I MISSED YOU! 

COVINGTON 7th GRADE- READING
Monday- 1/5/2026
Teacher WORK DAY – NO SCHOOL 
Tuesday- 1/6/2026
Watch “The Elements of Poems” video
Watch the “Find Your Way Around a Poem” video
Review Poetry vocabulary
Wednesday- 1/7/2026
Complete Poetry vocabulary – Types of Poems
Discuss rhyme scheme and practice rhyme scheme patterns
Thursday–1/8/2026
Figurative Language in Poetry- Practice 
Friday- 1/9/2026- AM SUB-
ReadWorks- “Wild Goose” 

COVINGTON 7th GRADE- WRITING
Monday- 1/5/2026
Teacher WORK DAY – NO SCHOOL 
Tuesday- 1/6/2026
Go over the Grammar Reference Notebook
Christmas Break Reflection – One-page requirement
Wednesday- 1/7/2026
Go over the Grammar Reference Notebook
Review Homophones, Homographs, Homonyms
Thursday–1/8/2026
High Five – Journal prompt
Homophones, Homographs, Homonyms Practice 
Friday- 1/9/2026
High Five – Journal Prompt
Homophones, Homographs, Homonyms Practice 

COVINGTON 7th GRADE- READING- “BOOK TALKS DUE BY: WEDNESDAY, DEC 17th”
Monday- 12/8/2025
Complete the Quiz over “The Gift of the Magi”
Read Library books – complete “Book Talks”
Tuesday- 12/9/2025
ReadWorks Assignment:  “Wrapping Up A Lil Bit of Trouble”
Wednesday- 12/10/2025
HMH MOY Diagnostic
Thursday–12/11/2025
Begin “The History of the Christmas Tree”
Friday- 12/12/2025-
Complete “The History of the Christmas Tree” comprehension and activities

COVINGTON 7th GRADE- WRITING
Monday- 12/8/2025
Complete short-constructed response to “The Gift of the Magi”
Tuesday- 12/9/2025
IXL Diagnostic 
Reading Library books- complete “Book Talks”
Wednesday- 12/10/2025
HMH MOY Diagnostic
Thursday–12/11/2025
Begin “The History of Christmas” Extended Constructed Response
Friday- 12/12/2025-
Complete “The History of Christmas” Extended Constructed Response

COVINGTON 7th GRADE- READING
Monday- 12/1/2025
Complete “30 Days of Thankful” Journals
Complete missing assignments/Book Talks
Tuesday- 12/2/2025
Begin Drama “The Gift of the Magi”
Anticipation guide, vocabulary, pre-reading activities, and Delegate parts
Wednesday- 12/3/2025
Read Drama “The Gift of the Magi”
Discuss Close Reading and Critical Thinking questions – complete activities
Thursday–12/4/2025
Read informational text “What Do you get from Giving.”
Discuss Close Reading and Critical Thinking questions- complete activities
Friday- 12/5/2025-
Complete the Quiz over “The Gift of the Magi” 
COVINGTON 7th GRADE- WRITING
Monday- 12/1/2025
Library Day
Tuesday- 12/2/2025
High Five – Journal Prompt –
Work on/complete Book Talks
Wednesday- 12/3/2025
Discuss the writing prompt “The Gift of the Magi.”
Complete Integrating Ideas – “The Gift of the Magi.”
Thursday–12/4/2025
Complete Integrating Ideas- Informational Text- “What Do You Get From Giving”
Begin writing prompt
Friday- 12/5/2025-
Complete the writing prompt “The Gift of the Magi.”

COVINGTON 7th GRADE- READING
Monday- 11/17/2025
Complete Freak the Mighty character biographies
Tuesday- 11/18/2025
Watch Freak the Mighty – Compare/contrast the novel and movie 
Wednesday- 11/19/2025
Watch Freak the Mighty – Compare/contrast the novel and movie 
Thursday–11/20/2025
ReadWorks Assignment – Thanksgiving: Fact or Fiction 
Friday- 11/21/2025- You will have a SUB
Thanksgiving Holiday Word Search –
Turkey Scramble 

