ELA Long Range Planning
Wee Unit Focus Resources Student Tasks Assessment
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1 Introduction Course Set Up -course outline - course outline - observation
-Wilson Way - procedure - completion
- Wilson procedures package
- writing journals - ice breaker
- class schedule booklets
- classroom library
2 Text and Written Response -identity poem - write identity -completion
Response to Text (Personal, -magic carpet short poem -conferencing
Critical, text - response to (formative)
Analytical) - “The power of short text, ted
diversity within talk
yourself” ted talk - writing
- adichi the danger of a scenario
single story ted talk responses
- Miss McKee writing
scenarios
3 Reading Reading -Reading comp - reading comp Who I am letter
and Writing comprehension passages and questions questions
Benchmark Writing - Miss McKee – Who I - Who I Am
benchmark Am letter letter
(content, support, - letter rubric
vocab, sentence - letter MC quiz
structure,
mechanics)
4 Grammar Sentence -Importance of Being - completed Grammar quiz
structure, parts of Earnest slides booklet Revised and submitted
speech, types of -importance of being - peer editing Journal entry
sentences, earnest booklets - edited
homophones -Flocabulary paragraphs
assignments
- grammar quiz
5 Grammar Sentence Same as above Same as above Grammar quiz
structure, parts of
speech, types of
sentences,
homophones
6 Book Clubs Text analysis and -district books -choose book - Participation
response -book club questions -organize - Observation
-book club roles readings - completion of book
-reading planning -participate in club responsibilities
sheet discussions
-Movie trailer -take text notes
planning sheet - group
presentation
7 Book Clubs Text analysis and See above - character -Character
response description Sketch
- Participation
- Observation
-completion of book
club responsibilities
8 Book Clubs Text analysis and Plot visualization Plot Storyboard and
response Visual creation visualization reflection
Paper Bag Princess Mood, color,
tone, emotion
response sheet
9 Book Clubs Text analysis and Plot charts Plot elements Plot Digaram for novel
response Various Pixar shorts
I am not a number
10 Book Clubs Text analysis and Storyboard templates Storyboard
response Various movie trailers planning sheets
11 Book Clubs Text analysis and Group Presentations -iPads -group made movie
response -storyboard trailer
templates
12 Journeys Theme, - Journeys and cycles - personal Hero’s Journey quiz
and Cycles characterization, unit responses Plot chart
unit textual evidence, -Hero’s Journey - Journal entries One submitted journal
personal response, -mattie stepanek oprah - Plot foldable entry
rhetoric video
- three wish poems
-Where the wild things
are
13 Journeys - Shrek - fill Hero’s - Life Map
and Cycles - Life map cycle template - Hero’s Journey
unit - write major poster
life events
14 Letter Structure, - Letter to future self -Letter
writing purpose, topic Assignment
sentences, editing
15 Flex
Calendar
September
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
56 min x2 56 min x2 48 min x2 56 min x2 42 min x2
1 2 3 4
First Day for
Students 6:30 Meet the
Teacher
7 8 9 10 11
Labour Day – NO Picture Day
SCHOOL 6:30 School Council 6:30 School Council
Meeting Meeting
14 15 16 17 18
Bus Evacuation Fundraiser ½ way Treaty 7 Day
Drills there assembly
10:00 Terry Fox
School Run
21 22 23 24 25
LSAA Cross
Country
28 29 30
Orange Shirt Day
– FNMI
Every Child
Matters Day
October
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
56 min x2 56 min x2 56 min x2 56 min x2
1 2
Fundraiser Finished Fundraiser Final
Assembly
12:00 Staff
Meeting
5 6 7 8 9
6:30 School Council
Meeting
12 13 14 15 16
Thanksgiving – District PD Day School PD Day School PD Day Parent Teacher
NO SCHOOL Conferences cont.
1:00 Parent Teacher
Conferences 12:00 Wolverine
Volleyball Classic
19 20 21 22 23
Badminton club Picture Retakes
begins
26 27 28 29 30
Wrestling Club
begins
November
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
56 min x2 56 min x2 56 min x2 56 min x2
2 3 4 5 6
LSAA Volleyball LSAA Volleyball
6:00 Championships Championships Volleyball Zones
Collage of the
Arts 6:00 Collage of the 6:00 Collage of the 12:00 Staff
Arts Arts Meeting
9 10 11 12 13
3:00 10:30 Remembrance Remembrance Day –
Basketball ID Day Ceremony NO SCHOOL
Camp
16 17 18 19 20
6:30 School Council Rock Your Mocs
Meeting
23 24 25 26 27
Club Basketball Term 1 ends
begins
12:00 Basketball
Tip-Off
Tournament
30
Term 2 begins
December
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
56 min x2 56 min x2 56 min x2 56 min x2
1 2 3 4
6:30 Winter Concert 12:00 Staff
Meeting
7 8 9 10 11
14 15 16 17 18
3:00 Staff vs Student Grade 8 Movie Mill Last Day of
Hockey game School
Grade 6 Agora
Day
