1. 8-17 Objective: Introductions and parts of speech review
Bell Work:
Take book/paper from each stack up front
Read over syllabus and classroom expectations.
Today we will make a “Wordle” with at least 10 verbs, 10 nouns, and 5 adjectives!
To be ready for Monday:
Bring colored Wordle
Bring signed syllabus by Wednesday

2. 8-20 Objective: Introduction to Greek/Latin roots routine
To be ready for Tuesday:
Bring signed syllabus by Wednesday
Find three words you know for each base word
Bell Work:
Go to MJSHS Home Page
Click on Staff
Click on Melinda Wise
Click on Seventh Grade
Click on Base Word Worksheets
Save to your server
7.6.9, 7.1.2

3. 8-21 Objective: Exploring Literary Genres 7.2.1, 7.3.1
To be ready for Wednesday:
Signed syllabus due
Write two sentences using each of the words you found yesterday (total of 6 sentences)
Bell Work:
Go to MJSHS Home Page
Click on Staff
Click on Melinda Wise
Click on Seventh Grade
Click on “4 Levels” link
Save to your server
Bold all nouns in (Command + B)

4. 8-22 Objective: Continue Literary Genre Exploration 7.2.1, 7.3.1
To be ready for Thursday:
Finish Genre worksheet—come to class with any questions you still have
Bell Work:
4 Levels:
Bold nouns in 6-10
Use your vocabulary list to quiz your neighbor. See who can get the most correct in a row!

5. 8-23 Objective: Active Reading Strategies 7.2.4, 7.2.7
Bell Work:
Use your base words list to create 4 new words and define them.
Example:
Aquachrono= Water time
To be ready for Friday:
Study for vocabulary quiz tomorrow
Bring an independent reading book with you tomorrow

6. Get a good night’s sleep and come ready to learn!
8-24 Objective: Vocabulary Quiz and review, independent reading 7.RL.10, 7.RI.10, 7.L.4
To be ready for Monday:
Get a good night’s sleep and come ready to learn!
Bell Work:
Spend time independently reviewing base words for your quiz today!
Sharpen pencils
Clear off your desk

7. 8-27 Objective: Setting, Character, Conflict 7.3.3, 7.3.8, 7.3.9
To be ready for Tuesday:
Find 3 words for each of your new bases
Finish setting activity
Bell Work:
Proper noun= name, always capitalized
Make a list of all proper nouns in sentences 1-5
Open Roots Homework document from last week—we will add to it today.

8. 8-28 Objective: Continue Setting, Character, Conflict 7. 3. 3, 7. 3
To be ready for Wednesday:
Write 2 sentences using each of the words you found yesterday
Bell Work:
4 Levels:
List all Proper nouns in 6-10
Review vocabulary words with your neighbor

9. 8-29 Objective: Plot Diagram 7.3.2
Bell Work:
Use your week 1 and 2 base words to create 5 new words. Write the word and definition in your notebook.
Example: Aquadem = Water people
To be ready for Thursday:
Bring plot diagram story

10. 8-30 Objective: Continue Plot Diagram 7.3.2
To be ready for Friday:
Study for base word quiz 2— remember all words could be included
Bell Work:
4 Levels: A pronoun takes the place of a noun—highlight all pronouns in 1-5 in pink

11. 8-31 Objective: Vocab quiz, Read Seventh Grade
Monday: Labor Day
To be ready for Tuesday:
Read from your independent reading book
Enjoy your long weekend!
Bell Work:
Independently review base words list 1 and 2 for quiz today!
Sharpen pencil
Clear off your desk

12. 9-4 Objective: Recap Seventh Grade; review plot
Bell Work:
Highlight pronouns in sentence 6-10 in pink
To be ready for Wednesday:
Find 3 words for each of your Week 3 Bases

13. 9-5 Objective: Introduce Rikki-Tikki-Tavi; character
Bell Work: Check your 4- Levels document against mine. Make corrections!
Noun=person, place, thing, idea
Proper noun= name
Pronoun=takes place of a noun
To be ready for Thursday:
Write 2 sentences for each of the words you found yesterday

