7th Grade ELA

April 3, 2020

Dear parents and students, 

We hope this message finds you and your family doing well.  It is an unusual and unpredictable time for all of us, but we hope you are making the most of your time at home.  As you may already know, the Governor announced yesterday that schools will not resume for the remainder of the school year.  This may be the best decision for our health and well being; however, this means that we may not have the opportunity to see each other in person for a while.  Our communication with you will continue through email, the blog, and Google Classroom. If you have questions, concerns, or just need to reach out to us, please feel free to send an email. 

We have just finished our first three weeks of enrichment activities.  Next week is Spring break, so we urge you to get some rest and get caught up on any enrichment activities you may not have completed.  We will communicate with you on Monday, April 13th to update you on the direction moving forward.  

We miss your smiling faces! 

Stay safe and healthy, 

The 7th Grade ELA Teachers

I hope everyone is doing well and staying safe.

Please note that many students have yet to visit Newsela to complete this week’s task.

For those of you that have completed the tasks, I have provided feedback on your writing and for some, I have returned it for revision. In the case that I have returned it for revision, please revise and resubmit per my suggestions.

I have also taken the liberty of resetting your quiz scores if you have 50% or lower so you make retake those. If you earned a 75% and would like me to reset your score so that you may have another opportunity, please let me know and I would be happy to do so. To reset your quiz send me an email at houryf@dearbornschools.org.

Reminder: if you make up an IXL skill that you had missed, please email me letting me know so that I can grade it. Make sure you wait a day or so and then visit student connect to check that your score has been updated.

Stay safe!

Hello, I hope this message finds you doing well. I hope you took the time to read the last blog with online assignments. I have posted it below as a reminder. I am so glad to see that so many students have already completed Letter O for IXL with 80% and above smart scores – good job! For those of you who haven’t , please prioritize your work for each of your subjects so it doesn’t become overwhelming. And don’t forget, READ, READ, and READ. Pick up a novel, a newspaper, get online and read the latest, just keep READING!

For IXL: if you are missing any of the IXL work, please make sure to complete. This may include any of the following that are past due: F, H, NN, PP, J, and K. I entered the scores for K so you can now see if you see your grade for that. Note that you must complete all the numbers under each skill. Don’t pass up this opportunity.

Dear Parents and Students,

We suggest the following assignments to be done during this school closure. Students will be required to read and annotate one NewsELA article per week (see directions below). Students will also be assigned one IXL letter skill per week. They will be expected to complete all the numbers underneath each letter skill with an 80% Smart Score. We also encourage that students are reading at least 30 minutes per day. ALL ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE POSTED ON THE BLOG. The assignments will be as follows:

Week 1 – March 16 – March 20:

• IXL: Letter O. Skills 1-4. 
  • Complete with Smart Score of 80% or higher
• News ELA: From Lent to Yom Kipper, A Deeper Look at Religious Fasting
  • Complete ALL annotations (See News ELA annotating directions at the bottom of the page)

Week 2 – March 23 – March 27:

• IXL: Letter G. Skills 1-4. 
  • Complete with Smart Score of 80% or higher
• News ELA: Making an Audience See Your Side
  • Complete ALL annotations (See News ELA annotating directions at the bottom of the page)

Week 3 – March 30 – April 3:

• IXL: Letter D. Skills 1-4. 
  • Complete with Smart Score of 80% or higher
• News ELA: No Check Out Needed: Amazon Opens Cashier-less Grocery Store
  • Complete ALL annotations (See News ELA annotating directions at the bottom of the page)

It is requested that you check your email and teacher blog periodically for additional information. Thank you for your patience through this time. Stay safe!

7th Grade ELA Department

Directions for Annotations

1.  Find the lexile closest to yours. 
2. Read the article at least 2 times. 
3. While reading you will annotate: 

• YELLOW=QUESTIONS 
• GREEN=VOCAB & PREDICTIONS 
• PURPLE=COMMENTS 
• PINK=CONNECTIONS 

1. You will need AT LEAST: 1 prediction, 4 questions, 5 unfamiliar/interesting vocabulary words, 4 comments, and 3 connections. 
2. Complete the NewsELA activities (writing and quiz)

Do not worry about doing the Power Words portion!

