English 7 (Period 2) Assignments
- Instructor
- Angel Call
- Term
- 2013-2014 School Year
- Department
- (b) English / Language Arts
- Description
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This literature based course will focus on reading fluency and comprehension, writing, and language.
Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
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There are a number of books missing from my classroom library. Please have your child check to see if they have it and can bring it back to me for next year's students. See titles below:
High School's Not Forever by Bluestein and Katz
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul by Canfield, Hansen Kirberger
Abduction by Kehret
How to Ditch Your Fairy by Larbalestier
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by Lewis
Breaking Dawn by Meyer
Slalom by Rottman
Holes by Sachar
Bull Rider by Williams
Kiss by Wilson
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Finish the take home test on "The Princess Bride"
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1. Read, annotate, and complete study guide questions for pages 291-356 of "The Princess Bride".
2. Prepare for a comprehension quiz.
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Read, annotate, and answer study guide questions to Chapter 6 of "The Princess Bride"
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Read pages 97-155 in "The Princess Bride" (from the beginning of chapter 5 to the part in chapter 5 that starts with FEZZIK) and complete the corresponding study guide questions.
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1. Read the rest of pages 37-94 in "The Princess Bride" and complete the corresponding study guide questions.
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1. Bring your copy of "The Princess Bride" to class!
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1. If you did not complete the Ch. 6 and 7 study guides, you need to finish those.
2. Complete the Ch. 8 study guide after reading and annotating Chapter 8.
3. Prepare for the Q4 Spelling and Word Roots test.
4. Obtain a copy of "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman.
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1. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: read, annotate, and complete the study guides for Chapters 6 and 7. Study guides are attached if you misplaced your copy or were absent. Most of this, we accomplished in class!
2. Study for the Quarter 4 spelling and word roots test which is May 15/16.
3. Purchase a copy of "The Princess Bride" no later than May 15th. The mass market paperback version is on sale on Amazon right now for $5.06 and on the kindle for $4.81. If you cannot afford this, you MUST talk to me early because I need to tell the school how many are needed for loaning.
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1. Bring "Dr. Jekyll" to class, we are going to be able to start this again and will be finishing up next week.
2. Our last novel of the year is "The Princess Bride". You need to purchase a copy. It is on sale on Amazon for $5.06 (Mass Market Paperback) and $4.81 (Kindle) right now. We will begin reading this on May 19th! Please bring your copy to class! http://www.amazon.com/Princess-Bride-Morgensterns-Classic-Adventure/dp/0156035219/ref=sr_1_1
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Bring your own set of headphones for the Smarter Balanced test and a physical book. No electronics will be allowed the entire period.
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Bring a set of headphones for testing!
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1. Complete the "Literature and Writing: Good versus Evil" activity on the Responding page.
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Complete the Chapter 5 Study Guide for Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde. Complete the Active Reading and Responding work for Chapters 1-5.
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Complete the Chapter 3 and 4 Study Guides for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
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Complete the Chapter 2 Study Guide
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1. Complete the Chapter 1 Study Guide for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
2. Be studying for the first spelling/word roots quiz (April 10/11).
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1. Bring your copy of "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" to class.
2. If you have not already, you need to turn in your short story with the rubric.
Upcoming: Quarter 4 Spelling/Word Roots Quiz 1 - April 11
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1. Bring your typed, final draft of your short story to turn in.
2. Obtain a copy of "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde". This can be found for free on most e-readers and is very inexpensive on Amazon. Bring this to class on April 1/2.
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1. Complete a second peer edit on your short story. This is due, typed, March 27/28.
2. Complete the "The Feudal System" reading comprehension packet if you did not finish in class.
3. Obtain a copy of "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde". This can be found for free on most e-readers and is very inexpensive on Amazon. Bring this to class on April 1/2.
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Complete, thoughtfully, all steps in the "Vale Middle School Reading Article" packet. Bring to class on Monday, March 24. This was handed out in class on the 20th/21st.
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Bring your final draft of your character sketch paper to class. The directions for this were handed out in class on the 18th or 19th.
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Make sure you are up to date on the short story assessment. You should have steps 1-5 complete.
