Mr.Kochis–7thGradeReading

9/11/17-Day4

ATB:StudentOpinion–AnsweronIndexCards

Do you ever wish your teachers knew you better — knew what your life was like outside of school? Do you ever feel your teachers just don’t get you — who you really are as a person?

Type 1: Answer the question below in one paragraph. What do you wish your teachers knew about you? Why?

http://nyti.ms/2bTsIl3

Activities:1.ReviewClassRules

2.ELABenchmarkTest

3.CompleteSeventhGradeParagraphSummary

Obj.Evaluatestudentknowledgeandabilitypriortoclassroom

instruction.

Mr.Kochis–7thGradeReading9/12/17Day5ATB:What’sGoingOninThisPicture?

Type 1: After looking closely at the image above, answer the three questions below in one paragraph.

1. What is going on in this picture?

2. What do you see that makes you say that?

3. What more can you find?

https://nyti.ms/2xW1eSh

Activities:1.ReviewClassRules

2.ELABenchmarkTest

3.CompleteSeventhGradeParagraphSummary

Obj.Evaluatestudentknowledgeandabilitypriortoclassroom

instruction.

Mr.Kochis–7thGradeReading

9/13/17-Day1

ATB:WordoftheDayCopythedefinitionofthewordbelowandanswerthemultiplechoice

question. concave \kän-ˈkāv, ˈkän-ˌkāv\ adjective

: curving inward

Which of the following would best be described as concave? A. a spoon B. a pyramid C. a butter knife D. a soap bubble https://nyti.ms/2xVBKEL

Activities:1.ElementsofaShortStoryvideo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6I24S72Jps

2.ElementsofaShortStoryNotes

Obj.1.Listanddefinethefiveelementsofashortstory.

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The 5 things you need when your reading or writing.

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Mr.Kochis

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FiveElementsofaStory"FiveThings"

Learnmoreaboutthistopic!Eachsectiongivesmoredetailononeofthelyricsfromthesong.Readeachsection,and

thenrespondbyansweringthequestionortakingnotesonkeyideas.

Lyric:Setting,that'slikewhereit'sgoingdown,Lyric:Setting,that'slikewhereit'sgoingdown,

Thestory'ssettingcouldbeinspacein

1975.

Settingisallabout“when”and“where.”

Itcouldbeaspecifictimeandplace,like

Brooklyn,NewYork,inthesummerof

1986.Oritcouldbemoreofa

description,like,acrisp,chillyautumn

morning.Location,timeofdayand

weatherareallpartofastory’ssetting.Thebestsettingdescriptionsarefull

ofdetailsandoftenincludeatleastsomeofthefivesensesinwhatthey

describe:howaplacelooks,smells,sounds,feels(the‘mood’)and...ifit’sa

settinginacastlewithcandywalls...tastes.

Notes

Lyric:Plotistheaction,thequestforsatisfaction,Lyric:Plotistheaction,thequestforsatisfaction,

PartoftheplotofRomeoandJulietiswhen

theyfallinlove.

Plotisthetermfortheeventsthatmake

upastoryandhowtheyrelatetoeach

other.Theplotissometimescalledthe

storyline.TakeafamiliarstorylikeThe

ThreeLittlePigs.What’stheplot?Three

pigsdecidetobuildhousesoutof

differentmaterials.Ahungrywolfcomesalongandblowsthefirsttwo

housesdown.Whenhecan’tblowthelastonedown,hetriestogetthe

pigsanotherway.Theyendupgettinghiminstead.Theplotshouldgive

youagoodsenseofwhatthestoryisaboutandoftenincludestheconflict,

theclimax(themostexcitingpointthatthestorybuildsupto)andthe

resolution(whentheconflictisover).

Notes

NameName DateDate

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Lyric:Oh,it'sthecharacters,Lyric:Oh,it'sthecharacters,

HarryPotterisamaincharacterinthe

story.

