8-17 Objective: Introductions and
parts of speech review
Bell Work:
Take book/paper from each stack
up front
Read over syllabus and classroom
expectations.
Today we will make a “Wordle”
with at least 10 verbs, 10 nouns,
and 5 adjectives! 7.6.4
8-20 Objective:
Introduction to Greek/Latin
roots routine
Bell Work:
Go to MJSHS Home Page
Click on Staff
Click on Melinda Wise
Click on Seventh Grade
Click on Base Word Worksheets
Save to your server
7.6.9, 7.1.2
8-21 Objective:
Exploring Literary
Genres
7.2.1, 7.3.1
Bell Work:
Go to MJSHS Home Page
Click on Staff
Click on Melinda Wise
Click on Seventh Grade
Click on “4 Levels” link
Save to your server
Bold all nouns in 1-5
(Command + B)
8-22 Objective: Continue
Literary Genre Exploration
7.2.1, 7.3.1
Bell Work:
4 Levels:
Bold nouns in 6-10
Use your vocabulary list
to quiz your neighbor.
See who can get the
most correct in a row!
8-23 Objective: Active
Reading Strategies 7.2.4, 7.2.7
Bell Work:
Use your base words list to
create 4 new words and define
them.
Example:
Aquachrono= Water time
8-24 Objective:
Vocabulary Quiz and
review, independent
reading
7.RL.10, 7.RI.10, 7.L.4
Bell Work:
Spend time independently
reviewing base words for your quiz
today!
Sharpen pencils
Clear off your desk
8-27 Objective:
Setting,
Character,
Conflict
7.3.3, 7.3.8, 7.3.9
Bell Work:
Proper noun= name, always
capitalized
Make a list of all proper nouns in
sentences 1-5
Open Roots Homework
document from last week—we
will add to it today.
8-28 Objective:
Continue Setting,
Character,
Conflict
7.3.3, 7.3.8, 7.3.9
Bell Work:
4 Levels:
List all Proper nouns in 6-10
Review vocabulary words with
your neighbor
8-29 Objective:
Plot Diagram
7.3.2
Bell Work:
Use your week 1 and 2 base
words to create 5 new words.
Write the word and definition in
your notebook.
Example:
Aquadem = Water people
8-30 Objective:
Continue Plot
Diagram
7.3.2
Bell Work:
4 Levels: A pronoun takes the
place of a noun—highlight all
pronouns in 1-5 in pink
8-31 Objective:
Vocab quiz, Read
Seventh Grade
Bell Work:
Independently review base words
list 1 and 2 for quiz today!
Sharpen pencil
Clear off your desk
9-4 Objective: Recap
Seventh Grade; review plot
Bell Work:
To be ready for Wednesday:
Find 3 words for each of your
Week 3 Bases
Highlight pronouns in
sentence 6-10 in pink
9-5 Objective: Introduce
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi; character
To be ready for Thursday:
Write 2 sentences for each of
the words you found yesterday
Bell Work: Check your 4Levels document against
mine. Make corrections!
Noun=person, place, thing,
idea
Proper noun= name
Pronoun=takes place of a
noun
9-6 Objective: Continue
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi;
predictions
To be ready for Friday:
Study for Week 3 Base word
Quiz—remember all bases could
be used
Bell Work:
A verb is an action word—
something that you do.
Make a list of as many verbs
as you can think of.
9-7 Objective:
Continue Rikki-Tikki-
Tavi; plot/conflict
To be ready for Monday:
Read from your independent
reading book
Bell Work:
Study for your vocabulary
quiz.
Sharpen pencil
Clear off desk
9-10 Objective: Activating
Prior Knowledge--Titanic
To be ready for Tuesday:
Find 3 words for each Week 4
Base word
Bell Work:
A verb is an action word
Italicize all verbs in sentence
1-5
9-11 Objective: Introduce
suspense, inference, and
foreshadowing,
To be ready for Wednesday:
Write 2 sentences using each
word you found yesterday.
Bell Work
Italicize all verbs in sentence
6-10
9-12 Objective: Read
“Exploring the Titanic”
Bell Work
To be ready for Thursday:
Create 5 “new words” using your
bases from week 1-4
You will have a substitute
tomorrow and Friday.
Linking verbs act as verbs,
but aren’t as active.
List these linking verbs in
your notes:
am, is, are, was, were
be, been, being
9-13 Objective: Media
analysis of Titanic
To be ready for Friday:
Study for your Week 5 Base
quiz—remember all words could
be included!
Bell Work: Recite the linking
verbs from yesterday with a
partner—repetition will help
you remember them!
9-14 Objective: Media
analysis of Titanic
To be ready for Monday:
Read from independent reading
book
Bell Work:
Review your vocabulary words
for quiz
Sharpen pencil
Clear off your desk.
9-17 Objective: Titanic—
chronological order
To be ready for Tuesday:
Find 3 words for each week 5
base.
Bell Work:
Italicize all linking verbs in
sentence 1-5
9-18 Objective: Titanic—
cause/effect
To be ready for Wednesday:
Write 2 sentences for each word
you found yesterday.
Bell Work
Italicize all linking verbs in
sentence 6-10
9-19 Objective: Finish
Titanic timeline
Bell Work:
To be ready for Thursday:
Finish Week 5 Base Word Quiz at
home!
An adjective
modifies/describes a noun—
what size, color, mood, etc.
List as many adjectives as you
can to describe something in
the room (not a person)
9-20 Objective:
Review Titanic
To be ready for Friday:
Study for final Titanic Test!
Bell Work:
Adjectives help make writing
more descriptive and colorful.
Change the color of all
adjectives in sentence 1-5.
