7th Grade Language Arts (Period 5) Assignments

Special Announcement:  Please bring History materials tomorrow, Friday, May 5 - Thank you

1.  Finish the pre-write for the Helicopter Parents Essay

2.  Type up the first draft - color coded

1.  Do a Schaffer paragraph for Helicopter Parents Activity 16

1.  Please finish Activity 14 in the Helicopter Parents packet

Complete activities 3 & 6 in the Helicopter Parent packet - uploaded to Google Classroom

1.  Princess Bride Projects will be presented.  Please upload them to Google Classroom

2.  Princess Bride Beta will be on Thursday (3/16)

3.  Princess Bride Essay will be assigned on Thursday (3/16)

1.  Princess Bride projects are due - please upload your project to Google Classroom.

2.  Compare/Contrast the book to the movie.  You can use one of the attached graphic organizers if you would like.  You can all use them for comparing and contrasting feudalism in Europe and Japan for History.

1.  Read to page 218 in the Princess Bride.  Make sure to annotate and work on your plot diagram.

Read up to page 155 (Princess Bride) before class tomorrow

1.  If you haven't already turned-in your Single Shard essay (four paragraphs), please do so by Friday.

1.  Bring a finished copy of your Zheng He Mini-q (on iPad or printed out - your preference)

2.  Read Single Shard - Chapters 7-9.  Write down a quote for each theme in each chapter (f=being foolish & c=being courageous).  Also do your 2-3 sentence summary of each chapter.

1.  Finish Chapter 1 of A Single Shard.  Write a two to three sentence summary at the end of the chapter.

2.  Narrative Alpha is due on Friday.  It should be typed and only one page - I won't read more than a page.  Suggestion:   after you make revisions/edits  from class today, have somebody else read your narrative and score it with the rubric.

1.  Narrative Alpha is due on Friday, 12/9

2.  Bring a copy of your Narrative on 12/7 - will work with rubric & peer revising/editing

3.  Short Story Beta will be on Friday 12/9 

4.  Bring your POV worksheet

1.  Final (Beta) copy of the Call of the Wild paragraph is due.

2.  Short Story Beta will be given on Wednesday, December 7

3.  Narrative, first draft, is due on Wednesday, December 7 

1.  Short Stories Alpha on Thursday - Review plot diagrams for the following short stories:  The Enchanted Horse, Ali Baba, The Gift of the Magi, Thank You, Ma'am, Harrison Bergeron.  Also, review notes and examples for the following:  indirect characterization, snapshots, thoughtshots, descriptive dialogue, point of view, and hooks/leads.

2.  Call of the Wild Paragraph Beta - due on Monday (12/5).  Do what you can to edit/revise and turn in before Monday.  Please staple to the top of your first draft (alpha) and rubric.

3.  Start working on your narrative - fill out the worksheet, and then write your first draft.  First draft is due Wednesday of next week (12/7)

4.  The sequence of literature books is being changed. The Princess Bride is next on the schedule.  To spend appropriate time on it, we will be doing the Princess Bride when we come back from our next holiday break in January.  In it's place, we will be reading A Single Shard - it actually matches better with our History Unit, and is much shorter read and study.  We will be starting A Single Shard on Monday of next week.  Electronic purchases of this book are OK - soft back copies are almost always preferable for annotation.  There are copies in the room to use until students have their copies purchased.  

1.  Read/Finish reading Thank You, Ma'am - create a plot diagram, id hook/lead, snapshot/thoughtshot, descriptive dialogue, and POV

2.  Finish POV sheet

1.  Use the Reminder App to set up reminders for homework completion.

2.  The Gift of the Magi - please create/identify the following

*Plot Diagram

*Snapshots/Thoughtshots

*Lead/Hook

*Descriptive Dialogue

3.  Quotation Mark Quiz

Reminders

1.  Gift of the Magi - Plot Diagram, ID/type of lead/hook, ID Snapshots/Thoughtshots, and Descriptive Diaglogue

2.  Quotation Quiz

****Possible Alpha on Friday

1.  Re-work your Snapshots/Thoughts - should be showing, not telling.  Read to others and get feedback.

2.  Harrison Bergeron - Identify the hook/lead and state what type it is, identify any snapshots/thoughtshots, and create a plot diagram

3.  If you have time and fell so inclined, begin working on steps 1 & 2 of your narrative assignment

1.  From the handout on Snapshots and Thoughtshots, select one of the three prompts.  Write a Snapshot and then a Thoughtshot for the prompt that you selected.

