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April 26-May 7-Reading 7-Dandridge-Lesson Plans

These plans are tentative and may have to be changed due to unforeseen circumstances. 

Don’t forget that you have a five point fiction book in your level required for this nine weeks, but I will add a second fiction book grade if you choose to read another one worth at least five points and in your level and take the test on it.  That will help to pull up your grade.  The last day to take AR tests will be on Friday, May 21. 

Monday, April 26-No School

Tuesday, April 27-Friday, May 7- We will be completing The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and have our comprehension test, vocabulary test, and AR test (does not count as the required fiction test), and we will be painting and decorating our picket fences.  We will also be  turning in the reading guides and  the notes on the novel.  Be sure that you have all of this completed by Friday, April 30.  Other seventh grade teachers will be planning activities on this novel for some cross-curricular activities.  After the completion of this novel, we will begin on The Outsiders.  This is a novel for teenagers written by a teenager.  We will be silently reading this in class which will probably take us until the end of the year.  Students usually love this book!  There will be a study guide for this novel also. 

April 12-23-Reading 7-Dandridge-Lesson Plans 

These plans are tentative and may have to be changed due to unforeseen circumstances. 

Progress reports will be given out Tuesday, April 20.  Students need to have one fiction book on their reading level and worth at least 5 points read by Friday, April 16.  I am encouraging students to read one other fiction book on their level and worth at least 5 points for an extra grade of 100.  I will not add a zero for the second book if students choose not to do this one.  I just want each child to continue reading throughout the nine weeks and continue logging in what he/she is reading.  We are reading two novels in class this nine weeks.

Monday, April 12-Friday, April 23- Continue playing the CD of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer while students follow along in the book.  Students are working on vocabulary sheets, a reading guide, study questions, and examples of literary terms that we have studied this year. This is a great review of these skills.  Students are taking notes on each chapter as we discuss.  They will have a vocabulary test, a comprehension test, and an AR test on this book at the end April.  (This does not count as their AR fiction which is to read independently.).  We will also turn in the packet and the notes that we have taken.  Students need to be present if at all possible.  If they do have to be absent, it is their responsibility to read the missed chapters or find it online and listen to the missed chapters. We will also be doing a project after completing the book.  More details will follow about the project.  Please ask your child to tell you what we read each day (this practices summarizing.)  Thanks for your help!  .     

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Lesson Plans

March 22-April 9-Reading 7-Dandridge-Lesson Plans

These plans are tentative and may have to be changed due to unforeseen circumstances.

Students need to be reading AR for the fourth nine weeks.  The requirements have changed for this nine weeks.  Students will be required to read one fiction book in their level and worth at least 5 points.  I suggested that they also independently read one other fiction book and I will give up to two grades for the AR if student makes a good grade (100 or a 90) and it would not hurt their grade.   We will also be reading two novels in class and students will be tested on those as a class.  I would still like for students to read each night.  Once they have met the requirements, they may read anything of their choice.  Just please log it in.  Logs will be turned in at the end of the nine weeks.

Monday, March 22-Review SAT/ARMT skills for test tomorrow.

Tuesday, March 23-SAT/ARMT Practice Test

Wednesday, March 24-Go over test from Tuesday and explain answers.  Encourage everyone to do his/her best on the statewide tests for the next couple of weeks.

Thursday, March 25-Tuesday, March 30-SAT/ARMT TESTING schoolwide

Wednesday, March 31-Explain AR to students.  Explain the Big Read which we will be participating in.  The book that we are reading will be The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain in celebration of what would be Mark Twain’s 175^th birthday this year and the 100^th anniversary of his death in April.  Give students background of the book and show the video about Mark Twain.  Encourage students to be present each day since we will be listening to this book read as we follow along because of the difficulty of the vocabulary and dialect in the text.  Students will be given a reading guide which will include vocabulary and study questions.  We will also work on these in class. 

Thursday, April 1- Begin reading and listening to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.  Pass out study guides and have students make sheets for characters, quotes, superstitions, conflicts, themes, and important events.  They will take notes as we listen. 

Friday, April 2- Continue reading Tom Sawyer. 

Monday, April 5-Continue reading Tom Sawyer.

Tuesday, April 6-Science Assessment

Wednesday, April 7-Continue reading Tom Sawyer.  At the end of Chapter 5, go back and answer questions  on Chapters 1-5 in Reading Guide.  Work on vocabulary on Chapters 1-5 also.

Thursday, April 8- Alabama Direct Assessment of Writing

Friday, April 9-  Continue reading Tom Sawyer and working on study guide. 

