current Event

Read and highlight Bullying article as a class
Current Event

Article Activity worksheet

Share/discuss with Scholarly Discussion
starters
Themes of History

Intro presentation

Introduce “Think Like A Historian and Other
Disciplinarians” booklet

Group chooses a society to examine

Create rough draft of different themes
*BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT
Themes of History

Group work time for final poster

Share
QUOTE TO PONDER:
“There is more to life than increasing its
speed.” -Mahatma Ghandi
HOMEWORK:
LA: None
SS: None
LA: Finish Fortune Teller
SS: Scholarly Goals Sheet due
tomorrow
3.3
Analyze
characterization as
delineated through a
character’s thoughts,
words, speech patterns,
and actions; the
narrator’s description;
and the thoughts, words,
and actions of other
characters.
2.1
Understand and
analyze the differences in
structure and purpose
between various
categories of
informational materials
LA: Finish Discussion Director
SS: BRING TEXTBOOK TO
CLASS TOMORROW
LA: Finish Historian/Cultural
Connector
SS: None
LA: None
SS: None
REMINDERS:
9/13: Back-to-School
Night
9/17: No School
9/25: Shabanu book due
9/26: No School
TESTS/ASSESSMENTS/DUE
DATES:
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10/30: Q1 AR Test Deadline