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Do step 5 on the directions (you will need to use Enrichment time for this) for the short story assessment.
Study for the spelling and word roots tests which are Th/Fri.
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Steps 3 and 4 from the Narrative Assessment directions.
Study for the spelling and word roots tests which are at the end of this week.
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1. Complete steps 1 and 2 on the Short Story assignment sheet.
2. Study for the spelling and word roots quiz
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1. Choose a topic from the four choices given on the Narrative Assessment Task Directions.
If you were absent or misplaced your copy - see attached.
This is a long term writing assessment. The final will be due Mar. 20/21. Stay on top of the checkpoints along the way so you do not get behind.
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Turn in your typed, final draft of your theme paper for "Call of the Wild". (Four paragraph paper in which you analyze the development of one of the five major themes over the course of the novel).
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1. Finish writing your first draft of the theme paper for "The Call of the Wild". (Write a four paragraph paper in which you analyze the development of one of the five major themes in London's "The Call of the Wild". (Students have been identifying evidence of themes while we have been reading.)
2. Study for the second spelling and word roots quiz. Spelling words 16-30 and word roots #10-18.
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Complete chapter 7 and all associated work.
Study for Quiz #2 of spelling and word roots.
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Read and annotate Chapter 6 of "Call of the Wild". Then, write a new title and a summary for the chapter.
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1. Complete all work for Chapter 5
2. Prepare for the first spelling and word roots quiz.
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1. Complete all Chapter 4 work for "The Call of the Wild".
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Complete the following if you did not finish during class:
"The Call of the Wild" Chapter 3 work:
* Read Chapter 3
* Annotate for theme, unknown words, reactions, root words
* Write a new title and a summary of Chapter 3
* Complete the comprehension guide questions for Chapter 3
* Complete the Chapter 3 Study Guide
* Complete the "Buck Speaks Out" worksheet (both sides)
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"The Call of the Wild" Chapter 2 work:
* Read Chapter 2
* Annotate for theme, unknown words, reactions, root words
* Write a new title and a summary of Chapter 2
* Complete the comprehension guide questions for Chapter 2
* Complete the Chapter 1 and 2 Study Guide
Upcoming!
1. "Call of the Wild" comprehension test - Feb. 27/28
2. Persuasive Paper (instructions to come) due Feb. 27/28
3. Quarter 3 spelling/word roots tests - March 13/14
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1. Answer questions 1-4 on the comprehension guide for "The Call of the Wild"
2. Finish identifying words derived from the word root list in Ch. 1.
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1. Bring "The Call of the Wild" to class.
2. Finish the Theme exercises and bring them to class.
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1. Bring your typed final draft of your essay to turn in. It must be typed and have your full name, the class period, and the date on it.
2. Bring "The Call of the Wild" to class the last class day of the week.
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1. Bring "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London to class on February 3, 2013.
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Complete Activity 22
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Complete Activity 18 and 19
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Write detailed responses to the questions for Activity 15
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Complete Activity 13 of "Helicopter Parents"
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Complete Activity 6 of the "Helicopter Parents" unit.
Bring "The Call of the Wild" on Feb. 3rd.
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1. Finish reading the journal entries 6/6/44 through 8/1/44 in Anne Frank.
2. Make complete annotation for each entry.
3. Answer study guide questions.
4. Study for Grammar test.
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1. Read, annotate, and answer questions to journal entries April 11 to May 3, 1944.
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1. Study spelling
2. Read, annotate, and answer study questions for Anne Frank journal entries March 17 to April 11, 1944.
Reminders:
1. Spelling test this week (#11)
2. Grammar test Dec. 19/20
3. Purchase "The Call of the Wild" see link below
4. Please consider donating curriculum literature if you do not plan on keeping it. We will also take any other age appropriate literature for our classroom libraries.
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1. Read, annotate, and answer study questions for journal entries Feb. 18, 1944 up to March 17, 1944.
2. Prepare for Spelling test 11 at the end of the week.
3. Review for the Q2 Grammar test using the grammar practice we have been doing in class.
Reminders:
1. Please consider donating our literature selections when we are finished with them. These will be used for years to come to provide more students with books.
