English+7G

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

Emma Boyle Amanda Jennifer Choi Su Ahn Choi Kevin Christine Ha Nicholas Jin-Hong Alissa Catherine Kim Jessica Kim Nayeon Kim Minnie Christine Lee Gloria Jee Yoon Lee Annie Na Jamie R. Emma Yang Ji-Soo Ryu





Presentations on Ancient Greece are due on Fri., Aug. 28, 2009.

Homework for Sept. 2, 2009, **due Friday, Sept, 4, 2009.** Ulysses. Read chap. 4 of Ulysses. Summarize chap. 4 Ulysses and post summary Journal- Reading Strat. Complete Journal entry prompt. Describe Ulysses-what does he looks like and acts like? Try to be specific. Put under Reading Response on wiki.

Homework for Sept. 4, 2009, **due Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009**. Read Ulysses chap. 5. Complete the character traits worksheet for chap. 5 only. Due at the beginning of class.

In class assignment for Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. Answer the following prompt and put it on the 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, Thur., 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.



In class assignment for Sept. 24. Please read chapter 8 of Ulysses. Complete the T- chart. **DUE Monday, Oct. 5, 2009.**


 * Test Ulysses Chap. 6-10. Thursday. Oct. 8. We will review on Thursday before the test. //Student you may work on your study guide over the break if you wish to, however, it is not a requirement. You will have time to work on this assignment after Chusok during class.//

[|SG Ulyss.pdf]**In class assignment Monday. Oct. 5, 2009. Answer the following Journal question for chap.9 and post it to the wiki/journal/response to literature. [|__Ulysses-JE#4 Chap.pdf__]

[|**In class assignment Monday, October 12, 2009. Please write down the idioms and look up meanings after you have complete 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 Monday, Oct. 19, 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 Wed., Oct 28, 2009.** It must be posted to the wiki by the end of the class period on this date.





[|Task Form-2.pdf]Power of Proofreading website. []

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

[|Six_Traits_Rubric-1.doc]

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[|Sample Thesis.pages]

[|Sample implied thesis.pages] The first draft of the narrative essay is **due, Wednesday, Nov. 11** at the beginning of class. Bring a printed copy for peer-editing.

Second draft narrative essay **due, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009 at the beginning of class**. Draft must be printed out. Please bring //Crispin// to class also.


 * FINAL DRAFT (3RD DRAFT) DUE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 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

Chapter 4. "Crispin" vocab. and sentences 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]**



Homework for Fri. Nov. 27, 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.

[|literary analysis.pdf]

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

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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?

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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. 7, 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 on Thursday during first block. We will use Thursday as a review day for the Crispin test. **Your test will be on Friday, January 8**. See you on Thursday. 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.

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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.





Tuesday, 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.

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 * 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.



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The first draft of your descriptive essay is due on Wed. March 17, 2010. It is due and the beginning of class and must be hand-written or typed.

http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/style/wordiness.html

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


 * 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 Tuesday, April 6. 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: Tuesday, April 6, 2010.


 * If you did not finish in class your homework is: 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 are 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 Fri., April 16. Please bring your completed study guide to class so that you may ask questions about any areas that are unclear.



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







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 Friday, May 7, if field day is canceled due to rain or Monday, May 10. You may use your book and graphic organizer.

Homework: Study vocabulary words. You never know when we will have a pop quiz. Read chapter 6 of I, Juan de Pareja. Fill out the graphic organizer for chapter 6 and be prepared to discuss your answers in class. Due - May Wed. May 12.



Homework: Please complete reading for chap. 7 of I, Juan de Pareja and the graphic organizer. Be prepared to discuss it in class. Finish your thesis statement for the persuasive essay. Due: Fri. May 14.



Homework: Complete drawing of scene from chapter 7 I, Juan de Pareja. First draft with comments of one person. Read chapter 8 of I, Juan de Pareja and complete graphic organizer. Due Tues. May 18.

Homework: Second draft of persuasive essay is due. We will do peer editing in class. Read chapter 9 of I, Juan de Pareja and complete graphic organizer. Be prepared to discuss in class. Due. Wed. May 19.

Homework: Complete final draft for the persuasive essay. All three drafts are due Thurs. May 20.

Homework: Read chapter 10 of I, Juan de Pareja. Update your graphic organizer. We will discuss it in class and take the open note test on Tues., May 25.

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 chapter 13 of I, Juan de Pareja and complete graphic org. Continue working on your final projects. Remember they are due along with AR reading on June 7. Chap. 13 due Tue., June 1, 2010.



Homework: Finish reading chapters 14 and 15. We will have an open note test on Thurs. June 3. Keep working on your final project. AR and project are due on Wenesday June 9 at 9:30 a.m.



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!

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