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7th Grade Reading Class Syllabus

This syllabus is subject to change and may need to be modified as the school year progresses. Please keep this with you for the first semester. I have outlined what each week will look like, and what we will complete. Make sure to pay attention to which assignments are due and when they are due. This will be your responsibility! Being responsible is what 7th grade is all about, right?!

Materials for Reading Class

• Journaling Notebook

• Reading Notebook/Workbook

• Reading Textbook

• Reading Folder

• Free Reading Book (Chapter Book you are reading for your book report)

UNIT 1: Why do we Read?

Week of 8/24/09

Monday

• Journal: Topic of the Week (Due Friday)

• BEFORE YOU READ (workbook p.5)

• Discuss Reading Skill: Setting a Purpose

• Introduce Vocabulary

o HW: Vocabulary Practice Worksheet (Due Wednesday)

• Begin reading story: “Seventh Grade”(textbook p.26)

Tuesday

• Finish reading “Seventh Grade”

• AFTER YOU READ (textbook p.32)

o As a class, discuss questions 2-7.

• BIG QUESTION (textbook p.31)

o HW: Answer BIG QUESTION (textbook p.32 #1; due Wednesday)

• Review Vocabulary Words

o HW: Vocabulary Practice Worksheet (from Monday; due Wednesday)

Wednesday

• Correct Vocabulary Worksheet

• Discuss Answers to BIG QUESTION as a class

• Writing Workshop: Summary/Discuss Conventions

o HW Assignment (Due Friday)

Thursday

• DEAR Time (This time needs to be put to use for AR.)

o 15 minutes

• Vocabulary Quiz (Every Thursday)

• Mini Lesson: Grammar Link

o This will tie in with your Writing Workshop Assignment that is due on Friday

Friday

• Hand back Vocabulary Quizzes

• Turn in Writing Workshop Assignment and Journal

• Discuss Skill from Monday (Workbook and notebook; there will be no assignment, this will be done in class)

• Quiz over “Seventh Grade”

Week of 8/31/09

Monday

• Journal Topic (Due Friday)

• BEFORE YOU READ (workbook p.18)

• Discuss Reading Skill: Previewing

• Introduce Vocabulary

o HW: Vocabulary Practice Worksheet (Due Wednesday)

• Begin reading poem: “Where You Are” (textbook p. 42)

Tuesday

• BIG QUESTION (textbook p.44)

o HW: Answer BIG QUESTION #1 (Due Wednesday)

• AFTER YOU READ (textbook p.44)

o HW: Questions 2-6 (Due Thursday)

• Review Vocabulary Words

o HW: Vocabulary Practice Worksheet (from Monday; Due Wednesday)

Wednesday

• Correct Vocabulary Worksheet

• Discuss Answers to BIG QUESTION as a class

• Skills Review (textbook p.45)

o HW: Question 7 (Due Thursday)

Thursday

• DEAR Time

o 15-20 minutes

• Vocabulary Quiz (Every Thursday)

• Correct Skills Review Question 7

Friday

• Hand back Vocabulary Quizzes

• Turn in Journal

• Discuss Reading Skill from Monday

• Quiz over “Where You Are”

Week of 9/8/09

Monday

• NO SCHOOL- LABOR DAY

Tuesday

• No Journal this week!

• Review Reading Skill: Previewing

• Introduce Vocabulary

o HW: Vocabulary Practice Worksheet (Due Wednesday)

• Read story: “Message of Hope” (textbook p.48)

Wednesday

• BIG QUESTION (textbook p.52)

o HW: Question 1 (Due Thursday)

o HW: Questions 2-4 (Due Friday)

• Correct Vocabulary Worksheet

• Talk About Your Reading in Groups (textbook p.52)

Thursday

• Vocabulary Quiz

• Discuss Answers to BIG QUESTION

o HW: Questions 2-4 (Due Friday)

Friday

• Hand back Vocabulary Quizzes

• Correct Questions 2-4 from Wednesday

• Quiz over “Message of Hope”

Week of 9/14/09

Monday

• Journal Topic (Due Friday)

• BEFORE YOU READ (workbook p.25)

• Discuss Reading Skill: Reviewing

• Introduce Vocabulary

o HW: Vocabulary Practice Worksheet (Due Wednesday)

• Begin reading story: “Teaching Nepalis to Read, Plant, and Vote” (textbook p.58)

Tuesday

• Finish reading story: “Teaching Nepalis to Read, Plant, and Vote”

• BIG QUESTION (textbook p.62)

o HW: Answer BIG QUESTION #1 (Due Wednesday)

• AFTER YOU READ (textbook p.62)

o HW: Questions 2-6 (Due Thursday)

• Review Vocabulary Words

o HW: Vocabulary Practice Worksheet (from Monday; Due Wednesday)

Wednesday

• Correct Vocabulary Worksheet

• Discuss Answers to BIG QUESTION as a class

• Skills Review (textbook p.63)

o HW: Question 7 (Due Thursday)

