Language arts 7--mrs. eckel
| LA 7 Syllabus |
LESSON PLANS
this is only an outline and is subject to change
this is only an outline and is subject to change
| 7th Grade Spelling Lists |
September 4-8
Monday: Labor Day
Tuesday: First Day of School
Flexible seating
Introductions
Wednesday: Pd 1--Tuesday's plans
Pd 7--Finish introductions
Independent reading day
Thursday: Pd 1--Pick independent reading books
Rules and expectations
Friday: Grammar test
September 11-15
Monday: Spelling list
Chromebooks--organization, Google Classroom etc
Tuesday: Sliding Studyhall
Wednesday: Bus Safety 9:25-9:50/Read Theory/Read & Feed
Thursday: Intro to the Miracle Worker and Webquest
Friday: Spelling test/Webquest
September 18-22
Monday: Pass out spelling lists. Webquest due end of the hour.
Tuesday: Finger spelling. Assign parts and begin reading The Miracle Worker.
Wednesday: Read and Feed/Read Theory
Thursday: Vocabulary Day
Friday: Spelling test #1 Continue reading the play.
September 25-29
Monday: Continue reading the play.
Tuesday: Continue with play.
Wednesday: Reading day!
Thursday: Vocabulary day
Friday: Spelling test #2 and continue with play.
October 2-6
Monday: Homecoming Week
1st hr--Door decorating
7th hr--read The Miracle Worker play
Tuesday: 1st hr--read The Miracle Worker play
7th hr--continue with play/2:40 Pepfest for Volleyball
Wednesday: Mid-Quarter
Independent Reading Day
Thursday: AIMS Web Plus Testing
Friday: 1st hr--continue with the play
7th hr--Relays and Football Pepfest
October 9-13
Monday: 1st hr--finish reading Act I
Complete act I questions for Tuesday.
Tuesday: AIMS Web test (please bring earbuds or head phones)
Wednesday: Read and Feed
Thursday: Vocabulary practice with spelling list #3
Friday: Spelling test #3
Begin reading Act II
Oct 16-20
Monday: Tuesday: Continue reading Act II
Wednesday: Pd 1 Independent reading day!
12:30 Early release no class 7th hr.
Thursday: MEA No School
Friday: MEA No School
Oct 23-27
Monday: The Miracle Worker--Return act I questions & discuss. Continue reading act II.
Tuesday: Continue reading play.
Pd 7 Sliding study hall.
Wednesday: Continue with play.
Thursday: Read and Feed
Friday: Spelling test #4 and read play.
Oct 30-Nov 3
Monday: Pass out act II questions. Questions are due Tues at the end of the hour.
Continue with act III.
Tuesday: 1st hour--sliding studyhall
7th hour--studyhall
Wednesday: Read play.
Thursday: Continue reading play.
Friday: End of qtr 1.
Read and Feed
Nov 6-10
Monday: Act III Questions due Tuesday.
Tuesday: Storybird project
Wednesday: Storybird project
Thursday: 1st hr Storybird
7th hr Early Dismissal 12:30
P/T Conferences 1-5 & 6-7
Friday: No School!
Nov 13-17
Monday: Read Theory Quiz
Work on Storybird
Tuesday: Storybird
Wednesday: Final day for Storybird
Thursday: Vocabulary practice
Friday: Spelling test #5
Read and Feed
Nov 20-24
Monday: 1st hour-Watch The Miracle Worker
7th hour-spelling test #5 and read and feed
Tuesday: 1st hour-Continue with The Miracle Worker
7th hour: Study hall
Wednesday: 1st hour-Finish The Miracle Worker
7th hour-No class 12:30 early dismissal
Thursday: Happy Thanksgiving
Friday: Black Friday
Nov 27-Dec 1
Monday: 1st hour--Read Theory/Read & Feed
7th hour--Watch The Miracle Worker
Tuesday: 1st hour--Grammar practice-Common Usage Errors
7th hour--Watch The Miracle Worker
Wednesday: 1st hour--Study hall
7th hour--FInish The Miracle Worker/Common Usage Errors
Thursday: Vocabulary practice
Friday: Spelling test #6
Continue with grammar packet
Dec 4-8
Monday: Read Theory/Read & Feed
Tuesday: Finish Common Usage Error grammar packet
Wednesday: Correct packet in class
Thursday: Vocab practice
Friday: Spelling test #7
Common Usage Error test
Dec 11-15
Monday: Post mid-quarter grades.
