English+7F

Welcome to 7th grade English! I hope that you had a fantastic summer choosing interesting books and responding to them through writing and sketching.



Francis Jenny Jane Wonjune Lisa K. Gavin Linette Rachel Sally Edward Lee Daniel Jae Hyun Jaiy Soohyun







Presentations on Ancient Greece are due Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009.

Please respond to the following journal assignment on your wiki page. 1. Please describe Ulysses-what does he look like and act like? Try to be specific.

Homework for Sept. 2, 2009, **due Friday, Sept. 4, 2009.** Complete vocab. for chap. 4 Ulysses. Read chap. 4 of Ulysses. Summarize chap. 4 Ulysses and post summary Journal- Reading Strat.

Homework for Sept. 4, 2009, **due Monday Sept. 7, 2009**. Read chap. 5 of Ulysses. Complete worksheet on Ulysses personality traits from chap. 5 only.

Assignment for Mon., Sept. 7, 2009. Please answer the following prompt and put it on your wiki under journal/response to literature. Why did Ulysses' men betray him and open the bag of winds from Aeolus? What happened to those men?


 * FRIDAY, SEPT. 11, TEST FOR CHAPTERS 1-5 OF "ULYSSES"

In class assignment for Tues., Sept.15, 2009. Answer the following journal question. What would it be like to live on Cannibal Beach? What problems would it create to have a quicker cycle of day and night? How do you think this kept Ulysses from discovering what the trees were? Post to the wiki/journal/response to literature.

****Idioms** **quiz, Thurs., Sept. 24. The quiz will be matching and include 12 idiomatic phrases. Please see the attachment if you have lost or forgotten any of the idioms.



Homework for Sept. 22. DUE Thurs. Sept. 24.** Complete the attached worksheet for vocab. 6 and 7 from Ulysses. Cut and Past it to pages and post it to the wiki/Journal/vocabulary.



Homework for Sept. 24. **DUE Friday, Sept. 25.** Please read chapters 9-10 of Ulysses. Answer the following Journal question for chap.9 and post it to the wiki/journal/response to literature.



n class assignment Thurs. Sept. 24, 2009. Complete study guide for test. **Test Ulysses Chap. 6-10. Tuesday. Oct. 6. We will review on Tuesday before the test.**




 * In class assignment Thursday, October 9, 2009. Please write down the idioms and look up meanings after you have completed Ulysses work or for homework. Complete vocabulary words and sentences for Chap. 11 of Ulysses. Complete the attached worksheet for Ulysses and turn in by the end of class today. Please print out the worksheet.

[|Scylla%20and%20Charybdis%20quiz.doc]**


 * In class assignment Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009. You may work with a partner today in class. Read chapter 14 of Ulysses (Ino's Veil) find vocabulary words and write sentences with each word. When you have finished complete the journal entry on your own. We will discuss it in class. Begin working on Chap. 15 vocab. when finished.

[|Journal #5.pdf]** In class, final project for Ulysses chaps. 11-16. Today, in class we will discuss your final project for Ulysses. Your project will be due on Mon., Oct 26, 2009. It must be posted to the wiki by the end of the class period on this date.

[|CL Project.key]



[|Task Form-2.pdf]

Power of Proofreading website. []

In class assignment, Due. **Mon. November 2, 2009**. Page 25, Literature book. Questions - Check Your Comprehension 1-5, Critical Thinking 1-4. Evaluate 5, Extend 6.



http://www.edina.k12.mn.us/concord/teacherlinks/sixtraits/sixtraits.html

[|Sample Thesis.pages]

[|Sample implied thesis.pages] **1st draft due Monday, November 9, 2009 for narrative essay**. Bring printed out at the beginning of class.

2nd draft peer editing completed in class Wed. November 11, 2009.


 * FINAL DRAFT (3RD DRAFT) DUE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2009. (You must submit all three drafts to get full credit for this assignment.) ALL WORK DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS.

http://www.suelebeau.com/medievaltimes.htm

Chap. 3 vocab. and sentences "Crispin" due Wed. Nov. 25.