9-21 Objective: Titanic
Formal Assessment
Bell Work
To be ready for Monday:
Read from an independent
reading book!
Independently review Titanic
notes
Sharpen your pencil
Clear off your desk
9-24 Objective:
Casey at Bat
To be ready for Tuesday:
Bell Work:
Find 5 words that include
prefixes from your list.
Change the color of all
adjectives in sentence 6-10
9-25 Objective: Oral
fluency;
punctuation/expression
Bell Work:
To be ready for Wednesday:
Write one sentence for each
word you found yesterday
Practice your recitation
Add as many new adjectives
to sentence 1-5 as you can!
9-26 Objective:
Comparison of text—
other “Casey” poems
Bell Work:
To be ready for Thursday:
Create 7 new words including
prefixes and bases
Be prepared to present your
recitation to the class
Add as many new adjectives
to sentence 6-10 as you can.
9-27 Objective: Recite
Casey Poems
To be ready for Friday:
Study vocabulary words for quiz
tomorrow—base words may be
included
Bell Work
If you would need to say the
word “and” in-between
adjectives, you would need a
comma. Ex. He is a strong,
healthy man.
Check all sentences for
comma use.
9-28 Objective: Introduce
drama-The Monsters are
Due on Maple Street
Bell Work
To be ready for Monday:
Read from independent reading
book—signed calendar is due
any day next week—do you have
10 hours (600 minutes)?
Look over vocabulary words
Sharpen pencil
Clear off your desk
10-1 Objective:
Readers Theatre
Bell Work:
To be ready for Tuesday:
Bring Reading Calendar
Find 5 words that include each
of your prefixes
An adverb modifies a verb,
adjective, or another adverb.
It tells how you do something.
Ex. Incredibly sad, runs quickly
Find all of the adverbs in
sentences 1-5 and underline
them.
10-2 Objective: “Monsters”
setting and character
discussion
To be ready for Wednesday:
Bring your reading calendar!
Write a sentence for each word
you found yesterday.
Bell Work
Did you notice that adverbs
usually end in “-ly”?
Underline all adverbs in
sentences 6-10
10-3 Objective:
“Monsters” conflict and
plot
To be ready for Thursday:
Bring your reading calendar!
Make 7 “New words” including
prefixes and bases
Find/organize all notes for
“Casey” and “Monsters”
Bell Work
These are some irregular
adverbs: far, fast, hard, high,
late, long. Low, well
Write them in your notes—
notice that they indicate time
or space.
10-4 Objective: Review
poetry and drama
Bell Work:
To be ready for Friday:
Complete Prefix test 2 at home
Review for “Casey” and
“Monsters” test
Checks the 4 Levels
sentences for any irregular
adverbs—underline them, too.
10-5 Objective: Poetry
and drama formal
assessment
Bell Work
To be ready for Monday:
Brainstorm about a time when
you had a conflict (internal or
external)—recall as many details
as possible!
Review study guide for test
Sharpen your pencil
Clear off your desk
10-8 Objective: Introduce
descriptive narrative
(brainstorm)
To be ready for Tuesday:
Find 5 words that include each
of your new prefixes (Week 3)
Bell Work: Rewrite the
following sentence (on one
line) and then identify each
part of speech underneath it.
My big, hairy dog quickly
chased a rabbit.
10-9 Objective: Prewrite narrative
To be ready for Wednesday:
Complete plot diagram plan and
list of adjectives
Bell Work: rewrite and identify
the following parts of speech.
Mitzy is messily munching
Mark’s macaroni.
(Hint: “Mark’s” is not a noun)
10-10 Objective:
Draft narrative
Bell Work
To be ready for Thursday:
Write a sentence for each word
you looked up Monday
Be able to finish your draft
tomorrow—should be half way
through your story!
Conjunctions are words that
join other words together.
List these in your notebook:
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
Remember FANBOYS
10-11 Objective:
Finish Drafting
To be ready for Friday:
Study for prefix 3 quiz—could
include base words and all
prefixes
Have complete rough draft ready
for a peer editor.
Bell Work
Find any conjunctions in the 4
Levels document and strike
through them.
10-12 Objective: Editing
and revising narrative
Bell Work
To be ready for Monday:
Finish reading and commenting
on peer’s narrative.
Bring an independent reading
book—everyone will finish at
different times
Review vocabulary words
Sharpen your pencil
Clear off your desk
10-15 Objective:
Publish narrative
Bell Work: Write and identify
To be ready for Tuesday:
Find 5 words for each prefix on
Week 4 list
Collect and organize all notes
from this whole unit (everything
we have done so far).
Tina always runs late.
Circle the proper noun
10-16 Objective:
Review Unit 1
Bell Work
To be ready for Wednesday:
Write a sentence for each word
you found.
Bring any questions you have—
what still doesn’t make sense?
Peace, hope, and freedom are
three ideals of our country.
(Note: do you know what “of”
is—we haven’t talked about
them yet)
10-17 Objective:
Review Unit 1
Bell Work
To be ready for Thursday:
Study for unit assessment—
application!
Bring an independent reading
book.
Flying footballs, shouts, and
screams filled Squire
Stadium.
10-18 Objective:
Unit 1 Skills
Assessment
Bell Work
To be ready for Friday:
Study for week 4 prefix quiz
Relax! We completed the first
Unit!!
Review Unit 1 notes
Sharpen your pencil
Clear off your desk
10-19 Objective:
Review/Correct
skills assessment
Bell Work
To be ready for Monday:
Read from your independent
reading book– are you keeping
track on your calendar—month
is 2/3 over, do you have 400
minutes?
Study vocab words
Sharpen your pencil
Clear off your desk