Read Theory/Read & Feed (Pd 1 activity)
Tuesday: Pd 1--Intro to short stories
Pd 7--Study hall
Wednesday: "Rikki-tikki-tavi"
Thursday: Vocab practice
Friday: Spelling test #8
Dec 18-22
Monday: Pd 1 Rikki-tikki-tavi movie
Pd 7 Rikki-tikki-tavi quiz and independent reading activity
Tuesday: Pd 1 Sliding Study Hall
Pd 7 Rikki-tikki-tavi movie
Wednesday: "The Runaway" poem
Thursday: Class Activity
Friday: Game Day/Early Dismissal
Jan 1-5
Monday: Happy 2018!
Tuesday: Read Theory/Read & Feed
Wednesday: Short Story-Song of the Trees
Thursday: Discuss story and group questions
Friday: Discuss group work and assign packet on story.
Jan 8-12
Monday: Read Theory/Read & Feed
Tuesday: Read "The Smallest Dragonboy" story in class.
Wednesday: Continue with story.
Thursday: Vocab practice
Friday: Spelling Test #9
Jan 15-19
Monday: Read Theory/Read & Feed (9 total for the qtr)
Tuesday: Return to "The Smallest Dragonboy" packet.
Wednesday: Finish packet. Review spelling words.
Thursday: Make-up work day.
Friday: Class activity
Jan 22-26
Monday: No School
Tuesday: Read & Feed/Read Theory
Wednesday: Listen to a radio show of "Three Skeleton Key"
Thursday: Vocab Practice
Friday: Spelling test #10
Read "Three Skeleton Key" on Google Classroom for Tues
Jan 29-Feb 2
Monday: Read Theory/Read & Feed
Tuesday: Quiz on "Three Skeleton Key"/Discuss story
Assign lighthouse career poster
Wednesday: Assign lighthouse career poster
Thursday: Vocab practice list #11
Friday: Spelling test #11
Work on poster-due Monday
Feb 5-9
Monday: Read & Feed
Tuesday: "All Summer in a Day"-prewriting, reading and assignment
Wednesday: Read story for Friday
Thursday: Vocab practice #12
Friday: Spelling test #12
Metaphor/Simile
Feb 12-16
Monday: Read & Feed
Finish group work with story
Tuesday: Introduce "The Naming of Names" by Bradbury
Wednesday: Continue work with story.
Thursday: Vocab practice #13 and spelling test
Friday: Studyhall for 1st hr.
Early Dismissal 12:30
Feb 19-24
Monday: No School~President's Day
Tuesday: Read & Feed/Read Theory
Wednesday: AIMS Web Test
Thursday: AIMS Web Test
Friday: Complete AIMS Web/Studyhall
Feb 26-March 3
Monday: Read & Feed/ Complete AIMS Web Plus
Tuesday: AIMS Web
Wednesday: Common Lit
Thursday: No School~State Wrestling!!
Friday: Studyhall
March 5-9
Monday: Read & Feed
Tuesday: Nonfiction reading
Wednesday: Nonfiction
Thursday: Vocab practice for list #14
Friday: Spelling test #14
March 12-16
Monday: Read & Feed/Read Theory 8 at 75% from Jan 23rd
Tuesday: Common Lit-Non-fiction
Wednesday: AIMS Web & Common Lit
Thursday: Vocab practice #15
Friday: Spelling test #15
March 19-23
Monday: Read & Feed/Read Theory (need 9 at 75% or higher since Jan 23rd)
Tuesday: Kahoot MCA practice
Wednesday: Kahoot practice
Thursday: MCA item samplers
Friday: MCA item samplers
March 26-30
Monday: MCA Reading Test A-J
Tuesday: MCA Reading Test K-Z
Pd 7--assignment on Google Classroom
Wednesday: PaRtY!!!
Thursday: Pd 1--assignment on Google Classroom
Pd 7--Early Release
Friday: Happy Easter!!
