Mr. Cacciatore / Seventh Grade / Past Weeks
Mr. Cacciatore / Seventh Grade / Past Weeks
| Monday 1/2/00 |
SWBAT: Compile a list of adjectives for their writing |
| Procedure |
1. Discuss non-fiction book report 2. Cooperative Groups |
| Assessment | Successful completion of #2 |
| Homework | The Wonderful World of Adjectives |
| Tuesday 1/9/00 |
Ridge Field Trip Cloisters & St. John the Divine Sub plans for period 4 |
| Procedure | 1. Students will read "Cousins" p. 387 EoL.
2. Students will answer questions 1-5 on p. 394 in their notebooks 3. Any time left, students will read their non-fiction books |
| Assessment | Successful completion of 1, 2, & 3 |
| Homework | Questions 1-5 p. 394 (if not completed in class) |
| Wednesday 1/10/00 | SWBAT: understand the questions that introduce adjectives; understand that the adjective can appear in different places in the sentence ; use a word as both a noun and adjective |
| Procedure |
1. Preview homework
2. Complete question chart on p. 434 3. Placement of adjectives |
| Assessment | Successful completion of 1, 2, & 3 |
| Homework | Handout: The Adjective (p. 31 & 32 Language Skills) |
| Thursday 1/11/00 | SWBAT: gather information for a descriptive essay |
| Procedure | 1. Firsthand Biography p. 410 Prewriting ex. 2, 4, & 5 |
| Assessment | Successful completion of 2, 4, & 5 |
| Homework | Complete #'s 4 & 5 p. 412 EoL |
| Friday 1/5/00 | SWBAT: organize their firsthand biographies |
| Procedure |
1. Read model essays p. 412-414
2. Discuss ways to organize essays 3. Editing Rough Drafts |
| Assessment | Revision Transparencies: 5.8; 5.9 |
| Homework | edit essays |
