Q3W4, January 23 – 26

Standard(s) Taught
ELA.7.R.1.1 – Analyze the impact of setting on character development and plot in a literary text. ELA.7.R.1.4 – Analyze the impact of various poetic forms on meaning and style.
Learning Targets and Learning Criteria
Analyze the impact of setting (location, time period, and culture) on character actions Describe the impact of poetic format on meaning Analyze the impact of poetic format on meaning
Classroom Activities
Monday Finish center rotations from last week Tuesday Read poems in the formats of sonnet (Shakespearian and Petrarchan/Italian) Analyze sonnets – How many stanzas? How many lines? What is the rhyme scheme? Is it Quatrain or Octave? Sestet or Couplet? Wednesday Finish analyzing sonnets and then, begin writing a poem in one of the two formats analyzed; Shakespearian or DEAR Time (15 minutes) Thursday/Friday
Assignments Due
Assigned last week cPalms tutorial – how setting impacts meaning Debate paragraphs Morphology Pretest (diagnostic)
Additional Resources
Accommodations: ESE – Special Considerations based on IEP 504– Special Considerations based on Accommodation Plan ESOL – Appropriate printed material, pre-teaching activities, various instructional approaches, student engagement and thinking activities, differentiation, check for content comprehension, resources for assistance, reinforce study skills, linguistic modifications, specific vocabulary, alternative assessment.

Ivy Hawn