Teacher: S.

Braggs

Subject: ELA TAG

Date: September 7-11, 2015

Room: P4

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7 Grade Lesson Plans

STANDARDS:

ELACC7W2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis
of relevant content.
a. Introduce a topic clearly, previewing what is to follow; organize ideas, concepts, and information, using strategies such as definition, classification,
comparison/contrast, and cause/effect; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
b. Develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.
Essential Questions:
1. What type of connotation does the word
conflict convey?
2. Why is conflict important for
improvememt?

Monday

Lessons/Assignments

Labor Day Holiday!

NO SCHOOL!!

WALT: Introduce a concept using various strategies such as definitions, charts, and useful aids for
comprehension.
WILF: Created instructional posters using various strategies to convey the assigned concepts

Tuesday
Warm Up: NONE
Work Session: Create an instructional poster

for the following concepts: Figurative Language;

Sentence Structures: Compound, Complex, and
Compound-Complex Sentences; Reference Skills- Usage
of the dictionary, thesaurus, atlas, almanac, and website; Genres of literature- folktales, novels, poetry,
science fiction, fantasy, non-fiction, fables, horror,
drama, mystery, mythology; Habits of Good ReadersMake Connections, Visualize, Question, Clarify,
Summarize and Predict; Reading Skills- Drawing
Conclusions, Context Clues, Sequencing, Inferences,
Main Idea
Include the following: Title of the concept,
Definition or description, Examples of each,
and a Non-linguistic Representation
Homework: NONE

Wednesday
Warm Up: Read PHWC
p. 55 and take notes on
Literary Devices.
Work Session:
Conflict between friends.
Write a letter to a friend in
which you explain why
you disagree about an
issue. Suggest ways you
might compromise so that
you can each get some of
what you want.
Homework:
NONE

Thursday
Warm Up: Think of a

situation of conflict
and organize the
event in a logical
sequence
Work Session:
Individual Student will
present their Summer
Reading Projects to the
class.
Peer Evaluations
(students will complete
evaluations of peers
presentations)
Homework:
NONE

Friday
Warm Up: Define
various types of
figurative language
and give examples of
each.

Work Session:
Student will present
their Summer
Reading Projects to
the class.
Peer Evaluations
(students will
complete evaluations
of peers
presentations)

Homework: NONE