HW:
[loose leaf]
Write SEVEN complete sentences about any topic you want. Skip a line after each sentence. All seven sentences should be about the SAME topic.
E.L.A. 7 WRITING ASSIGNMENT
$500!
Imagine that one day, you are walking home from Lowrey and you find $500 mostly covered by some dirty snow.
Please write a creative, interesting description of what you would do with the money.
Remember to describe:
- WHEN did you find the money? (What month, day, time, etc.?)
- WHERE did you find the money? (Street name, by a home or a business.)
- WHO was with you when you found the money? (Will you share?)
- WHAT are some other ideas for what you could do with the money?
- HOW will you spend the money? (It could be for you or for charity.)
- and anything else fun and creative that you can think of!
Remember: SHOW not TELL (use tons of details and adjectives)
- 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.
- Read through your draft. Use colored pencils to REVISE your rough draft. You should make at least three improvements to your rough draft. (HINT: word choice, thesaurus)
- 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.
- 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:
For a little bit of extra credit, you draw a neat picture of how you spent the money. And yes … you SHOULD color the picture!
CHALLENGE!
[loose leaf]
Add double quotes and single quotes in the correct places. Use RED for double quotes and BLUE for single quotes.
I already asked him, Bettina replied, and he said, Go for it!
Poetry projects may be turned in (or performed) Friday or Tuesday.
Click below to see the pages you will need for CHOICE 1 and CHOICE 2:
ONLY first hour has homework tonight. 🙂
“Find the Fragments”
HW:
Show your M-STEP report card to a parent.
Get mom or dad to sign the report in the white space DIRECTLY below the ELA score.
Staple the report card to the M-STEP explanation sheet.
Bring everything to class on Wednesday.
HW:
[loose leaf]
Write a short paragraph to explain why we don’t have school next Monday. Your answer should be a half page (if you skip lines).
Click the link below to see a helpful video:
https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/asset/man-who-changed-america
Yes, it’s that time of year again. TISSUE BOX TIME!
Please bring in ONE unopened box of tissues for the class to use during sniffles season. Make sure your name and hour are clearly labeled on the box. Please use a Sharpie or other marker, and please do not use a color that is hard to see or read.
You will receive 5 easy extra credit points.
If you bring your box of tissues on Monday or Tuesday, you will receive one “early bird” extra point for a total of 6 points.
The last day to turn in tissue boxes is Friday, January 15, 2016.
This is the ONLY tissue box extra credit offer for the rest of this school year.
Educational note: Napkins are NOT the same as tissues. Napkins are used at meal times. Kleenex is not the same as tissues. Kleenex is a company that MAKES tissues.
BW: Carefully read and STUDY page 486 in the Grade 7 WRITE SOURCE book. Then neatly copy the ten sentences and fill in the blanks with correct adjectives.
Click below to see the page:
HW: composition book page #2
List and EXPLAIN at least three things you would like to improve in your life in 2016.
TITLE: “New Year’s Resolutions”
BW: Think about ALL the things you did on your sixteen days off. Choose the BEST thing you did and write about it. Stay on topic. Don’t write about anything else. I WANT DETAILS. (one page on loose leaf, skip lines)
CW:
(on the back of your white elephant sheet)
- Use at least THREE adjectives to describe the gift you brought.
- Describe the way you wrapped your gift.
- In your opinion, who brought the funniest gift? Explain why you think it was funny.
- In your opinion, what was the most popular gift. What evidence do you have to support this opinion?
HW: If you did NOT turn in your winter packet today, work on it tonight and turn it in tomorrow.