March 1-12-Lesson Plans-Dandridge-Reading 7

 March 1-12- Work on SAT/ARMT  reading skills using classroom materials.  Also use Coach materials ordered for practice.

 February 22-26-Reading 7-Lesson Plans-Dandridge

These plans are tentative and may have to be changed due to unforeseen circumstances. 

 Continue reading AR.  Deadline for third nine weeks will be Thursday, March 11. 

Monday, Feb. 22-Friday, Feb. 26-We will be working in class all week on Practice Probes reviewing SAT/ARMT skills.  Please make sure that your child is present every day if at all possible in order to cover these important skills. 

Lesson Plans 

February 15-19-Reading 7-Lesson Plans-Dandridge

These plans are tentative and may have to be changed due to unforeseen circumstances.  Continue reading AR.  The deadline to have all books completed and tested will be Thursday, March 11 at the end of the day.  READ, READ, READ!!!!! Don’t forget to get your logs signed. 

Monday, Feb. 15-President’s Day-Enjoy your day off!  

Tuesday, Feb. 16-Friday, Feb. 19-Students will be completing Practice Probes reviewing SAT/ARMT skills.  These will be completed and checked in class each day.  Please encourage your child to be at school these days. 

Feb. 8-12-Reading 7-Lesson Plans-Dandridge

These plans are tentative and may have to be changed due to unforeseen circumstances.

Please encourage your child to read AR each night and log in pages read.

Monday, Feb. 8-Go over ThinkLinkLearn test results.  Students will have slips that show them what they missed, the answer they put, and we will talk about why the answer is the correct one.  Remind students about Reading 7 Test tomorrow.  Don’t forget to study the 21 vocabulary words that go with the stories.

Tuesday, Feb. 9-Test on “War of the Wall,” “Amigo Brothers,” and “What Do Fish Have To Do With Anything?”  After test, students will work on two discussion questions from the stories which will be worth 20 points each. 

Wednesday, Feb. 10-Friday, Feb. 12-Work on SAT/ARMT skills that students scored lowest on ThinkLinkLearn. Use Practice Probes to help.  These skills will include the following:

Main Idea

Supporting Details

Theme

Sequence of Events

Compare/Contrast

Genres and Subgenres

Characteristics of Genres

Point of View

Fact and Opinion

Literary Elements

Critical Analysis

Interpretation

Initial Understanding

Context Clues

Climax

Text Formats

Drawing Conclusions

Informational/Functional Reading

Feb. 1-5-Reading 7-Dandridge-Lesson Plans

Read AR and get requirements met!  Many students have not read any books at this point!

These plans are tentative and may have to be changed due to unforeseen circumstances. 

Monday, Feb. 1-Complete reading “War of the Wall.”  Complete Monitoring Comprehension activity.  Have students also read “Back to the Wall”  which is a magazine article.  Do a 20 word GIST for this article to summarize it.  (Show students what to do.)  Students may read AR when finished.

Tuesday, Feb. 2-Progress reports go home today.  Discuss “War of the Wall.”  Talk about theme.  Have students share.  Students will share their summaries in groups.  Talk about denotation and connotation on p. 336 and from teacher’s book.

Wednesday, Feb. 3-Copy vocabulary for “What Do Fish Have to Do with Anything?”  Talk about symbols and have students list them as he/she reads story. 

Thursday, Feb.  4-Complete story and talk about the symbols.  Discuss story orally.

Friday, Feb. 5-Vocabulary Test on Lessons 34-38.  Read AR when completed. 

January 25-29-Reading 7-Lesson Plans-Dandridge

These plans are tentative and may have to be changed due to unforeseen circumstances. 

Students need to have at least one fiction book read and tested on by Friday, Jan. 28 so they do not have a zero on progress reports which go home on Tuesday of next week (Feb. 2.)

Monday, Jan. 25-Copy vocabulary words and definitions  for Lesson 34.  Discuss myth using words in context.  Test on Friday of next week. Discuss tests from last week (Assessment 2 Practice and MLK, Dirk, and the two poems that we tested on.)  Students who did not make at least a 70 will report to school at 7:00 on Tuesday morning. 

Tuesday, Jan. 26- Copy vocabulary words and definitions for Lesson 35.  Discuss myth using words in context. Test on Friday of next week.   Complete reading “Amigo Brothers” and finishing Venn Diagram.  Copy vocab. for “Amigo Brothers” and put in vocab. section of notebook.  Read AR for the rest of the period.

