Get Ready (Monday, September 9th) Enter class quietly. Sit in your assigned seat. Unpack and place the following on your desk: GMS agenda All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall (if you don't have a copy the Supply Manager may check you out a copy) Pen or pencil Place your back packs on the back of your desk. Line up to get your ELA binders. Open your binders to the “Calendar Journal” section. Today’s topic: What are your thoughts on Math class? Managers: Attendance: Know who is absent from your group today. Collector: Pass out graded work for the people in your group. Supply: Check out a novel for anyone that does have a copy of AOTA. On-Task: Ensure that everyone is quiet and on task.
Let’s Review Our Last Class We completed an “Anticipation Guide” We added three anticipation statements to the guide. We “took a stand” and either agreed or disagreed with each statement. We analyzed the cover of our extended text using the “Cover Analysis” handout. We said the author, Shelley Pearsall, used triangles, brown faces, primary colors, and white font (located at the bottom of the book) because…
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall Ms. S. Hines 7th Grade ELA
Essential Questions: What is character? What does it mean to have good character?
1. What are some of the facts you learn on pgs. 3-4? List 4 of the 8 facts.
Independent Reading All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall James Harris III (pp. 5-14) Answer questions # 2-4 on your reading guide. Be sure to prove your answers. page # paragraph # line # Time: 20 minutes (if you finish early, remain quiet)
2. How does James feel about math?
2. How do you feel about math? OR
3. What crazy thing did Mr. Collins do one Friday? (p. 6) Why do you think he did it?
4. What contest does Mr. Collins propose to the class 4. What contest does Mr. Collins propose to the class? How do the kids react to the contest? Why?
Closing Place your reading guide in the “Class Notes” section of your binder. Supply Managers: Collect all class novels and place them back on the shelf. Pack up Binder Walk Homework: None but make sure you have your own copy of the novel that we are reading.