Dear Parents and Students,

We suggest the following assignments to be done during this school closure. Students will be required to read and annotate one NewsELA article per week (see directions below). Students will also be assigned one IXL letter skill per week. They will be expected to complete all the numbers underneath each letter skill with an 80% Smart Score. We also encourage that students are reading at least 30 minutes per day. ALL ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE POSTED ON GOOGLE CLASSROOM AND THE BLOG. The assignments will be as follows:

Week 1 – March 16 – March 20:

• IXL: Letter O. Skills 1-4. 
  • Complete with Smart Score of 80% or higher
• News ELA: From Lent to Yom Kipper, A Deeper Look at Religious Fasting
  • Complete ALL annotations (See News ELA annotating directions at the bottom of the page)

Week 2 – March 23 – March 27:

• IXL: Letter G. Skills 1-4. 
  • Complete with Smart Score of 80% or higher
• News ELA: Making an Audience See Your Side
  • Complete ALL annotations (See News ELA annotating directions at the bottom of the page)

Week 3 – March 30 – April 3:

• IXL: Letter D. Skills 1-4. 
  • Complete with Smart Score of 80% or higher
• News ELA: No Check Out Needed: Amazon Opens Cashier-less Grocery Store
  • Complete ALL annotations (See News ELA annotating directions at the bottom of the page)

It is requested that you check your email and teacher blog periodically for additional information. Thank you for your patience through this time. Stay safe!

7th Grade ELA Department

Directions for Annotations

1.  Find the lexile closest to yours. 
2. Read the article at least 2 times. 
3. While reading you will annotate: 
4. YELLOW=QUESTIONS , GREEN=VOCAB & PREDICTIONS, PURPLE=COMMENTS, PINK=CONNECTIONS 
5. You will need AT LEAST: 1 prediction, 4 questions, 5 unfamiliar/interesting vocabulary words, 4 comments, and 3 connections. 
6. Complete the NewsELA activities (writing and quiz)

Should be done with annotating/higlighting and labeling the 6 elements of Mythology on the reading, “Phaethon”.

We will begin planning our essay tomorrow so make sure you have all your readings and your textual evidence table with you. We will complete the graphic organizer and start drafting. We will spend 4-5 days on the essay in class.

Study Root 5 list for Friday’s quiz.

Students took the Roots 4 quiz and the “Icarus” quiz.

H.W. Roots 5 wk.sheet is due on Monday, IXL (K) due Sunday night

Have a great weekend!

“Icarus” textual evidence was checked in today for all but 3rd hour. If I suggested you redo, please make sure you do so asap. You should not be okay with bare minimum when doing your work. Take the opportunity, when given, to put your best work forward.

Friday quiz over Roots 4 and “Icarus”

We worked through completing “Icarus & Daedalus” paying special attention to the complex language used and having a thoughtful discussion. Depending on the hour, students may have to finish their chart at home – you know who you are.

FYI: There is a quiz over “Icarus” and Root words #4 on Friday

IXL (K) is due on Sunday

All students should have completed the “Orpheus” portion of the chart. For 6th hour only- I have yet to enter grades as some of you finished as we were heading out. On Monday, I will enter the 2 points based on my signature on your chart.

Root words quiz #3 Retake is on Monday during lunch. Need the letter explaining why you should get a retake opportunity and a parent signature. You will need a bagged lunch to report to my classroom at the beginning of lunch.

Root quiz #4 is next Friday.

IXL (skill K) is due next Sunday.

Have a great weekend!

Continued analyzing “Orpheus and Eurydice”. Except for 6th hour, all other hours should have completed the reading and discussions. We will work on completing our elements chart tomorrow.

H.W. Complete the Roots #4 wk.sheet – the quiz is next Friday

Retake of Root #3 quiz is on Thursday – you need a letter, parent signature, and a packed lunch