Wednesday, Jan. 27-ZAP Schedule today-DOV-Copy vocabulary words and definitions  for Lesson 36-Discuss myth using words in context.  Test on Friday of next week.  Discuss “Amigo Brothers” showing comparisons and contrasts from Venn Diagram.  Turn in Venn Diagram, Spider Chart, and T-Chart.  These daily assignments are worth 60 points. 

Thursday, Jan. 28- DOV- Copy vocabulary words and definitions for Lesson 37.  Discuss myth using words in context.  Test on Friday of next week.  Discuss Think Link Learn allowing students to see mistakes made and how they should be corrected.

Friday, Jan. 29- DOV- Copy vocabulary words and definitions for Lesson 38.  Discuss myth using words in context.  Test on Friday of next week.  Read “War of the Wall.’’  Talk about theme and monitoring your reading as reading skills for this story.  Read the story silently.  We will discuss on Monday. 

January 18-22-Reading 7 Lesson Plans-Dandridge 

These plans are tentative4 and may have to be changed due to unforeseen circumstances.  Continue reading AR and testing to meet AR requirements.

Monday, Jan. 18-No School-MLK Birthday

Tuesday, Jan. 19-Read poems “Long Time Before” and Abuelito Who.”  Do a Spider Map on Grandma A’mooh and a T chart on the poem “Abuelito Who” analyzing each line.  Talk about both charts. Remind students about test on the last two stories and two poems that we have covered. Be sure to study vocabulary.

Wednesday, Jan. 20-Do Unit 2 Assessment Practice p.294-298.  This assignment will be due at the end of the period and will count as a grade. Students will read AR when they finish Assessment Practice. 

Thursday, Jan. 21- Students will read the story “Amigo Brothers” in class and will fill out the Venn Diagram showing the similarities and differences between Felix and Antonio (working on Compare and Contrast,).  Keep in notebook until we check, and then we will turn in.  Remind students about the test tomorrow. 

Friday, Jan. 22-Test today on “Encounter with Martin Luther King, Jr.,” “Dirk the Protector,” and two poems “It Was a Long Time Before,” and “Abuelito Who.”  Students may read AR when they finish the test. 

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January 11-15-Lesson Plans-Dandridge-Reading 7

These plans are tentative and may have to be changed due to unforeseen circumstances. 

Continue reading AR and testing to meet your AR requirements.

Monday, Jan. 11-Follow last Thursday’s lesson plans.

Tuesday, Jan. 12-Follow last Friday’s lesson plans.

Wednesday, Jan. 13-Talk about heroes, characteristics of heroes, and what you would ask a hero if you could sit down and talk to him/her.  Read Author Online about Maya Angelou.  Discuss the term autobiography.  Read the story “Encounter with Martin Luther King” in groups.  Students will  write characteristics of Martin Luther King as they read. 

Thursday, Jan. 14-Discuss characteristics of MLK and examples of those characteristics from the story.  Talk about what you need to survive if you were out by yourself.  Talk about Gary Paulson and books that students are familiar with.  Read Author Online.  Then have students follow along as “Dirk the Protector” is read.  Talk about point of view and cause and effect.

Friday, Jan. 15- Pass out tests from Tuesday and discuss questions.  Remind students who made below a 70 to report to Reteaching/Retesting on Tuesday morning at 7:00.  After discussing test, students will find four examples from “Dirk the Protector” of cause and effect and write on paper to turn in.  Students should use the A, C, E, G questions on the side of the story to help with this.   This will be due today along with the MLK characteristics.

January 4-8-Reading 7-Dandridge-Lesson Plans

These plans are tentative and may have to be changed due to unforeseen circumstances.

Get off to a great start this new year by meeting your AR requirements early in the nine weeks!

Jan. 4-Teacher Workday!  Students enjoy your day off!  

Jan. 5-Talk about what makes someone misbehave.  Copy vocabulary for “Three Century Woman.”  Read Author Online p.241 about Richard Peck and Shirley Jackson.  Talk about objectives-1.  Set purpose for reading.  2.  Compare and contrast characters.  Read  Background section on p. 243.  Read story “Three Century Woman” and do comparison between Great Grandma in this story and Laurie in “Charles,” which we will read tomorrow. 

Jan. 6-Copy vocabulary words for “Charles.”  Read story and compare Laurie to Great Grandma.  Complete chart started yesterday comparing the two characters.  Talk about the purpose for reading these selections.

Jan. 7-Discuss above stories including “A Christmas Carol” and be ready for test on Friday on all three selections. 

Jan. 8-Test on “Three Century Woman,” “Charles,” and “A Christmas Carol.”  Read AR for the rest of the period.    

December 7-18-Reading 7-Dandridge-Lesson Plans

These plans are tentative and may need to be changed due to unforeseen circumstances. 