April 2-6
Monday: Reading Day!
Tuesday: Intro to The Outsiders, pass out novels & studyguides & begin reading
Wednesday-Friday: Read The Outsiders ch 2 for Monday.
Early Dismissal 12:30
April 9-13
Monday: Pd 1--MCA Math test
Pd 7--Continue with novel.
Tuesday: Pd 1--Novel
Pd 7--Speed Ball
Wednesday: Discuss novel and read.
Thursday: Vocabulary activity
Friday: Spelling test #16.
Pop quiz on chapters 1-4.
Read chapter 5 for Tuesday.
April 16-20
Monday: Read & Feed
Tuesday: Continue with chapter 6 of The Outsiders.
Wednesday: More on the novel.
Thursday: Vocabulary practice.
Friday: Spelling test #17.
Discuss chapter 6.
Read chapter 7 of The Outsiders for Tuesday.
April 23-27
Monday: Read & Feed (2:05 SB out)
Tuesday: Discuss chapter 7.
Begin reading chapter 8.
Sliding studyhall for 7th hr. (2:50 SB out)
Wednesday: Pd 1 studyhall.
Early dismissal 12:30.
Thursday: Vocabulary practice list #18. (3:05 BB out)
Friday: Spelling test #18 and novel. Read chapter 9 for Tuesday.
April 30-May 4
Monday: Read & Feed
Tuesday-Wednesday: Discuss chapters 7-9. Continue reading The Outsiders.
Thursday: Vocabulary practice with list #19.
Friday: Spelling test #19. Continue with novel-read chapter 11.
May 7-11
Monday: Read & Feed for pd 1.
Pd 7 spelling test #19 and chapter 11 of novel.
Tuesday: Read chapter 12 in class.
Wednesday: Study guide due today!
AIMS Web Plus spring test.
Thursday: Vocab practice on Spelling City
Friday: Spelling test #20
Review novel and discuss themes.
May 14-18
Monday: Review
Tuesday: Review book.
Wednesday: Test on The Outsiders.
Thursday-Friday: Watch movie.
May 21-23
Monday-Wednesday: Classroom activities
Enjoy your summer!
Monday: Labor Day
Tuesday: First Day of School
Flexible seating
Introductions
Wednesday: Pd 1--Tuesday's plans
Pd 7--Finish introductions
Independent reading day
Thursday: Pd 1--Pick independent reading books
Rules and expectations
Friday: Grammar test
September 11-15
Monday: Spelling list
Chromebooks--organization, Google Classroom etc
Tuesday: Sliding Studyhall
Wednesday: Bus Safety 9:25-9:50/Read Theory/Read & Feed
Thursday: Intro to the Miracle Worker and Webquest
Friday: Spelling test/Webquest
September 18-22
Monday: Pass out spelling lists. Webquest due end of the hour.
Tuesday: Finger spelling. Assign parts and begin reading The Miracle Worker.
Wednesday: Read and Feed/Read Theory
Thursday: Vocabulary Day
Friday: Spelling test #1 Continue reading the play.
September 25-29
Monday: Continue reading the play.
Tuesday: Continue with play.
Wednesday: Reading day!
Thursday: Vocabulary day
Friday: Spelling test #2 and continue with play.
October 2-6
Monday: Homecoming Week
1st hr--Door decorating
7th hr--read The Miracle Worker play
Tuesday: 1st hr--read The Miracle Worker play
7th hr--continue with play/2:40 Pepfest for Volleyball
Wednesday: Mid-Quarter
Independent Reading Day
Thursday: AIMS Web Plus Testing
Friday: 1st hr--continue with the play
7th hr--Relays and Football Pepfest
October 9-13
Monday: 1st hr--finish reading Act I
Complete act I questions for Tuesday.
Tuesday: AIMS Web test (please bring earbuds or head phones)
Wednesday: Read and Feed
Thursday: Vocabulary practice with spelling list #3
Friday: Spelling test #3
Begin reading Act II
Oct 16-20
Monday: Tuesday: Continue reading Act II
Wednesday: Pd 1 Independent reading day!
12:30 Early release no class 7th hr.
