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English LA 7/8 2025-26

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This is Mr. Lakes' 7th and 8th-grade Language Arts class.

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Week 32: March 30- April 3, 2026

Our class uses a class magazine called SCOPE. It's full of great informational articles, interesting stories, and activities that will help us learn the skills we need throughout the year in 7th and 8th grade. Students and Parents may access this magazine from home online by using the following link.
 
The password is: lakes80 (it's all one word no caps) 
We are currently using the March 2026 issue in class.
 
MONDAY

Skills Work Week 32

SCOPE-March 2026

-The Glowing Girls (Drama)

   -Discussion Questions (small group then class discussion)

TUESDAY

kills Work Week 32

SCOPE-March 2026

-The Glowing Girls (Drama)

   -Quiz

-Grammar Practice pg 57

WEDNESDAY

Skills Work Week 32

SCOPE- March 2026

   -The Search for Cleopatra's Tomb (13:46 auido)

       -Vocabulary Practice

       -Featured Skill Synthesis

THURSDAY
Skills Work Week 32

***CA TRIP MATERIALS DUE!

SCOPE- March 2026

   -The Search for Cleopatra's Tomb (13:46 auido)

       -Featured Skill Synthesis Continue and Finish

       -Quiz

FRIDAY

Finish Assignments

Turn in Assignments

 

 
 

Week 31: March 23-27, 2026

Our class uses a class magazine called SCOPE. It's full of great informational articles, interesting stories, and activities that will help us learn the skills we need throughout the year in 7th and 8th grade. Students and Parents may access this magazine from home online by using the following link.
 
The password is: lakes80 (it's all one word no caps) 
We are currently using the March 2026 issue in class.
 
**NOTICE!:For some reason, the school scanner/copier is not working so I am unable to upload assignments for this week and subsequent weeks until it is fixed. If you need a copy of the assignments you will have to get it from the box in class.**
 
MONDAY

Skills Work Week 31

SCOPE-March 2026

-The Right Track-Fiction

  -Vocabulary

  -Read (7:13 audio)

  -Featured Skill: Theme

TUESDAY

Skills Work Week 31

SCOPE-March 2026

-The Right Track

   -Discussion Questions

   -Story Planner 

   -Write a Sequel to the Story

WEDNESDAY

Skills Work Week 31

SCOPE-March 2026

-The Right Track 

   -Writing day to finish writing a sequel

THURSDAY

Skills Work Week 31

SCOPE-March 2026

-The Glowing Girls (Drama)

   -Vocabulary

   -Read Play

   -Summary

FRIDAY

Finish Assignments

Turn in Assignments

 
 

Week 30: March 16-20, 2026

Our class uses a class magazine called SCOPE. It's full of great informational articles, interesting stories, and activities that will help us learn the skills we need throughout the year in 7th and 8th grade. Students and Parents may access this magazine from home online by using the following link.
 
The password is: lakes80 (it's all one word no caps) 
We are currently using the March 2026 issue in class.
 
**NOTICE!:For some reason, the school scanner/copier is not working so I am unable to upload assignments for this week and subsequent weeks until it is fixed. If you need a copy of the assignments you will have to get it from the box in class.**
 
MONDAY

Skills Work Week 30

SCOPE-March 2026

-Rolling Out the Red Carpet- Grammar (who's or whose)

-Read: Mountain of Fire (nonfiction) (about 10 mins audio)

-Vocabulary Practice

TUESDAY

Skills Work Week 30

SCOPE-March 2026

-Mountain of Fire

   -Summary of Article

   -Discussion Questions (first two)

-Grammar Practice

WEDNESDAY
Skills Work Week 30
 

THURSDAY
Skills Work Week 30
 
-Finish Discussion Questions for Mountain of Fire
 
-Quiz: Mountain of Fire
 
FRIDAY
-Finish Assignments
-Turn in Assignments
-Silent Reading
 
 

Week 29: March 9-12, 2026

***Special Note: We are continuing our class novel unit this week, which will run for several weeks. If you are looking for the SCOPE link, you will have to look in other posts previous to this.***
 
Schedule is subject to change based on classes, school activities and events.
 
*NO SKILLS WORK THIS WEEK!*
**NO ASSIGNMENTS ARE POSTED FOR THIS WEEK. It is a week of Cyrano Finals and that will be in class.**
 
MONDAY
Cyrano Writing Final-3 Paragraph Essay-Is Wit or Looks More Important?
 
