Mason Creek Middle School

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

7th grade- 1/25/12

STANDARD: ELA7W2; ELA7R1
EQ: How can I use model text to help me understand sentence structure?
Warm up: Log in to Word
Lesson:
1. Type your "mock" writing- EDIT/REVISE, SAVE, PRINT- TURN IN!
2. Work on your ALEXANDER book; Use your project sheet guidelines
3. Work on your other project assignments (poetry, drama etc.)
Homework: ALEXANDER books due FRIDAY- don't forget to number pages, label sentences, and have an illustration per page.

1/26/12 CDA- if open; if not...lab time to work on project or book

1/27/12 Minis in class to work on research, poems, groups

Saturday, January 7, 2012

Welcome Back!!! 7th grade only

We will be finishing your unit on technical writing and starting our unit on poetry/drama this week.

Monday January 8, 2012
STANDARD: ELA7W2
EQ: How is a resume' and example of technical writing? How is this relevant to the "real world?"
Warm up: get out your own resume' and log in to Word. Choose resume' template
Lesson: Resume'
Type your own resume' using the examples I gave you in class or the one I project on the screen. I will also post this on Moodle if you need to save/finish at home. We will have the mini computers today and tomorrow, but will also be starting your next project. Get ready!
Summary: Partner pair/share
Homework: bring in a self-addressed stamped envelope so we can mail your business letters; Check McNeill's Masterminds for links to help you in tomorrow's spelling bee.
*Reminder* Your next writing assessment will be January 18th through homeroom, but I will be scoring them for ideas, organization, style, and conventions. Good luck!!!

Tuesday January 9. 2012
SPELLING BEE!!!

Wednesday January 10, 2012
Poetry/Drama- notes/grammar
literary terms review

Thursday January 11, 2012
Poetry/Drama- reader's theater

Friday January 12, 2012
Review final
Notes quiz