Weekly Lesson Plans
Mrs. Cox – Seventh Grade Core
Weekly Lesson Plans
Monday 4/6
• Continue with 3rd persuasive paper – begin drafting or adding to plan if not completed Friday before vacation
• Self assess “The Friendship Orchard”
Tuesday 4/7
• Begin Rome – video
• Draft persuasive paper – draft due tomorrow
Week of March 23 - 27
Due today: Persuasive writing
• Finish self-assessing The Returning Cats
• Work on Pandora – due Wed.
Library – Mrs. Lancaster’s lesson on primary and secondary sources to prepare for our social studies CBA
Tuesday 3/25
Due today: Persuasive writing if not turned in yesterday
Begin new persuasive
Mrs. Cox model brainstorming topic and reasons using What/ Why/ How
Continue with Pandora
• Library Mrs. Lancaster – reviewing sources for credibility
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Wednesday 3/26
• Continue with Pandora
• Friendship Orchard mini assessment
• Discuss social studies CBA
• Library – Mrs. Lancaster - Citation Maker (if you were gone today, you will make up the lesson during Guided Study Thursday.
Thurday 3/27
• Finish Pandora and Friendship Orchard
• Plan persuasive paper
• Short discussion of social studies CBA
• Book club quiz
Friday 3/28 –
Due to: DJ Entry / Vocabulary Practice / What Why How Plan / Pandora questions and story board
Grade / discuss Friendship Orchard
Grade / discuss Pandora
Eight students missing – change of plans!
• Academic vocabulary – similarity / difference / compare / resolution
• Practice writing level 1 and 2 questions with Greece Lesson 4 (Two questions) – use Costa’s levels of questioning guide
The Greek Empire – Alexander of Macedonia
• View video / Alexander the Great
• Draft persuasive letter
Tuesday 3/17
• Why Alexander Cried – read / What generalization can be made about Alexander the Great from reading this article? Support with two ddetails from text
LEVELS TEST
Wednesday 3/18
• Charted reading and writing data
• mini reading assessment Jingle
• Revise persuasive for persuasive ideas and elaboration
Thursday –
Cornell Notes Greece Lesson 4 A City in the Empire
Two level 2 or 3 questions with answers
Discuss / grade Jingle
Revise persuasive paper for unified paragraphs and word choice
Friday –
Due today:
DJ entry and vocabulary practice
Cornell Notes City in the Empire
• City in the Empire questions
• Begin Pandora
• Edit paper for personal proofreading errors / review homophones
Questions:
1. In what ways was Alexandria like a Greek Polis? Include three details from the text in your answer.
Why did Alexander the Great plan his city in Egypt that way?
2. Is this a reasonable conclusion about Alexandria?
People living in Alexandria valued learning?
Support your answer with three details from the text.
• Finish Cornell Notes – due tomorrow – be sure to include level 1,2,3 questions
• Draft persuasive letter – be sure to have plan completed first
• Finish Prometheus questions - begin Prometheus and Zeus contrast illustration
Tuesday 3/10
Due today: Cornell Notes, at least one page draft for persuasive letter, Prometheus questions
• MAPS testing - computerized math levels test – two periods in the computer lab
Complete Prometheus / Zeus contrast illustration
Wednesday 3/11
Due today: Prometheus / Zeus contrast illustration
• Discuss Athens in it’s Glory – short video clip about philosophy in ancient Greece
• SSR / Double Journal Entry / one vocabulary word - inside and outside the word clues
• Progress reports and return work
• Mrs. Thaut – What drives the decisions you make
Thursday 3/12
• Discussion questions for Athens in its Glory
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Monday 3/2
• Discuss / Self assess Greece Lesson 2
• illustrate the symbolism in Caged Bird
• academic vocabulary
Tuesday 3/3
Due today: Caged Bird symbolism illustration
• Sparta and Athens video – take notes
• Assessment – contrast life in Sparta with life in Athens
Wednesday 3/4
Short periods – conferences
• Inside and Outside words - all three periods
Thursday 3/5
• Self assess Sparta and Athens contrast paper
Set goals
• Begin Prometheus
• New persuasive paper – choice of topic and audience
Friday 3/6
Due today: DJ entries
• Cornell Notes Athens in its Glory – lesson 3 – do the red heading sections – you should have three sets of notes. Be sure to use Costa’s levels of question guide when writing your level 1,2,and 3 questions -
• Continue with Prometheus – in addition to working on the reading targets, take notes on the differences between Zeus and Prometheus
• Plan and begin drafting new persuasive paper – Remember to have two or three main ideas to support your thesis, and consider your audience’s argument and offer a counter argument