AR DEADLINE-Thursday, Dec. 17-Please make sure that you have met your requirements.  Thanks!!!  SD

Monday, Dec. 7-Get grades back for Vocabulary Test Lessons 28-32 and discuss the “Zebra” and other Vietnam stories test. 

Tuesday, Dec. 8-Listen and follow along to story “A Retrieved Reformation.”  Copy vocabulary words for the story.  Test on Thursday on “Scholarship Jacket” and “ A Retrieved Reformation.”  Remind students to study vocabulary.

Wednesday, Dec. 9-Review story from yesterday.  Study for the test tomorrow.  Remind students to study the sixteen vocabulary words for the two stories.  (ZAP schedule today)

Thursday, Dec. 10-Test on “The Scholarship Jacket” and “A Retrieved Reformation.”  Copy the vocabulary words for “A Christmas Carol.”  Have students read the character info and the background for “A Christmas Carol.”  Grade the papers for the test and let students know grades today in class. 

Friday, Dec. 11-Begin reading  “A Christmas Carol” orally in class.  Assign parts each day in class. 

Monday, Dec. 14-18-Continue reading “A Christmas Carol” and discussing story as we go through it. 

Monday, Dec. 21-January 4-Christmas Vacation-----Have a fun and safe holiday!!!!!!!

November30-Dec. 4-Reading 7-Dandridge-Lesson Plans

AR Deadline for the second nine weeks will be Thursday, Dec. 17.  READ!!!! READ!!!! READ!!!!

These plans are tentative and may have to be changed due to unforeseen circumstances.

Monday, Nov. 30-Review “Zebra,” “The Rider,” “The Collected Grief of a Nation,” “A Mother’s Words,” and “Timeline:  U.S. Involvement in Vietnam.”  Test on these selections will be tomorrow, Tuesday.  Be sure to study the vocabulary words for “Zebra.”  Test Friday on Vocab. Lessons 28-32.

Tuesday, Dec. 1- Test today on the above selections from Monday.  Read AR when complete. 

Wed., Dec. 2-Copy vocab words for “The Scholarship Jacket.”  Talk about the author, the background information, and the information listed under “Author Online and Background.”  Tell students scores on test from yesterday and who will be ZAPPED on Tuesday of next week. 

Thurs., Dec. 3-Read “The Scholarship Jacket” orally.  After finished with reading, answer questions A-F from the story using complete sentences.  These will be turned in for a daily grade.  Vocab test on Lessons 28-32 on Friday.  Study!  

Fri., Dec. 4-Vocabulary test on Lessons 28-32. Bring a pencil.  This will be on scantron.  Read AR when complete. 

November 16-26- Reading7-Dandridge-Lesson Plans

Continue reading AR and testing on required books! 

These plans are tentative and may have to be changed due to unforeseen circumstances. 

Monday, Nov. 16-DOV-Students are to copy words and definitions for Lesson 28.  Read the sample sentences and the myth that go with the lesson orally to see the words used in context.  Go over vocabulary tests from Friday.  Begin listening to the story “Zebra” and taking notes on the characters to help identify each character. 

Tuesday, Nov. 17-DOV-Students are to copy words and definitions for Lesson 29.  Read the sample sentences and the myth that go with the lesson orally to see the words used in context.  Watch the DVD that Mrs. Gray sent on an author.  Discuss the DVD. 

Wednesday, Nov. 18-DOV- Students are to copy words and definitions for Lesson 30.  Read the sample sentences and the myth that go with the lesson orally to see the words used in context.  Continue reading and listening to “Zebra.”  Continue taking notes on each character. 

Thursday, Nov. 19-DOV- Students are to copy words and definitions for Lesson 31.  Read the sample sentences and the myth that go with the lesson orally to see the words used in context.  Finish reading and listening to “Zebra.”  Divide into groups and do a character description of each of the characters that I have listed on the board.  Each person will contribute to the discussion.  Turn in at the end of the period for a group grade. 

Friday, Nov. 20-DOV-Students are to copy words and definitions for Lesson 32.  Read the sample sentences and the myth that go with the lesson orally to see the words used in context. Test on Vocab. Lessons 28-32 will be on Friday, Dec. 4.  Each group will go back through the story and answer the questions on the right hand side of each page (character, visualize, and making inference.)  Use complete sentences and restate the question.  Turn in for a group grade at the end of the period. 

Monday, Nov. 23-Students will read “The Rider,” “The Collected Grief of a Nation,” “A Mother’s Words,” and the “U.S. Involvement in Vietnam” Timeline. 