2. Spelling test each week.
3. Q2 Grammar test will be Dec. 19/20.
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1. Read, annotate, and answer questions to Anne Frank journal entries Jan. 12, 1944 up to Feb. 18, 1944.
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1. Q2 Grammar test will be Dec. 19/20.
2. Purchase "The Call of the Wild"
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1. Read and annotate Anne Frank entries Oct. 29, 1943 up to Jan. 12, 1944
2. Complete the study guide questions for these entries.
3. Prepare for the spelling/word roots test.
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1. Read and annotate Anne Frank entries August 9, 1943 up to Oct. 29, 1943.
a. Write down your reactions/feelings to each entry.
b. Write down what you learn about Anne from each entry.
c. Identify and define any unknown words.
d. Identify and underline any compound or compound-complex sentences.
2. Complete the study guide questions related to these entries.
3. Spelling test 10 will be at the end of the week.
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1. Read and annotate "Anne Frank" entries April 27, 1943 up to August 9, 1943.
2. Complete associated study questions
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1. Read and annotate "Anne Frank" November 20th up to April 27th.
2. Complete the study guide questions relating to these passages.
3. Bring final draft and presentations to class!
Reminders:
1. Please consider donating the books we have read (even with writing and highlighting in them) so that we can provide more books to the future students.
2. Butter Braid fundraiser: 7th and 8th graders will be bringing home fundraiser forms from Butter Braid. This money is for the Washington DC trip. Those 7th graders who will be going next year can use this to raise money for their trip. Those who are not going can gift their earnings to a friend who is going or just put the funds into the Washington DC scholarship fund.
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1. Read and annotate Anne Frank from November 9 to Nov. 20th.
2. Complete the corresponding questions.
3. Study spelling list 9
4. Final draft and presentation on research are due this week.
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1. Read and annotate "Anne Frank" from entry Aug. 21 up to Nov. 9.
2. Complete the study guide questions relating to those entries.
3. Final Draft and Multimedia presentation are DUE Nov. 21/22
(Turn in multimedia via email, uploaded to edmodo, flash drive, uploaded to google drive and shared with me, etc.)
Reminders:
1. Please consider donating the books we have read (even with writing and highlighting in them) so that we can provide more books to the future students.
2. Stay up to date on the due dates for the research project so that you don't get overwhelmed.
3. Research paper and presentation due on November 21/22.
2. Stay up to date on the due dates for the research project so that you don't get overwhelmed.
3. Research paper and presentation due on November 21/22.
4. Butter Braid fundraiser: 7th and 8th graders will be bringing home fundraiser forms from Butter Braid. This money is for the Washington DC trip. Those 7th graders who will be going next year can use this to raise money for their trip. Those who are not going can gift their earnings to a friend who is going or just put the funds into the Washington DC scholarship fund.
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1. Read and annotate "Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl" from journal entry June 14 up to Aug. 21.
2. Complete the study guide questions related to those journal entries.
3. Complete a self edit ON your rough draft (use the self edit page in your directions packet).
Reminders:
1. Please consider donating the books we have read (even with writing and highlighting in them) so that we can provide more books to the future students.
2. Stay up to date on the due dates for the research project so that you don't get overwhelmed.
3. Research paper and presentation due on November 21/22.
2. Stay up to date on the due dates for the research project so that you don't get overwhelmed.
3. Research paper and presentation due on November 21/22.
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1. Handwritten rough draft of research paper due.
Reminders:
1. Please consider donating the books we have read (even with writing and highlighting in them) so that we can provide more books to the future students.
2. Purchase and bring "Anne Frank" to class on November 12
3. Stay up to date on the due dates for the research project so that you don't get overwhelmed.
4. Research paper and presentation due on November 21/22.
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1. Write the thesis sentence for your research paper. Decide on and write out the concrete details you will be using in your paper and include the correct in-text citation.
Reminders:
1. Please consider donating the books we have read (even with writing and highlighting in them) so that we can provide more books to the future students.
