7th Grade Writing

Fourth Six Weeks

Week 1
January 8-12, 2018
"There are no shortcuts. Rome was not built overnight. Brick upon brick is the structure built."

Monday, January 8

* Teacher workday

Tuesday, January 9
* Great Lives, Great Deeds: Revisit The Gifted Hands
* GRAMMAR
* Great Lives, Great Deeds: Martin Luther King, Jr.
     - Go over benchmark test through student presentations
* COMPOSITION
     - Review the basic expository strategies
     - Work towards revising the benchmark essay

Wednesday, January 10
*Great Lives, Great Deeds: Martin Luther King, Jr.
* GRAMMAR
     - Student presentations of STAAR questions and answers
* COMPOSITION
    - Model how to insert meaningful details into body paragraphs
Thursday, January 11
* Great Lives, Great Deeds: Martin Luther King, Jr.
* GRAMMAR
    - Student presentations
* COMPOSITION
    - Students add details to their essay

Friday, January 12
* Great Lives, Great Deeds: Martin Luther King, Jr.
* GRAMMAR
    - Student presentations
* COMPOSITION
    - Students add details to their essay