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February / March 2011
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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1 Snow Day
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2CW: Read 271-282 Questions 1-6 on page 282. Also read pages 284-286, and do questions 1-5 on bottom of pg 287. Aything not finished is homework.
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3 Read pages 920-926- Test taking skills. Pass out PSSA workbooks. Introduction to workbooks and overview of upcoming events.
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4 CW: Lesson on Point of View. Group work on P.O.V. and PSSA Workout pages 78-81. HW: Per 3 and 4- Write a paragraph about a trip to a grocery store in each of the three points of view learned in class today.
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7 CW: Discovering Theme in literature. Lesson and work in workbooks. HW: Theme worksheets due tomorrow.
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8 CW: Plot, Setting and Characterization.
HW: Coach-Chapter 10 worksheet packet
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9 CW: Per 2 and 3- PSSA Workout lessons 4 and 5. Per 4- lesson 6
HW: Plot and Character worksheets due Thurs.
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10 CW: Study Island assignments.
HW: Narrative Review packet
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11 CW: Complete Study Island assignments. Complete Narrative Review for half credit if not done.
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14 CW: Video on the perfect paragraph. Worksheet and writing assignment.
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15 CW: Text organization. Work in Buckle Down- Text organization/structure. HW: Text organization worksheets.
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16 CW: assignment roundup to locate and organize and complete missing homework. Groupwork on Text Organization, Theme, Setting and Plot from PSSA prep materials.
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17 CW: Poetry introduction, PSSA materials, powerpoint on understanding poetry. HW: Chapter 6 packet due Tues. To view the PowerPoint click on the link below:
Poetry.ppt
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18 CW: PSSA workbook catch-up day. Work to finish any incomplete assignments.
REMINDER: Chapter 6 packet due Tuesday.
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21 No SChool
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22 CW: PSSA release item review, focus on theme and how to write a good constructed response.
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23 CW: Poetry unit- review of terms and work in PSSA workbooks. Per 2 and 4: PSSA Workout lessons 20, 21, 22, 23. Per 3: Buckle Down lesson 8
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24 CW: Practice with poetry. Constructed response using PSSA release "My Olympic Tabby Cat" and "Window Cat' with the associated constructed response question. (PAGES 22, 23 AND 26 IN THE PDF FILE)
To view/download the pdf please click on the link below:
PSSA_Item_Sampler_Reading_Grade_7_2009.pdf
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25 CW: Poetry and lyrics. Looking at topic and theme using modern music.
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28 CW: Understanding Bias and Fact vs Opinion PPT. PSSA release editorial. HW: Understanding Bias worksheet
For Bias worksheet click on the link below:
understanding bias.PDF
For PowerPoint click on the link below:
RecognizingBias.pptx
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1 CW: Completing PSSA release editorial, evaluating student responses using rubric.
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2 CW: Review how the student release items were scored by the state in order to improve responses. Introduce Propaganda using Smartboard presentation.
HW: Reading Media packet due Thrusday.
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3 CW: PSSA review poetry vocab. Homework and all semester assignments placed in class folder. Missing assignments handed out. Missing work is due Monday for half credit. No assignments will be accepted after Monday at 2:35 pm.
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4 CW: PSSA workbooks and homework/assignment
make up.
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