TUESDAY
Cont. Cyrano Writing Final
 

WEDNESDAY
Cyrano Final Test
 

THURSDAY
Finish Essay
Finish Test
Reading time when finished
 

FRIDAY
NO SCHOOL!
 
 

Week 28: March 2-6, 2026

***Special Note: We are continuing our class novel unit this week, which will run for several weeks. If you are looking for the SCOPE link, you will have to look in other posts previous to this.***
 
Schedule is subject to change based on classes, school activities and events.
 
MONDAY

NO SCHOOL / TEACHER WORK DAY

TUESDAY

Week 28 Skills Work

Read Cyrano Act 5

 WEDNESDAY

Week 28 Skills Work

Finish Reading Cyrano Act 5

   -Reading Guide Part 1

***PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES***

 THURSDAY

Week 28 Skills Work

Watch Cyrano Act 5

   -Reading Guide Part 2

***PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES***

FRIDAY

ALL LATE WORK DUE!

Finish and Turn in Assignments

No missing Work= Reward

 
 

Week 27: February 23-27,2026

***Special Note: We are continuing our class novel unit this week, which will run for several weeks. If you are looking for the SCOPE link, you will have to look in other posts previous to this.***
 
Schedule is subject to change based on classes, school activities and events.
 
MONDAY

Skills Work Week 27

Finish Reading Act 4 of Cyrano

   -Quiz Act 4

   -Grammar Practice Pg 53

   -Mad Lib
 
TUESDAY

Skills Work Week 27

Watch Act 4 Cyrano

-Reading Guide 

WEDNESDAY

Skills Work Week 27

Read Cyrano Act 5 Pgs 199-223

THURSDAY

Skills Work Week 27

Finish Cyrano pgs 199-223

   -Reading Guide Act 5

FRIDAY
Finish Assignments and Turn in
 
 

Week 26: February 17- 20, 2026

***Special Note: We are continuing our class novel unit this week, which will run for several weeks. If you are looking for the SCOPE link, you will have to look in other posts previous to this.***
 
Schedule is subject to change based on classes, school activities and events.
 
MONDAY

NO SCHOOL

TUESDAY

Week 26 Skills Work

Cyrano Act 3 Quiz 

Finish Act 3 Reading Guide

-Mad Lib/ Word Search

WEDNESDAY

Week 26 Skills Work

Read Act 4 Cyrano Pgs 150-168

Grammar Practice

THURSDAY

Week 26 Skills Work

Cyrano Reading Act 4 Pgs 168-187

FRIDAY

Week 26 Skills Work

Cyrano Reading Act 4 Pgs 187-199

Summary act 4

 
 

Week 25: February 9-12, 2026

***Special Note: We are continuing our class novel unit this week, which will run for several weeks. If you are looking for the SCOPE link, you will have to look in other posts previous to this.***
 
Schedule is subject to change based on classes, school activities and events.
 
MONDAY
Skills Work Week 25
 Read Cyrano Act 3: pgs 122-138

TUESDAY
Skills Work Week 25
Grammar Page 49
Read Cyrano Act 3: pgs 138-150, Finish Act 3
 

WEDNESDAY
Skills Work Week 25
Watch Cyrano de Bergerac Act 3
Summary
 

THURSDAY
Skills Work Week 25
Quiz Act 3
 

FRIDAY
 NO SCHOOL
 
 

Week 24: February 2-6, 2026

***Special Note: We are continuing our class novel unit this week, which will run for several weeks. If you are looking for the SCOPE link, you will have to look in other posts previous to this.***
 
Schedule is subject to change based on classes, school activities and events.
 
MONDAY

Skills Work Week 24

Finish Reading  Act 2 Cyrano

TUESDAY

Skills Work 

Watch Cyrano Act 2

   -Cyrano Act 2 Reading Guide

WEDNESDAY

Skills Work 

Grammar Practice

Cyrano Act 2 Quiz

THURSDAY

Skills Work 

Grammar Practice

Read Cyrano Act 3

FRIDAY

Finish Assignments

Turn in Assignments

Read Cyrano Act 3

 

Week 23: January 26-30,2026

***Special Note: We are starting a class novel unit this week that will go on for several weeks. If you are looking for the SCOPE link, you will have to look in other posts previous to this.***
 
