7th Grade Modules-Citizens in Action
This class meets every day.
Susan Reider
[email protected] • 410-313-5022
Course Description
Core work in a Great Books Roundtable module consists of reading and rereading the selections, sharing questions and making notes, and participating in a Shared InquiryTM discussion. Postdiscussion possibilities include such activities as explanatory/expository writing, creative response, curriculum connections, and various assessments and reflections.
Materials Needed
One subject notebook
Writing implement
Grading Policy
Daily Classwork 50%
Tests/Projects 40%
Participation 10%
Grading Scale
A 90-100%
B 80-89%
C 70-79%
D 60-69%
E 59% or below
Sample activities with each reading
● First Reading (30–45 minutes) Session 1
● Second Reading (40–50 minutes) Session 2
● Sharing Questions (30–40 minutes) ● Vocabulary (10–20 minutes) Session 3
● Shared Inquiry Discussion (40–50 minutes) Session 4
● Postdiscussion Activities Session 5
Week 1
•An introduction to Syllabus
•Introduce the Shared Inquiry process using the Orientatio Unit, “The White Umbrella”
Week 2
•Follow the Shared Inquiry process for “Harrison Bergeron”
Week 3
•Follow the Shared Inquir process for “Mercedes Kane”
Week 4
•Follow the Shared Inqu process for “I Just Kept on Smiling”
Week 5
•Follow the Shared Inquiry process for Selected Poetry
Week 6
• Follow the Shared Inqui process “The Day of the Butterfly”
Week 7 •
•Follow the Shared Inquiry process for “The White Circle”
Weeks 8 and 9
•Shared Inquiry Projects
Susan Reider
[email protected] • 410-313-5022
Course Description
Core work in a Great Books Roundtable module consists of reading and rereading the selections, sharing questions and making notes, and participating in a Shared InquiryTM discussion. Postdiscussion possibilities include such activities as explanatory/expository writing, creative response, curriculum connections, and various assessments and reflections.
Materials Needed
One subject notebook
Writing implement
Grading Policy
Daily Classwork 50%
Tests/Projects 40%
Participation 10%
Grading Scale
A 90-100%
B 80-89%
C 70-79%
D 60-69%
E 59% or below
Sample activities with each reading
● First Reading (30–45 minutes) Session 1
● Second Reading (40–50 minutes) Session 2
● Sharing Questions (30–40 minutes) ● Vocabulary (10–20 minutes) Session 3
● Shared Inquiry Discussion (40–50 minutes) Session 4
● Postdiscussion Activities Session 5
Week 1
•An introduction to Syllabus
•Introduce the Shared Inquiry process using the Orientatio Unit, “The White Umbrella”
Week 2
•Follow the Shared Inquiry process for “Harrison Bergeron”
Week 3
•Follow the Shared Inquir process for “Mercedes Kane”
Week 4
•Follow the Shared Inqu process for “I Just Kept on Smiling”
Week 5
•Follow the Shared Inquiry process for Selected Poetry
Week 6
• Follow the Shared Inqui process “The Day of the Butterfly”
Week 7 •
•Follow the Shared Inquiry process for “The White Circle”
Weeks 8 and 9
•Shared Inquiry Projects