Stacie May
Language Arts and
Rotation 7th Grade
Monday 8-22
Weekly Word:
Insufferable
Learning Target:
I can use a
dictionary to find
the meaning of a
word.
Standards:
L.7.4(c), L.7.5(b)
Students will
create a
vocabulary table
for Sounder Ch. 1.
Students will begin
reading Sounder
Ch. 1. They will
complete sections
of the table during
and after reading.
Students will
complete a word
map for the
weekly word.
Tuesday
Review Weekly
Word
Wednesday
Review weekly
word.
Learning Target:
I can use correct
capitalization and
punctuation in a
sentence.
Learning Target :
I can read closely
and find answers
explicitly in the
text and answers
that require
inference.
Standards:
L.7.2
Students will write
a sentence with
each vocabulary
word from
Sounder.
Students will take
notes over
common and
proper nouns and
complete a
practice page in
Language Network
book. Page 38 part
A.
Standards
RL.7.1
SL.7.1
Grammar Review:
Students will write
three correct
sentences
underlining the
common nouns
and circling the
proper nouns.
Analyzing
Literature
Worksheet.
Sounder Ch. 1
Rotation
Rotation
Stems 6-10
Continue to read
“Exploring the
Titanic”
Reading Skill:
Making Inferences
Introduce new
spelling words.
Finish “Exploring
the Titanic”
Rotation
Stems 6-10: make
sentences
Thursday
Write a word
pyramid for
weekly word.
L.T. –I can
compose a written
response to a
question.
Standards:
W.7.9
Grammar Review:
Language Network
Page 44 part A
Page 51 part A
Students will
respond to the
following openended question:
Identify the
sensory images
used in the
chapter. What
senses does
Armstrong appeal
to with these
images? How do
they help you
understand the
novel’s setting and
characters?
Spelling Practice
Page
Friday 8-26
Weekly Word Quiz
#2
Eccentric
Insufferable
(Students need to
spell the word and
provide a
definition.)
L.T. – I can infer
the meaning of
unknown words
using context
clues.
Standards:
L.7.4
Students will add
vocabulary words
from Sounder Ch.2
to their vocabulary
table. As students
read, they will
complete the table
by using context
clues to infer the
meaning of each
word.
Rotation
Rotation
Begin “Immigrant
Kids”
Literature Book
Stems Quiz
Review stems
SSR
Finish: “Immigrant
Kids”