7th Grade - Language Arts (Period 2) Assignments

bring in a good marker/felt pen for Found Poetry art

Complete ALL body paragraphs for your literary essay

*procure a dark marker or sharpie 

Finish your 3 body paragraph topic sentences if you did not in class today

1)  create a google doc with the following title:

your name-literary claims

 

2)  type out your three claims from Raymond's Run, Thank you, Ma'am, and Everything will be Okay

 

3)  print out 4 copies for tomorrow's class

 

finish reading or reread Everything will be Okay and making table entries for claim writing

read page 2 of mentor text Everything will be Okay and make entries within character development table

-finish rereading Thank you, Ma'am and adding character development evidence to your table

*you must have at least 10 entries in your table

-practice your Oratorical Fair speech

practice your Oratorical Fair speech

*bring in a printed version of your speech (cards or paper)

*practice your speech

Pronoun packet page 6 and handout Pronouns and Antecedents with Dinosaurs

*with packet page 6 remember to CIRCLE the SUBJECT and UNDERLINE the OBJECT - then replace with pronouns

*for the handout - follow the directions on top

finish reading Raymond's Run and collecting character development evidence (in table)

-brainstorm character traits based on evidence

read pages 2 and 3 of Raymond's Run and add at least four more quotes/references about character to your table

*I will check for at least a total of 9 entries into your table

complete your speech - final draft due Friday!

final draft of Oratorical Fair speech due Friday - make sure to use the persuasive language tools discussed in class - AFOREST and "we"

*get your essay signed and return it tomorrow

*work on your Oratorical Fair speech - a final draft is due on Friday

work on a first draft for your speech to share tomorrow (15 - 20 minutes of work)

Too Much Technology? handout (2 sides)

work on your speech (researching or writing) for 15 minutes (drafts of speeches due next Friday, 4/12)

share your research from today with an adult and have them sign the page(s) in your notebook

*work for 15 minutes on your research and speech

*share your Oratorical letter with a parent

*read Frederick Douglas' Fourth of July speech with an adult...we will continue reading and discussing this amazing piece of writing tomorrow!!

get your assessments signed by a parent and RETURN IT TOMORROW!!

Grammar test on Thursday: commas, semicolons and colon use

Grammar test tomorrow

*study the rules for using commas (8), semicolons (3) and colons (3) found in your packets

complete work cited page - use templates from today's class - PRINT OUT FINAL COPY OF ESSAY - DUE TOMORROW!!

 

*complete packet pages 22-24 ALL (some work was completed last week)

Grammar packet page 24, Part V only AND page 25

*quiz 3 on Friday

I hope you had an informative and fun visit to the Cathedral!  Make sure you complete your homework from last night...it is due tomorrow!

-packet pages 17 and 19

-make sure your conclusion is completed

packet page 17 AND finish writing the conclusion to your paragraph

Write your 2nd body paragraph:

-STRONG topic sentence

-many RELEVANT and SUPPORTING sentences

*remember you MUST cite at least 3 pieces of evidence in your essay (quotes or referencing information)

-write at least ONE BODY paragraph - ALL THREE due by Friday

          -strong topic sentence

          -relevant supporting details

-comma, semicolon and colon quiz tomorrow

 

Classwork practice with link below:

Write the introduction to your research essay.  An intro needs:

-hook

-transition sentence(s)

-STRONG thesis (power of 3 - categories)

-watch the video (link below) and take notes on packet page 14 (8 minutes)

-spend 10-15 minutes completing research 

**writing will begin this week

 

Packet page 13

in your notebook create an organizer showing the 3 functions of colons with examples

Continue with online or book research for your project

Spend 15 min on online research for your writing project

Complete 15 min. of online research on your topic/event. Date and cite the page first, then take notes.

begin working on you Comma Rule Scavenger Hunt...due completed on 2/14

Comma Scavenger hunt due 2/14, Thursday!

**GET ESSAY SIGNED BY A PARENT!

print out the final draft of your research essay AND complete grading yourself on the rubric (in black pen/pencil ONLY)

*essay, checklist and rubric all to be turned in tomorrow

video intro to class today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjJhZ4DYh50

 

Portraits link: https://www.boredpanda.com/top-10-photographers-for-travel-portraits/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic

 

Make sure your essay is complete for a final peer feedback and editing session tomorrow

Comma Use test tomorrow

Complete your Works Cited page of your essay

*make sure to use the notes posted yesterday and the note below on how to cite an online interview

Complete your essay and bibliography 

*see attached documents to help you below

Comma Practice handout 

Comma quiz tomorrow

Comma quiz link (if you are absent please DO NOT complete this until you are at school, in class)

Comma packet page 7  - read and study comma rules and complete practice problems for rules 5-8

(19 sentences highlighted today)

-complete your 2nd body paragraph (started in class today)

-study comma rules and uses - quiz on Thursday - test next week

complete body paragraph one of your teen activist essay

*make sure to be studying the COMMA rules as there will be a test on using commas correctly soon

comma packet page 4 - use the rules to help you

Comma packet page 3 - remember to write the rule # you used beside each sentence

finish, revise and reread your introduction paragraph

review your teen activist notes - make sure you have chosen an activist, have organized your notes into three categories, and complete any additional research so you are ready to write tomorrow!