Class assignment for Wed. 25. All work due at the end of the class period. Read Chapter 4-7 of Crispin. Complete the vocabulary words including sentences and answer the attached reading comprehension questions. Vocab. and sentences should be posted to the wiki. Print out the student questions and hand them in. If you finish everything, use the time to read AR book and/or take AR tests.

[|Crispin Vocab.pdf]

[|Reading Comp 4-7.pdf]****

In class assignment Thrus. Nov. 26, 2009. Complete the vocabulary for chapter 8 and answer the following journal question. Post to wiki journal/response to literature. We will discuss the question during class today. **



Homework for Thurs. Nov. 26, 2009. **Due, Mon. Nov. 30, 2009.** Please complete definitions of the the literary terms. The definitions can be found in your literature book. Post to wiki journal/response to literature



In class assignment for Wed. Dec. 2, 2009.

http://www.better-english.com/grammar/prepositions.htm

Copy vocab. for chapters 11 and 12 of Crispin. Use the literary terms to analyze Chapters 11 and 12. Answer the following question and it them to the wiki/journal/response to literature.

1. Crispin encounters two dead men shortly after fleeing the village. How does each affect him?

http://www.eflnet.com/grammar/verbtense_index.php

In class assignment, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. Readers' Theater. Each group will be assigned a chapter from Crispin. Your group will work together to transform the information from the chapter into a short performance. It is important that your include the most important information from the chapter in your script. You will perform you piece for the class.





In class, Wed., Dec. 9, 2009. You will be given your study guide for the test over chapters 1-20. Your will have the entire class period to work on it. We will have a review session when you return on Jan. 5, 2010. **Y****our test will be on Jan. 6, 2010.

Happy 2010! I hope that all of you had a restful winter break and have enjoyed the two snow days. Tomorrow, Wed. Jan. 6, will be a CDEF day. Therefore, I will see you during last block tomorrow. We will use tomorrow as a review day for the Crispin test. **Your test will be on Friday, January 8**. See you tomorrow. Ms. McCord



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Welcome to second semester! Your homework for this evening is to finish working with your partner on you literary term. You will be the teacher tomorrow. You must define the word. Show students examples and have a short activity prepared to show that your students understand what you have taught them. Due, Thurs. Jan. 28, 2010.



Please check power school for your AR GE and reading goal for the 3rd quarter.

You will have a quiz, this Friday, Feb. 5 over the second list of literary terms. If you have forgotten the terms, they are listed in the PDF file title Lit. Terms 2.**

**This Thurs. or Fri. (see schedule) you will have a vocab. quiz over Crispin chaps. 29-34. You will be asked to define ten of the words and use ten different words correctly in a sentence. There will be a word bank to choose from for sentences only.**





Tues., Feb. 23, 2010. Your 1-2 minute videos are due. They should be embedded to the wiki. Remember, you video should be about one family member.

Homework for March 3 2010. Due March 5, 2010. Read chapter 45 and 46 of Crispin. Be prepared to discuss the following question in class. Compare and contrast Crispin's attitude towards God, reason, village life and royalty at the beginning and the end of the book. How has his view of himself changed? Discuss how his sense of self is related to his changed perception of the world.

Homework for March 5, 2010. Due March, 8, 2010. Read Chapter 53 and 54. Choose any of the three of the literary elements we have studied to analyze each chapter.Example: Chapter 53 Setting, Characters and climax Chapter 54 motivation, figurative language and symbol.







The first draft for your descriptive essay is due on Mon., March 15, 2010. It must be written or printed out for peer editing.



The second draft of your descriptive essay is due Wed., March 17, 2010. It must be written or printed out for peer editing.

The final draft of your descriptive essay is due Thurs., March 18, 2010. All three drafts with editing must be turned in for full credit. First and second drafts must include all original editing comments and signatures. The final draft must be typed and printed.

