1. 7TH GRADE English language arts intervention

2. Overview of ela intervention
Day = Reading
Day = Grammar (Mrs. W is at English-Content Planning)
Day = No Intervention (Classroom Meetings and Clubs)
Day = Writing
Day = Vocabulary
Day = Preview and Review
*Click the hyperlinks to take you to a particular point in the PowerPoint.

3. reading

4. Determine your reading ability
Complete the Reading Level Assessment on Moby Max to find your Reading Level Grade Range.
Use the Reading Level Comparison Chart, located to the right, to determine your Lexile Range.
Record your Lexile Range on the front page or back page of your school agenda.

5. Free choice reading
Please choose a book, short story, poem, or article that you find to be interesting and that is the appropriate Lexile for you.
The text can be a work of nonfiction, or it can be fictional.
Online and print resources are listed on the following four slides.
On a website, when possible, select the Lexile that best suits you When reading a book, use lexile.com to determine the Lexile.
After you read, please write a two-sentence summary of your chosen text in your ELA notebook or on a piece of loose-leaf paper.
Record two unfamiliar words. Save these for Vocabulary Day.
Complete your reading log.
Continue free reading.

6. reading choices (nonfiction)
onLine
npr.org/sections/news (current events; audio option)
newsela.com (current events; select appropriate Lexile)
tweentribune.com
(current events; select appropriate Lexile)
daily.jstor.org (current events)
share.america.gov (current events)
kellygallagher.org/article-of-the-week/
(current events)
scholastic.com/browse/article
timeforkids.com (current events)
news.harvard.edu/gazette (current events)
loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/ (fun science facts)
sciencenewsforstudents.org (science news)
whyfiles.org (science news)
americaslibrary.gov (history)
worldhistorymatters.org (history)
gilderlehrman.org (The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History – primary sources; history by era)
chnm.gmu.edu/cyh
(Children and Youth in History – primary sources)
nwhm.org (National Women’s History Museum)
docsouth.unc.edu (Documenting the American South – primary resources)
teacher.scholastic.com/writeit/cavalcade/genre.asp?genre =Memoir (literary nonfiction/memoirs)
youngwritersmagazine.com/category/essays/ (literary nonfiction/creative essays)

7. reading choices (nonfiction)
PRINT (LEXILE: L)
Who Would Win? Killer Whale vs. Great White Shark by Jerry Pallotta (620 L)
What is the Super Bowl? by Dina Anastasio (620 L)
Who Was Sacagawea? by Judith Fradin and Dennis Fradin (650 L)
What is the World Series? by Gail Herman (680 L)
Who is Sonia Sotomayor? by Megan Stine (700 L)
I Survived: Tornado Terror by Lauren Tarshis (approx. 710 L)
Chicken Soup for the Kid’s Soul compiled by Jack Canfield, Mark Hansen, Patty Hansen, and Irene Dunlap (760 L)
Dinosaurs by Will Osborne and Mary Pope Osborne (780 L)
I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives by Martin Ganda and Caitlin Alifirenka with Liz Welch (790 L)
Who Was Albert Einstein? by Jess Braillier (810 L)
I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai (830 L)
Dear Bully: 70 Authors Tell Their Stories edited by Megan Kelley Hall and Carrie Jones (850 L)
Through My Eyes by Ruby Bridges (860 L)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass (920 L)
Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream by Tanya Lee Stone (980 L)

8. reading choices (nonfiction)
PRINT (LEXILE: 1000 L+ And N/A)
My Thirteenth Winter: A Memoir by Samantha Abeel (1050 L)
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank (1080 L)
Vincent van Gogh: Portrait of an Artist by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan (1100 L)
The Demon in the Freezer: A True Story by Richard Preston (1110 L)
Going Blue: A Teen Guide to Saving Our Oceans, Lakes, Rivers, and Wetlands by Cathryn Berger Kaye and Philippe Cousteau (1170 L)
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Space and Space Exploration by Giles Sparrow, Chris McNab, and Judith John (approx L)
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer (1320 L)
The Maine Woods by Henry David Thoreau (approx L)
Taking Charge of Anger: How to Resolve Conflict, Sustain Relationships, and Express Yourself without Losing Control by W. Robert Nay (N/A)
France by Marian Pashley (N/A)
Last Season of Innocence: The Teen Experience in the 1960s by Victor Brooks (N/A)
What I Told My Daughter: Lessons from Leaders on Raising the Next Generation of Empowered Women Edited by Nina Tassler with Cynthia Littleton (N/A)
I’d Know That Voice Anywhere: My Favorite NPR Commentaries by Frank Deford (sportswriter) (N/A)
The Encyclopedia of Mammals: A Complete Visual Guide consulting with Dr. George McKay (N/A)
The Cosmos by Christopher De Pree (N/A)
A History of the World: The Story of Mankind from Prehistory to the Modern Day by Alex Woolf (N/A)
nonfiction section in Adventures for Readers (purple textbook – short stories)
nonfiction section in Daybook of Critical Reading and Writing: Grade 7 (blue paperback – short stories)
other nonfiction books from the class library, school library, or local library

