If I see you quietly focusing and studying THE WHOLE HOUR, you could win a nice prize. The prize is you WILL NOT have to take the quiz tomorrow. You will earn FULL POINTS. You may have quiet free time the whole hour (only one student per hour can win this valuable prize).

HOW TO STUDY:

1. Carefully and slowly read the paragraphs on the top part of page 30 in the ELA LIT book.  Many people study the mountain but forget to read the paragraphs.  Pay special attention to the bold words.
2. Make quick (but neat) flash cards for each part of the mountain.  Make sure you write BOTH bullets for each part. Study your cards.
3. Spelling counts! Take a few minutes to practice spelling the 5 parts of the mountain – DO NOT TAKE MORE THAN 7 MINUTES FOR THIS!
4. Close the book. BE HONEST! Draw the mountain and label each part and write the bullets (in your own words) WITHOUT LOOKING IN THE BOOK.
5. For a real challenge, read the short story, “Goodbye, Falcon”, then draw the mountain and write in the events of the story into the correct parts of the mountain.
6. You may have a five minute bathroom break after half the class time has passed, BUT ONLY if you have been seriously studying.

IF YOU FEEL YOU’RE DONE STUDYING, MOVE ON TO CW2:

Choose any word EXCEPT “scowl” from pages 36-40 in “Seventh Grade” and complete a word sketch sheet.  The best work will be displayed in the hallway on top of the lockers.  If your work is displayed, it’s an automatic polar point for you.

EXTRA CREDIT 1:

Don’t draw a mountain.  Think of something else that has a SIMILAR shape as a mountain. Neatly draw the shape and label all five parts. Then neatly add a small amount of color.

EXTRA CREDIT 2: In a group of AT LEAST 3, speak, sing, or rap in perfect UNISON.  Your performance must last at least 30 seconds.

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HW:

1st hour, 3rd hour, 4th hour:

Show your progress report to a parent.  Get a parent signature. Bring the SIGNED report back on Monday.

6th hour:

EXERCISE 98 – You should do at least 10 of them. Try to do all of them.

The answer for 12 is R.

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TODAY YOU MUST WRITE AN ESSAY.

ESSAY TITLE: Are phones making life better or worse?

SPREAD OUT AND FIND A GOOD WORK SPACE.  NO ONE SHOULD BE NEAR YOU.

Try your best and do whatever you learned in sixth grade.

• First you should read BOTH articles about phones. The articles are in the emoji face magazine.
• You should write annotations on loose leaf.
• You could write your essay on loose leaf OR you may type your paragraphs on google docs then share with the teacher. You will earn more points if you type your essay.

THE ESSAY IS DUE TODAY.

IF YOU ARE WORKING ON THE ESSAY THE WHOLE HOUR, YOU WILL NOT LOSE POINTS IF YOUR ESSAY IS NOT FINISHED.

IF YOU FINISH THE ESSAY BEFORE CLASS IS OVER:

• Work on HW (only 4th hour has homework).
• Read page 39 in the ELA LIT book then write a SHORT summary on loose leaf.
• Copy the three paragraphs about whales then add correct punctuation (this was B-W on Monday).
• CW: “accept” and “except”
• Research information about the big NFL game tonight – Giants vs. Eagles. Write a short prediction about who will win.  Your prediction must have facts from your research. If you’re right, you will get 5 polar points.  You must send me your prediction BEFORE the game starts.

BW: Organize all your supplies and your binder. Write the HW into your planner.

CW1: [loose leaf]

Look over page 38 in the ELA LIT book.  If your book is ripped on page 38, bring it to the teacher and choose a new book. Keep your book open to page 38!

Write this question then answer:
What happened on page 38 of “Seventh Grade” by Gary Soto?

HINT: BEFORE you answer the question, you must work on question 3. Politely ask for the question 3 paper.

ANOTHER HINT: Your answer must include a few more details and be in your own words.

CW2:

Start working on the word sketch sheet. The word is “scowl”.

Neatly write your name on a mini scrap then drop the scrap into the red star if you want to search for the hidden treasure.

If you finish everything, choose something QUIET to work on.  It must be ELA work.

