| Date | Class Activities | Homework |
| Monday, August 8, 2011 | Students will meet in grade level assemblies in the morning. Students will remain in homeroom until the assemblies are over. During that time, we will go over the homeroom packet and assign lockers. Then, students will meet in shortened classes. In class, we will discuss the supply list and class expectation. | Take your homeroom packet home to be signed. Bring it to school tomorrow. |
| Tuesday, August 9, 2011 | This week, students will begin working on a short story, "Seventh Grade" by Gary Soto. Students will read the story in class, discuss with the teacher and classmates, and then begin working on a mini-booklet. The booklet will include information about the setting, the plot (events), the characters, vocabulary words, and personal connection to the story. | Finish finding the definitions for the vocabulary words so that you can use the words in your booklet tomorrow. |
| Wednesday, August 10, 2011 | Continue work on "Seventh Grade" | Work on the booklet if you think you will need the time. It is due on Friday. |
| Thursday, August 11, 2011 | Finish the work on the "Seventh Grade" mini-booklet. The booklet will be collected tomorrow. | Finish the mini-booklet and study the vocabulary words for homework. |
| Friday, August 12, 2011 | Vocabulary quiz over "Seventh Grade" Students will begin writing a poem about themselves in class. |
For homework, finish the first draft of the poem. The final draft will be completed next week. |
| Monday, August 15, 2011 | In class, you will learn how to complete the journal assignments. You will learn how to do prewriting for a narrative, what your topic is this week, and how to find your topic in the future. You will also learn how long journals should be, what they will look like, and how to turn them in. Turn in the rough draft of your poem. You will do the final copy later in the week. |
For homework, do the prewriting for this week. You can also start your story if you want to. AR is turned on. I prefer that you take tests in my room, but you can also go to the library, |
| Tuesday, August 16, 2011 | First day of in class daily grammar lessons. If we have time, you will be completing vocabulary for the next story we will read, "Mother and Daughter" which is in your workbook and your textbook. | Work on your journal. Read AR, |
| Wednesday, August 17, 2011 | Daily grammar. Do the final copy of your poem. Turn it in today or finish it for homework and turn in tomorrow. |
Work on your journal. Read AR Finish final copy if you need to. |
| Thursday, August 18, 2011 | Turn in final copy of your poem. Daily grammar.
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Finish Journal 1 - due tomorrow at the beginning of the class. |
| Friday, August 19, 2011 | Journal 1 due Work on "Mother and Daughter" workbook pages.
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Read AR, Study for your quiz on Monday, Be sure the workbook pages are complete. |
| Monday, August 22, 2011 | Journal instructions. |
Read AR Do Journal 2 prewriting.. |
| Tuesday, August 23, 2011 | Finish workbook pages for "Mother and Daughter"
Workbook pages will be checked Thursday. Quiz on "Mother and Daughter" on Thursday, including vocabulary. |
Read AR Finish workbook pages if you need to.
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| Wednesday, August 24, 2011 | Library Day | Read AR Study vocabulary |
| Thursday, August 25, 2011 | Review "Mother and Daughter" Quiz on "Mother and Daughter" |
Read AR |
| Friday, August 26, 2011 | Daily grammar.7 - 8 Journal 2 due. Read "The Jacket"
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Read AR |
| Monday, August 29, 2011 | Writing lesson - writing dialog Quiz onm 'The Jacket" |
OPEN HOUSE TONIGHT Do Journal 3 prewriting |
| Tuesday, August 30, 2011 | Computer Lab - Computer Converstations | Read AR |
| Wednesday, August 31, 2011 | Daily grammar 9 - 10 Literary terms vocabulary |
Read AR |
| Thursday, September 1, 2011 | Visit the bookfair the last ten minutes of class Notebook test on all vocabulary and daily sentences 1-10 |
Read AR Finish Journal 3
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| Friday, September 2, 2011 | "The Dinner Party" lesson and assignment |
Read AR |