7TH Grade ENGLISH: Mrs. Wertz
Week of:
October 13, 2014
Overview: Hi. Please remember, although students will see “reading” and “writing” separate on their schedules for a total of
two periods per day, I design my plans in a way that encompasses both each day, and I plan more for
a block scheduling set-up each week. This week, we’ll be studying PEPSI paragraphing, reading
Edgar Allen Poe & learning new vocabulary.
Please note: *All plans are subject to change due to the speed in which the class as a whole grasps the concepts.
Period 1-Writing: PEPSI and short stories
Period 2 –Reading team
Periods 3&5: PEPSI, Poe, and vocabulary…
Periods 6&8: PEPSI, Poe, and vocabulary…
Schedule:
Monday
Objective
Period 1: Students will work on
building a class example PEPSI
paragraph.
Periods 3/5 & 6/8:
Students will learn and take notes
on the paragraph writing technique
we call PEPSI.
Tuesday
Period 1: Students will work on
building a class example PEPSI
paragraph.
Periods 3/5 & 6/8:
Students will continue to learn and
take notes on the paragraph writing
technique we call PEPSI and begin
to build the class paragraph about
Halloween.
Wednesday
Period 1: Students will finish
working on building a class example
Activities
Period 1: Students will watch
a short-film and begin applying
the PEPSI technique into the
answering of a teacher-created
prompt.
Periods 3/5 & 6/8:
Students will define,
summarize, and analyze the
steps and process of writing a
paragraph.
Period 1: Students will watch
a short-film and begin applying
the PEPSI technique into the
answering of a teacher-created
prompt.
Periods 3/5 & 6/8:
Students will define,
summarize, and analyze the
steps and process of writing a
paragraph and put it right to
work with a Halloween topic.
Period 1: Students will edit,
finish, code and see how the
Materials
Period 1: short film,
PEPSI notes,
Smartboard, pencil,
notebooks
Periods 3/5 & 6/8:
Pepsi notes,
smartboard, pencil,
notebooks
Period 1: short film,
PEPSI notes,
Smartboard, pencil,
notebooks
Periods 3/5 & 6/8:
Pepsi notes,
smartboard, pencil,
notebooks
Period 1: short film,
PEPSI notes,
Assessment
Period 1:
Pepsi Notes
Homework
Period 1: Be reading
from your AR novels
Periods 3/5 &
6/8: Pepsi
Notes
Periods 3/5 & 6/8:
Be reading from your AR
novels
Period 1:
Pepsi Notes
Period 1: Be reading
from your AR novels
Periods 3/5 &
6/8: Pepsi
Notes
Periods 3/5 & 6/8:
Be reading from your AR
novels
Period 1:
Pepsi Notes
Period 1: Be reading
from your AR novels
PEPSI paragraph.
Periods 3/5 & 6/8:
Students will work on building a
class example PEPSI paragraph in
response to a short film/story.
Thursday
Period 1: Students will read a story
in class and take notes on the text in
a close reading.
Periods 3/5 & 6/8: Students will
receive their newest set of
vocabulary words for the first period
of class. For the second, they will
begin reading a short story.
Friday
Period 1: Students will finish short
story reading and watch the short
film that helps show the plot and
elements of fiction.
Periods 3/5 & 6/8:
Students will finish the story for the
first part of class and work on the
worksheet. When finished, students
will begin writing vocabulary
sentences.
Announcements and Reminders:
Vocabulary List 1
Definitions
7th Grade English
class paragraph fits perfectly
with the PEPSI format for
paragraph writing.
Periods 3/5 & 6/8:
Students will watch a short-film
and begin applying the PEPSI
technique into the answering of
a teacher-created prompt.
Period 1: Students will keep
organized, detailed plot
summary notes and takes
notes on the elements of
fiction.
Periods 3/5 & 6/8:
Students will use context clues
to determine part of speech
and word meaning. Second,
students will read silently
taking notes on Elements of
fiction.
Period 1: Students will write a
PEPSI paragraph in response
to the story we read in class.
Periods 3/5 & 6/8:
Students will apply elements of
fiction to the story they read in
class. They will watch a movie
version to help clarify some of
the unknown. They will work
on vocabulary sentences if
time permits.
Smartboard, pencil,
notebooks
Periods 3/5 & 6/8:
Pepsi notes, smart
board, pencil,
notebooks
Period 1: lit books,
note books, pencils,
smart board.
Periods 3/5 & 6/8:
Vocab word charts,
lit books, notes,
worksheet
Period 1: lit books,
Pepsi notes, pencils
Periods 3/5 & 6/8:
Worksheet, lit book,
vocabulary
definitions, notebook
paper
Periods 3/5 &
6/8: Pepsi
Notes
Periods 3/5 & 6/8:
Be reading from your AR
novels
Period 1: notes
Period 1: Finish the story
and notes in tutorial.
Be reading from your AR
novels
Periods 3/5 &
6/8:
Vocab word
charts, short
story worksheet
Period 1:
Witten notes
and test
Periods 3/5 &
6/8:
Short story
worksheet,
vocabulary
sentences
Periods 3/5 & 6/8:
Finish the story and notes
in tutorial.
Be reading from your AR
novels
Period 1: Try to finish
2nd AR novel up. Test on
Pepsi process, opennotes, Tuesday, October
21st.
Periods 3/5 & 6/8: Try to
finish 2nd AR novel up.
Test on Pepsi process,
open- notes, Tuesday,
October 21st.
Mrs. Wertz
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