7th Grade Language Arts

Agenda: Students will have the entire abbreviated hour to conduct research for their research presentations.

Homework: Complete Historical Event Research Project on Googleslides and prepare to present on Monday or Tuesday. Feel free to share it with me to review at huhtar@dearbornschools.org

Have an amazing break!

Due Dates: Presentations start after break- Monday, February 26th

Calendar Dates: 

2/19-23: NO SCHOOL / Mid-winter break

Agenda: Students will have the entire hour to conduct research for their research presentations.

Homework: None

Due Dates: Presentations start after break- Monday, February 26th

Calendar Dates: 

2/19-23: NO SCHOOL / Mid-winter break

Agenda: We will  review norms as a class. We will take Cornell Notes on terms related to “Historical Research” in preparation for students’ research project on the Dust Bowl. We will then review requirements for the research project.

Homework: None

Due Dates: Presentations start after break- Monday, February 26th

Calendar Dates: 

2/19-23: NO SCHOOL / Mid-winter break

Agenda: We will  review norms as a class. We will view a short PBS video on “The Dust Bowl”. We will then have a picture walk activity where groups will circulate to all 7 tables to view different photos of the Dust Bowl and record notes for each one.

Homework: None

Due Dates:

Calendar Dates: 

2/7 ~ Late Start: School begins one hour later

2/9 ~ No One Eats Alone Day at Stout! {more details to come}

2/19-23: NO SCHOOL / Mid-winter break

Agenda: We will  review norms as a class. We will complete a short worksheet on sensory language found in “Dirk the Protector” individually. We will complete and hand in our Cornell Notes on DTP, as well as write a summary on our POV Cornell Notes. We will use IXL on “point of view” and “sensory language” for the remainder of class.

Homework: None

Due Dates:

Calendar Dates: 

2/7 ~ Late Start: School begins one hour later

2/9 ~ No One Eats Alone Day at Stout! {more details to come}

2/19-23: NO SCHOOL / Mid-winter break

Agenda: We will  review norms as a class. We will learn about sensory language. We will continue reading “Dirk the Protector” in groups, discuss sensory language and use Cornell Notes.

Homework: None

Due Dates:

Calendar Dates: 

2/7 ~ Late Start: School begins one hour later

2/9 ~ No One Eats Alone Day at Stout! {more details to come}

2/19-23: NO SCHOOL / Mid-winter break

Agenda: We will  review norms as a class. We will continue reading “Dirk the Protector” in groups, discuss questions and use Cornell Notes. We will use IXL on “point of view” for the last 15-20 minutes of class.

Homework: None

Due Dates:

Calendar Dates: 

2/7 ~ Late Start: School begins one hour later

2/9 ~ No One Eats Alone Day at Stout! {more details to come}

2/19-23: NO SCHOOL / Mid-winter break

Agenda: We will  review classroom norms as a class. Then, we will review our Cornell Notes on Point of View from yesterday and add a visual representation and discuss the term “inference”. Then we will begin reading “Dirk the Protector” in groups, discuss questions and infer about the main character and author.

Homework: None

Due Dates:

Calendar Dates: 

2/7 ~ Late Start: School begins one hour later

2/9 ~ No One Eats Alone Day at Stout! {more details to come}

2/19-23: NO SCHOOL / Mid-winter break

Agenda: We will  review classroom norms as a class, then setup Cornell Notes to learn about the different types of “point of view” with flocab and a PowerPoint presentation. Students will spend the last 10-15 minutes of class on IXL.

Homework: None

Due Dates:

Calendar Dates: 

2/7 ~ Late Start: School begins one hour later

2/9 ~ No One Eats Alone Day at Stout! {more details to come}

2/19-23: NO SCHOOL / Mid-winter break

Agenda: Students will continue NWEA testing. We will  review classroom norms. Students who are finished with NWEA testing will work on a pre-write activity for our historical fiction unit- writing a memoir as a poem.

Homework: None

Due Dates:

Calendar Dates: 

2/7 ~ Late Start: School begins one hour later

2/9 ~ No One Eats Alone Day at Stout! {more details to come}

2/19-23: NO SCHOOL / Mid-winter break