Mrs. Abrams

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Standard
ELA7RC1 The student reads a minimum of 25 grade-level appropriate books or book equivalents (approximately 1,000,000 words) per year from a variety of subject disciplines. The student reads both informational and fictional texts in a variety of genres and modes of discourse, including technical texts related to various subject areas.

Homework
Read a challenging chapter book for 30 minutes. The biography/autobiography book must be read by 1/30.

Activities
Students will go to the media center to:
learn the criteria for a biography
learn the criteria for an autobiography
check out a biography or autobiography on the high end of their lexile range

Tuesday, December 20,2011

Standard

ELA7RC1 The student reads a minimum of 25 grade-level appropriate books or book equivalents (approximately 1,000,000 words) per year from a variety of subject disciplines. The student reads both informational and fictional texts in a variety of genres and modes of discourse, including technical texts related to various subject areas.

ELA7R1.2e Identify evidence to support argument in informational text

Warm Up

Using Ladders to Success students will work making inferences on pg. 82. 

Homework

• Read a challenging chapter book for 30 minutes. 

Activities

Students will read their challenging chapter book and look for inferences made by the author.

Students will review the ex[ectations for the literature circle assignments.

Monday, December 19, 2011

 

Save the Date: Feb. 14

the next book chat during your student's class period

 

Standard
ELA7R1.2e Identify evidence to support argument in informational text
ELA7R2c Identify/explain idioms/analogies 
Mark reading passages to identify information useful for making inferences
Combine text information and background knowledge to make inferences
Use inferences from the reading passage to support predictions

 

Homework
Read a challenging chapter book for 30 minutes. 
Students will complete the “Illustrator” assignment, if not completed in class.Students will complete the “Passage Master” assignment, if not completed in class.
Students will complete the “Discussion Director” assignment, if not completed in class.

Students will complete the “Connector” assignment, if not completed in class.

 Literature Circles

 

"We Can Get Our Kids Reading" = fabulous article on pg. 8 D in today's USA Today. Helpful websites:

Guys Read

Read Kiddo

Oprah's Reading List for Kids

 

Skills Tutor

1. Student may practice their reading skills by logging into  Skills Tutor, an online program to assist students in becoming more proficient in specific reading skills.

        Login: lunch code

        Password: cobb

        Site: mabry01

 

Warm Up

Using Ladders to Success students will work making inferences on pg. 80 

Homework

• Read a challenging chapter book for 30 minutes. 
• Students will complete the “Illustrator” assignment, if not completed in class.

1. Students will complete the “Passage Master” assignment, if not completed in class.
2. Students will complete the “Discussion Director” assignment, if not completed in class.
3. Students will complete the “Connector” assignment, if not completed in class.

Activities

1. Students will receive a packet including the specific tasks to be completed for the literature circles on 12/21. An explanation of how to complete each task will be given.
2. Students will complete the “Connector” assignment.

 

 

Friday, December 16

Save the Date: Feb. 14

the next book chat during your student's class period

 

Standard
ELA7R1.2e Identify evidence to support argument in informational text
ELA7R2c Identify/explain idioms/analogies
Mark reading passages to identify information useful for making inferences
Combine text information and background knowledge to make inferences
Use inferences from the reading passage to support predictions

Warm Up
Using Ladders to Success students will work making inferences on pg. 79.

Homework
Read a challenging chapter book for 30 minutes.
Students will complete the “Illustrator” assignment, if not completed in class.Students will complete the “Passage Master” assignment, if not completed in class.
Students will complete the “Discussion Director” assignment, if not completed in class. Literature Circles

 

"We Can Get Our Kids Reading" = fabulous article on pg. 8 D in today's USA Today. Helpful websites:

Guys Read

Read Kiddo

Oprah's Reading List for Kids

 

Skills Tutor

1. Student may practice their reading skills by logging into  Skills Tutor, an online program to assist students in becoming more proficient in specific reading skills.

        Login: lunch code

        Password: cobb

        Site: mabry01

Activities

Students will complete the “Discussion Director” assignment.

    The  Literature Circles will become an open discussion with students connecting     to the characters, events and ideas from their historical fiction book. This actual open discussion will take place during class on December 21.

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Standard

ELA7RC1 The student reads a minimum of 25 grade-level appropriate books or book equivalents (approximately 1,000,000 words) per year from a variety of subject disciplines. The student reads both informational and fictional texts in a variety of genres and modes of discourse, including technical texts related to various subject areas.

ELA7R1.2e Identify evidence to support argument in informational text

ELA7R2c Identify/explain idioms/analogies 

Mark reading passages to identify information useful for making inferences

Combine text information and background knowledge to make inferences

Use inferences from the reading passage to support predictions

"We Can Get Our Kids Reading" = fabulous article on pg. 8 D in today's USA Today. Helpful websites:

Guys Read

Read Kiddo

Oprah's Reading List for Kids

 

Skills Tutor

1. Student may practice their reading skills by logging into  Skills Tutor, an online program to assist students in becoming more proficient in specific reading skills.

        Login: lunch code

        Password: cobb

        Site: mabry01

 

 

Warm Up

Using Ladders to Success students will work making inferences on pg. 77. 

