4/30/01 to 5/3/01
Mr. Cacciatore / Seventh Grade / Past Weeks
4/30/01 to 5/3/01
Mr. Cacciatore / Seventh Grade / Past Weeks
| Monday 4/30/00 | SWBAT: read and respond to "Names/Nombres," p. 144, by completing a graphic organizer |
| Procedure | 1. Free-write: "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet." (William Shakespeare Romeo &
Juliet)
2. Book Report (period 1 & 2 --book selection @ library) 3. Read "Names/Nombres" p. 144 4. Error Correction (complete 1-5) |
| Assessment | Successful completion of 1 & 2 |
| Homework | Read "Names/Nombres" p. 145; Complete "Graphic Organizer" (handout); Test Wednesday "Fish Cheeks" & "Names/Nombres" |
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Tuesday 5/1/01 |
SWBAT: write a poem from the perspective of one of three characters |
| Procedure | 1. Complete Error Correction
(complete 1-5)
2. Complete "Reviewing the Text" p. 149 3. "I Am" poem: Amy Tan, Wing Tek Lum, Julia Alvarez |
| Assessment | Successful Completion of 1-3 |
| Homework | Test to-Mahwah on "Fish Cheeks" & "Names/Nombres;" review "Words to Own" and all handouts/notes |
| Wednesday 5/2/01 | SWBAT: demonstrate understanding of vocab. & reading skills taught in conjunction with "Fish Cheeks" and "Names/Nombres" |
| Procedure | 1. Distribute Test on "Fish Cheeks" & "Names/Nombres"
2. Students will define "Words to Own" for "The Naming of Names" p. 152 in their notebooks 3. Students will complete the "Quickwrite" on p. 152 in their notebooks (one full paragraph in length); to be completed for homework if not done |
| Assessment | Successful Completion of 1-3 |
| Homework | Quickwrite p. 152; Work on book report |
| Thursday 5/3/01 | SWBAT: read and respond to "Naming of Names;" define vocab using context clues |
| Procedure | 1. Students will read "Naming of Names" p. 153
2. Students will answer questions 2-5 on p. 165 in complete sentences in their notebooks 3. "Naming of Names" vocab sheet (handout p. 70 Teaching Resources A) |
| Assessment | Successful completion of 1-3 |
| Homework | Finish questions 2-5 on p. 165; complete "Naming of Names" vocab sheet; Work on book report |
| Friday 5/4/01 | SWBAT: respond in writing to a film written by Ray Bradbury |
| Procedure | 1. Write this question on the board:
Do you think it's good for newcomers to a society or culture to change their ways? Or should they try to hold on to their old ways of doing things? * Students are to write two responses to the questions above, one as themselves and one as either Amy Tan, Wing Tek Lum, Julia Alvarez, or Harry Bittering * Students must write silently in their notebooks for 10 minutes before you can start the film 2. Show Ray Bradbury Film |
| Assessment | Successful completion of 1 & 2 |
| Homework | Work on book report; re-read "Naming of Names" |
