Wednesday January 21st is our annual Career Day. Parents we need help in securing speakers. We are looking for college students, and people working in a wide variety of careers to talk about how they used education and training to work towards achieving their dreams. This annual career day is our way of celebrating the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday.
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In order to succeed, people need a sense of self-efficacy, struggle together with resilence to meet the inevitable obstacles and inequities of life,” Albert Bandura
When we press on without giving up no obstacle can keep us from our goals. This success becomes easier when we work together toward a common goal of success.
Standards: SECOND QUARTER
Vocabulary & concept Dev. 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 (roots path-vid-bio-)
Reading 2.1 (Analye Differences)2.3(Cause & effect
Lit. Response 3.1(Purpose of different forms of Lit)
Narrative 3.2
Characterization 3.3
Writing applications 1.1, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 2.5 (grammar/punctuation)
Word Analysis 1.3
7TH GRADE ENGLISH
Standards:
Non-fiction: Testing Strategies
Play: Christmas Carol
Book: House on Mango Street/3 Doctors The Pact/New Kids
Reading: Comprehension and analysis
Writing: Story Narrative (Characterization/plot)
Convention: nouns, pronouns, comma usaga
Literary Devices: simile, metaphor
Writing Trait: voice, organization
Key Words: Empathy, Diligence, Integrity, Loyality, Equity, virtue, responsiblity
Project: Create A Movie Marketing Plan
Poem Memorization:
A Pledge to Myself/No man is an Island
by Michael Wynn
Today I pledge to be
the best possible me
No matter how good I am
I know i can become better
Today I pledge to build
on the work of yesterday
which will lead me
into the rewards of tomorrow
Today I pledge to feed
my mind new knowledge
wisdom and understanding
Today I pledge to reach
for new goals,
new challenges and
new horizons
Today I pledge to listen
to the beat of my drummer
Who leads me onward
in search of dreams
Today I pledge to believe in me
No man is an island
no man stands alone
each man's joy is joy to me
each man's grief is my own
we need one another
so I will defend
each man as my brother
each man as my friend
7th Grade English
Mon: 12/1 vocab/roots/editing/storynotes The rich man’s shirt
Tues: 12/2 verb phrase, character motives, read Two kinds/Test Prep
Wed: 12/3 Story composition / Becoming your own hero
Thurs 12/4 Write an I am poem, read Song of myself, me, I’m nobody/project presentation
Fri 12/5 Quiz Two Kinds/Project Presentation
Mon: 12/8 vocab/roots/storylecture idoms Api and the begging boy
Tues 12/9 grammar conjunctions read Amigo brothers / Test Prep
Wed 12/10Write story about selfishness
Thurs 12/11 Read Sarah Cynthia Stout and analyze write poem
Fri 12/12 quiz Select book for create a movie project
Mon: 12/15 vocab/roots/storylecture “7 spools of thread”
Tues 12/16 grammar conjunctions read Christmas Carol
Wed 12/17 Write story about cooperation/charity
Thurs 12/18 read Christmas Carol
Fri 12/19 Watch beginning of the video /while working on project
January 2009
Mon: 1/5 vocab storylecture
Tues 1/6 Test Prep/ read Melting Pot pg 122 /
Wed: 1/7 write story about acceptance
Thurs 1/8 Jigsaw book: New Kids Immigrant students
Fri 1/9 quiz work on project
Mon: 1/12 vocab storylecture mother to son
Tues: 1/13 excerpt from Letters to my Father By Pres. Obama
Wed: 1/14 writing story about conflict with parents
Thurs: 1/15 jigsaw of “The Three Doctors”
Fri: 1/16 Quiz work on project
Mon: 1/19 MLK day
Tues: 1/20 No school / Presidential Inauguration
Wed: 1/21Cornell notes of Career Day speakers
Thurs: 1/22 intro to literary response essay
Fri: 1/23 students write essay about Career Day
Mon: 1/26 vocab / Read Four skinny trees & the rose that grew
Tues: 1/27 Read My Luckiest Day/library reading test
Wed: 1/28 Write story about confidence/resilience
Thurs: 1/29 Jigsaw reading of “House on Mango street”
Fri: 1/30 quiz work on create a movie project
8th grade AVID September 2008
This quarter AVID students will listen to community activist, service organizations and interview them on how they work to solve problems in our community. They will use AVID study skills tools to analyze ways they too can make a difference. This service learning project, will include lessons that will help them to understand study skills tools taught in the AVID program. Students will learn about how education serves as a tool for making a difference in their communities. The students will create their own non-profit business teams and spend the semester raising money to help make a difference in their community. This AVID class will give half of the money the raise to a Bay Area charity and the other half will go to the O Ambassador program towards building schools in South America.
