7th Grade ELA Week at a Glance

 This is the final week before Thanksgiving break. Students will demonstrate what they have learned by taking Cold Assessment 2.1 and writing a literary analysis for a test grade. They will spend 3-4 days on this writing. 

 We hope you enjoyed Labor Day! Narrative development will be Week Four's focus. Imagery, characterization, and dialogue are concepts that students will learn about and practice recognizing, understanding, and using. They should understand how these elements develop a narrative by Friday.  Students will read the final chapter, 7, of The Call of the Wild . On Friday, students will take a skills assessment. 

You will read a story all week and answer the questions embedded in the story. This story will be used in assignments for the next few weeks. Monday: Read pages 1-4 of  “The Most Dangerous Game”. Answer any questions in the boxes using complete sentences. Tuesday: Read pages 5-8 of  “The Most Dangerous Game”. Answer any questions in the boxes using complete sentences. Wednesday: Read pages 9-12 of  “The Most Dangerous Game”. Answer any questions in the boxes using complete sentences. Thursday Read pages 13-17 of  “The Most Dangerous Game”. Answer any questions in the boxes using complete sentences. Friday Read pages 18-20 of  “The Most Dangerous Game”. Answer any questions in the boxes using complete sentences.

After analyzing arguments in the past couple of weeks, students will practice writing about their analysis this week. We will walk through the components of argument analysis as a class. By Friday students will have written an entire essay. In addition to argument analysis writing, students will continue reading and finish Hidden Figures . They will practice reading skills such as multiple-choice practice, short answer response, narrative writing and analytical response using this book. 

On Monday , students will take Cold Assessment 2.1 followed by an o n-demand writing for a test grade on Tuesday .  The rest of the week will be spent reading and analyzing poetry by Edgar Allan Poe. Using these texts, they will practice identifying tone and understanding its development. In addition to this, students will practice the SIFT method with his poetry so that they can write about a theme in his poem, "Annabel Lee."

Students will read Chapters 2-4 of Call of the Wild this week. Using these chapters, students will learn about perspective/point of view, summary, conflict, and explicit vs. implicit.  They will continue reviewing and practicing identifying themes and central ideas as well.  Starting Tuesday, students will work on part three of the author study.  Students will take a cold quiz for a grade on Wednesday and the cycle one vocabulary quiz on Thursday . On Friday , students will take a quiz on Chapters 1-4 of Call of the Wild . Make sure to bring your personal book every day to class.

Our week will be spent reviewing skills and concepts related to the writing process, narrative, and poetry.  To start off the week, students will write an on-demand for a test grade on Monday . They will revise and edit this essay over the course of two days. In addition to this, we will review the most missed questions from the last cold assessment. On Thursday , students will take Cold Quiz 4.3. To wrap up the week, they will review poetry, narrative and then write two short narrative pieces. Cycle 13 Vocab. Quiz will be taken on Friday .

Should Earth try to colonize Mars? Is social media a healthy form of human interaction? Students will explore and research topics like this to write their own arguments this week. In addition to this assignment (due on Friday), they will review literary skills using short excerpts from Steinbeck and the short story, "The Interlopers" by Saki. Finally, students will take a cold quiz on Wednesday and their Cold Assessment 3.1  on Friday .

We are still in the middle of Revolutionary era informational text reading. The Duel will be finished this week, and a lesson about author's point of view will conclude our study of the book. In addition to this book, students will read excerpts from A Young Patriot , The Red Badge of Courage , and "The Gettysburg Address." We will use these texts to practice analyzing interactions among literary elements and structure  On Thursday, we will complete stations on the classic science fiction story, "There Will Come Soft Rains." To close the week, students will take their first cold assessment of the 9 weeks on Friday .

Writing will be a focus this week. The writing process can be challenging, so we will begin the week with a lesson usings peer models. In addition to writing, we will continue reading The Prince and The Pauper. By the end of the week we will have made it to chapter 22! So much happens to Edward in these chapters. He learns valuable lessons that he can use to rule a kingdom. The time period of Tudor England in the 1500s has a rich history. We will read informational articles that will explore it. To cap the week we will take our first cold assessment on Friday .