Homework

• Read a challenging chapter book for 30 minutes. 
• Students will complete the "Illustrator" and "Passage Master" tasks by Monday. 

Activities

1. Have you read a book where the characters are ones that you could not related to real-life experiences? Why?

 

Remember: The connection does not have to be an event that actually happened to them. The connection could be an event that could happen to them or to someone they know.

 

1. Students will receive a packet including the specific tasks to be completed for the literature circles on 12/21. An explanation of how to complete each task will be given.
2. Students will work on the "Illustrator" and "Passage Master" tasks. 

The literature circles will become an open discussion with students connecting to the characters, events and ideas from their historical fiction book. This actual open discussion will take place during class on December 21.

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, December 14,2011

Standard

ELA7RC1 The student reads a minimum of 25 grade-level appropriate books or book equivalents (approximately 1,000,000 words) per year from a variety of subject disciplines. The student reads both informational and fictional texts in a variety of genres and modes of discourse, including technical texts related to various subject areas.

ELA7R1.2e Identify evidence to support argument in informational text

ELA7R2c Identify/explain idioms/analogies 

Mark reading passages to identify information useful for making inferences

Combine text information and background knowledge to make inferences

Use inferences from the reading passage to support predictions

Skills Tutor

1. Student may practice their reading skills by logging into  Skills Tutor, an online program to assist students in becoming more proficient in specific reading skills.

        Login: lunch code

        Password: cobb

        Site: mabry01

 

 

Warm Up

Using Ladders to Success students will work making inferences on pg. 75-76. 

Homework

• Read a challenging chapter book for 30 minutes. 

Activities

1. As a whole class discussion, students will answer the following questions:

What are the names of some movies or books that you can connect to real-life experiences?

Is there anything in the movie or book that you can connect to real-life experiences that you have had or could have had?

Do you think these characters and events may be based on real people or events from the life of the writer?

Why do you think good books might feel real, even though you know that they are fiction?

Do you think realistic stories are more useful to readers than outlandish ones? Why or why not?

Why do you think authors make real-life connections?

Have you read a book where the characters are ones that you could not related to real-life experiences? Why?

 

Remember: The connection does not have to be an event that actually happened to them. The connection could be an event that could happen to them or to someone they know.

 

1. Students will receive a packet including the specific tasks to be completed for the literature circles on 12/22. An explanation of how to complete each task will be given.

 

The literature circles will become an open discussion with students connecting to the characters, events and ideas from their historical fiction book. This actual open discussion will take place during class on December 22.

 

 

 

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

 Standard

ELA7RC1 The student reads a minimum of 25 grade-level appropriate books or book equivalents (approximately 1,000,000 words) per year from a variety of subject disciplines. The student reads both informational and fictional texts in a variety of genres and modes of discourse, including technical texts related to various subject areas.

 

Warm Up

Using Ladders to Success students will work with comparisons and contrast on pg. 74. 

Homework

• Read a challenging chapter book for 30 minutes. The historical fiction book must be read by 12/14

Activities

Students will read their historical fiction book and complete a Story Elements Web (handout) on a sheet of manila paper.

 

Skills Tutor

1. Student may practice their reading skills by logging into  Skills Tutor, an online program to assist students in becoming more proficient in specific reading skills.

        Login: lunch code

        Password: cobb

        Site: mabry01

Monday, December 12, 2011

Standard
ELA7R1.2e Identify evidence to support argument in informational text
Mark reading passages to identify information useful for making inferences
Combine text information and background knowledge to make inferences
Use inferences from the reading passage to support predictions

Warm Up
Using Ladders to Success students will work with comparisons and contrast on pg. 72-73. This will be collected for a quiz grade.

Homework
Read a challenging chapter book for 30 minutes. The historical fiction book must be read by 12/14
Blue sheet on Making Inferences is due on 12/13. This will be collected for a homework grade.

Skills Tutor

1. Student may practice their reading skills by logging into  Skills Tutor, an online program to assist students in becoming more proficient in specific reading skills.

        Login: lunch code

        Password: cobb

        Site: mabry01

Activities

1. Students will go over the answers to the "Standardized Test Practice" on pg. 146-147 in Reader's Journey.
2. Students will finish the Benchmark activity using iRespond. This will count for a quiz grade.

 

Friday, December 9, 2011

Standard

ELA7R1.2e Identify evidence to support argument in informational text

ELA7R2c Identify/explain idioms/analogies 

Mark reading passages to identify information useful for making inferences

Combine text information and background knowledge to make inferences

Use inferences from the reading passage to support predictions

Homework

• Read a challenging chapter book for 30 minutes. The historical fiction book must be read by 12/14
• Blue sheet on Making Inferences is due on 12/13. This will be collected for a homework grade.

Activities

1. Students will go to the media center and review the concepts flashback and foreshadow. Students will be able to renew their historical fiction book

 

 

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Warm Up

Using Ladders to Success students will work with comparisons and contrast on pg. 71. This will be collected for a quiz grade.

Homework

• Read a challenging chapter book for 30 minutes. The historical fiction book must be read by 12/14
• Blue sheet on Making Inferences is due on 12/13. This will be collected for a homework grade.

Activities

1. Using iRespond technology students will apply the skills learned in this marking period in a Benchmark quiz.