Reading: News Articles on students making a difference
Books: Me to We by Craig Kilburger, and Reallionair by Dr. Farrah Gray
Writing: Essays persuading students to give their time, gifts and skills to help
Conventions: Grammar and punctuation
Study skills tools: Cornell Notes
Math: Analyze statistics related to solving social problems
Poem Memorization: Everything We Do
We may not always realize that everything we do
Affects not only our lives but touches others too.
A single happy smile can always brighten up the day
For anyone who happens to be passing by your way
And a little bit of thoughtfulness that shows someone you care
Creates a ray of sunshine for both of you to share
Yes, every time you offer someone a helping hand
Every time you have a kind and gentle word to give,
You help someone to find beauty in this precious life we live.
For happiness brings happiness and loving ways bring love
AVID 8th Grade
AVID O’Ambassadors of Adams
Mon: 12/1 vocab/speaker notes AVID
Tues 12/2 Read objective of AVID
Wed: 12/3 Write story about why people should donating food
Thurs: 12 / 4 Make posters reminding students to bring can foods
Friday:12/5 Presentations on posters
Mon: 12/8 vocab/storynotes gangs
Tues: 12/9 speakernotes
Wed: 12/10 Essay or story narrative based on speaker notes
Thurs. 12/11 cornell notes chapter one of Me to We
Frid: 12/12 jigsaw of Me To We supporting chapters
Mon: 12/15 vocabulary CAHSEE Test Prep
Tues: 12/16 speaker notes
Wed: 12/17 essay/story on speaker
Thurs: 12/18 cornell notes analyze lyrics running away child.
Fri: 12/19 Weekly log/ flyers for career day
JANUARY 2009
Mon 1/5 vocabulary SAT test prep
Tues 1/6 team wall posters
Wed: 1/7 write /story lyrics to song promoting their charity
Thurs: 1/8 Cornel notes analyze
Fri: 1/9 weekly log / follow-up calls to career day speakers
Mon: 1/12 vocabulary CAHSEE test prep
Tues 1/13 speaker notes
Wed: 1/14 essay/story on speaker
Thurs: 1/15 cornell notes chapter three doctors
Fri: 1/16 Weekly log jigsaw three doctors
Mon: 1/19 Dr. King holiday
Tues: 1/20 Presidential inaugeration
Wed: 1/21 Career Day Cornell Notes
Thurs: 1/22 write composition about career day
Fri: 1/23 Socratic discussion review of the semester
HOMEWORK- Read a book – create list of speakers to visit class to speak on issues related to gang violence, homelessness, environment, child abuse, animal rights, emancipated foster children.