COVINGTON 7th GRADE- WRITING
Monday- 11/17/2025
Thankful Journal
Complete “Gratitude and the Brain” essay
Due Date: Gratitude Essay is due on Tuesday, Nov. 18th, at the beginning of class. 
Tuesday- 11/18/2025
Thankful Journal
Commonly Confused Words Practice
Wednesday- 11/19/2025
Thankful Journal
Lesson on Commonly Confused Words
Thursday–11/20/2025
Thankful Journal
Complete Readworks Assignment -Thanksgiving: Fact or Fiction
Friday- 11/21/2025- You will have a SUB
Thankful Journal
Complete Thanksgiving Holiday word search and Turkey Scramble
Quiet “free time” when completed

COVINGTON 7th GRADE- READING
Monday- 11/10/2025
Continue Freak the Mighty; Chapter 21 & 22
Discuss and complete comprehension questions
Tuesday- 11/11/2025
Continue Freak the Mighty; Chapter 22 & 23
Discuss and complete comprehension questions
Wednesday- 11/12/2025
Continue Freak the Mighty; Chapter 24 & 25
Discuss and complete comprehension questions
Thursday–11/13/2025
Freak the Mighty: Chapters 16-25 test
Complete Freak the Mighty journals 
Friday- 11/14/2025- 
Begin Group Project- FTM Character Biographies

COVINGTON 7th GRADE- WRITING
Monday- 11/10/2025
Thankful Journal
Work On Incomplete work – Read your library books – IXL or Read Theory
Tuesday- 11/11/2025
Thankful Journal
What is Expository Writing? Discuss Hook and Thesis. Go over the Expository Essay Assignment.
Due Date: Gratitude Essay will be due on Tuesday, Nov. 18th, at the beginning of class. 
Wednesday- 11/12/2025
Thankful Journal
Begin Expository Essay on Gratitude —Brainstorming and outlining using the prompt and passages provided.
Thursday–11/13/2025
Thankful Journal
Continue working on Essay —Research, hook, thesis —rough draft.
Friday- 11/14/2025
Thankful Journal
Continue working on the Gratitude Essay

COVINGTON 7th GRADE- READING
Monday- 11/3/2025
NO SCHOOL 
Tuesday- 11/4/2025
FTM Vocabulary
Continue Freak the Mighty;Chapter 16 & 17
Discuss and complete comprehension questions
Wednesday- 11/5/2025
Group Creation-  Begin FTM character bios
Thursday–11/6/2025
Continue Freak the Mighty; Chapter 18 & 19
Discuss and complete comprehension questions
Friday- 11/7/2025- SUB – attending workshop 
Benefits of Music – passage/comprehension questions – constructed response using RACE strategies

COVINGTON 7th GRADE- WRITING
Monday- 11/3/2025
No School 
Tuesday- 11/4/2025
Thankful Journal
What is Gratitude? Read aloud- Paired passages- “The Secret to Happiness” and “Rewire your Brain with Gratitude”
Wednesday- 11/5/2025
Thankful Journal
Continue Gratitude passage – complete comprehension questions
Thursday–11/6/2025
Thankful Journal
“I am thankful for you because” writing
Friday- 11/7/2025- SUB – attending workshop 
LIBRARY DAY

COVINGTON 7th GRADE- READING
Monday- 10/27/2025
FTM Vocabulary
Continue Freak the Mighty; Chapter 13
Discuss and complete comprehension questions
Tuesday- 10/28/2025
Analyze: Types of Characters – Indirect/Direct Characterization
Wednesday- 10/29/2025
Briefly recap: Types of Characters-
Partner work – Character Venn Diagram analyzing Max and Kevin from FTM
Thursday–10/30/2025
Continue Freak the Mighty; Chapter 14 & 15
Discuss and complete comprehension questions
Friday- 10/31/2025- HAPPY HALLOWEEN
Finding Figurative Language in FTM- Partner work

COVINGTON 7th GRADE- WRITING
Monday- 10/27/2025
Bell Ringer –  – Day 6 & Day 7 (10 mins)
What does “Six Seven” mean? Writing assignment
Tuesday- 10/28/2025
Book Fair – Library 
Wednesday- 10/29/2025
Bell Ringer-  – Day 8 & Day 9 (1o mins)
The Six-Seven Haunted Story Challenge. Writing assignment
Thursday–10/30/2025
Bell Ringer – Day 10; with reflection (10 mins)
The Town of 67- Video and Writing assignment
Friday- 10/31/2025- HAPPY HALLOWEEN
Writing Prompt: “Room Sixty-Seven”
Complete Incomplete assignments/missing work

