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7th Grade - Adv. Clauses &
Touching Spirit Bear
March 10-14
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Monday, March 10, 2014
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Choose from one of these genres and write a short story that
utilizes all of the words of the week:
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Mystery or Suspense
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Historical Fiction
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Science Fiction or Futuristic
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Humorous Fiction
(No current day “real” people can be included)
When finished work another subject of your choice. (No
talking).
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Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Practice Prior Skills
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List 10 subordinating
conjunctions.
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Label the following sentence:
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Anywhere I go in my house,
my dog follows me.
Learning Goals
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Bring Touching Spirit Bear by Ben
Mikaelsen Monday, March 10,
2014
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Word of the Week
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Tomorrow assess Adverb
Clauses on junoed.com
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Word of the Week
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preclude (v): to prevent or exclude
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Just because his dad is a judge does not preclude him from
obeying the law.
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Do not let money preclude you from going on the mission trip
because the church offers scholarships.
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Access Prior Knowledge
Adverb Clauses and Subordinating Conjunctions
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Subordinating conjunctions are used to attach a
_______________ clause to an ___________________ clause.
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When a sentence starts with a subordinating conjunction and
an adverb clause, a ________________ must inserted into the
sentence before the independent clause.
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A _____________ is not needed if the independent clause
starts the sentence followed by a subordinating conjunction
leading the ____________________ clause.
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Adverb clauses act like adverbs in the sense that they modify
____________, ________________, and ______________.
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Guided Practice
Diagram and label the following:
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Though I walk in the midst of trouble, God will revive me.
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When pride comes, then comes shame.
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When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice.
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If you love me, keep my commandments.
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Guided Practice
Punctuate the following and underline the
independent clause:
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Cole Matthews knelt defiantly in the bow of the aluminum
skiff as he faced forward into a cold September wind.
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Even though he had agreed to wear them until he was freed
on the island to begin his banishment Cole strained at the
cuffs.
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If it had meant avoiding jail he would have worn a cowbell
around his neck.
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Each time he got into trouble, he was warned to shape up
because this was his last chance.
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Exit Assessment
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Punctuate and diagram the following sentence. Then
underline the independent clause.
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Whatever he thought might happen he could always count on
having one more last chance.
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Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Practice Prior Skills
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The purpose of an adverb
clause is the same as an adverb:
to modify _________________,
________________, and
______________.
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_____________________ are
words that start adverb clauses.
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When diagramming the
__________________ clause
always goes on bottom and the
____________________ always
sits on the diagonal dotted line.
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A phrase does Not contain a
_____________ and ___________
while a ____________________
does.
Learning Goals
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Assess Subordinating
Conjunctions
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Review results of assessment
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Assessment
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Assess the knowledge and comprehension of Subordinating
conjunctions and adverbial clauses on junoed.com: Adverb
Clause 1.
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Closing
Review of Assessment
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What did you do well on this assessment?
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What challenged or confused you on this assessment?
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Thursday, March 13, 2014
Practice Prior Skills
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_________________ means to
prevent or exclude.
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_________________ to praise or
compliment something.
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________________ means high
praise or distinction.
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_________________ means to
devise a creative plan.
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________________ means to
come to mind.
Learning Goals
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Preview Touching Spirit Bear
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Read and comprehend
Chapters 1-2 of Touching Spirit
Bear.
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What words come to mind when hear the word justice?
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Choose three words that come to mind when then thinking about justice:
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Punishment
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make the punishment fit the crime
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Fairness
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Victim’s rights
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Severity of the crime
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Rehabilitation
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Perpetrator’s age
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Remorse
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Probation
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Mercy
11.
Incarceration
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What words come to mind when hear the word justice?
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Use the three words you chose to fill in the following:
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One important element of justice is _________________. Without it
______________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________.
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A second necessity of justice is ___________________. Because _____
______________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________.
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Finally, I chose ___________________. Omitting this would mean ____
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________.
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+ Activate Background Knowledge
+ Read Chapters 1-4 by Monday, March 17, 2014.
Make a Prediction: I predict ______________________
_______________________________________________.
Fill out this K-W-L Chart before, during and after you read.
What I know
What I want to know
What I learned
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Friday, March 14, 2014
Practice Prior Skills
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Summarize Chapter 1
Learning Goals
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Finish reading and
comprehending chapters 1-4
of Touching Spirit Bear by
Monday, March17, 2014.
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Comprehend by using the KWL
graphic organizer from yester.
+ The Kermode bear is a real bear; An estimated 400-1000 are
currently in existence and live in the central and northern coast
of British Columbia, Canada. These are not albino bears
because they have brown eyes and a brown nose. It is illegal
to hunt this bear. The Kermode bear is 4-6 ft in length and
weighs between 150-300 lbs. It is an omnivore, eating plants,
insects, deer, spawning salmon, and dead animals. They
usually live alone and up to 25 years. The spirit bear
symbolizes wisdom, peace, and harmony.