Thursday: MEA No School
Friday: MEA No School
Oct 23-27
Monday: The Miracle Worker--Return act I questions & discuss. Continue reading act II.
Tuesday: Continue reading play.
Pd 7 Sliding study hall.
Wednesday: Continue with play.
Thursday: Read and Feed
Friday: Spelling test #4 and read play.
Oct 30-Nov 3
Monday: Pass out act II questions. Questions are due Tues at the end of the hour.
Continue with act III.
Tuesday: 1st hour--sliding studyhall
7th hour--studyhall
Wednesday: Read play.
Thursday: Continue reading play.
Friday: End of qtr 1.
Read and Feed
Nov 6-10
Monday: Act III Questions due Tuesday.
Tuesday: Storybird project
Wednesday: Storybird project
Thursday: 1st hr Storybird
7th hr Early Dismissal 12:30
P/T Conferences 1-5 & 6-7
Friday: No School!
Nov 13-17
Monday: Read Theory Quiz
Work on Storybird
Tuesday: Storybird
Wednesday: Final day for Storybird
Thursday: Vocabulary practice
Friday: Spelling test #5
Read and Feed
Nov 20-24
Monday: 1st hour-Watch The Miracle Worker
7th hour-spelling test #5 and read and feed
Tuesday: 1st hour-Continue with The Miracle Worker
7th hour: Study hall
Wednesday: 1st hour-Finish The Miracle Worker
7th hour-No class 12:30 early dismissal
Thursday: Happy Thanksgiving
Friday: Black Friday
Nov 27-Dec 1
Monday: 1st hour--Read Theory/Read & Feed
7th hour--Watch The Miracle Worker
Tuesday: 1st hour--Grammar practice-Common Usage Errors
7th hour--Watch The Miracle Worker
Wednesday: 1st hour--Study hall
7th hour--FInish The Miracle Worker/Common Usage Errors
Thursday: Vocabulary practice
Friday: Spelling test #6
Continue with grammar packet
Dec 4-8
Monday: Read Theory/Read & Feed
Tuesday: Finish Common Usage Error grammar packet
Wednesday: Correct packet in class
Thursday: Vocab practice
Friday: Spelling test #7
Common Usage Error test
Dec 11-15
Monday: Post mid-quarter grades.
Read Theory/Read & Feed (Pd 1 activity)
Tuesday: Pd 1--Intro to short stories
Pd 7--Study hall
Wednesday: "Rikki-tikki-tavi"
Thursday: Vocab practice
Friday: Spelling test #8
Dec 18-22
Monday: Pd 1 Rikki-tikki-tavi movie
Pd 7 Rikki-tikki-tavi quiz and independent reading activity
Tuesday: Pd 1 Sliding Study Hall
Pd 7 Rikki-tikki-tavi movie
Wednesday: "The Runaway" poem
Thursday: Class Activity
Friday: Game Day/Early Dismissal
Jan 1-5
Monday: Happy 2018!
Tuesday: Read Theory/Read & Feed
Wednesday: Short Story-Song of the Trees
Thursday: Discuss story and group questions
Friday: Discuss group work and assign packet on story.
Jan 8-12
Monday: Read Theory/Read & Feed
Tuesday: Read "The Smallest Dragonboy" story in class.
Wednesday: Continue with story.
Thursday: Vocab practice
Friday: Spelling Test #9
Jan 15-19
Monday: Read Theory/Read & Feed (9 total for the qtr)
Tuesday: Return to "The Smallest Dragonboy" packet.
Wednesday: Finish packet. Review spelling words.
Thursday: Make-up work day.
Friday: Class activity
Jan 22-26
Monday: No School
Tuesday: Read & Feed/Read Theory
Wednesday: Listen to a radio show of "Three Skeleton Key"
Thursday: Vocab Practice
Friday: Spelling test #10
Read "Three Skeleton Key" on Google Classroom for Tues
Jan 29-Feb 2
Monday: Read Theory/Read & Feed
Tuesday: Quiz on "Three Skeleton Key"/Discuss story
Assign lighthouse career poster
Wednesday: Assign lighthouse career poster
Thursday: Vocab practice list #11
Friday: Spelling test #11
Work on poster-due Monday
Feb 5-9
Monday: Read & Feed
Tuesday: "All Summer in a Day"-prewriting, reading and assignment
Wednesday: Read story for Friday
Thursday: Vocab practice #12
Friday: Spelling test #12
Metaphor/Simile
Feb 12-16
Monday: Read & Feed
Finish group work with story
Tuesday: Introduce "The Naming of Names" by Bradbury
Wednesday: Continue work with story.