*You will receive points for your organized notes as this is the beginning of organizing for your 5 paragraph essay

complete Venn Diagram and write your topic sentence (Comparing and Contrasting two teen activist)...we will begin writing paragraph tomorrow in class

For tomorrow's class: decide which two activists you will write a comparison on

rework and revise your profile piece and share with teacher for feedback and grade

classwork links:

 

 

finish your profile if you did not in class today

using the packet and it's resources given in class:

-take notes using 2 SOURCES - make sure to date and cite the source before your take notes

watch video and note take within Writer's Notebook -

 

Please put the date and title of the video at top!

PRINT out a final draft of your mural paragraph

finish your first draft:  within google docs complete your paragraph started today in class

(DO NOT SHARE IT WITH ME YET)

finish your mural art AND have your paragraph topic sentence on the message and theme of your mural (think about my example from class)

 

Writing Topic sentences worksheet (both sides)

brainstorm at least 2 mural ideas and write them on the note card provided

Same as last night...pick another topic and group of sentences to organize from packet page 11...form your paragraph on packet page 15..,with a picture

(these paragraphs will be turned in tomorrow for credit)

1) get grammar test signed - due TOMORROW!

2) using packet page 11 and the work we did today: pick ONE group of sentences from the six - on page 13 of packet organize the topic and supporting sentences to create a fluid paragraph...add ONE sentence of your own...draw a picture to go with your writing.

Run-ons and Fragments test on Friday

-use these sites to practice:

 

work on the short story from today's class for 15 minutes

*get essay signed

*fragments and run-ons test Thursday

packet page 8 - FOLLOW ALL directions!

packet page 6

packet page 5 - follow what we practiced in class today - find the complete subject and predicate...if you can't, its a fragment

watch the Khan Academy video Recognizing Fragments and try some practice questions: 

 

bring in pictures for your PSA if you would like

page 3 of packet: Fragments and Run-Ons

Make final essay revisions and PRINT OUT YOUR ESSAY!

complete concluding paragraph of essay

Review your three body paragraphs and the comments/corrections I provided.  Revise as necessary.  Some of you have not completed all your paragraphs and it shows in your grade. 

All three body paragraphs are due by 2 pm on Sunday 10/7.  If you have been doing your work in class and completing the nightly homework...you should already have this completed or need very little time to finish.  i WILL BE GRADING AS OF 2 PM...NO LATE WORK PLEASE.  LATE WORK = NO TEACHER FEEDBACK (which can/will effect the overall grade of your essay as you will not have had the benefit of my feedback to make corrections and apply our learned conventions)

complete Body paragraph II if you did not in class

complete body paragraph 1 of your essay

finish introductory paragraph if you did not in class

**Unit 1 Kinds of Sentences test retake tomorrow at lunch

complete section IV of our activity today...write an introductory paragraph and underline/highlight your thesis

review Unit 1 English test with parent, get signature and return tomorrow!

Be prepared to write a thorough paragraph tomorrow based on organization from today

Topic Sentence handout

begin studying notes - kinds of sentences, conjunctions and compound/complex sentences, finding complex/simple subjects and predicates

*test on Tuesday

Unit 1 Grammar test tomorrow:

-kinds of sentences

-identifying complete and simple subjects and predicates

-using conjunctions to make compound and complex sentences

English workbook pg. 5 (DO NOT write out sentence - simply put a line to separate the subject and predicate within the typed sentnece) AND pg. 7 (follow directions for this page)

watch the video attached below...then reflect and write down on sticky (given in class) 1 aspect that was interesting or that you learned

*thoughtful reflections please - this will be graded

 

English workbook pg. 17

English workbook pg. 15

English workbook pg. 13

English workbook pg. 3

English workbook pg. 1

complete the research of grammar concepts within the Grammar Pretest

If you have not gotten a composition notebook...please do so by tomorrow!

Please get a composition book (no spiral) by Monday!  (you can get them at the 99 cent store for...99 cents ;-)

Review EXPECTATIONS with your parent(s), get signature and return tomorrow!

*please get a COMPOSITION notebook by Monday...thank you!