2. Purchase and bring "Anne Frank" to class on November 4
3. Stay up to date on the due dates for the research project so that you don't get overwhelmed.
4. Research paper and presentation due on November 21/22.
Reminders:
1. Please consider donating the books we have read (even with writing and highlighting in them) so that we can provide more books to the future students.
2. Purchase and bring "Anne Frank" to class on November 4
3. Stay up to date on the due dates for the research project so that you don't get overwhelmed.
4. Research paper and presentation due on November 21/22.
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1. Write an outline to plan out your research paper. This will be checked at the end of the week.
Reminders:
1. Please consider donating the books we have read (even with writing and highlighting in them) so that we can provide more books to the future students.
2. Purchase and bring "Anne Frank" to class on November 4
3. Stay up to date on the due dates for the research project so that you don't get overwhelmed.
Reminders:
1. Please consider donating the books we have read (even with writing and highlighting in them) so that we can provide more books to the future students.
2. Purchase and bring "Anne Frank" to class on November 4
3. Stay up to date on the due dates for the research project so that you don't get overwhelmed.
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1. Take notes from your sources for your research paper. I'll be doing a note check on Monday.
Thank you so much to those of you who have donated books. Our classroom library is growing and our inventory of curriculum books for next year is also growing. The Language Arts program greatly appreciates it!
Reminders:
1. Please consider donating the books we have read (even with writing and highlighting in them) so that we can provide more books to the future students.
2. Purchase and bring "Anne Frank" to class on November 4
3. Stay up to date on the due dates for the research project so that you don't get overwhelmed.
Thank you so much to those of you who have donated books. Our classroom library is growing and our inventory of curriculum books for next year is also growing. The Language Arts program greatly appreciates it!
Reminders:
1. Please consider donating the books we have read (even with writing and highlighting in them) so that we can provide more books to the future students.
2. Purchase and bring "Anne Frank" to class on November 4
3. Stay up to date on the due dates for the research project so that you don't get overwhelmed.
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1. Find two credible print sources and one credible electronic source for your research paper/presentation. Write the MLA format for these on your assignment page.
2. Study for the week 5 spelling retake if needed.
Reminders:
1. Please consider donating the books we have read (even with writing and highlighting in them) so that we can provide more books to the future students.
2. Purchase and bring "Anne Frank" to class on November 4
3. Stay up to date on the due dates for the research project so that you don't get overwhelmed.
2. Study for the week 5 spelling retake if needed.
Reminders:
1. Please consider donating the books we have read (even with writing and highlighting in them) so that we can provide more books to the future students.
2. Purchase and bring "Anne Frank" to class on November 4
3. Stay up to date on the due dates for the research project so that you don't get overwhelmed.
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1. Read through the lines you have been assigned for "The Miracle Worker". We will be reading it out loud in class.
Reminders:
1. Please consider donating the books we have read (even with writing and highlighting in them) so that we can provide more books to the future students.
2. Purchase and bring "Anne Frank" to class on November 4
3. Grammar test will be on October 17/18
Reminders:
1. Please consider donating the books we have read (even with writing and highlighting in them) so that we can provide more books to the future students.
2. Purchase and bring "Anne Frank" to class on November 4
3. Grammar test will be on October 17/18
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1. Bring "The Miracle Worker" to class.
2. Prepare for spelling test 6
Reminders:
1. Please consider donating the books we have read (even with writing and highlighting in them) so that we can provide more books to the future students.
2. Purchase and bring "Anne Frank" to class on November 4
3. Grammar test will be on October 17/18
2. Prepare for spelling test 6
Reminders:
1. Please consider donating the books we have read (even with writing and highlighting in them) so that we can provide more books to the future students.
2. Purchase and bring "Anne Frank" to class on November 4
3. Grammar test will be on October 17/18
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1. Turn in your final draft of the paper "What makes characters in historical fiction believable?"
Typed or handwritten. Name, Date, and class period in the top right hand corner. Needs a title. Double spaced. If typed: New Times Roman; font size 10-14.
Reminders:
1. Please consider donating the books we have read (even with writing and highlighting in them) so that we can provide more books to the future students.