9. reading choices (fiction)
onLine
gutenberg.org (novels)
read.gov/teens (novels)
fiction.eserver.org (novels and short stories)
pitt.edu/~dash/folktexts.html (fables, fairy tales, myths, folktales, legends, etc.)
(science fiction magazine)
youngwritersmagazine.com (short stories)
americanliterature.com/middle-school-short-stories (short stories)
teacher.scholastic.com/writeit/cavalcade/
(short stories; select by “genre”)
commonlit.org (short stories; select appropriate Lexile)
readworks.org
(short stories; select appropriate Lexile)
readtheory.org
(short stories)

10. reading choices (fiction)
PRINT
Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella (540 L)
Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll (670 L)
The Thing about Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin (740 L)
The Lightning Thief (Book 1of Percy Jackson and the Olympians) by Rick Riordan (740 L)
The Giver by Lois Lowry (760 L)
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech (770 L)
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt (770 L)
Wonder by R.J. Palacio (790 L)
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson (810 L)
Paper Towns by John Green (850 L)
The Unwanteds (Book 1 of The Unwanteds) by Lisa McMann (880 L)
Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone (Book 1 of Harry Potter) by J.K. Rowling (880 L)
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (890 L)
The Ruins of Gorlan (Book 1 of Ranger’s Apprentice) by John Flanagan (920 L)
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis (950 L)
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (980 L)
The Hobbit (prequel to The Lord of the Rings) by J.R.R. Tolkien (1000 L)
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (1040 L)
Selected Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen (1060 L)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo (1080 L)
Grimms’ Fairy Tales by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (1150 L)
Flash Fiction International: Very Short Stories from Around the World Edited by James Thomas, Robert Shapard, and Christopher Merrill (N/A)
fictional stories from Adventures for Readers (purple textbook – short stories, drama, classic mythology, Norse mythology, fables)
fictional stories from Daybook of Critical Reading and Writing: Grade 7 (blue paperback – fiction and short stories)
other fiction books from the class library, school library, or local library

11. reading choices (poetry)
onLine
poetryfoundation.org (Poetry Foundation)
poetryarchive.org (The Poetry Archive)
poets.org (Academy of American Poets)
loc.gov/poetry/180/p180-list.html (Poetry 180; Library of Congress)
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander (750 L)
Imagine: 2016 Poetry Collection Winter Edition (N/A)
poetry section in Adventures for Readers (purple textbook – poetry)
poetry section in Daybook of Critical Reading and Writing: Grade 7 (blue paperback – poetry)
other poetry from the class library, school library, or local library

12. grammar

13. Moby max grammar/LANGUAGE contest
Log into mobymax.com.
Under subjects, select “language.”
Complete the placement test.
Practice your grammar through the adaptive lessons.
Monitor your own progress.
Compete with peers for our weekly contest prizes! Can your name reach the leaderboard?

14. Grammar bytes
Put your headphones on since this grammar website has funny sound effects and virtual prizes!
Please go to: chompchomp.com/exercises.htm.
Select a grammar topic:
Read the directions and information about your selected topic.
Complete the interactive exercises.
Make sure to read about your errors by selecting “get an explanation.”

15. writing

16. free writing (independent or collab)
You can write however you want, about whatever you want, as long as it is school appropriate.
If you would like to add illustrations, feel free to use storyboardthat.com or storybird.com.
Edit and revise your writing. Please use the grammar posters in the back of my classroom.
At the end of class, you will be able to share your writing, if you’d like.
OPTIONS INCLUDE:
a poem
a piece of creative/literary nonfiction
a song
a how-to
a comic
a research presentation
a graphic novel
a letter
a play/skit
a journal/diary entry
a movie/short film script
a fictional story
*Note: You may also hypothetically or actually enter a writing contest with your teacher’s and guardian’s permission.
Additional information about writing contests is located on the next slide!