14. 9-6 Objective: Continue Rikki-Tikki-Tavi; predictions
Bell Work:
A verb is an action word— something that you do.
Make a list of as many verbs as you can think of.
To be ready for Friday:
Study for Week 3 Base word Quiz—remember all bases could be used

15. 9-7 Objective: Continue Rikki-Tikki-Tavi; plot/conflict
Bell Work:
Study for your vocabulary quiz.
Sharpen pencil
Clear off desk
To be ready for Monday:
Read from your independent reading book

16. 9-10 Objective: Activating Prior Knowledge--Titanic
Bell Work:
A verb is an action word
Italicize all verbs in sentence 1-5
To be ready for Tuesday:
Find 3 words for each Week 4 Base word

17. 9-11 Objective: Introduce suspense, inference, and foreshadowing,
Bell Work
Italicize all verbs in sentence 6-10
To be ready for Wednesday:
Write 2 sentences using each word you found yesterday.

18. 9-12 Objective: Read “Exploring the Titanic”
Bell Work
Linking verbs act as verbs, but aren’t as active.
List these linking verbs in your notes:
am, is, are, was, were
be, been, being
To be ready for Thursday:
Create 5 “new words” using your bases from week 1-4
You will have a substitute tomorrow and Friday.

19. 9-13 Objective: Media analysis of Titanic
Bell Work: Recite the linking verbs from yesterday with a partner—repetition will help you remember them!
To be ready for Friday:
Study for your Week 5 Base quiz—remember all words could be included!

20. 9-14 Objective: Media analysis of Titanic
Bell Work:
Review your vocabulary words for quiz
Sharpen pencil
Clear off your desk.
To be ready for Monday:
Read from independent reading book

21. 9-17 Objective: Titanic—chronological order
Bell Work:
Italicize all linking verbs in sentence 1-5
To be ready for Tuesday:
Find 3 words for each week 5 base.

22. 9-18 Objective: Titanic—cause/effect
Bell Work
Italicize all linking verbs in sentence 6-10
To be ready for Wednesday:
Write 2 sentences for each word you found yesterday.

23. 9-19 Objective: Finish Titanic timeline
Bell Work:
An adjective modifies/describes a noun— what size, color, mood, etc.
List as many adjectives as you can to describe something in the room (not a person)
To be ready for Thursday:
Finish Week 5 Base Word Quiz at home!

24. 9-20 Objective: Review Titanic
Bell Work:
Adjectives help make writing more descriptive and colorful.
Change the color of all adjectives in sentence 1-5.
To be ready for Friday:
Study for final Titanic Test!

25. 9-21 Objective: Titanic Formal Assessment
Bell Work
Independently review Titanic notes
Sharpen your pencil
Clear off your desk
To be ready for Monday:
Read from an independent reading book!

26. 9-24 Objective: Casey at Bat
To be ready for Tuesday:
Find 5 words that include prefixes from your list.
Bell Work:
Change the color of all adjectives in sentence 6-10

27. 9-25 Objective: Oral fluency; punctuation/expression
Bell Work:
Add as many new adjectives to sentence 1-5 as you can!
To be ready for Wednesday:
Write one sentence for each word you found yesterday
Practice your recitation

28. 9-26 Objective: Comparison of text—other “Casey” poems
Bell Work:
Add as many new adjectives to sentence 6-10 as you can.
To be ready for Thursday:
Create 7 new words including prefixes and bases
Be prepared to present your recitation to the class

29. 9-27 Objective: Recite Casey Poems
Bell Work
If you would need to say the word “and” in-between adjectives, you would need a comma. Ex. He is a strong, healthy man.
Check all sentences for comma use.
To be ready for Friday:
Study vocabulary words for quiz tomorrow—base words may be included

30. 9-28 Objective: Introduce drama-The Monsters are Due on Maple Street
Bell Work
Look over vocabulary words
Sharpen pencil
Clear off your desk
To be ready for Monday:
Read from independent reading book—signed calendar is due any day next week—do you have 10 hours (600 minutes)?