2. Spelling test on list 6 is next Tuesday
3. Monologues will be presented THIS week!
4. Purchase and bring "The Miracle Worker" to class on October 15
5. Grammar test will be on October 17/18
Typed or handwritten. Name, Date, and class period in the top right hand corner. Needs a title. Double spaced. If typed: New Times Roman; font size 10-14.
Reminders:
1. Please consider donating the books we have read (even with writing and highlighting in them) so that we can provide more books to the future students.
2. Spelling test on list 6 is next Tuesday
3. Monologues will be presented THIS week!
4. Purchase and bring "The Miracle Worker" to class on October 15
5. Grammar test will be on October 17/18
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1. Write the rough draft of your essay and bring it to class. We will be doing a few editing activities.
Reminders:
1. Please consider donating the books we have read (even with writing and highlighting in them) so that we can provide more books to the future students.
2. Spelling test on list 6 is at the end of this week.
3. Monologues will be presented THIS week!
4. Writing assessment is due (typed: times new roman, 10-14 font, double spaced; or handwritten: double spaced) on October 10/11.
5. Purchase and bring "The Miracle Worker" to class on October 14
6. Grammar test will be on October 17/18
Reminders:
1. Please consider donating the books we have read (even with writing and highlighting in them) so that we can provide more books to the future students.
2. Spelling test on list 6 is at the end of this week.
3. Monologues will be presented THIS week!
4. Writing assessment is due (typed: times new roman, 10-14 font, double spaced; or handwritten: double spaced) on October 10/11.
5. Purchase and bring "The Miracle Worker" to class on October 14
6. Grammar test will be on October 17/18
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1. Do the final preparations for your monologue (you are presenting next week).
2. Complete the outline section for body paragraph #2 for the writing assessment.
Reminders:
1. Please consider donating the books we have read (even with writing and highlighting in them) so that we can provide more books to the future students.
2. Spelling test on list 5 is at the end of this week.
3. Monologues will be presented between Oct. 7 and 11
4. Writing assessment is due (typed: times new roman, 10-14 font, double spaced; or handwritten: double spaced) on October 10/11.
5. Purchase and bring "The Miracle Worker" to class on October 14
6. Grammar test will be on October 17/18
2. Complete the outline section for body paragraph #2 for the writing assessment.
Reminders:
1. Please consider donating the books we have read (even with writing and highlighting in them) so that we can provide more books to the future students.
2. Spelling test on list 5 is at the end of this week.
3. Monologues will be presented between Oct. 7 and 11
4. Writing assessment is due (typed: times new roman, 10-14 font, double spaced; or handwritten: double spaced) on October 10/11.
5. Purchase and bring "The Miracle Worker" to class on October 14
6. Grammar test will be on October 17/18
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1. Latin phrase, "in extremis", due.
2. Finish your poster biography that you started in class - it is due.
3. Complete body paragraph #1 on outline (you should have the intro. and body #1 done)
4. Find one more example of words using each word root on the spelling list.
Reminders:
1. Please consider donating the books we have read (even with writing and highlighting in them) so that we can provide more books to the future students.
2. Spelling test on list 5 is at the end of this week.
3. Monologues will be presented between Oct. 7 and 11
4. Writing assessment is due (typed: times new roman, 10-14 font, double spaced; or handwritten: double spaced) on October 10/11.
5. Purchase and bring "The Miracle Worker" to class on October 14
6. Grammar test will be on October 17/18
2. Finish your poster biography that you started in class - it is due.
3. Complete body paragraph #1 on outline (you should have the intro. and body #1 done)
4. Find one more example of words using each word root on the spelling list.
Reminders:
1. Please consider donating the books we have read (even with writing and highlighting in them) so that we can provide more books to the future students.
2. Spelling test on list 5 is at the end of this week.
3. Monologues will be presented between Oct. 7 and 11
4. Writing assessment is due (typed: times new roman, 10-14 font, double spaced; or handwritten: double spaced) on October 10/11.
5. Purchase and bring "The Miracle Worker" to class on October 14
6. Grammar test will be on October 17/18
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1. Work on filling in the outline for the introduction paragraph on the Unit 1 Writing assessment.