17. Writing contests
*Before entering a writing contest, please ask your teacher and parent/guardian for permission.
If you want to submit your work to a writing contest, be sure to check the following:
credibility (check the domain and about page)
zero cost entry fee
grade/age appropriate: middle school or for year olds
state/location (PA and USA)
deadline
Check out these writing contests. You may receive the chance to have your work published, and you can win money:
newvoicesyoungwriters.com/nvyw-competition/how-to-enter.html
sites.google.com/site/awmmath/programs/essay-contest/contest-rules
engineergirl.org/10209.aspx
hersheystory.org/contest-guidelines/
scholastic.com/breakingbarriers/teachers/
libraryofpoetry.com/
geekpartnership.org/programs/writing-contest/
teenink.com/Contests

18. vocabulary

19. Vocabulary OPTIONS
(INDEPENDENT)
Spin Wheel

20. Quizlet vocab: study and play (INDEPENDENT)
Join our class on Quizlet: quizlet.com/class/ /.
Select a set:
You may choose to “study” and/or “play” with the following functions:
*Remember: You may start with the “term” or the “definition.”

21. padlet Vocabulary Board (independent)
Sign up or login into padlet.com.
Using unfamiliar vocabulary from our Reading Day or using our quizlet vocabulary (quizlet.com/class/ /), please create a padlet (a virtual bulletin board).
Label your padlet “Vocabulary.” You should use this same padlet each time you learn new words.
Press the plus sign in the bottom left-hand corner to add new vocabulary.
The title of your box should state the vocabulary word, the part of speech, and the definition.
In the “Write Something” text box, please formulate an original sentence that incorporates the word.
Attach a picture that represents the vocabulary word. You may use pixabay.com/ for an image.

22. Moby max vocab lessons (independent)
Log into mobymax.com.
Under subjects, select “vocabulary.”
Complete the placement test.
Practice and acquire new vocabulary.

23. Free rice vOcab CONTEST (independent)
Go to freerice.com.
Practice and acquire your “English Vocabulary” while helping to end world hunger!
Select the appropriate synonym.

24. Original story using vocab Words (independent)
On a piece of paper or in google docs, please write an original story that incorporates five, new vocabulary words.
*These vocabulary words can be located in our class novel, on our class quizlet list (quizlet.com/class/ /), from your Reading Day, etc.
Highlight the five vocabulary words.

25. Vocab. document (independent)
Pick up the vocab. doc. located in the filing bin in the back.
Using the resources provided, research the following information and write the information on the vocab. doc.:
Definition
oed.com or other online dictionaries
a dictionary in the classroom
Part of Speech (Ex. noun, verb, adverb, adjective)
dictionaries
Antonyms (words that mean the opposite)
thesaurus.com
a thesaurus in the classroom
Synonyms (words that are similar)
Etymology (history/origin of the word)
etymonline.com
Prefix (beginning), root word, suffix (end)
readingfirst.virginia.edu/elibrary_pdfs/Building_Vocabulary.pdf
Vocabulary: for the College-Bound Student book
Words with a similar prefix, root word, or suffix
Type into Google (Ex. words begin prefix “anti-”)
Create an original sentence using that word.

26. Vocabulary OPTIONS
(whole group)
Spin Wheel

27. Quizlet live: Building vocab (whole group)
RULES:
Go to quizlet.live.
Enter the class code.
Press “join game.”
Enter your first name and middle initial. Any inappropriate names will be deleted.
Carefully holding your Chromebook, walk over to your teammates.
Answer the questions as quickly, accurately, and cooperatively as you can!

28. Vocab. Charades (whole group)
RULES:
The class will be split into two teams with one referee.
One game of rocks-paper-scissors will determine the team to go first.
Using the words on quizlet.com/class/ /, please act out your word The performer is not allowed to talk. Only movements and facial expressions are allowed!
Given one minute, your teammates will try to guess your word while the other team is being very respectful and quiet.
Each correct response will result in one point.
Teams will alternate with each question.
Every teammate must participate at least once.
First team to reach five points wins!

29. Silent ball WITH prefixes, roots, and suffixes (whole group)
RULES:
Everyone sits on his/her own desk, except one referee and one selector.
Unless you are answering the question, you should not be talking. If you’re talking, you must sit down.
The selector will say either a prefix, root, or suffix from quizlet.com/class/ /.
(Ex. inter-)
Students quietly pass the ball to one another saying a word that features that prefix, root, or suffix.
(Ex. interrupt).
If you say a word that someone has already said, you must sit down. Make sure you’re listening to others!
If you are unable to think of a word when the referee starts the ten-second countdown, you must sit down There will be a bonus round of terms and definitions.
Any aggressive or unnecessary throws warrants points.