31. 10-1 Objective: Readers Theatre
Bell Work:
An adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
It tells how you do something.
Ex. Incredibly sad, runs quickly
Find all of the adverbs in sentences 1-5 and underline them.
To be ready for Tuesday:
Bring Reading Calendar
Find 5 words that include each of your prefixes

32. 10-2 Objective: “Monsters” setting and character discussion
Bell Work
Did you notice that adverbs usually end in “-ly”?
Underline all adverbs in sentences 6-10
To be ready for Wednesday:
Bring your reading calendar!
Write a sentence for each word you found yesterday.

33. 10-3 Objective: “Monsters” conflict and plot
Bell Work
These are some irregular adverbs: far, fast, hard, high, late, long. Low, well
Write them in your notes— notice that they indicate time or space.
To be ready for Thursday:
Bring your reading calendar!
Make 7 “New words” including prefixes and bases
Find/organize all notes for “Casey” and “Monsters”

34. 10-4 Objective: Review poetry and drama
Bell Work:
Checks the 4 Levels sentences for any irregular adverbs—underline them, too.
To be ready for Friday:
Complete Prefix test 2 at home
Review for “Casey” and “Monsters” test

35. 10-5 Objective: Poetry and drama formal assessment
Bell Work
Review study guide for test
Sharpen your pencil
Clear off your desk
To be ready for Monday:
Brainstorm about a time when you had a conflict (internal or external)—recall as many details as possible!

36. 10-8 Objective: Introduce descriptive narrative (brainstorm)
Bell Work: Rewrite the following sentence (on one line) and then identify each part of speech underneath it.
My big, hairy dog quickly chased a rabbit.
To be ready for Tuesday:
Find 5 words that include each of your new prefixes (Week 3)

37. 10-9 Objective: Pre-write narrative
Bell Work: rewrite and identify the following parts of speech.
Mitzy is messily munching Mark’s macaroni.
(Hint: “Mark’s” is not a noun)
To be ready for Wednesday:
Complete plot diagram plan and list of adjectives

38. 10-10 Objective: Draft narrative
Bell Work
Conjunctions are words that join other words together.
List these in your notebook:
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
Remember FANBOYS
To be ready for Thursday:
Write a sentence for each word you looked up Monday
Be able to finish your draft tomorrow—should be half way through your story!

39. 10-11 Objective: Finish Drafting
To be ready for Friday:
Study for prefix 3 quiz—could include base words and all prefixes
Have complete rough draft ready for a peer editor.
Bell Work
Find any conjunctions in the 4 Levels document and strike through them.

40. 10-12 Objective: Editing and revising narrative
Bell Work
Review vocabulary words
Sharpen your pencil
Clear off your desk
To be ready for Monday:
Finish reading and commenting on peer’s narrative.
Bring an independent reading book—everyone will finish at different times

41. 10-15 Objective: Publish narrative
Bell Work: Write and identify
Tina always runs late.
Circle the proper noun
To be ready for Tuesday:
Find 5 words for each prefix on Week 4 list
Collect and organize all notes from this whole unit (everything we have done so far).

42. 10-16 Objective: Review Unit 1
Bell Work
Peace, hope, and freedom are three ideals of our country.
(Note: do you know what “of” is—we haven’t talked about them yet)
To be ready for Wednesday:
Write a sentence for each word you found.
Bring any questions you have— what still doesn’t make sense?

43. 10-17 Objective: Review Unit 1
Bell Work
Flying footballs, shouts, and screams filled Squire Stadium.
To be ready for Thursday:
Study for unit assessment— application!
Bring an independent reading book.

44. 10-18 Objective: Unit 1 Skills Assessment
Bell Work
Review Unit 1 notes
Sharpen your pencil
Clear off your desk
To be ready for Friday:
Study for week 4 prefix quiz
Relax! We completed the first Unit!!

45. 10-19 Objective: Review/Correct skills assessment
Bell Work
Study vocab words
Sharpen your pencil
Clear off your desk
To be ready for Monday:
Read from your independent reading book– are you keeping track on your calendar—month is 2/3 over, do you have 400 minutes?