MONDAY

Skills Work 

Grammar Practice

Watch Act 1 Cyrano

   -Summary Act 1

   -Act 1 Reading Guide

TUESDAY

Skills Work 

Grammar Practice

Cyrano Act 1 Quiz

Finish Act 1 Reading Guide

WEDNESDAY

Skills Work 

Grammar Practice

Read Act 2 Cyrano

THURSDAY

Skills Work 

Grammar Practice

Continue  Act 2 Cyrano

FRIDAY

Finish Assignments 

Turn in Assignments

Finish Reading Act 2

   - Act 2 Reading Guide

Week 22: January 20-23, 2026

***Special Note: We are starting a class novel unit this week that will go on for several weeks. If you are looking for the SCOPE link, you will have to look in other posts previous to this.***
 
TUESDAY

Skills Work 

Grammar Practice

Read Cyrano Act 1

WEDNESDAY

Skills Work 

Grammar Practice

Read Cyrano Act 1

THURSDAY

Skills Work 

Grammar Practice

Finish Reading Cyrano Act 1

   -Act 1 Reading Guide

FRIDAY
Watch Cyrano Act 1
 
Finish Act 1 Reading Guide 
 
 

Week 21: January 12-16, 2026

***Special Note: We are starting a class novel unit this week that will go on for several weeks. If you are looking for the SCOPE link, you will have to look in other posts previous to this.***
 
MONDAY

Skills Work 

Grammar Practice

Start Cyrano de Begerac Unit

Intro to Cyrano de Bergerac-Preview

Edmond Rostand Biography 

   -Questions

TUESDAY

Skills Work 

Grammar Practice

The Real Cyrano de Bergerac

   -Questions

WEDNESDAY

Skills Work 

Grammar Practice

Cyrano de Bergerac Historical Context

   -Questions

THURSDAY

Skills Work 

Grammar Practice

Start reading Cyrano Act 1

FRIDAY

Finish Assignments

Turn in

 
 

Week 20: Jan 5- 9, 2026

Our class uses a class magazine called SCOPE. It's full of great informational articles, interesting stories, and activities that will help us learn the skills we need throughout the year in 7th and 8th grade. Students and Parents may access this magazine from home online by using the following link.
 
The password is: lakes80 (it's all one word no caps) 
We are currently using the November 2025 issue in class.
 
 MONDAY

Skills Work 

Grammar Practice

Scope: Return of the Ghost Cat

   -Exploring Text Structure

TUESDAY

Skills Work 

Grammar Practice

Scope: Return of the Ghost Cat

   -Quiz + 2 Constructed Response Questions

WEDNESDAY

Skills Work 

Grammar Practice

SCOPE: Practice the Goodbye

   -Featured Skill: Point of View

THURSDAY

Skills Work 

Grammar Practice

SCOPE: Practice the Goodbye

   -Quiz + 2 Constructed Response Questions

FRIDAY

Finish Assignments

Turn in Assignments

 
 

Week 19: December 15-19, 2025

Our class uses a class magazine called SCOPE. It's full of great informational articles, interesting stories, and activities that will help us learn the skills we need throughout the year in 7th and 8th grade. Students and Parents may access this magazine from home online by using the following link.
 
The password is: lakes80 (it's all one word no caps) 
We are currently using the October 2025 issue in class.
 
MONDAY

***NO SKILLS WORK THIS WEEK***

S.S.S (Short Story Starter)

-Read SCOPE: A Christmas Carol

-Summary

TUESDAY

S.S.S

Watch Mickey's Christmas Carol

-Compare and Contrast

WEDNESDAY

S.S.S

-Watch The Muppet's Christmas Carol

-Compare and Contrast

THURSDAY

S.S.S

-Continue The Muppet's Christmas Carol

-Compare and Contrast

FRIDAY

Finish Assignments

Turn in Assignments 

 

Week 18: December 8-12, 2025

Our class uses a class magazine called SCOPE. It's full of great informational articles, interesting stories, and activities that will help us learn the skills we need throughout the year in 7th and 8th grade. Students and Parents may access this magazine from home online by using the following link.
 
The password is: lakes80 (it's all one word no caps) 
We are currently using the October 2025 issue in class.
 
MONDAY

Skills Work

S.S.S

Scope: Beware the Thunder

   -Read as a class

   -Summary

TUESDAY

Skills Work

S.S.S

Scope: Beware the Thunder

   -Inference

WEDNESDAY

Skills Work

S.S.S

Scope:  Do Fans Go Too Far?

    -Read Debate

    -Debate Essay Kit

THURSDAY

Skills Work

S.S.S

Scope:  Do Fans Go Too Far?

    -Essay work time on Utah Compose

***Prompt on Utah Compose is called: Do Fans Go Too Far? (2025)***

Essays will be Due next Tuesday, December 16th.

FRIDAY

Finish assignments

Turn in assignments