Writing 7 - Fall 2022
Week 1 - Aug 22-26 Mon Binder Calendar, Colin Powell's Rules Tues Wed Thurs Friday Week 1 (8/16-8/20): Welcome! Mon Shortened Class: Knee Story, Check-In Cards, Sketchnote Intro. . . create in class tomorrow. Tues Materials & 50 Things (first half) Wed 50 Things (second half) and Sketchnote a "Great Classroom" (label 10 things) Thurs Early Out - Points Check: 50 Things, Sketchnote, & Materials - 7th Syllabus, Rules Reciprocal Teaching Start & Letter Home to Sign (due next Thursday). Friday No School Week 2: Mon Google Classroom-Spotify & Library 101, Set up Writer's Notebooks & Inside Covers Tues Free-write Intro & Syllabus Analysis Wed On-Demand Narrative, Slides & Timer Thurs Introduce My Five, Example Script & Slides, YouTube of Wusk's Example Speech, Rubric Intro **HW Due: Letter Signed & Returned Fri Patterns of Power Intro & Portfolio Teaser (begin with the end in mind.) Notebook Check #1 Week 3: Mon Active Reading Strategies Article, Apply: Active Reading Response with Choice Journal Article Tues Workshop 101 & Conferences, Preview Test Wed Early Out Routines & Procedures Test, My Five Script Due Thurs My Five Slides Due, Share Out My Five Presentations Fri Study Hall Week 4: Learning Mode Mon No School Tues Testing Wed Testing Thurs NB Sheets, Grammar Launch, Test Back & File Fri 4.2 Part Two, 7th Grade Forum - Set norms/goals, Middle School Keys to Success Week 5: Mon Unit 1 Launch & Weekly Schedule, Jim's Last Story, Unit 1 Blue Sheet, Essential ? Freewrite & Goals Tues Narrative Writing Start, Autobiography of a Face, First Person "I," Multi-Paragraph, Bullying, I/Eye Lists, Get writing! handout Wed Start of Conferences, Make-Up Day Thurs 4.1 Editing Conversations, Bedhead (grammar, dialogue intro), Notebook Check Fri Jr. High Band Gone Week 6: Mon Study Hall Tues Spider Web Discussion Intro & Practice Wed Study Skills - Planning Thurs Writing Workshop Fri Study Skills - Organizing Week 7: HOMECOMING! Mon Narrative Exemplar, Checklist Lecture Tues Author's Note Example & How to Punctuate Dialogue - with IXL Assignment Wed IXl Re-Teach, Last Writing Workshop . . . On-Demand Topic Brainstorm Thurs Study Hall Fri Narrative Due, Preview On-Demand, Study Skills - Time Management, Test Review Week 8: Performance Mode Mon On-Demand Narrative Final Tues Unit Test Wed Early Out, Author's Chair Day 1 Thurs Author's Chair Day 2 (if needed), Narrative Writing Growth Reflection. Fri Make up day for tests, author's chair, on-demand, etc, Self-Care in Middle School Week 9: Conference Week - Veterans Day Essays 2-week Mini-Research Unit Mon Mini Unit 2 Launch (Next year, do in 2.5 or 3 weeks, two more days needed for step-by-step.) Tues Study Hall Wed How to make a works-cited page, 3 Resources Due by end of Period, Introduce Outline (simplify somehow--last year a large handful didn't do. Maybe do in groups?) Thurs Early Out, What are databases? Why do we care (design this lesson). Like Netflix - can't get back to it later. Download to save. Why are databases better? Fri No School, Conferences End Quarter 1 Week 10: Mon How to write an outline. Notes Due 10 pts. Tues In-Text Citations Outline Due 30 pts. Wed Writing Day/Questions Thurs Writing Workshop/Conferences Fri Peer Edit and fill out cover sheet ESSAYS DUE (100 pts) Week 11: Mon Study Hall Tues Journalism Unit Launch, Carry a notebook! Wed Objective Tone, come up with 5-10 news ideas Thurs Advanced FANBOYS, FANBOYS practice, Example 1 & Gym Notes Example & Trip to the gym Fri FANBOYS Quiz, Harris Burdick Spooky Story Activity & Bingo Week 12: Mon Gym Notes (Modeling & Write-Up) Writing work day. Write 3 Newscasts for Friday. Tues Share-out Drafts. Flash-draft Second one. Wed Early Out Writing Day Thurs Study Hall Fri Checklist: Objective Tone, 5 W's, Publish to Flipgrid. Week 13: Mon Scene Writing Examples p. 32+, HW Extend one/new piece (Flip Grid Viewing Tomorrow Tues Examples, Looking for: Action, Dialogue, Inner Thinking, Scenes Wed Checklist & Writing Day Thurs Study Skills Packet 1, Writing time, Piece due Monday Fri Checklist: Study Skills Packet 2, Writing time, Piece due Monday Week 14: Mon Share-Out News Pieces, Final Bend 3 Piece due next Monday. Excerpts p. 94/95, Blood Drive Tues Bend 3: Investigative Journalism, The Trouble with Sleep Texting Wed Notes: Tracing the bigger story. . . research background context, causes, gather facts and statistics, get quotes from experts, collect other examples in the media. - Topics Checkpoint Thurs Step-by-Step Notes, Wow Questions, Alex's Interview Fri Final Pieces Analysis (rubric): Breonnah, Evan, Layla Week 15: Mon Writing Workshop, Interview/Research/Write/Edit Tues Writing Workshop Work Day No School Wednesday-Friday\ Week 16: Early Out Wed Mon Interview Checkpoint, Blindside p. 94 Tues p. 140 Notes/Work Day Wed Study Hall Thurs p. 147/48 Transitions, p. 103, Writing p. 112, Exemplar p. 124 Fri Craft endings that call readers to action, like little argument p. 157 Week 17: Mon IXL Groups Tues Story Due Wed Test Prep Thurs Test Fri Make-Up Test |
Example Portfolios:
Calle's Portfolio Ridge's Portfolio Piper's Portfolio Emily's Portfolio Colin's Portfolio Units: Argument Writing Share out My Five Narrative Writing Checklist "Life Soundtrack" Narrative Practice, This I Believe Podcasts Narrative Grading Rubric |