2. Read the story about the person you choice in "Dare to Dream"
Reminders:
1. You will present your monologues between October 7 and 11
2. Your Unit 1 Writing assessment is due October 11 (typed in New Times Roman font 10-14 double spaced or hand written double spaced).
3. Purchase and bring "The Miracle Worker" A play by William Gibson to class on October 14
4. Quarter 1 Grammar Test will be on October 17/18
2. Read the story about the person you choice in "Dare to Dream"
Reminders:
1. You will present your monologues between October 7 and 11
2. Your Unit 1 Writing assessment is due October 11 (typed in New Times Roman font 10-14 double spaced or hand written double spaced).
3. Purchase and bring "The Miracle Worker" A play by William Gibson to class on October 14
4. Quarter 1 Grammar Test will be on October 17/18
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Assignment
1. Finish reading "The Midwife's Apprentice"
2. Take the quiz for "The Midwife's Apprentice" on Edmodo. You CAN use your book!
3. Latin Phrase "de facto" due Monday
4. Study spelling list 4
5. Bring your copy of "Dare to Dream" to class!
Reminders:
1. Monologues will be presented the week of October 7-11
2. Purchase and bring "The Miracle Worker: A Play" on October 14
3. Writing assessment directions and rubric will be handed out next week. We will work on these for two week IN class. They are due October 10/11
4. Grammar test will be on October 17/18
2. Take the quiz for "The Midwife's Apprentice" on Edmodo. You CAN use your book!
3. Latin Phrase "de facto" due Monday
4. Study spelling list 4
5. Bring your copy of "Dare to Dream" to class!
Reminders:
1. Monologues will be presented the week of October 7-11
2. Purchase and bring "The Miracle Worker: A Play" on October 14
3. Writing assessment directions and rubric will be handed out next week. We will work on these for two week IN class. They are due October 10/11
4. Grammar test will be on October 17/18
Due:
Assignment
1. Read and annotate "The Midwife's Apprentice" Chapters 12, 13, and 14.
2. Bring "Dare to Dream: 25 Extraordinary Lives" to class on Monday, Sept. 30th!
3. Study your spelling/commonly misused words list (find the definitions, make flash cards and quiz yourself, write out the words multiple times, write the words in sentences, etc.)
Reminders:
1. Continue working on memorizing your monologues (you will present them between October 7 and 11).
2. Bring "The Miracle Worker: A Play" to class on October 14
3. When we get to Unit 4, please save yourself some money when buying the diary of Anne Frank by using the paper back version. The ISBN is: 978-0385480338
2. Bring "Dare to Dream: 25 Extraordinary Lives" to class on Monday, Sept. 30th!
3. Study your spelling/commonly misused words list (find the definitions, make flash cards and quiz yourself, write out the words multiple times, write the words in sentences, etc.)
Reminders:
1. Continue working on memorizing your monologues (you will present them between October 7 and 11).
2. Bring "The Miracle Worker: A Play" to class on October 14
3. When we get to Unit 4, please save yourself some money when buying the diary of Anne Frank by using the paper back version. The ISBN is: 978-0385480338
Due:
Assignment
1. Read and annotate "The Midwife's Apprentice" Chapters 10 and 11
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Assignment
1. Read and annotate Chapters 7, 8, and 9 in "The Midwife's Apprentice". Many of you finished during class! Nice job and way to be on task! Thank you!
Reminders:
1. Monday is a minimum day.
2. We have finished reading "Cathedral" and "A Single Shard". If you are willing to part with your copy, please donate it to the 7th grade English department. We would love to have more classroom copies for the future classes. Thank you!
3. Purchase "Dare to Dream: 25 Extraordinary Lives" and bring to class on Sept. 30.
4. Purchase "The Miracle Worker: A Play" and bring to class on October 14.
5. You DO NOT need to purchase "Helen's Eyes: A Photo Biography of Annie Sullivan, Helen's Teacher". We will be looking at this a different way.
Reminders:
1. Monday is a minimum day.
2. We have finished reading "Cathedral" and "A Single Shard". If you are willing to part with your copy, please donate it to the 7th grade English department. We would love to have more classroom copies for the future classes. Thank you!
