7th Grade Writing
Second Six Weeks
Week 3
October 23-27, 2017
"There are no shortcuts. Rome was not built overnight. Brick upon brick is the structure built."
Monday, October 23
* Journal entry, Great Lives, Great Deeds (Gandhi): Student response
GRAMMAR* Engage students with sample sentences for compound and complex.
* Build the foundation with questions like: Can you identify these sentences? What types of sentences are they? Do they differ from each other? In what ways? Are they the same? In what ways?
* Note the answers, and expand from them. Make definitions.
COMPOSITION
* Introduce students to what a controlling idea or thesis statement is and what it is not.
* Have them practice in creating several samples.
*FOCUS, ZOOM IN
* Pizza Pie Slice (Narrowing down)
* General to particular stairs
Tuesday, October 24
* Great Lives, Great Deeds: ( Gandhi) student response
GRAMMAR
*Pass out hand-outs outlining the elements of a complex sentence: one or more main clause, one or more subordinating clause joined by subordinating conjunctions (AAAWWUUBIS).
* Explain how the complex sentence is punctuated and how the conjunctions are used.
COMPOSITION
* Have students choose a prompt of their own making from previous activity.
* Have them freewrite about the topic they chose to bring out ideas on the topic.
* Have them pinpoint an idea they really want to focus on.
* Formulate the controlling idea.
Wednesday, October 25
* Great Lives, Great Deeds: ( Gandhi) student response
GRAMMAR
* Practice identifying different types of complex sentences.
* Have students find complex sentences in their own writing.
* Have students write their own complex sentences.
COMPOSITION
* Revisit articles on Honesty (re: Abraham Lincoln and Gandhi)
* Give out an excerpt from Legend on Honesty
* Have students react to each selected paragraph. Make it personal.
* Introduce carousel writing where each student contributes a paragraph.
* Share with a partner.
Thursday, October 26
* FALL FESTIVAL
Friday, October 27
* NO CLASSES
* Professional Learning Day
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Week 3
October 23-27, 2017
"There are no shortcuts. Rome was not built overnight. Brick upon brick is the structure built."
October 23-27, 2017
"There are no shortcuts. Rome was not built overnight. Brick upon brick is the structure built."
Monday, October 23
* Journal entry, Great Lives, Great Deeds (Gandhi): Student response
* Journal entry, Great Lives, Great Deeds (Gandhi): Student response
GRAMMAR* Engage students with sample sentences for compound and complex.
* Build the foundation with questions like: Can you identify these sentences? What types of sentences are they? Do they differ from each other? In what ways? Are they the same? In what ways?
* Note the answers, and expand from them. Make definitions.
COMPOSITION
* Introduce students to what a controlling idea or thesis statement is and what it is not.
* Have them practice in creating several samples.
*FOCUS, ZOOM IN
* Pizza Pie Slice (Narrowing down)
* General to particular stairs
*FOCUS, ZOOM IN
* Pizza Pie Slice (Narrowing down)
* General to particular stairs
Tuesday, October 24
* Great Lives, Great Deeds: ( Gandhi) student response
GRAMMAR
*Pass out hand-outs outlining the elements of a complex sentence: one or more main clause, one or more subordinating clause joined by subordinating conjunctions (AAAWWUUBIS).
* Explain how the complex sentence is punctuated and how the conjunctions are used.
COMPOSITION
* Have students choose a prompt of their own making from previous activity.
* Have them freewrite about the topic they chose to bring out ideas on the topic.
* Have them pinpoint an idea they really want to focus on.
* Formulate the controlling idea.
Wednesday, October 25
* Great Lives, Great Deeds: ( Gandhi) student response
GRAMMAR
* Practice identifying different types of complex sentences.
* Have students find complex sentences in their own writing.
* Have students write their own complex sentences.
COMPOSITION
* Revisit articles on Honesty (re: Abraham Lincoln and Gandhi)
* Give out an excerpt from Legend on Honesty
* Have students react to each selected paragraph. Make it personal.
* Introduce carousel writing where each student contributes a paragraph.
* Share with a partner.
Thursday, October 26
* FALL FESTIVAL
Friday, October 27
* NO CLASSES
* Professional Learning Day
* Professional Learning Day
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