AGENDA:

1. Added figurative language and/or sensory details to bubble map
2. Discussed the difference between writing a “watermelon” story and a “seed” story for a memoir
3. Focused on the organizational format of “The Accident” to help us visualize our own memoir format
4. Using a writing organizer & the rubric, began to write rough draft of own memoir
5. If done with rough draft, read for SSR and/or worked on One-Pager assignment [info available on iLearn]
6. Dismissal countdown

HOMEWORK:

1. Check Student Connect and stay up to date on your work

DUE DATES & UPCOMING TESTS:

• 4/29 ~ Final typed copy of memoir is due
• 4/3o-5/1 ~ M-Step testing for 7th grade
• 5/16-20 ~ NWEA Language Usage
• 5/28-30 ~ NWEA Reading

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

• 5/24-27 ~ NO SCHOOL: Memorial Day Weekend
• 6/3-5 ~ NO SCHOOL
• 6/10 ~ Annual 7th/8th grade Cedar Point trip [permission slips were distributed on 4/18]
• 6/12 ~ 7th Grade Honors Assembly in PM
• 6/13 ~ 7th Grade Reward Day [in Core Classes only] / Honors Lunch
• 6/14 ~ LAST DAY OF SCHOOL: Middle school dismissal at 11:05am