Tuesday, Nov. 24-Students will divide in groups and answer the questions that are on the sides of each of these selections. They are to use complete sentences and restate the question.  These will be turned in at the end of the period.  Test on these last selections (“Zebra-Vietnam Timeline) will be on Tuesday after Thanksgiving (Dec. 1.)

Wednesday, Nov.25-Friday, Nov. 26-THANKSGIVING HOLIDAYS!!!!!!. 

November 9-13-Reading 7-Lesson Plans-Dandridge

Students need to have completed one fiction book by Friday of this week to have an AR grade (and not a zero) on progress reports which will go home on Tuesday of next week, Nov. 17.  READ, READ, READ!!!!!  You can come to my room and test at any time this week.  Test must be taken in my room!   

These plans are tentative and may have to be changed at any time due to unforeseen circumstances. 

My reteach/retest day is Tuesday at 7:00.  Please check with your child and make sure that he/she did not bring home a slip to report on Tuesday morning at 7:00 sharp!!!!! I will send the notes home on Monday for the week. 

Monday, November 9-Pass back grades and test for “Casey at the Bat,”  “The Monsters are Due on Maple Street,” and “The Unnatural Course of Time.”  Go over the test and discuss any questions that students may have.  Retest on this test will be Tuesday morning at 7:00 sharp!    Students will then discuss the Characterization Packet talking about characters, their motivation, and how the characters are developed.

Tuesday, Nov. 10-Continue with the Characterization Packet working orally through the packet and doing sample questions and activities orally.

Wednesday, Nov. 11-VETERAN’S DAY-No school!!!!!

Thursday, Nov. 12-Listen and follow along with the short story “Zebra” paying special attention to the characters and how they are developed. Remind students about Voc. Lessons 23-27  test on Friday.

Friday, Nov.13-Complete reading of “Zebra.”  Do a comparison chart for the characters in the story.   Vocabulary Test on Lessons 23-27

November 2-6-Reading 7-Lesson Plans-Dandridge

MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE READING AR AND TAKING YOUR TESTS!!!!!  You should have read at least one fiction book by the time that progress reports are sent home (November 16.)

These plans are tentative and may have to be changed due to unforeseen circumstances.

Monday, Nov. 2-DOV- Students will copy words and definitions for Lesson 23.  They will also discuss the sample sentences and read the fable orally discussing the words in context and the moral of the fable.  Pass back tests from last week and discuss in class.  Pass out notes to be sent home to any student who made below a 70 on “Exploring the Titanic” and “An American Childhood” to come in on Tuesday morning  for re-teaching and retesting.  Fill out the chart for the movie review “The Unnatural Course of Time.”  Turn in today.  Test tomorrow on “Casey at the Bat,” “The Monsters are Due on Maple Street,” and “The Unnatural Course of Things.” 

Tuesday, Nov. 3-DOV-Copy words and definitions for Lesson 24.  Discuss the words used in context in the sample sentences and in the fable.  Discuss the moral of the story.  Test on the last three reading selections that we have covered (see yesterday’s plans.)

Wednesday, Nov. 4-DOV-Copy words and definitions for Lesson 25.  Discuss the words in context in the sample sentences and the fable and discuss the moral of the fable.  Read carefully p. 166-168 entitled “Papa’s Parrot.”  Then answer questions 1-10 on pages 168 and 169 and vocabulary on page 170. 

Thursday, Nov. 5-DOV-Copy words and definitions for Lesson 26.  Discuss the words in context in the sample sentences and the fable and discuss the moral of the fable.  Complete work from yesterday.  Any that are already completed with all of the work will read AR for the remainder of the period. 

Friday, Nov. 6-DOV-Copy words and definitions for Lesson 27.  Discuss words in context in the sample sentences and the fable and discuss the moral of the fable.  Have students read silently and carefully all of p. 176-181 and answer questions to right of each page.  Use complete sentences and restate the questions.  Turn in at the end of the period (no excuses!). 

October 12-30-Reading 7-Dandridge-Lesson Plans

These plans are tentative and may have to be changed due to unforeseen circumstances.

Don’t forget to read your AR book and get parents to sign your log each night! 

Monday, Oct. 12-Pass out reading logs.  DOV-Copy vocabulary words and definitions for Lesson 17.  Read sample sentences and fable with the words used in context.  Tell the moral of the story.  Have students finish reading “Exploring the Titanic.” 

Tuesday, Oct. 13-DOV-Copy vocabulary words and definitions for Lesson 18.  Read sample sentences and fable using the words in context.  Have students work with a partner and do a time line telling the events of the Titanic’s last day.  Be sure to identify the time words and the events in chronological order. 