Literature Book p.131 Check Comp. 1-4 Interpret. 1-4 Evaluate 5-6
 * Homework for March 18, 2010. Due posted to the wiki by the beginning of C block on Fri. March 19.

http://www.makeliterature.com/forums/reading_literature_topics/literature_genres_styles/poetry_87652566/-3689229.html

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 * Reminder: All AR tests must be completed by Thurs, April 8, 2010. This is the last day of the 3rd quarter.

If you did not finish the following work in class it is due on Monday, April 5. Page 31 in Literature book Check Your Comp. questions 1-4. Interpret 1-4. Evaluate 5. Compare Literary Works 6.

Homework: Read "Me" by Walter de la Mare. Answer questions on pg. 33. Reader's Response. Thematic Focus. Check Your Comprehension 1-2. Critical Thinking 1-2. Evaluate 3. Extend 4. Due: Monday, April 5, 2010.

Homework: Due Mon. April 12, 2010. Literature book page 757. Check Your Comprehension 1-3. Critical Thinking 1-3. Evaluate 4. Compare Literary Works 5.

Completed poems due Wed. April 14.



Today you will receive you study guide for the poetry test on Monday, April 19. We will review the study guide in class on Thurs., April 15. Please bring your completed study guide to class so that you may ask questions about any areas that are unclear.

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http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/677/01/







Please complete your first draft for expository essay, if you did not finish in class. Homework: E-mail your first draft to at least two people from class and ask them to edit it using the 6+1 rubric on the wiki. A completed first draft with comments for two classmates should be printed and ready to be turned it at the beginning of class on Monday, April 26.

You should have completed either reading chapter 1 of I, Juan de Pareja or you second draft in class. Please complete both of these assignments for class next time. If you have any information to add to active reading please do so. Your second draft should be printed. If you have not included citations yet they should be included in this draft. All three drafts are due printed out at the beginning of class on Friday, April 30.



Homework: Please read chapter 3 of I, Juan de Pareja. Complete your graphic organizer for chapter 3 by the beginning of class and be prepared to discuss the chapter. Due: Tues. May 4.

Homework : Read chapter 5 of I, Juan de Pareja. Finish filling out graphic organizer for chaps. 1-5. Be sure to bring your graphic organizer and book to class next time. We will have an open notes tests on Thurs. May 6. You may use your book and graphic organizer.



Please choose a topic for your persuasive essay. You should have at least three pieces of information or reasons to support your idea. Have a back-up topic just in case your topic gets chosen by another student first. Due - Wed. May 12.



Homework: First draft of persuasive essay is due. Complete reading for chapter 7 "I, Juan de Pareja." Finished filling in graphic organizer for Chaps. 6 and 7.



Homework: Second draft of persuasive essay is due. Complete reading for chapter 8 "I, Juan de Pareja." Fill in graphic organizer for chapter 8. Be prepared to discuss in class. Finish drawing for chap. 7 scene if you did not finish it in class. Due Mon. May 17.

Homework: Complete final draft for the persuasive essay. All three drafts are due Wed. May 19.

Homework: Read chapter 11 of I, Juan de Pareja, Fill in graphic organizer and be prepared to discuss in class. If you have not started on your final project, it is time to get started. Reading assignment due: Thurs. May 27, 2010.



Homework: Read chap. 12 of I, Juan de Pareja and update your graphic organizer. Please bring you agenda to class on Fri. I will be checking the progress you have made on your final project. Due: Fri. May 28.

Homework: Read chap. 13 of I, Juan de Pareja and update you graphic organizer. Due: Tues. June 1. Work on your projects. Remember, they are due June 7.

Homework: Continue reading chapters 14 and 15. We will have an open note test on Thurs. June 3. Don't forget your graphic organizers. Keep working on your final project. Bring your agenda to class. I will be checking the progress on your final projects. Projects are due on Monday June 7 at 9:30 a.m. AR readings is due on Mon. June 7 by 3:30.





Don't forget about summer reading. Please go to the wiki space to get further info. [|http://kis-ms-summer-reading.phoenix.wikispaces.net/]

Have a great summer!