Acharacterissimplysomebodyina

story.Everyoneinthestoryisa

character!Thecharactersandtheir

actionsarewhatmovetheplotalongby

doingthings.Evenwhencharactersdon’t

seemtoDOmuch—likeacouchpotato

brotherwhositsaroundplayingvideogamesallday—theystillgiveyoua

lotofinformation.Themaincharacteristhemostimportantpersonina

story.Therearealsosecondarycharacters—theactiondoesn’trevolve

aroundthem,buttheycanoftenbethemostmemorable.

Charactersusuallyhave“traits.”Thesearedetailsabouthowapersonacts,

whattheylooklikeandwhattheymightdo.Acharactercouldbered-

headedandshy.Anothercharactercouldbe100yearsoldandaloverof

skateboarding.

Notes

Lyric:Somethinggonewrong!That'stheconflict, kids,Lyric:Somethinggonewrong!That'stheconflict, kids,

Astruggleintheplotisaconflict.

Aconflictisaprobleminastory.There

arethethingsthatthemaincharacter

wantsorneedstodo,andthenthereare

thethingsthatgetinthewayofwhathe

orshewantstodo.That’susuallythe

conflict.Ifsomebodywantstogoona

trip,butdoesn’thavethemoneytopay

forit,that’saconflict.Ifsomebodyneedstogotoschooleveryday,but

there’saghostthatkeepstrippingtheminthehallway,that’saconflict.

Notes

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Lyric:CouldbeaninternalconflictLyric:Couldbeaninternalconflict

Manycharactershavebothinternaland

externalconflicts.

Thereareinternalconflictsandexternal

conflicts.Anexternalconflictisaproblem

thatcomesfromtheworldarounda

character.Aneighborhoodbully,a

thunderstormwhenyouwanttogoto

thebeach,thoseareexternalconflicts.

Thenthereareinternalconflicts—thosethathappeninyourmind.Ifyou

finda$100-dollarbillonthestreetinfrontofyourhouse,doyoukeepitor

trytofindoutwhoitbelongsto?Ifacharacterisstrugglingwith

something,heorshehasaninternalconflict.

Notes

Lyric:Thethemeofthestoryisthemainidea,Lyric:Thethemeofthestoryisthemainidea,

Onethemeofthebooksinthisseriesisthat

thereisoftenablurrylinebetweengood

andevil.

Thethemeofastoryisthemainidea.It

goesbeyondthespecificdetailsofthe

storyandisaboutamoreuniversalidea

thatthestoryhasatitscore.Inastory

aboutakidwho’sgraduatingfromhigh

schoolandstartingcollege,therecouldbelotsofdetailsabouthislifenow

andwhathislifewillbelikeinthefuture.He’sexcitedaboutthefuture,but

he’ssadtoleavebehindhishometown.Thethemeforthatstorymightbe

“growingup”alsoknownas“comingofage.”Otherthemesthatgetuseda

lotinstoriesarefriendship,loyalty,courage,lonelinessandfreedom.

Notes

Mr.Kochis-7thGradeReading

9/14/17-Day2

ATB:PicturePrompt

Type1:Answerthequestionsbelowin3sentences.Numberyoursentences.Whenyouarefinishedreadtherelatedreview(https://nyti.ms/2eSSLrs).Are you a pizza lover? What’s the best slice you’ve ever had? Why?

https://nyti.ms/2eWL181

Activities:1.ReviewClassRulesandStoryElements

2.ReadSeventhGradebyGarySotoandcompletetheflocabularyAnalyze

astoryworksheet.

3.BenchmarkTestGrades

Obj.1.AnalyzethestorySeventhGrade.

2.Identifytheplot,characters,conflict,themeandsettingforthestory

SeventhGrade.

Mr.Kochis–7thGradeReading

9/15/17-Day3

ATB:StudentOpinion

Type 1: Answer in at least three sentences. How would an average day be different if no iPhones or other kinds of smartphones existed? Would you like to spend a day smartphone-free? Why or why not?

https://nyti.ms/2eW2Mo0 https://nyti.ms/2eR7iUy

Activities:1.ClassRulesandStoryElementsQuiz

2.CompleteAnalyzeastoryworksheetfortheshortstorySeventhGradebyGarySoto.

Obj.1.Evaluatehowmoderntechnologyhaschangedourlives.

2.AnalyzethestorySeventhGrade.