7th+grade+ELA

Parents and Students:

Welcome to 7th grade ELA ! Hopefully you have read my letter of introduction and have perused the syllabus for this year. Just as a reminder, literature will be taught thematically while incorporating the 6+1 Traits writing program for literature response/analysis writing.

I will be updating this page weekly; however, this is not a substitue for the agenda. It is the responsibility of the student to write down his/her homework. = Writer's Workshop due dates for 3rd trimester: 3/30, 4/27, 5/24 - these are all Fridays! = = = 4/30 - worked on peer editing "Dreams", hmwk rd. Chp. 11-12 Fever 5/3 - finish questions for chp 11-16, make sure to have final draft of personal narrative "Dreams"
 * Week of 4/30 - 5/4**

**Reading quiz Chp. 1-10 on Friday, 4/27** 4/24 - answer quest 6-10 for __Fever__ in complete sentences, also acrostic poems need to be finished (YELLOW FEVER) 4/25 - identify an adjective for Matilda, grandfather and mother - choose a quote to support this adj. and be ready to discuss tomorrow. 4/27 - rough draft personal narrative "Dreams" due Monday 4/17- finish chp. 3-5 __Fever__ 4/18 - finish character chart with adjective and quote 4/19 - complete Vocab. chp. 6-10 Prior Knowledge and Context Clues (the sentences not the multiple choice!)
 * Week of 4/23 - 4/27**
 * Week of** **4/16 -4/20**

4/2 - complete journal entry for hmwk - What causes adversity? Is it part of growing up? If you do not know what adversity means, look it up in the dictionary. Response needs to be one page. 4/3- finish agree/disagree responses if needed (Choose three from sheet and explain each in a wel written paragraph!) 4/4 - final drafts for The Outsiders Essays are due tomorrow!!!! 4/5 - HAVE A FANTASTIC SPRING BREAK!!!!!!!
 * Week of** **4/2 -4/5**

3/27 - review propaganda quiz grades, begin Human Essay project 3/28 - finish assigned paragraph for essay, continue WW if needed 3/30 - webquest for Fever, due Monday 4a
 * Week of 3/26 - 3/30**

= = **Quiz on Friday, 3/23 - Propaganda/Persuasive techniques and terms!** 3/16 - Writers Workshop, hmwk- complete observation sheet for propaganda techniques
 * Week of 3/19 - 3/23**

3/12 - complete sentence activity, rough draft for Outsiders essay due tomorrow 3/13-3/16 - notes on propaganda/persuasive techniques. hmwk - complete 2 observations for propaganda
 * Week of 3/12 - 3/16**

**Typed rough drafts for Outsider Essays are due Tues, 3/13** This week is standardized testing, so no nightly homework will be assigned. We have just about completed our unit on __The Outsiders__. We are completing our first analysis essay exploring a character from the novel. ** Writer's Workshop due dates: 1/27, 2/16, 3/2 - these are all Fridays! ** 12/12 **-** no homework 12/13 - complete questions about "The Life of Reilly" for 4a! ** Welcome back from interim! This week we have a regular schedule! ** __Writer's Worskhop Due Dates: 10/14, 11/4, 11/16 __ __If you do not have homework assigned, be conferencing, revising, and editing for finals! __ Vocabulary Link: __[|The Pigman]__ Week of 11/7 - 11/9 11/7 - finish interview questions 11/8 - letter to Mr.Pignati (see writing assingment link Chpl 9-10 The Pigman) 11/9 - You need to finish reading the novel over the long weekend! 10/31 - read Chp. 8 and be ready to discuss Chp. 7-8. Continue higlighting important passages! 11/2 - finish postcard to Conchetta and continue working on Interview project.
 * Week of 3/5 -3/9**
 * Week of 12/12 - 12/16**
 * Week of 10/31 - 11/4**

10/24- Make sure to bring in your object tomorrow. We will talk and take pictures. Also, read Chp. 4 10/25 - complete the reading guide for chap. 3-4. Quiz on Friday for Chp. 1-5 10/26- rd. Chp. 6 and complete the reading guide for chp. 5-6; continue highlighting passages for discussion! 10/28 - complete active reading guide for chp. 7. Due Monday 4a!
 * Week of 10/24 - 10/28**

10/18 - respond in a well written paragraph: What is your definition of guilt? What are some ways people deal with guilt? Do you think they are effective? 10/19 - finish reading chap 2 __The Pigman.__ Be highlighting passages for Venn Diagram! View the link for Vocab. **Due Monday 10/24: Who is someone that has influenced your life or inspired you? Respond in 1-2 typed pages. (12-14, New Times Roman) Make sure to have an introductory paragraph!** 10/20 - bring in an object (or picture of the object) of somethings that is of value to you. Finish reading Chap. 3!
 * Week of 10/17 - 10/21**
 * 10/17 -** respond in a well written paragraph: Who is your best friend? Why is this person's friendship important to you?

10/14 - 2 similarities between "The Necklace" and "Cinderella". Make sure to use quotes from the stories for support! You need a copy of __The Pigman__ for Monday!
 * Week of 10/11 - 10/13**
 * 10/13 -** work on WW #1 which is due Friday. Finish quotes for those of you who did not do it over the weekend! Also finish acrostic poem for Mathilde

Conferences are this week! Please contact me if you desire to meet. 10/3 - Write your three telling statements. Remember: 10/4 - complete pro/ant wksht (11-15), (1-10), (1-10) 9/26 - Remember questions and RAFT writing due tomorrow! 9/27 - Here is the prompt for homework: Status is defined as the standing a person has in a group to which he or she belongs. What are some things that give a person status? How can you tell that a person has status? What are some benefits of status? What are some possible harmful effects of concern about status? 9/28 - Complete "Somebody wants...but...,so... The plot begins with somebody (the main character) who wants something desperately, but something or someone stands in the way (the conflict), so the character takes steps to overcome the obstacles. Complete this statement using "The Necklace".
 * Week of 10/3 - 10/5**
 * One sentence needs to have a person as its subject, **** one sentence needs to have a place or location as it subject, and the final sentence needs to have a thing as its subject. **
 * Remember: "Appearance Vs. Reality" Test is Thursday!! **
 * See this link for extra explanation of [|pronoun antecedent agreement] (This is what what we discussed during caught 'ya!)**
 * Week of 9/26 - 9/30**

9**/**19 - continue drafting essay Don't forget quiz on 9/22 - Literary Elements! RAFT writing final draft is due on Monday, 9/26!
 * Week of 9/19 - 9/23**

9/23 - Make sure to go the link and complete the questions for "Poison". **They are due on Tuesday 9/28**

Focus on Sentence Fluency 9/12 - highlight and rework teacher draft for smooth blend of sentences! 9/16 - make sure to have a complete draft of "What is a Teacher" for typing on Monday during 4a
 * Week of 9/12 - 9/16**

focus on word choice in writing - "The Landlady" - prereading/ listen in class/discussion of Iron Review of 6 traits - begin "What are the qualites of a teacher?" Literature - important element review and begin "Appearance vs. Reality"
 * Week of 9/6 -9/9**
 * Week of 8/29 - 9/2**