Wednesday, Oct. 14-DOV-Copy the vocabulary words and definitions for Lesson 19.  Read the sample sentences and fable using the words in context.  Talk about things that make you feel most alive….things that make you appreciate the wonder and excitement of life.  Talk about the author of “An American Childhood Have students get in groups and read the story orally. 

Thursday, Oct. 15-DOV-Copy the vocabulary words and definitions for Lesson 20. Read the sample sentences and fable using the words in context.    Discuss “An American Childhood.”  Talk about the causes and effects of the events that happen in the story and how one effect can be the cause of something else happening making a chain reaction of events.  Test on Friday on “Exploring the Titanic” and “An American Childhood.”  Be sure to study the vocabulary words carefully!   Concentrate on the skills that we talked about with each story.

Friday, Oct. 16-DOV-Copy the vocabulary words and definitions for Lesson 21.  Read the sample sentences and fable using the words in context.   Vocabulary Test on Lessons 17-21 on Friday after Fall Break!  Students will take test today on the two stories that we have read and discussed this week!  Have a wonderful Fall Break!!!!!

October 19-23-FALL BREAK!!!!!!!!!   Have a fun and safe week!  

October 26-30-Reading 7-Dandridge-Lesson Plans

Monday, October 26-Copy vocabulary words from the play “The Monsters are on Maple Street.”  Talk about parts of a play (p. 135).  Assign characters.

Tuesday, October 27-Continue reading “Monsters Are Due on Maple Street” by Rod Sterling.  Discuss the terms  protagonist and antagonist.

Wednesday, October 28-Finish reading the play “Monsters on Maple Street.”   Discuss play.

Thursday, October 29-Do Practice Assessment-p. 166-170.  Students will use their own paper. This will be due today.  Remind students to study Lessons 17-21 in Vocabulary for test tomorrow. 

Friday, Oct. 30-Vocabulary Lessons 17-21 Test today.  Read AR when finished.  

October 5-9, 2009-Reading 7-Lesson Plans-Dandridge

These plans are tentative and may have to be changed due to unforeseen circumstance.

AR deadline will be Thursday afternoon, Oct. 8 at 3:00.  READ, READ, READ!!!!!

Monday, Oct. 5-Go over the test on RTT and Thank You, M’am” in class today.  Remind students about the Vocabulary Test Lessons 12-16 on Friday of this week.  Students will spend the rest of the time reading AR.  Students may also take tests if they are ready to do so.

Tuesday, Oct. 6-Take STAR test in lab.  Students may read AR when test is completed.

Wednesday, Oct. 7- Begin “Exploring the Titanic.” Have students to write on a sticky note everything that he/she knows about the Titanic.  Have students to share.  Tell them that this is a narrative nonfiction piece of writing.  Have students explain what that means.  Explain that our focus on this story will be sequential order.  Students are to copy vocabulary words and definitions in notebook under the vocabulary section.  Have students to read story silently, paying very close attention to the sequence of events. 

Thursday, Oct. 8-Last day to take AR tests.  Students will continue to read this story.  When story gets to the last day, students are to do a time line, logging in the time and the event as it occurs in the story.  Use time words such as next, then, earlier, later, 5:00, in the afternoon, etc.

Friday, Oct. 9-First nine weeks ends.   Test on Vocabulary Lessons 12-16.  Tell students nine week grades if they are completed.  Continue working on “Exploring the Titanic.”  Go over questions to make sure students understand the story.  Share timelines. Display student work. 

September 28-Oct. 2-Reading 7-Dandridge-Lesson Plans

These plans are tentative and may have to be changed due to unforeseen circumstances. 

AR Deadline for 1^st Nine Weeks-----October 8, 2009---READ, READ, READ!!!!!!You may come to my room and test at any time during the day.  Just get permission from your teacher! 

Monday, Sept. 28-DOV-Lesson 12-Copy the 10 words and definitions.  Discuss the words, definitions, sample sentences, and story that uses the words in context.  Talk about the moral of the fable.  Go over the tests from Friday.  For the story “Rikki Tikki Tavi, assign certain passages to certain students to read and find the suspenseful part of the text.  Have this charted on notebook paper.  Answer any questions that anyone has about RTT and suspense, predictions, and foreshadowing. 

Tuesday, Sept. 29-DOV- Lesson 13- Copy the 10 words and definitions.  Discuss the words, definitions, sample sentences, and story that uses the words in context.  Talk about the moral of the fable.  Divide students into groups to read “ Thank You  Ma’am.”  Make one chart for your group that lists the external and internal conflicts as you read.  Be prepared to discuss the story.

