In Language Arts today the students were given time to work on their brochure project and finish up their NewsELA article on Mark Twain. The article was due at the end of class. The brochure project is due tomorrow. If it was not finished, it was sent home as homework. The example is included in the blog post from Friday.

The students were also given time to go to the library and select new good fit books.  Every student should have started their seventh good fit book for the year at this point and they should be reading it over break next week.

Lastly, the class selected their electives for seventh grade. These can be viewed by families at home through Student Connect. What they have chosen is not final and can be edited on the computer. The students were told to go home and show their families the classes the chose to make sure the choices best met their needs. If you have any questions about courses for next year, please contact the counseling office.

Have a great evening!

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes
2. Brochure Project due Tomorrow
3. Read Theory due Friday
4. Study for The Prince and the Pauper Test Wednesday
5. ISN Check on Wednesday

In Language Arts today the students were introduced to the brochure project. The students are being asked to create a brochure for the play, The Prince and the Pauper. I have included a visual of the directions to this blog post.  The students need to write the rough drafts for their two CERs focusing on describing one character from the play and the genre. I will be giving them final draft paper and time to work on this in class on Monday.

The students were given time in class today to catch up on missing assignments as well as their NewsELA article about Mark Twain.  If they did not finish the article before they left class, it was assigned as homework and is due on Monday.

Have a great weekend!

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes
2. NewsELA: Mark Twain due Monday
3. Brochure Project due Tuesday
4. Study for The Prince and the Pauper Test on Wednesday
5. Moby Max: Punctuation due Friday, April 12th

In Language Arts today the students finished acting out The Prince and the Pauper. They were also given time to finish up their characterization chart describing major and minor characters from the text.

The students also spent time practicing brainstorming for a non-fiction essay. They were asked to identify possible themes in the story they did their theme project on (Lob’s Girl, The Dog of Pompeii, Jeremiah’s Song, and Scout’s Honor). Then, they needed to plan out an essay. We will not be writing an essay in class, we are practicing the planning of essays.

I will be in a meeting out of the building all day tomorrow. I am giving students the opportunity to work on the following assignments in class:

1. Finish The Prince and the Pauper Characterization Chart
2. IBC Chart Themes of “The Good Deed”
3. IBC Chart Themes of chosen story
4. One-Pagers Five and Six due Friday
5. Read Theory (Due Friday)
6. Late Work (Due Friday)
7. NewsELA: Mark Twain (Due Monday)
8. Moby Max: Apostrophes, Capitalization, Commas, Quotation Marks, Homophones, and Greek and Latin Roots due Friday, April 12th

In Language Arts today the students continued to act out The Prince and the Pauper. Today we focused on scenes five and six.

The students also spent time in class using an IBC Chart to brainstorm an essay. We will not, be writing out the actual essay, we are just spending time practicing the plan.

Lastly, the students spent time in class learning about commas and the rules for using commas in their writing.

Have a great evening!

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes
2. Read Theory due Friday
3. One-Pagers Five and Six due Friday
4. All Late Work due Friday

In Language Arts today the students spent time acting out scenes two, three, and four of The Prince and the Pauper. After they finished, we discussed traits of the characters we know so far.

We also continued to work on writing by discussing and acronym we can use to help us remember brainstorming. This acronym is RACER. It stands for…

Many students have missing or incomplete assignments. Please be aware all late work is due THIS Friday. Remember, I will not be accepting more than three late assignments per student for the marking period.

In Language Arts today the students took their grammar and poetry quiz.  I have updated grades to reflect the scores of the quiz but I am still working on getting all of the homework updated.

When the students were done with the quiz, they were given time in class to analyze the directions to a writing prompt. This time, we practiced on Google Classroom. If students did not finish this before they left class, it was assigned as homework and is due on Monday.

Have a great weekend!

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes
2. Google Classroom Writing Prompt Analysis due Monday
3. One-Pagers Five and Six due Friday
4. All Late Work due Friday

In Language Arts today the students acted out scene one of The Prince and the Pauper. We talked about the exposition of the story and the characters we have been introduced to so far.

The students also practiced editing sentences while using correct apostrophes.

