Teacher: S.

Braggs

Subject: ELA TAG

Date: August 17-21, 2015

Room: P4

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7 Grade Lesson Plans

STANDARDS:

ELACC7RI7: Integrate information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words
to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue
ELACC7L1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
a. Explain the function of phrases and clauses in general and their function in specific sentences.
b. Choose among simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences to signal differing relationships among
ideas.
Essential Questions:
WALT: Develop sentences using the various structures of simple, compound, complex, and compound
1. Why is using various sentence
complex
structure in writing important?
WILF: Complete sentences using the various structure types
2. What types of conjunctions are
used in compound sentences vs.
complex sentences?
Monday
Warm Up: NONE
Work Session:
Unit 1 Pre-Assessment
Homework:
Lessons/Assignments

NONE

Tuesday
Warm Up: NONE
Work Session:
Have students complete the
Where I am From
template and exchange for
peer edit. During editing,
look for the following:
1. Quotation Marks for
anything-TOLD
2. Capitalize all Proper
Nouns
3. Place commas and
periods where
needed
4. Title your work
5. Use detail to aid the
flow of the writing
Homework:

Type Where I am From

Poem and email to Dr.
Braggs

Wednesday
Warm Up: HOTSPerplexor

Work Session:
In groups, use sentence
cubes to create Complex
and CompoundComplex Sentences to
create an interesting,
creative story.

Homework:
NONE

Thursday
Warm Up: Begin Journal
independently
Work Session:
Journal Entry: Respond to the
following:
We can experience conflict even
when we try to be reasonable and
thoughtful. Work with a partner to
identify three situations in which
there was a conflict and three
situations in which there was no
conflict. You can use real or
fictional situations.

Homework:
NONE

Friday
Warm Up:
Journal: 5 min
Free Write
Work Session:

Make up work
session and
FUN FRIDAY
Homework:
NONE