Week 7
Date
Sept.
9/21
WarmUp/Journal/Hook
Essential Question:
What if you woke up
tomorrow and all the
adults had vanished?
What would you
need to survive?
Define Terms & Give
Examples:
Point of View (POV)
Narrative Poem
Stanza
Rhyme Scheme
Imagery
9/22
9/23
9/24
9/25
Lit Element
“Charity Means You
Don’t Pick and
Choose” Article.
Discuss the theme
and explain how this
article relates to this
term’s themes.
Have you ever been
embarrassed when
trying to impress
someone? What’s
your most
embarrassing
memory from
school?
Review Elements of
Fiction
Literature
“Dirk the Protector” pgs. 276
Review POV (introduce term
memoir)
Read and discuss
Cause/Effect pg. 149 Resource
Manager
Finish story -Reread/review
Answer questions #1-8 or
SOAPSTone
Vocabulary in Context pg. 286287
Exit Slip/Reflection
**Revise Narratives and resubmit in
Canvas
Review your list of survival needs from
yesterday – any changes? Based on what
you’ve just read
“Seventh Grade” pg. 36
Vocabulary in Context pg. 35
Read and answer Comprehension
ques # 1- 3 pg. 43 and Question
Support pg. 29 RM
Why do people write memoirs? Is this
selection a type of memoir? Why or why
not?
Review
Analyze the 5 elements of
plot pg. 35
Revisit Selection
Voc Study pg. 25 & 27 RM
Idioms Review
Cold Read
Test (Diagnostic and Selection
Test Manual pg. 83 – 84 and pgs.
23-24)
What would Victor write in his journal
about the first day of 7th grade? (Revisit
POV)
Review:
Identify LE terms in
selections we’ve read this
term
Week 8
What sacrifices have
you made for others?
What have others
sacrificed for you?
Review LEs related to
Poetry
What is it about
“bad” guys or
villains that draws
readers’ interest?
Dally, the
Highwayman,
Soledad…
Poetry Close Read
Practice
Review
Revisit Types of Conflict
9/28
9/29
Review
Revisit Metaphor
“The Highwayman” p. 340 (Old
Text)
Visual Representations/Musical
Representations – journal response
Poetic Pyramid
Poetry Review (IF time)
Review
“The Highwayman” p. 340 (Old
Text)
Literary Elements/Literary
Analysis
(Focus on aspects of poemimagery, stanzas, refrain, simile,
metaphor, symbol…)
“The Highwayman” p. 340 (Old
Text) Assessment
Writing Assignment
Poetry Review
9/30
October
10/1
10/2
Review Elements of
Poetry
“The Highwayman” p. 340 (Old
Text)
[It is in the NEW text too, but the
old text looks much more
interesting]
Make the Connection
Read and listen (2x). 2nd time go
stanza by stanza.
Discuss and Sequence Chart
Analyze color in the poem (If
Time)
“The Highwayman” p. 340 (Old
Text)
Re-Read and finish Sequence
Chart
Stanza Breakdown/Analysis and
Debate
Review
Week 9
10/5
Photo Response
Review
Poetry Close Read
Practice
Revisit Similes
10/6
10/7
10/8
10/9
Review
Notebook Check for
Definitions
COLD READ – All
Elements of 1st 9 weeks –
SUMMATIVE GRADE
HOLIDAY
Analyze “Richard Cory”
Discuss elements of Literary
Analysis
-Examples of Literary Analysis of
Poem “Richard Cory” (AFTER
reading, analyzing, and discussing
this poem in class)
Look at example of Poetry analysis in old
text (IF TIME)
Review Poetry Analysis
Students read and analyze “Two
Men and a Truck”
Work in pairs/groups to discuss
/analyze each stanza and look for
universal themes
Writing Students continue to work on
literary analysis in class.
Discuss/Peer Edit./Teacher
Conference
Read and BRIEFLY discuss
“Annabel Lee” p. 351 (old text)
Writing –Student created analysis
essay
All Lesson Plans are tentative and subject to change based on fluctuations in school day activities and students’ working paces. These serve as a general
guideline and may be adjusted daily/weekly/hourly as needed.