7th grade
weekly focus: Homework:
6/1/15 and 6/8/15 Week of Focus/Theme: Relationships, Friendship, VERBALS/Participals; Bridge to Terabithia-study questions; blog and comments; poetry-The Fort(expository) writing process, Bridge to Terabithia, Study Guide. Bridge Project.
5/18/15 Week of Focus/Theme: Relationships, Friendship, VERBALS/Participals; Bridge to Terabithia-study questions; blog and comments; spelling demons, poetry (expository), book report. 5/11/15Week of Focus/Theme: Relationships, Friendship, VERBALS/Participals; Bridge to Teribithia-finish; blog and comments; vocabulary, parallelism; hyphens; compare and contrast essay Greek Gods and Catholic God (expository). 5/4/15 Week of Focus/Theme: Relationships, Friendship, VERBALS/Participals; spelling; Bridge to Teribithia-finish; blog and comments; sensory details; vocabulary, parallelism; speaking and listening; “un” pre-fix. 4/27/15 Week of Focus/Theme: Relationships, Friendship, VERBALS/Participals; spelling; Bridge to Teribithia; blog and comments; sensory details; vocabulary, hyphens, parallelism; speaking and listening; Field trip! 4/20/15 Week of Focus/Theme: Relationships, Friendship, VERBS; spelling; Bridge to Teribithia; blog and comments; sensory details; vocabulary, hyphens, parallelism; speaking and listening; Earth Day 4/13/15 Week of Focus/Theme: Relationships, Friendship, VERBS; spelling; Bridge to Teribithia; blog and comments; sensory details; commas; speaking and listening; 3/23/15 Week of Focus/Theme: Relationships, Share the Journey (adventures)- VERBS; spelling; Heart of a Samurai; HOAS exam; blog and comments; sensory details; commas; Fishbowl. 3/9/15 Week of Focus/Theme: Relationships, Share the Journey (adventures)- VERBS; characterization (indirect, direct), spelling; Heart of a Samurai; “dis” prefix; vocabulary. Fishbowl. 3/2/15 Week of Focus/Theme: Relationships, Share the Journey (adventures)- VERBS; characterization (flat, round, dynamic, static, indirect, direct), spelling; Heart of a Samurai; business letter, vocabulary. 2/23/15 Week of Focus/Theme: Relationships, Share the Journey (adventures)- pronouns-assessment/review; sensory details; poetry analysis, characterization (flat, round, dynamic, static), spelling; Heart of a Samurai; 2/16/15 Week of Focus/Theme: Relationships, Share the Journey (adventures)- pronouns; sensory details; poetry-rules of poetry, finish project; Heart of a Samurai; 2/9/15 Week of Focus/Theme: Relationships, Share the Journey (adventures)- pronouns; sensory details; poetry; commonly confused words; Heart of a Samurai; 2/2/15 Week of Focus/Theme: Relationships, Share the Journey (adventures)- pronouns; Harrison Bergeron; poetry; commonly confused words; Heart of a Samurai; 1/26/15 Week of Focus/Theme: Relationships- pronouns (object); poetry; expository essays/ DREAM UP, research on careers; Civil Rights/MLK cont’d (gender roles), commonly confused words; 1/12/15 Week of Focus/Theme: Relationships- pronouns; The Pearl; characterization; author’s purpose, DREAM UP, research on careers; SJE assignment; commonly confused words (a v. an; alot v. a lot; accept v. except; advice v. advise; affect v. effect; allusion v. illusion; all ready v. already). Quotes/evidence from "The Pearl" 1/5/15 Week of Focus/Theme: Relationships- pronouns); The Pearl; characterization; author’s purpose, DREAM UP, research on careers; SJE assignment; 12/8 Week of Focus/Theme: Relationships- pronouns); The Pearl; characterization; DREAM UP, research on careers; How-To Manual; Character trait vocabulary 12/1 Week of Focus/Theme: Relationships- pronouns); The Pearl; characterization; DREAM UP, research on careers; How-To Manual; StoryCorps interviews 11/17 Week: Focus/Theme: Relationships- adjectives (assessment this week); The Pearl; point of view; characterization; DREAM UP, research on careers; How-To Articles; business letter 11/3 Week of Focus/Theme: Relationships- Christa McAuliffe-setting goals; adjectives; The Pearl; point of view; characterization; symbolism; research on community; 10/20Week of Focus/Theme: Relationships- Themes of “The Gift //of the Magi”; adjectives; Personal Narrative-edit, revise, publish (due Tuesday) ; Begin The Pearl; literary elements; research on community; 10/13 Week of Focus/Theme: Relationships- Themes of “The Gift of the Magi” Personal Narrative-edit, revise, publish ; noun review/exam; Begin The Pearl; Showing not Telling in writing; literary elements 10/7 Nouns review/exams, personal narrative, showing, not telling; 9/29 ITBS testing, summaries, noun review, personal narrative timeline, editing 9/22-Relationships-"The Gift of the Magi", ITBS testing, theme, Appositives, possessive nouns, noun review. 9/15- Relationships-"The Gift of the Magi", theme, direct and indirect objects, objects of prepositions, personal narrative 9/8- Relationships-"The Gift of the Magi", plot, theme, nouns as objects and complements, tea party project 9/2- Relationships, business letter, nouns as subjects and subject complements, 8/25 Relationships ("The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry), business letter, nouns, tea party c.d. assignment. 8/20 Procedures and Getting to know us. :) |
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