3. Purchase "Dare to Dream: 25 Extraordinary Lives" and bring to class on Sept. 30.
4. Purchase "The Miracle Worker: A Play" and bring to class on October 14.
5. You DO NOT need to purchase "Helen's Eyes: A Photo Biography of Annie Sullivan, Helen's Teacher". We will be looking at this a different way.
Due:
Assignment
1. Finish reading Chapters 4, 5, and 6 of "The Midwife's Apprentice"
Announcement:
We will not be asking you to purchase "Helen's Eyes: A Photo-biography" for Unit 2
Reminders:
1. Bring "Dare to Dream: 25 Extraordinary Lives" to class on September 30.
2. Bring "The Miracle Worker: A Play" to class on October 14
3. You should be memorizing your monologues; they are due in early October.
Announcement:
We will not be asking you to purchase "Helen's Eyes: A Photo-biography" for Unit 2
Reminders:
1. Bring "Dare to Dream: 25 Extraordinary Lives" to class on September 30.
2. Bring "The Miracle Worker: A Play" to class on October 14
3. You should be memorizing your monologues; they are due in early October.
Due:
Assignment
1. Login to your edmodo account and take the comprehension quiz on "A Single Shard"
2. Write the final draft of your "A Single Shard" paragraph. Using the Jane Schaffer method, write a paragraph with at least one-chunk in response to this question: "Are characters born brave, or is courage developed by facing fears?"
Reminders:
1. There is a spelling quiz at the end of each week.
2. Bring "The Midwife's Apprentice" to class on Monday, September 16th! THIS Monday.
3. Begin memorizing your monologues - you will be presenting them in October.
2. Write the final draft of your "A Single Shard" paragraph. Using the Jane Schaffer method, write a paragraph with at least one-chunk in response to this question: "Are characters born brave, or is courage developed by facing fears?"
Reminders:
1. There is a spelling quiz at the end of each week.
2. Bring "The Midwife's Apprentice" to class on Monday, September 16th! THIS Monday.
3. Begin memorizing your monologues - you will be presenting them in October.
Due:
Assignment
1. Finish reading Chapters 10, 11, and 12 of "A Single Shard" remembering to annotate for evidence of courage.
2. Have three adults test you on the Latin Phrase: caveat emptor and get their signatures.
3. Study the spelling list and the definition of each word.
Reminders:
1. There is a spelling test weekly (Thurs. for Blue Day classes and Fri. for Gold Day classes).
2. We will begin reading "The Midwife's Apprentice" on Monday Sept. 16th. Bring your copy to class.
3. Be working on your monologues -- you will present them in October.
2. Have three adults test you on the Latin Phrase: caveat emptor and get their signatures.
3. Study the spelling list and the definition of each word.
Reminders:
1. There is a spelling test weekly (Thurs. for Blue Day classes and Fri. for Gold Day classes).
2. We will begin reading "The Midwife's Apprentice" on Monday Sept. 16th. Bring your copy to class.
3. Be working on your monologues -- you will present them in October.
Due:
Assignment
1. Finish reading and annotating "A Single Shard" chapters 7, 8, and 9.
Upcoming:
1. Spelling test #2 at the end of this week
2. We will begin reading "The Midwife's Apprentice" on Monday, Sept. 16 (please bring your copy to school)
3. comprehension quiz on "A Single Shard" at the end of this week
4. Monologue assessments will be in October (you got the rubric today and will get the scripts this week)
Upcoming:
1. Spelling test #2 at the end of this week
2. We will begin reading "The Midwife's Apprentice" on Monday, Sept. 16 (please bring your copy to school)
3. comprehension quiz on "A Single Shard" at the end of this week
4. Monologue assessments will be in October (you got the rubric today and will get the scripts this week)
Due:
Assignment
1. Read and annotate Chapters 4, 5, and 6 in "A Single Shard".
Reminders:
1. Back to School night is tonight, 9/5/13.
2. We will begin reading "The Midwife's Apprentice" on Sept. 16 (please purchase before then)
3. Upcoming quizzes: Spelling week 2 (end of next week), "A Single Shard" comprehension quiz (end of next week)
4. The 7th grade English department will gladly accept any used copies of "Cathedral" that you would like to donate. We can use them to build our classroom set copies for years to come!