30. Roots & Affixes Knockout (whole group)
RULES:
Students split into groups of three to five.
Each group needs three pieces of computer paper.
Students are to list the prefixes on one paper, the roots on the second paper, and the suffixes on the third paper.
Groups have ten minutes to generate as many words with the given affixes and roots.
Students will also have five minutes to write the meanings of the affixes and roots.
Students are not to use any resources like dictionaries or notes. Just use each other!

31. ROOTS & AFFIXES KNOCKOUT (Cont.)
As a whole class, go over responses for only five lists (Ex. il-, im-, cap, pend, and -able).
Circulating the room, each team says one word on their list.
If the other groups have the same word that is said, they shout “Got it!”
Everyone who has the word must draw a line through it and that word does not count towards any team’s
total points.
Go around the room until every team’s list is exhausted.
After each round, each team tells the tallier how many words are left standing.
Each word left standing is worth one point.
After reviewing the five word lists, go over the meaning of each affix and root.
Correct answers are worth two bonus points.

32. Preview and review

33. Practicing listening skills with podcasts
Plug in a pair of headphones.
Select a website from the list to the right. 
Choose a podcast episode that interests you!
Record the website, the podcast episode title, and today’s date in Google docs.
Listen to the podcast episode.
Write six notes during or after your listening experience. Consider: What is interesting? What is confusing? Any connections? Any revelations?
Write a 2-3 sentence summary about the podcast episode.
Done early? Listen to other episodes You do not have to write additional notes.
At the end of class, you will be asked to organically share about what you listened to with your classmates!
Websites with Podcasts:
storycorps.org
(stories about humanity)
listenwise.com
(search by subject area)
pbs.org/newshour
(current events)
wnyc.org/shows/rookies
(stories by teens for teens)
radiolab.org
(philosophy and science; search “archives”)
scienceupdate.com
(search “archives” for 60-second science features)
thisamericanlife.org
(search “archives” by “tags”)

34. Newsela (preview/review)
Sign up or log into newsela.com.
Make sure to enter the class code = 53E6C8.
Pick an article.
Select a Lexile text measure on the blue bar to the right of the article.
The Lexile should match your Lexile Range determined by Moby Max’s Reading Level Assessment (ex. 800 Lexile).
If you do not know your Lexile Range, please come see me!
Read the article.
Complete the Quiz that goes with the article.
Complete the Writing Assignment with the article.
Submit the writing assignment.
Free read any other articles on NEWSELA.

35. Extra help with formal essay (preview/review)
Read the prompt.
Pick a topic.
Research your topic.
Create a one-sentence thesis statement that features your main topic and three subtopics (x, y, and z).
Continue researching your topic. Be sure to use credible sources (.edu, .gov, .org – except Wikipedia).
Work on your essay outline. Recommended order:
thesis statement
introductory/concluding sentences
textual evidence
analysis
connecting sentences
introductory/concluding paragraphs
Type your essay.
Revise your essay.

36. Literary devices Project (preview/review)
Individually or in a group, create a project that incorporates seven of the fourteen literary devices.
You need to identify/define AND provide an example of each of the seven literary devices.
You can find the terms and definitions of the literary devices on my quizlet (quizlet.com/class/ ).
Project Choices:
Write a song (create an original song or change the lyrics of a popular song)
Write a poem
Write a rap (create an original rap or change the lyrics of a popular rap)
Create a video (must have a script) – Do not video tape without teacher’s permission.
Create an infographic (using piktochart.com)
*No Google Slides or PowerPoints!
analogy
METAPHOR
simile
ALLUSION
SYMBOLISM
alliteration
personification

37. Create your own invention/SERVICE (preview/review)
In pairs or small groups of three to four, please create your own invention/service.
Make a Google Slides that features the following components:
Goal/Purpose
Role of Teammates
Audience
Product/Service
Competition
Cost/Profit
Sponsors/Donors
Practice your presentation with your partners.
Present your invention/service to the class in a persuasive and professional manner.

38. Student-selected skill (review) for cdtS (classroom diagnostic tools)
Write down your homework.
*Please note that we will be working on the CDT Student-Selected Skill for two consecutive periods. If you do not have your work finished by the end of next class, you must complete it for homework.
Find your blue goals folder (located in the back of the classroom).
Please take the CDT Student-Selected Skill document (located on the side table).
See me to pick up your graph.
Follow the directions carefully to complete your CDT Student-Selected Skill.
Make sure you’re looking at the correct marking period date.
Also, make sure to read the correct text (nonfiction v. fiction).
Please leave your CDT Directions, Graph, and Assignment in your
blue goals folder (located in the back of the classroom).