1. Monday

2. Journal
If your life had a soundtrack, what song would play to represent the first three years of your life? Why?
Four complete sentences
Advanced: Six complete sentences

3. directly and clearly expressed, leaving nothing just implied
I say EXPLICIT
You say EXPLICIT

4. You say AUTHOR’S PURPOSE
the choice a writer makes about his/her text: to entertain, teach, argue, encourage, etc.
I say AUTHOR’S PURPOSE
You say AUTHOR’S PURPOSE

5. I say NARRATIVE TEXT You say NARRATIVE TEXT
a story (can be fiction or nonfiction!) such as a novel, short story, biography or poem
I say NARRATIVE TEXT
You say NARRATIVE TEXT

6. You say STATIC CHARACTER
a character who remains the same and does not change throughout a story
I say STATIC CHARACTER
You say STATIC CHARACTER

7. a character who goes through a significant change throughout a story
I say DYNAMIC CHARACTER
You say DYNAMIC CHARACTER

8. Launch

9. 7.R.RI.01 Reading Objective:
The Highly Proficient student applies numerous, strong pieces of textual evidence in supporting a complex inference or analysis of the text.
Essential Questions:
1. What is strong textual evidence? How can I identify the appropriate support? 2. What is a complex inference? How can I analyze a text to find the meaning?

10. Tuesday

11. Journal
Describe the moments right after you realize you’ve made a terrible mistake.
Four complete sentences
Advanced: Six complete sentences

12. directly and clearly expressed, leaving nothing just implied
I say EXPLICIT
You say EXPLICIT

13. You say AUTHOR’S PURPOSE
the choice a writer makes about his/her text: to entertain, teach, argue, encourage, etc.
I say AUTHOR’S PURPOSE
You say AUTHOR’S PURPOSE

14. I say NARRATIVE TEXT You say NARRATIVE TEXT
a story (can be fiction or nonfiction!) such as a novel, short story, biography or poem
I say NARRATIVE TEXT
You say NARRATIVE TEXT

15. You say STATIC CHARACTER
a character who remains the same and does not change throughout a story
I say STATIC CHARACTER
You say STATIC CHARACTER

16. a character who goes through a significant change throughout a story
I say DYNAMIC CHARACTER
You say DYNAMIC CHARACTER

17. Vocab Task
Choose a STATIC character and a DYNAMIC character from any movie, TV show, or book. Explain how the static character does NOT change through the entire story, and explain how the dynamic character DOES change.

18. Launch

19. 7.R.RI.01 Reading Objective:
The Highly Proficient student applies numerous, strong pieces of textual evidence in supporting a complex inference or analysis of the text.
Essential Questions:
1. What is strong textual evidence? How can I identify the appropriate support? 2. What is a complex inference? How can I analyze a text to find the meaning?

20. Wednesday

21. Journal
If you had to disguise yourself, like Johnny and Pony, what change in your features would make you the most sad? For example, cutting his long, black hair made Pony feel like he was giving up on his gang and his family.
Four complete sentences
Advanced: Six complete sentences

22. directly and clearly expressed, leaving nothing just implied
I say EXPLICIT
You say EXPLICIT

23. You say AUTHOR’S PURPOSE
the choice a writer makes about his/her text: to entertain, teach, argue, encourage, etc.
I say AUTHOR’S PURPOSE
You say AUTHOR’S PURPOSE

24. I say NARRATIVE TEXT You say NARRATIVE TEXT
a story (can be fiction or nonfiction!) such as a novel, short story, biography or poem
I say NARRATIVE TEXT
You say NARRATIVE TEXT

25. You say STATIC CHARACTER
a character who remains the same and does not change throughout a story
I say STATIC CHARACTER
You say STATIC CHARACTER

26. a character who goes through a significant change throughout a story
I say DYNAMIC CHARACTER
You say DYNAMIC CHARACTER

27. Vocab Task
Write two different text messages between two best friends who have gotten into a fight. In one text message, explain why “you” are angry EXPLICITLY. In the next text message, don’t explain explicitly.
Ex. “You told my mom that I had a project due tomorrow and now I’m grounded!”
Ex. “Whatever. It’s your fault we can’t hang out, so I’ll just be here... working on my project.”

28. Launch

29. 7.R.RI.01 Reading Objective:
The Highly Proficient student applies numerous, strong pieces of textual evidence in supporting a complex inference or analysis of the text.
Essential Questions:
1. What is strong textual evidence? How can I identify the appropriate support? 2. What is a complex inference? How can I analyze a text to find the meaning?

30. Thursday

31. Journal
Explain something about yourself that other people don’t seem to understand.
Four complete sentences
Advanced: Six complete sentences

32. directly and clearly expressed, leaving nothing just implied
I say EXPLICIT
You say EXPLICIT

33. You say AUTHOR’S PURPOSE
the choice a writer makes about his/her text: to entertain, teach, argue, encourage, etc.
I say AUTHOR’S PURPOSE
You say AUTHOR’S PURPOSE

34. I say NARRATIVE TEXT You say NARRATIVE TEXT
a story (can be fiction or nonfiction!) such as a novel, short story, biography or poem
I say NARRATIVE TEXT
You say NARRATIVE TEXT

35. You say STATIC CHARACTER
a character who remains the same and does not change throughout a story
I say STATIC CHARACTER
You say STATIC CHARACTER

36. a character who goes through a significant change throughout a story
I say DYNAMIC CHARACTER
You say DYNAMIC CHARACTER

37. Vocab Task
Explain the difference between a narrative text, like a story, and an informative text, such as a newspaper article
Write at least three sentences

38. Launch

39. 7.R.RI.01 Reading Objective:
The Highly Proficient student applies numerous, strong pieces of textual evidence in supporting a complex inference or analysis of the text.
Essential Questions:
1. What is strong textual evidence? How can I identify the appropriate support? 2. What is a complex inference? How can I analyze a text to find the meaning?

40. Friday

41. Journal Would you rather have extendable legs or retractable arms?
Four complete sentences
Advanced: Six complete sentences

42. directly and clearly expressed, leaving nothing just implied
I say EXPLICIT
You say EXPLICIT

43. You say AUTHOR’S PURPOSE
the choice a writer makes about his/her text: to entertain, teach, argue, encourage, etc.
I say AUTHOR’S PURPOSE
You say AUTHOR’S PURPOSE

44. I say NARRATIVE TEXT You say NARRATIVE TEXT
a story (can be fiction or nonfiction!) such as a novel, short story, biography or poem
I say NARRATIVE TEXT
You say NARRATIVE TEXT

45. You say STATIC CHARACTER
a character who remains the same and does not change throughout a story
I say STATIC CHARACTER
You say STATIC CHARACTER

46. a character who goes through a significant change throughout a story
I say DYNAMIC CHARACTER
You say DYNAMIC CHARACTER

47. Write the definitions in your own words:
Explicit —
Author’s purpose —
Narrative —
Dynamic character —
Static character —

48. Launch

49. 7.R.RL.01 Reading Objective:
The Highly Proficient student can cite multiple examples of textual evidence to support my complex analysis and inference.
Essential Questions:
1. What is textual evidence? How can I identify the appropriate support? 2. What is a direct and indirect reference? How can I analyze a text to find the direct and indirect meaning? 3. What is a complex inference?