Wednesday, Sept. 30- DOV-Lesson 14-Copy the 10 words and definitions.  Discuss the words, definitions, sample sentences, and story that uses the words in context.  Talk about the moral of the fable.  Discuss the story orally in class.  Have each student to write a thank you note from Roger to Mrs. Jones.  Be sure to include in the letter what you are doing now and the impact that the encounter with Mrs. Jones had on your life.  Use your neatest handwriting.  Due at the end of class.  Read AR when you finish.   

Thursday, Oct. 1-DOV-Lesson 15-Copy the words and definitions. Discuss the words, definitions, sample sentences, and story that uses the words in context.  Talk about the moral of the fable.  Orally discuss the story “Thank You, Ma’am”  and its external and internal conflicts.  Answer any questions that students may have about “Rikki Tikki Tavi” and “Thank You, Ma’am”  Concentrate on literary terms for this week.  Allow students to study for test tomorrow and read AR if time permits. 

Fri., Oct. 2-DOV- Lesson 16-DOV-Copy the words and definitions.  Discuss the words, definitions, sample sentences, and story that uses the words in context.  Talk about the moral of the fable.  Test on “Rikki Tikki Tavi” and “Thank You, Ma’am.”  If time permits, have students draw an illustration of one of the scenes of RTT that was not illustrated.  Read AR.  Remind students of AR deadline.  Also remind them of the Vocabulary Lessons 12-16 on Friday of next week. 

September 21-25-Reading 7-Lesson Plans-Dandridge

Continue reading AR and taking your tests to meet your nine week requirements!

These plans are tentative and may have to be changed due to unforeseen circumstances.

Monday, Sept. 21-DOV- Lesson 10-Write words and definitions and discuss sample sentences and fable. Discuss the moral to the fable.  Take up sequence of events and BROCK/BROG acrostic.  Review students on vocabulary for the story.  Take test on “The Last Dog.”  Read “Spot Goes High Tech.”  Summarize using a 20 word GIST.  Explain how to do a GIST.  Announce vocabulary test on Lessons 6-10 on Friday of this week.  Tell students grade on test and who needs to come in for reteaching/retesting on Tuesday.

Tuesday, Sept. 22-Pass out sticky notes and have students answer the question “Who Sees the Best in You and Why?”  Discuss and put up stickies.  Read story,  “Thank You Ma’am” in groups.  Have each group list external and internal conflicts in the story.  Write vocabulary in notebook.

Wednesday, Sept. 23- Read story “Rikki Tikki Tavi” silently in class and take notes on story as you read.  The notes will be worth points.  Make sure that you are listing the important events that occur in the story to help you remember.  . 

Thursday, Sept.  24-Remind students about vocabulary test on Friday on Lessons 6-10.  Discuss “Thank You Ma’am.” Have students write a thank you letter from Roger to Mrs. Jones.  Be sure to explain what you (as Roger) are doing now and how Mrs. Jones helped make you the person that you are today.  The letter should be at least a page long. 

Friday, Sept. 25-Take up letters from Roger to Mrs. Jones from yesterday (from the story Thank You Ma’am.”)  Give test on vocabulary test on Lessons 6-10.  Present rest of power points on literary terms.

September 14-18, 2009-Lesson Plans-Reading 7-Dandridge

Students should be reading AR each night for 20-30 minutes and having parents to sign reading logs. 

Tuesday at 7:00 is my makeup day.  Please make plans to come at that designated time to do any makeup work! 

Monday, Sept. 14-Go over vocabulary test Lessons 1-5 and answer any questions students have.  Introduce story ‘The Last Dog” by Katherine Paterson.  Pass out sticky notes and have students write why pets are good companions.  Discuss.  Post sticky notes as a before reading activity.  Talk about the terms setting, sequence of events, genre and subgenre, and flashback and what they mean.  Explain that we will be focusing on these as we read this science fiction story.  Copy the nine vocabulary words and definitions for the story in Vocabulary Section of notebook. 

Tuesday, Sept. 15- Do DOV- Lesson 7-Copy words and definitions paying special attention to the words used in the sample sentences and in the fable.  Read the sentences and the fable orally.  Have students substitute the definition of the word as the fable is read.  Talk about the moral when story is read.  Play the CD for the story “The Last Dog” as students follow along in the book. 

Wednesday, Sept. 16- DOV-Lesson 8-Copy words and definitions in notebook in vocabulary section.  Discuss the sample sentences and read the fable orally.  Have students to pay attention to the vocab. words and talk about the moral of the story.  Complete the audio of “The Last Dog.” 