Thursday: Vocab practice #13 and spelling test
Friday: Studyhall for 1st hr.
Early Dismissal 12:30
Feb 19-24
Monday: No School~President's Day
Tuesday: Read & Feed/Read Theory
Wednesday: AIMS Web Test
Thursday: AIMS Web Test
Friday: Complete AIMS Web/Studyhall
Feb 26-March 3
Monday: Read & Feed/ Complete AIMS Web Plus
Tuesday: AIMS Web
Wednesday: Common Lit
Thursday: No School~State Wrestling!!
Friday: Studyhall
March 5-9
Monday: Read & Feed
Tuesday: Nonfiction reading
Wednesday: Nonfiction
Thursday: Vocab practice for list #14
Friday: Spelling test #14
March 12-16
Monday: Read & Feed/Read Theory 8 at 75% from Jan 23rd
Tuesday: Common Lit-Non-fiction
Wednesday: AIMS Web & Common Lit
Thursday: Vocab practice #15
Friday: Spelling test #15
March 19-23
Monday: Read & Feed/Read Theory (need 9 at 75% or higher since Jan 23rd)
Tuesday: Kahoot MCA practice
Wednesday: Kahoot practice
Thursday: MCA item samplers
Friday: MCA item samplers
March 26-30
Monday: MCA Reading Test A-J
Tuesday: MCA Reading Test K-Z
Pd 7--assignment on Google Classroom
Wednesday: PaRtY!!!
Thursday: Pd 1--assignment on Google Classroom
Pd 7--Early Release
Friday: Happy Easter!!
April 2-6
Monday: Reading Day!
Tuesday: Intro to The Outsiders, pass out novels & studyguides & begin reading
Wednesday-Friday: Read The Outsiders ch 2 for Monday.
Early Dismissal 12:30
April 9-13
Monday: Pd 1--MCA Math test
Pd 7--Continue with novel.
Tuesday: Pd 1--Novel
Pd 7--Speed Ball
Wednesday: Discuss novel and read.
Thursday: Vocabulary activity
Friday: Spelling test #16.
Pop quiz on chapters 1-4.
Read chapter 5 for Tuesday.
April 16-20
Monday: Read & Feed
Tuesday: Continue with chapter 6 of The Outsiders.
Wednesday: More on the novel.
Thursday: Vocabulary practice.
Friday: Spelling test #17.
Discuss chapter 6.
Read chapter 7 of The Outsiders for Tuesday.
April 23-27
Monday: Read & Feed (2:05 SB out)
Tuesday: Discuss chapter 7.
Begin reading chapter 8.
Sliding studyhall for 7th hr. (2:50 SB out)
Wednesday: Pd 1 studyhall.
Early dismissal 12:30.
Thursday: Vocabulary practice list #18. (3:05 BB out)
Friday: Spelling test #18 and novel. Read chapter 9 for Tuesday.
April 30-May 4
Monday: Read & Feed
Tuesday-Wednesday: Discuss chapters 7-9. Continue reading The Outsiders.
Thursday: Vocabulary practice with list #19.
Friday: Spelling test #19. Continue with novel-read chapter 11.
May 7-11
Monday: Read & Feed for pd 1.
Pd 7 spelling test #19 and chapter 11 of novel.
Tuesday: Read chapter 12 in class.
Wednesday: Study guide due today!
AIMS Web Plus spring test.
Thursday: Vocab practice on Spelling City
Friday: Spelling test #20
Review novel and discuss themes.
May 14-18
Monday: Review
Tuesday: Review book.
Wednesday: Test on The Outsiders.
Thursday-Friday: Watch movie.
May 21-23
Monday-Wednesday: Classroom activities
Enjoy your summer!