COVINGTON 7th GRADE- READING
Monday- 10/20/2025
FTM Vocabulary
Continue Freak the Mighty; Chapters 6-7
Discuss and complete comprehension questions
Tuesday- 10/21/2025
FTM Vocabulary
Continue Freak the Mighty; Chapters 8-10
Discuss and complete comprehension questions
Wednesday- 10/22/2025
FTM Chapters 1-10 Test
Find figurative language in FTM
Thursday–10/23/2025
ReadWorks- Trading Pumpkins
Friday- 10/24/2025
Continue Freak the Mighty; Chapter 11
Catch up on missing/Incomplete work- Read library books

COVINGTON 7th GRADE- WRITING
Monday- 10/20/2025
Bell Ringer – Capitalization & Punctuation – Day 1 & Day 2 (10 mins)
Review and Identify Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases – No Red Ink
Tuesday- 10/21/2025
High Five- Journal Prompt- (10 mins)-   If Mrs. Covington asked your friends to describe you, what words would they use?
Review and Identify Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases – HMH
Wednesday- 10/22/2025
Bell Ringer- Capitalization and Punctuation – Day 3 & Day 4 (1o mins)
Read the passage over  Social Media; complete comprehension, and write a short, constructed response using the RACES strategies
Thursday–10/23/2025
High Five – Journal Prompt – (10 mins)
Complete Social Media passage, if needed
We will Write
Friday- 10/24/2025
Bell Ringer – Capitalization & Punctuation – Day 5
Begin Comma review; HMH

COVINGTON 7th GRADE- READING
Monday- 10/13/2025
NO SCHOOL- Columbus Day
Tuesday- 10/14/2025
Briefly address plagiarism/cheating – using AI in both reading and writing
Introduce: “Freak the Mighty” novel – Meet the author and Anticipation guide
Quick Write – What does it mean to be a friend?
Wednesday- 10/15/2025
Freak the Mighty vocabulary
Begin Reading – Chapters 1 – 2
Discuss and complete comprehension 
Thursday–10/16/2025
Freak the Mighty vocabulary
Freak the Mighty continued – Chapters 3 – 5
Discuss and complete comprehension
Friday- 10/17/2025
Review Figurative Language – Kahoot

COVINGTON 7th GRADE- WRITING
Monday- 10/13/2025
NO SCHOOL- Columbus Day
Tuesday- 10/14/2025
Update- Journals
Discuss the 1st 9-week writing test and the constructed response- expectations
Review Race Strategies
Wednesday- 10/15/2025
Re-read “Little Miss Perfect”- Discuss Theme
Discuss the constructed response questions 
Begin working through “Little Miss Perfect” using race to complete a constructed response
Thursday–10/16/2025
Continue working on the constructed response for “Little Miss Perfect” 
Friday- 10/17/2025
Little Miss Perfect -responses are due on 10/17 for a grade.
High Five Journal Prompt –
We Will Write 🙂

COVINGTON 7th GRADE- READING
Monday- 10/6/2025
NO SCHOOL- Fall BREAK
Tuesday- 10/7/2025
Review test-taking strategies
Review for 1st 9-week test
Wednesday- 10/8/2025
Begin the 1st 9-week test. If you finish, complete/correct any outstanding assignments.
All grades are due on 10/10 for the 1st 9 weeks. 
Thursday–10/9/2025
Complete the 1st 9-week test if needed. Complete/correct any assignments.
All grades are due on 10/10 for the 1st 9 weeks.
Friday- 10/10/2025
Go over 2nd 9-week Book Talks

COVINGTON 7th GRADE- WRITING
Monday- 10/6/2025
NO SCHOOL- Fall BREAK
Tuesday- 10/7/2025
Review test-taking strategies
Review for 1st 9-week test
Wednesday- 10/8/2025
Begin the 1st 9-week test. If you finish, complete/correct any outstanding assignments.
All grades are due on 10/10 for the 1st 9 weeks. 
Thursday–10/9/2025
Complete the 1st 9-week test if needed. Complete/correct any assignments.
All grades are due on 10/10 for the 1st 9 weeks.
Friday- 10/10/2025
Library Day! 🙂