Teacher: S.

Braggs

Subject: ELA TAG

Date: August 31-September 4, 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?

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

Monday

Lessons/Assignments

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 web-site; Genres of
literature- folktales, novels, poetry, science fiction,
fantasy, non-fiction, fables, horror, drama, mystery,
mythology; Habits of Good Readers- Make 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

Tuesday
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

Wednesday
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

Thursday
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.

Friday
Warm Up:
Journal: 5 min Free
Write
Work Session:
Student will present
their Summer
Reading Projects to
the class.

Peer Evaluations
(students will complete
evaluations of peers
presentations)

Peer Evaluations
(students will
complete evaluations
of peers
presentations)

Homework: NONE
.

Homework:
NONE