Reminders:
1. Back to School night is tonight, 9/5/13.
2. We will begin reading "The Midwife's Apprentice" on Sept. 16 (please purchase before then)
3. Upcoming quizzes: Spelling week 2 (end of next week), "A Single Shard" comprehension quiz (end of next week)
4. The 7th grade English department will gladly accept any used copies of "Cathedral" that you would like to donate. We can use them to build our classroom set copies for years to come!
Due:
Assignment
1. Teach three adults the Latin phrase: Carpe Diem
2. Study for the spelling test on homophones.
3. Read Chapters 1 through 3 in "A Single Shard" and annotate moments that show courage.
Reminders:
1. Back to School night this Thursday
2. We will begin reading "The Midwife's Apprentice" on Sept. 16 (please purchase before then)
3. Upcoming quizzes: Spelling week 1 (end of this week), Spelling week 2 (end of next week), "A Single Shard" comprehension quiz (end of next week)
4. The 7th grade English department will gladly accept any used copies of "Cathedral" that you would like to donate. We can use them to build our classroom set copies for years to come!
2. Study for the spelling test on homophones.
3. Read Chapters 1 through 3 in "A Single Shard" and annotate moments that show courage.
Reminders:
1. Back to School night this Thursday
2. We will begin reading "The Midwife's Apprentice" on Sept. 16 (please purchase before then)
3. Upcoming quizzes: Spelling week 1 (end of this week), Spelling week 2 (end of next week), "A Single Shard" comprehension quiz (end of next week)
4. The 7th grade English department will gladly accept any used copies of "Cathedral" that you would like to donate. We can use them to build our classroom set copies for years to come!
Due:
Assignment
1. Finish the "Cathedral" comic strip project.
Reminder: Bring "A Single Shard" to class on Tuesday/Wednesday!
Reminder: Bring "A Single Shard" to class on Tuesday/Wednesday!
Due:
Assignment
1. Finish reading pages 21-50 in "Cathedral" if you didn't in class. Be sure to annotate the steps to building a cathedral.
Reminder: Bring "A Single Shard" to class on Sept.3 (Blue) or Sept. 4 (Gold)
We encourage you to use the following resources to help you get the best deal:
1 - Almost Perfect Bookstore on Douglas (has our list and will give WSCA discount), call first.
2 - Amazon (e-versions are least expensive, used books, and paperback versions are next least expensive).
Reminder: Bring "A Single Shard" to class on Sept.3 (Blue) or Sept. 4 (Gold)
We encourage you to use the following resources to help you get the best deal:
1 - Almost Perfect Bookstore on Douglas (has our list and will give WSCA discount), call first.
2 - Amazon (e-versions are least expensive, used books, and paperback versions are next least expensive).
Due:
Assignment
1. Teach three adults the Latin phrase "bona fide" and get signatures.
Upcoming: We will finish reading "Cathedral" in class this week and will begin reading "A Single Shard" next week.
Upcoming: We will finish reading "Cathedral" in class this week and will begin reading "A Single Shard" next week.
Due:
Assignment
1. Bring "Cathedral: Story of Its Construction" to class.
2. Bring your three composition books to class.
Remember to always bring a Reader's Workshop book to class. Have a great weekend.
2. Bring your three composition books to class.
Remember to always bring a Reader's Workshop book to class. Have a great weekend.
Due:
Assignment
1. Complete the edmodo poll
Reminders:
Please purchase the Unit 1 books and additional selection (e-books are allowed). We will begin reading "Cathedral" on Monday, August 26.
Bring three composition books, a silent reading book, and the signed syllabus page as soon as possible.
Reminders:
Please purchase the Unit 1 books and additional selection (e-books are allowed). We will begin reading "Cathedral" on Monday, August 26.
Bring three composition books, a silent reading book, and the signed syllabus page as soon as possible.