1.  Finish reading the story of Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves, and finish a plot diagram for the story.

2.  Can you find any examples of characterization in the story?

1.  Review Plot Diagram for The Enchanted Horse

2.  Research the origins/background for Arabian Nights

1.  Re-read What It Takes to be Great & finish annotations

2.  Do Activity 7

1.  Type up a final copy of you Call of the Wild paragraph

1.  Write a handwritten copy of your COTW paragraph - make sure it is color coded.

2.  Type a copy of your COTW paragraph on your iPad (use Docs or Pages) - make sure it is color coded.

1.  Review the Map Reading goal sheet with parents, have them sign it, and bring it back.

2.  In your COTW Schaffer organizer, write in your topic sentence and concluding sentence.  Also, select at least 2 concrete details to support your topic sentence.

1.  Make sure you review your Reading goal sheet with your parents, have them sign it and turn it in.  Please take a picture of your goal sheet with your iPad

2.  COTW writing g.o. - complete ts, cs, & cd

1.  Finish Theme Development Graphic Organizer - Group work on the back should be completed for one of the themes.  The front should be completed for another theme, and you get to chose how you want to do the last theme.  See me tomorrow if you have any questions.

1.  Finish COTW Ch. 7 with annotations

2.  Do COTW SG Ch. 7

1.  Finish annotating in Call of the Wild Chapter 6

2.  Do Study Guides for Chapters 5 & 6 

1.  COTW - work on Study Guide for Chapter 4

2.  COTW - Finish reading Chapter 5 - include annotations (re-name chapter, 2-3 sentence summary, anything important and/or related to themes)

1.  Do Ch.2 Study Guide & do Ch. 3 vocabulary

2.  Read/annotate Ch. 4 - includes re-naming the chapter, 2-3 sentence summary, and notes/themes in text as read.

Reminder!!!!

1.  Do Study Guide/Vocab for Chapter 3

2.  Read and annotate Chapter 4 in COTW

No school for students on Monday - so make sure you stay on top of all of the assigned homework.

 

1.  If you haven't done so, finish reading Chapter 2 in Call of the Wild.  Don't forget to re-name the chapter and write a 2-3 sentence summary.

2.  Read Chapter 3 in Call of the Wild.  Please remember to annotate - marking places where you find the theme in addition to anything interesting/important

3.  Finish the Vocab Sheet and the Study Guide for Chapters 1 & 2

4.  There will be a quiz on Call of the Wild - Chapters 1 & 2 

 

1.  Re-name the title of chapter one

2.  At the end of the chapter, write a 2-3 sentence summary of what happened in the chapter

3.  Re-name chapter one

4.  Write a 2-3 sentence summary of what happened in the chapter.

No homework was assigned on Tuesday.  Please make sure to bring your copy of COTW.  Hopefully you found time to finish your first Reader's Workshop Letter 

1.  Get and bring in Call of The Wild

2.  Bring a reading book

3.  Have your composition book in class and ready to go

1.  If you haven't done so, please bring in a Composition Book

2.  Bring a copy of the Call of the Wild

3.  Bring a reading book

 

1.  Please get a copy of the Call of the Wild.  We have been talking about it in class all week - should have it by Wednesday/Thursday if at all possible.

 

2.  Please bring in a Composition Notebook (by Wednesday/Thursday).  Name and period number should be on the front.

 

3.  Please review both the English and World History Syllabi - sign and return one copy for both classes.

 

4.  Please have a reading book with you at all times.  Can have books on iPads

 

5.  Please bring any needed materials to work on the Life Map Project