HW:

17 minutes of Moby Max – VOCABULARY

E.L.A. 7                                                                        WRITING ASSIGNMENT

Imagine that one day, a few years from now, you decide to open up your own restaurant.

Please write a creative, interesting description of your restaurant.

Remember to describe WHERE the restaurant will be, what the restaurant will LOOK LIKE (inside and out), what foods will be on the restaurant’s MENU, who will be the restaurant’s COOK, and, of course, the restaurant’s NAME.   

Remember: SHOW not TELL and details, details, details.

1. First, write a rough draft on loose leaf. Please skip lines for the rough draft.  Your rough draft should be AT LEAST one page (skipping lines) but more than one page is probably better.

2. Read through your draft. Use colored pencils to REVISE your rough draft.  You should make at least three improvements to your rough draft.

3. On a new sheet of loose leaf, write a final copy. You should take your time and use your best handwriting for your final copy.  DO NOT SKIP LINES!  Please try to fit your final copy on the FRONT only of the loose leaf.

4. Neatly staple your final copy on top of your rough draft.

HINT:  Your rough draft and final copy are due IN CLASS!  Please get right to work and do not waste time in class.  This assignment is worth AT LEAST 10 points, probably more.

HOMEWORK: 

CHOICE 1:  Draw a picture of your restaurant.  Please take your time and make the picture neat and colorful.  You may draw the outside of your restaurant or the inside or both. Your drawing should match the details of your writing. (5 points)

OR

CHOICE 2:  Make a sample menu for your restaurant.  It should look like a real restaurant menu with a cover, food choices, food descriptions, food pictures and prices.  DO NOT make your sample menu on loose leaf. (10 points)

Do NOT do this assignment unless the teacher tells you to.

TODAY IS A HOLIDAY! (So why do we have school?)

1. What holiday is today?
2. Why do some people celebrate this holiday?
3. Why do some people think this holiday is wrong?
4. What do you think?

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Neatly copy the question and all four choices on loose leaf.

DO NOT ANSWER UNTIL THE TEACHER TELLS YOU TO.

1 – Which word BEST describes how the author portrays Philip at the start of the story?

A      confident

B      self-conscious

C      rude

D      melancholy

HW:

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If you’re interested in trying the LIT BOOK challenge:

• FIRST FINISH YOUR BELL-WORK!
• Neatly write your name on a flash card.
• Neatly write one thing you remember from today’s B-W. You are NOT allowed to look in the magazine.
• Fold the flash card in half.
• Drop the flash card into the blue organizer basket by the door.

5th HOUR: The directions are the same, but your flashcard should be one interesting fact about the Apollo 13 spacecraft.

QUIET CHOICES:

• Read a book for 10 minutes. Then write a summary of what you read.
• Draw the mountain then try to write the labels and bullets – WITHOUT LOOKING IN ELA BOOK.
• Find antonyms for the seven Fortnite vocabulary words then write sentences.
• Slowly and carefully read page 38 and add at least 3 connections to your composition book page #3.
• Improve your HW – (EXERCISE 99)
• Write a rap that uses piece and peace and your and you’re and hear and here.
• MOBYMAX!

RESTATE!

Please restate for every answer. Please use complete sentences. You do NOT have to copy the questions, but make sure your answers use the words of the questions.

ALL ANSWERS CAN BE FOUND IN THE ELA LIT BOOK.

1 – Why was Victor standing in line?

2 – What two languages did Victor already speak?

3 – What were two reasons that Victor chose French class?

4 – How is France different from Fresno?

5 – Where did Victor and Teresa first meet?

6 – What are two reasons that Victor likes Teresa?

7 – What is interesting about the water fountain at Victor’s school?

HW:

You may print the paper or you may write the answers on loose leaf.

Try to answer as many as you can without using Google.

After you write the 15 answers, DO MORE WORK!

EXAMPLE 1: Write a short paragraph about which one you would like to be when you’re older. Give and explain at least TWO reasons why you would like this job.

EXAMPLE 2: Research the average salary for 5 of the jobs.

EXAMPLE 3: Draw THREE of the people – make sure the pictures show how the people are doing their jobs.

EXAMPLE 4: Write a short paragraph about which job is the WORST. Give and explain at least TWO reasons why it’s the worst job.

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