Thursday

• DEAR Time

o 15 minutes

• Vocabulary Quiz

• Correct AFTER YOU READ (2-6) & Skills Review (7)

Friday

• Hand back Vocabulary Quizzes

• Turn in Journal

• Discuss Reading Skill from Monday

• Quiz over “Teaching Nepalis to Read, Plant, and Vote”

Week of 9/21/09

Monday

• Journal Topic (Due Friday)

• Review Reading Skill: Reviewing

• Introduce Vocabulary

o HW: Vocabulary Practice Worksheet (Due Wednesday)

• Begin reading story: “May I Have Your Autograph” (textbook p.66)

Tuesday

• Finish reading story: “May I Have Your Autograph”

• BIG QUESTION (textbook p.72)

o HW: Answer BIG QUESTION #1 (Due Wednesday)

• Review Vocabulary Words

o HW: Vocabulary Practice Worksheet (from Monday; Due Wednesday)

Wednesday

• Correct Vocabulary Worksheet

• Discuss Answers to BIG QUESTION as a class

• Writing Workshop: Revising

o Use Summary from “Seventh Grade”

Thursday

• DEAR Time

• Vocabulary Quiz

• Skill: Giving and Following Directions

o (Making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich)

Friday

• Hand back Vocabulary Quizzes

• Turn in Journal

• Discuss Reading Skill from Monday

• Quiz over “May I Have Your Autograph”

Week of 9/28/09

Monday

• Journal Topic (Due Friday)

• BEFORE YOU READ (workbook p.34) “Suzy and Leah”

o We will also read “How things work” but we will not do a BEFORE YOU READ

• Discuss Reading Skill: Understanding Text Structure

• Introduce Vocabulary

o Vocabulary will be over BOTH stories

o HW: Vocabulary Practice Worksheets (Due Wednesday)

• Begin reading story: “Suzy and Leah” (textbook p. 82)

Tuesday

• Finish reading story: “Suzy and Leah”

• BIG QUESTION (textbook p.92)

o HW: Answer BIG QUESTION #1 (Due Wednesday)

• Read “How Things Work” (textbook p. 96-99)

o Hw: Answer BIG QUESTION #1 (textbook p.100) (Due Wednesday)

• Review Vocabulary Words

o HW: Vocabulary Practice Worksheets (from Monday; Due Wednesday)

Wednesday

• Correct Vocabulary Worksheets

• Discuss Answers to BIG QUESTIONS as a class

• Skills Review (textbook p.93 & 101)

o HW: Question 7(p.93) & Question 6 (p.101) (Due Thursday)

Thursday

• DEAR Time

o 15-20 minutes

• Vocabulary Quiz

• Correct Skills Review Question 7 (p.93) & Question 6 (p.101)

Friday

• Hand back Vocabulary Quizzes

• Turn in Journal

• Discuss Reading Skill from Monday

• Quiz over “Suzy and Leah”

• Quiz over “How Things Work”

Week of 10/05/09

Monday

• Journal Topic (Due Friday)

• Comparing Literature Workshop: BEFORE YOU READ (workbook p.51 & 52)

• Comparing Themes

o “Summer Reading” & “The First Book”

• Discuss Comparing Literature

o Create Table to Compare stories

• Introduce Vocabulary

o HW: Vocabulary Practice Worksheets (Due Wednesday)

• Begin reading story: “Summer Reading” (textbook p. 104)

o Begin taking notes

Tuesday

• Finish reading story: “Summer Reading”

o Finish taking notes

• Read story: “The First Book”

o Take notes as you read story

• Create Venn Diagram

o Begin working as a class

o HW: Finish Venn Diagram

• Review Vocabulary Words

o HW: Vocabulary Practice Worksheets (from Monday; Due Wednesday)

Wednesday

• Correct Vocabulary Worksheets

• Go over Venn Diagrams

• HW: Get It On Paper #18-21 (textbook p.111)

• HW: Vocabulary Check #1-12(textbook p.110)

Thursday

• DEAR Time

o 15 minutes

• Correct: Get It On Paper & Vocabulary Check

• Vocabulary Quiz

Friday

• Hand back Vocabulary Quizzes

• Turn in Journal

• Discuss Reading Skill from Monday: THEMES

• NO QUIZ over stories

• HW: Read “The Day It Rained Cockroaches”

o While Reading:

▪ Determine the Theme

▪ Think about:

• Text Structure

• Reviewing

• Setting a Purpose

Classroom Rules/Expectations

• Raise your hand to talk

o Do not blurt, interrupt, etc.

• Use your manners, show good CHARACTER

• Correct assignments in RED INK ONLY

o I correct assignments in purple.

o Points will be taken off if you fail to do this

• No pen on assignments, unless it is erasable ink

o Points will be taken off if you use regular ink

• Use the correct heading on assignments

o First & Last Name

o Class/ Pd #

o Assignment

• Follow the student handbook.

• Cheating is NOT TOLERATED.

o You will receive a zero for the assignment/test if you are caught cheating.

• No gum chewing.

• Have a positive attitude!

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