Journal: Free Write

 

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-Sticky Notes for Notice and Note signposts.  

 

40 Book Challenge Stickers!

 

Still looking for a few memoirs!  Make sure you have submitted.  

Journal: Reflect on the memoir unit.  What did you enjoy? Dislike? Why?

 

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Those students who are not yet finished with their memoirs will finish today.  

 

We will preview "A Christmas Carol."  It is in our literature book.  It is a screenplay version.  We will not act it out, but do more of a "table read" with it.  So, we will assign parts and read it aloud in class over the next week or so.  

Memoirs are due TODAY!!!!

 

Final copies will be typed and submitted in class today.  

 

I am also collecting physical copies of revised rough drafts and "All Ball" packets.  

No Journal Today

 

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Memoirs- Rough Draft; Final Day to work on rough drafts.  Students should be finished revising and editing rough drafts when they exit class today.  If they are not, they have HOMEWORK tonight!!  They need to be in a position where all they need to do is type the Final Copy in class tomorrow.  

 

Final Copies are due at the end of the hour on Wednesday, December 5.  TOMORROW!!  

 

 

Journal: Write about your weekend.

 

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Continue work on Memoir Rough Drafts

-Discuss Revisions/Editing

-Peer Revisions

 

Begin typing Final Copy if finished with revisions/editing.  

 

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Media Center

-Book Check Out/Renewal

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Look at rubric on page 31 of blue packet and 7th grade ELA Competency 4 (see link below).

 

 

Continue working on Rough Drafts of memoir.  

Begin Rough Drafts of Memoir.  

-Look at Rubric on page 31 of Memoir Packet (blue)

-Please skip lines on R.D.

 

Memoirs will be collected next Wednesday, December 5.

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Watch Film: "Tuesdays With Morrie" ; This will take the entire hour.  

Journal: What are you thankful for? Why?  

 

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Finish Read Aloud, Final 2 chapters today: Conclusion and Afterword

-Finalize Green Guided Questions/Vocab Packet (Collect tomorrow 11/20)

 

We will watch the final 50 minutes of "Tuesdays With Morrie" tomorrow during class.  Make sure green packets are in class for check-in.  

 

 

 

 

Journal: Free Write

 

Read Aloud: Ch. 25 & 26 of "Tuesdays With Morrie"

 

Share current STAR scores- Students will get two scores.  A score from 9/11/18 and a score from 11/12/18

 

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Collect Page 19 (Memoir Study-All Ball) from blue memoir packet. 

 

Journal: What do you think are the most important lessons you have taken from "Tuesdays With Morrie?"  Give Examples.

 

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Read Aloud: Ch. 24 "Tuesdays With Morrie."

 

Finish "marking up" All Ball

 

Complete page 19 in blue Memoir packet; Memoir Study about All Ball.

No Journal Today

 

Media Center

-Book Check Out, Returns, Renewals

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Read Aloud: "Tuesdays With Morrie" Ch. 23

-Guided Question

-Vocabulary

 

"All Ball" Close Reading Activity

-Mark up the text (number paragraphs, circle key terms, underline important ideas, question mark unknown terms, questions in the margins, comments in the margins)

 

Journal: Write a summary of "All Ball."

 

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Read Aloud: "Tuesdays With Morrie." Ch. 22

-Vocabulary

-Guided Questions

 

"All Ball"-Second Reading

-Mark Up The Text; Brief video that shows some strategies for marking up the text (numbering the paragraph, circling key terms, and underlining potentially important details).  

Journal: Write about your weekend.

 

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STAR Testing-Progress Monitoring

-We are hoping to see improvement from September scores.