1. Week 38
Monday

2. Journal
You’ve just won huge contest. Your reward is a custom-built tree house made to your specifications. Describe this tree house.
4 sentences

3. Acronym
a word formed from the initial letters or groups of letters of words in a set phrase or series of words
the WAC aka Women's Army Corps
the OPEC aka Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
LORAN aka long-range navigation.

4. What are some common acronyms that you can think of
What are some common acronyms that you can think of? Make a list with your classmates.

5. mnemonic device
A mnemonic device is a device, such as a formula or rhyme, used as an aid in remembering something.
It is a “memory” trick.

6. “Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally!”
Order of Operations aka the order of mathematical operations:
* Parentheses * Exponents * Multiplication/Division (left to right) * Addition/Subtraction (left to right).
“Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally!”

7. elaboration
Elaboration is the addition of extra material, illustrations, examples, or clarifying details.

8. For example, when you are writing an essay, your teacher may say, “You have a good idea in this paragraph, but you need to elaborate on it.”
This means you need to write more examples or details to “prove” or support your idea.

9. Example: The car went down the highway.
Example with elaboration:
The old, smashed, soda-can of a car slowly crept down the icy highway on its way to the police station where its owner worked.

10. composition structure
A composition, or essay, is made up of paragraphs and has three main parts:
the introduction,
the body, and
the conclusion.

11. The introduction has two jobs:
It must catch the reader’s attention and make him want to read the essay.
It must present the main idea or thesis of the essay.

12. The body should provide information that supports or explains your thesis statement.
There are several ways that you can support your main idea.

13. Ways to Support Your Thesis:
1. facts and examples
2. define key words
3. specific sensory details
4. tell a story to clarify an idea
5. share an experience
6. examples of how two things are alike

14. The conclusion should: 1. summarize the main points, or 2
The conclusion should: 1. summarize the main points, or 2. restate the focus or main idea, or 3. say something that will keep the reader thinking about the subject.

15. “Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.” ― Anne Frank

16. 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?

17. Week 38
Tuesday

18. Journal
Do you think holidays such as Valentine’s Day, Mothers’ Day, Fathers’ Day, Grandparents’ Day, or Siblings’ Day are good or problematic?
Should we have days set aside to tell our loved ones how much they matter to us, or should we be doing that every day?
5 sentences

19. Acronym
a word formed from the initial letters or groups of letters of words in a set phrase or series of words
the WAC aka Women's Army Corps
the OPEC aka Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
LORAN aka long-range navigation.

20. mnemonic device
A mnemonic device is a device, such as a formula or rhyme, used as an aid in remembering something.
It is a “memory” trick.

21. elaboration
Elaboration is the addition of extra material, illustrations, examples, or clarifying details.

22. composition structure
A composition, or essay, is made up of paragraphs and has three main parts:
the introduction,
the body, and
the conclusion.

23. An initialism is an abbreviation that can’t be pronounced as a word
EX. LOL, BFF, NKOTB
An acronym is an abbreviation that can be pronounced as a word
Ex. LAWL, NASA, WAC

24. Complete the chart with at least ten examples of each

25. “Growing up happens when you start having things you look back on and wish you could change.” —Clary Fray

26. 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?

27. Week 38
Wednesday

28. Journal
Talk about something you have lost.
4 sentences

29. Acronym
a word formed from the initial letters or groups of letters of words in a set phrase or series of words
the WAC aka Women's Army Corps
the OPEC aka Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
LORAN aka long-range navigation.

30. mnemonic device
A mnemonic device is a device, such as a formula or rhyme, used as an aid in remembering something.
It is a “memory” trick.

31. elaboration
Elaboration is the addition of extra material, illustrations, examples, or clarifying details.

32. composition structure
A composition, or essay, is made up of paragraphs and has three main parts:
the introduction,
the body, and
the conclusion.

33. “Draw” what composition structure looks like:
Use EITHER a tree map or a flow map to show what a composition structure essay looks like

34. “Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.” ― Anne Frank

35. 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?

36. Week 38
Thursday

37. Journal
What good have you done in the past week?
4 sentences

38. Acronym
a word formed from the initial letters or groups of letters of words in a set phrase or series of words
the WAC aka Women's Army Corps
the OPEC aka Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
LORAN aka long-range navigation.

39. mnemonic device
A mnemonic device is a device, such as a formula or rhyme, used as an aid in remembering something.
It is a “memory” trick.

40. elaboration
Elaboration is the addition of extra material, illustrations, examples, or clarifying details.

41. composition structure
A composition, or essay, is made up of paragraphs and has three main parts:
the introduction,
the body, and
the conclusion.

42. Elaborate on these statements:
I am a student.
Today is Thursday.

43. ““He nods, as if to acknowledge that endings are almost always a little sad, even when there is something to look forward to on the other side.” ― Emily Giffin

44. 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?

45. Week 37
Friday

46. Journal
Is the glass half full or half empty? Why?
4 sentences

47. Acronym
a word formed from the initial letters or groups of letters of words in a set phrase or series of words
the WAC aka Women's Army Corps
the OPEC aka Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
LORAN aka long-range navigation.

48. mnemonic device
A mnemonic device is a device, such as a formula or rhyme, used as an aid in remembering something.
It is a “memory” trick.

49. elaboration
Elaboration is the addition of extra material, illustrations, examples, or clarifying details.

50. composition structure
A composition, or essay, is made up of paragraphs and has three main parts:
the introduction,
the body, and
the conclusion.

51. Composition Structure =
Prepare for the Quiz
Acronym =
Mnemonic device =
Elaborate =
Composition Structure =

52. Quiz

53. ““He nods, as if to acknowledge that endings are almost always a little sad, even when there is something to look forward to on the other side.” ― Emily Giffin

54. 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?