Lastly, the students were assigned another writing prompt to talk to the text to.  This time, they will be responding on Google Classroom. This will be due on Monday and they will be given class time tomorrow to work on it.

Tomorrow is our quiz on poetry, conjunctions, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, and pronouns. Make sure to study!

Have a great evening!

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes
2. Read Theory due Tomorrow
3. Moby Max: Adverbs, Pronouns, Conjunctions, and Prepositions due Tomorrow
4. Quiz Tomorrow
5. One-Pagers Five and Six due NEXT Friday
6. All Late Work for Third Marking due NEXT Friday

In Language Arts today the students presented their vocabulary words to the class. They also finished their notes about background information for The Prince and the Pauper. We are going to start acting out the play in class tomorrow.

The students were also given another writing prompt. This time, they were asked to analyze and rewrite the directions on their own. If they did not finish this in class, it was assigned as homework. We will be going over it in class tomorrow.

Tomorrow is the retake for the Unit Three Test. Students may take it at 7:15 tomorrow morning in my room or tomorrow after school in Mrs. Dailing’s room. They must be signed up in class in order to be eligible for the retake. They must also have a signed written note from a parent or guardian. Without these two things, no retake will be given.  Additionally, the retake will not have a “check answer” option like our tests normally do.  This means the students will not be given multiple attempts to answer a question like they normally are.

We are having a grammar and poetry quiz on Friday. If students do not take their interactive notebooks home to study poetry vocabulary and the different types of poetry we learned about in class, the quiz will be very challenging.

Have a wonderful Wednesday! (Alliteration)

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes
2. Read Theory due Friday
3. Moby Max: Pronouns, Adverbs, Prepositions, and Conjunctions due Friday
4. Quiz on Poetry, Pronouns, Adjectives, Adverbs, Prepositions, and Conjunctions on Friday
5. One-Pagers Five and Six due NEXT Friday
6. All late work due NEXT Friday

Announcements:

1. Unit Three Test Retake Tomorrow before or after school
2. Future Friday/Career Day on Friday for Spirit Friday Points

In Language Arts today the students analyzed the directions for a more complicated Text Dependent Analysis. We also spent time talking about what we would do next if we were to actually follow the directions.

The students also spent time talking about apostrophes and how to use them in our writing.

Lastly, we looked at vocabulary words from “The Prince and the Pauper”. Each student was assigned a different part of the word to analyze. Students with blue paper wrote the term, students with red paper wrote the definition, yellow paper is for the part of speech, green paper is for synonyms, pink paper is for the in context and the white paper is for the visual. The students will be given a few minutes at the beginning of class to finish this and then they will present their vocabulary to the class with their tablemates.

Retakes for the Unit Three Test will be offered on Thursday before school at 7:15 or after school at 3:00. Students need to sign up in class and have a note signed from a parent/guardian stating that they can attend the retake.  The tests the students take in class allow them to check their answer three times and still receive credit for answering the question correctly.  The retake will not be set up this way.  If a question is incorrect, there will be no second chance at answering it correctly.

Have a great evening!

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes
2. Read Theory due Friday
3. Moby Max: Conjunctions, Prepositions, Adverbs, and Pronouns due Friday
4. Quiz on Conjunctions, Prepositions, Adverbs, Adjectives, Pronouns, and Poetry on Friday
5. One-Pagers Five and Six due NEXT Friday
6. All Late Work for 3rd Marking due NEXT Friday

Announcements:

1. Tomorrow is Late Start
2. The Unit 3 Test Retake is Thursday before or after school. You must have a note signed by a parent/guardian and sign up in class in advance to attend
3. Friday is Dress for the Future/Career Day at school for Spirit Friday

In Language Arts today the students had the opportunity to go to the library. Since we will be reading a play in class this week, we discussed background information about plays as well as key vocabulary.

The students also spent time in class analyzing writing prompts and learning how to make them more kid-friendly.

Have a great evening!

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes
2. Read Theory due Friday
3. Moby Max due Friday-Adverbs, Pronouns, Prepositions, and Conjunctions
4. Quiz on Friday-Poetry, Adjectives, Adverbs, Pronouns, Prepositions, and Conjunctions
5. One-Pagers Five and Six due NEXT Friday