7th Grade ELA Week at a Glance

The week before Thanksgiving break has arrived! Teachers will be wrapping up lessons and reviewing standards based on the needs of specific classes. Therefore, each teacher's plans will be different this week. Cycle 5 Vocab. Quiz and Cold Quiz 2.4 will be taken in every class though. Assignments and lessons that might be covered this week include the following: sonnet structure lessons, practice with informational standards related to structure, short story assignments, central idea/theme/summary practice, author study, and analyzing poetry.

Week 5  Structure, Sonnets, and Point of View The structure of a text is one focus this week. Students will learn about the text features and structures that authors use to convey their ideas. One structure that they will focus on is the sonnet. In addition to structures and sonnets, point of view will be taught.  Using texts by Edgar Allan Poe, students will grapple with an author and narrator's point of view. A practice cold quiz will be taken on Tuesday.   

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."

Poetry Week is here! OCTOBER Red and gold leaves fall, Crunchy as cornflakes beneath Feet on a crisp morn. NOVEMBER Frosty webs sparkle In the early morning sun Brightly bejeweled. Source:  https://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/haiku-year Students will learn about poetry structures and forms this week. Using these lessons, students will analyze how these impact a poem's meaning.  In addition to poetry, they will practice writing engaging introductions and conclusions for essays. On Friday, students will discuss thesis statements and plan out an essay that they will finish writing.  Students will take Cold Quiz 2.1 on Tuesday and Cycle 4 Vocab. Quiz on Thursday .

The Legend of the Headless Horseman is a classic story found in the text that students will read this week, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." Students will practice a variety of skills using this text including vocabulary and analyzing characters, plot, mood, and setting. On Friday , students will write an essay on this story. In addition to this text, students will practice analyzing poerty using the SIFT method. On Wednesday , a practice quiz on poerty will be given.

We hope you enjoyed Fall Break! We start the 2nd 9 weeks on Wednesday. Students will learn about legends and myths this week in preparation for reading "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving. Using this story, students will practice a variety of skills like compare/contrast, inferring, and analyzing story elements. In addition to stories and informational texts, students will practice reading and analyzing narrative poetry throughout the week.

Students will take Cold Assessment 1.2 on Monday. The rest of the week will be spent learning about plays and terms like monologue and soliloquy. On Wednesday, students will take their Cycle 3 vocabulary quiz . On Friday, teachers will update the data for each student in their folder.