7th Grade: Goals for the 2008/09 school year
FIRST QUARTER: Idenity
Thematic Units: “My Name Is”and “Create A School”
Literature: “House on Mango Street” and “Bud, Not Buddy”
Six Traits Writing: Ideas , Voice & Graphic Organizers, Paragraph Development
Literary Devices: Simile, Metaphor, Personification
Key Words: Empathy, Integrity, Diversity, Responsibility, Generosity
Memorizations: “Me,” and “Today I Pledge”
Grammar: nouns, pronouns/antecedents/comma/semi colon usage
Essay: Autobiographical and Problem Solution
Play: Charles an On Maple Street
Social Studies Connections: Africa and Islam
SECOND QUARTER: True Heroes
Thematic Units: “Heroic Journey” (Story Plot Progression) and “Living Your Dream”
Literature Unit: “Monster”, “The Outsiders”, and “The Pact”
Six Traits Writing: Organization, word choice, outlines
Literary Devices: Idiom, alliteration, onomatopoeia
Key Words: Determination, Liberty, Democracy, Perseverance,
Memorizations: Hold Fast to Dreams, Dream Builders ABC’s
Grammar: verbs/adverbs, hyphens, infinitives
Essay: Persuasive/ Compare and Contrast (may change to meet district requirements
Play: Christmas Carol / Flowers for Algernon
Social Studies Connections: China, Japan, Feudal Europe, Religion & conflicts
THIRD QUARTER
Thematic Units: Community Service and Idiom and other literary device book
Literature: “Freak the Mighty,” “The Givers,” “Taming the Shrew”
Six Traits Writing: Fluency and conventions, creating bibliography
Literary Devices: sonnet, Ballad, free verse
Key Words: Resilience, Discipline, objectives
Memorizations: Rose that grew in Concrete
Grammar: conjunctions, dashes, brackets
Essay: Research Reports, expository
Play: Taming of the Shrew / Miracle Worker
Social Studies Connections: American Civilizations, empires, Renaissance, reformation and exploration
FOURTH QUARTER
Thematic Units: “In My Opinion Essay Book” and “The Trial of the Big Bad Wolf”
Literature: Out of the Dust (myths, folktale, legends)
Six Traits Writing: Presentation, editing
Literary Devices: Elegy, Haiku
Key Words: preparation,
Memorizations: No man is an Island
Grammar: Review parts of speech & punctuation
Essay: Evaluate and analyze writing
Play: Secrets
Social Studies Connections: European Rule and Expansion and Enlightenment
Changes may occur due to requirements from principal, district or state.
BENCHMARKS, STANDARDS & ASSESSMENTS
QUARTER ONE 7TH GRADE STANDARDS ASSESSMENTS
Vocabulary Development:
Figurative language (idioms, similes, metaphors, analogies)
Greek and Latin Roots and Affixes
Clarification of meanings (definitions)
Grade weekly vocabulary lessons, quiz and spelling dictation
Observe how frequently students use new vocabulary in the weekly compositions
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Comprehension:
Differences in structure of fictional genres
Analyze cause and effect patterns
Locate information using consumer, workplace and public documents
Understand and explain simple mechanical devices
Expository Critique: distinguishing between fact & opinion
Monitor student participation in Choral, Quaker & cloze reading.
Evaluate results of weekly quiz which contains comprehension
Questions related to reading.
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Reading:
Compare and contrast grade level text Follow multiple step instructions
Identify main idea and supporting arguments
Literary Response and Analysis (characterization, point of view,
Theme and plot)
Explain effects of literary devices
Monitor students completion of weekly warm-ups on use of
Literary devices and pre-reading strategies. Evaluate their ability
to identify main ideas and support arguments in literature.
Evaluate their understanding of plot progression and character
Development through their story notes and reader response
Worksheet.
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Writing:
Organization and focus (paragraphs/topic sentences, anecdotes)
Transitions (chain of events)
Note taking, outlining and Summarizing Genres and their characteristics
Autobiographical Narrative
Punctuation (hyphens, dashes, semi colon)
Spelling (derivatives, roots & affixes
Weekly peer and teacher evaluation of essays using the
Six traits and Write programs. (problem solution/ autobio)
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Listening & Speaking
Comprehension (ask probing questions)
Respond to persuasive messages with questions
Organization (organizie data, arrange details, use explicitTechniques)
Analysis and Evaluation (provide constructive feedback, analyze Images)
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