Thursday, Sept. 17-DOV- Lesson 9- Copy words and definitions in notebook in vocabulary section.  Discuss the sample sentences and read the fable orally.  Have students pay attention to the vocab. words and talk about the moral of the story.  Have students to take the book and go back through the story and list the ten most important events in sequential order from beginning to end using sequence words.  Number these events 1-10. 

Friday, Sept. 18-DOV-Lesson 10-Copy words and definitions in notebook in the vocabulary section.  Discuss the sample sentences and read the fable orally.  Have students pay attention to the vocab. words and talk about the moral of the story.  Do flashback exercises with the class.  Then assign the BROCK-BROG acrostic.  The sentences must tell specifically about that particular character.  Turn in today.  Test Monday on “The Last Dog.”  Don’t forget to study the nine vocabulary words! 

August 31-Friday, September 11-7^th Grade Reading-Dandridge-Lesson Plans

These plans are tentative and may have to be changed due to unforeseen circumstances. 

AR Deadline before the first progress report will be on Friday, Sept. 11.  Progress reports will go home on Tuesday, Sept. 15.  Please make sure that you have completed your AR book and taken a test on it. 

Monday, August. 31-Daily Oral Vocabulary (DOV)- Copy the ten vocabulary words and definitions for Lesson One.  Talk about the definition for each word and read the sentence with the word used in context and read the fable for Lesson 1.  Review information for the test tomorrow on “Seventh Grade” and pages 24 and 26 that you copied in your notebook on Parts of a Story and Stages of Plot.  Begin power point presentations on literary terms.  

Tuesday, Sept. 1-DOV-Copy the ten words and definitions for Lesson 2.  Discuss words, read sample sentence, and fable using the words in context.  Test on “Seventh Grade.”  Continue presenting power point presentation. 

Wednesday, Sept. 2-DOV-Copy ten words and definitions for Lesson 3.  Study sample sentences and fable using the words in context.  Complete the power point presentations.

Thursday, Sept 3-DOV (approximately 5 minutes)-  Copy the ten words and definitions in Lesson 4.  Discuss the sentences looking at the words in context.  The do “Practical Reading” activity entitled “Reading a Menu”.  Students will use their own paper.  Check in class at the end of the period. 

Friday, Sept 4-DOV-Copy the ten words and definitions in Lesson 5.  Discuss the sentences and fable looking at the words in context.  Then check the Practical Reading activity from Thursday.  Call out answers and have students to grade their own papers.  Encourage students to do their best!  Call out the grades and have students to write their grades from the EZ grader on their papers. 

Monday, Sept. 7-Labor Day-NO SCHOOL!!!!!!!!!

Tuesday, Sept 8- Study vocabulary words from the past 5 lessons.  Test on these on Friday of this week.  Do another Practical Reading activity entitled “Reading a Recipe.”  They will use their own paper and will turn in at the end of the period.  Cover papers at the door to ensure that all papers are turned in. 

Wednesday, Sept. 9-Study for 10 minutes the 50 vocabulary words for the test tomorrow.  Check “Practical Reading” activity Reading a Recipe and assign grades. 

Thursday, Sept. 10-Study for 10 minutes the 50 words for the vocabulary test on Friday.  Complete the story “The Last Dog.”

Friday, Sept. 11-Vocabulary test on Lessons 1-5 on scantron.  Please bring a pencil.  Complete the story “The Last Dog.”  Read AR if time permits.

August 24-28-Reading 7 Lesson Plans-Dandridge

These plans are tentative and may have to be changed due to unforeseen circumstances. 

Make sure that your child is reading AR at home for 20-30 minutes each night and that you are signing his/her log.  Thanks!  SD

Monday, August 24-Complete power point projects in flex lab.  Allow students to finish at home tonight if necessary.  I will check for grade on Tuesday.

Tuesday, August 25-Review literary terms from power point.  Test on Friday on the eleven literary terms from the power point.

Wednesday, August 26-Have students copy 6 vocabulary words for “Seventh Grade” in Vocabulary section of notebook.  Read silently author and background for story.  Read silently “Seventh Grade.”  As you read, write connections you make to the story.  For instance, “I am also in the seventh grade.”  Also do the story parts listed on the board as you read.  We will discuss story tomorrow. 

Thursday, August 27-Discuss “Seventh Grade”  orally including connections, vocabulary, and story parts.  Test on “Seventh Grade” on Tuesday. Don’t forget to study the vocabulary words!   

Friday, August 28- Test on Literary Terms and examples from power point that we completed on Monday.  After test, students will write and illustrate an original haiku and a limerick following the correct format.