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Mrs.Douglas - English
7th Grade English Language Arts Mrs.Douglas Homework and Updates! MACHO NACHOS!!! The 3rd quarter benchmark assessment will be given next week. Students who show proficiency on this test will be rewarded with some yummy, cheesy, crunchy nachos at lunch after Spring Break! Yummmmmmm!!!! Thursday Lunch Tutoring: Students missing any work will be coming in to Thursday lunch tutoring with Mrs.Douglas or Mrs.Byers. Students are also encouraged to make up work or get extra help at Wednesday study hall which runs from after school to about 3:20. POLICY REGARDING LATE WORK: As of third quarter, I will not take late work past a week old. Late work will be given half credit. If a student is absent they may make up the work (at lunch or study hall) for full credit. Wednesday, March 17 All Classes: 30 minutes AR reading, summary, parent signature Tuesday, March 16 Periods 1,2 Finish BOTH SIDES of the spelling worksheet in the English packet you were given on Monday Period 6 Cask of Amontillado Cornell Note Questions Monday, March 15 Periods 1,2,4 Finish defining the words you are not familiar with from the Unit 9 spelling pretest. Also include a picture for that word. Periods 3, 6 Study for the Unit 12 vocabulary test Tuesday, March 9 Periods 1, 2 Do the front side of the spelling page in the literature packet Period 6 Narrative Final Draft due tomorrow (no more than three pages please). Double spaced, in ink or typed. If typed, Times New Roman, 12 font. Finish vocabulary for "Cask of Amontillado". Definition and part of speech with original sentence. Monday, March 8 Periods 1,2,4 Finish Definitions and visuals for 1's and 2's Periods 3,7 Study for Unit 11 test tomorrow 6th period: Final Draft Narrative due Wed Tuesday, March 2 Periods 1,2 Complete the summary for "Power of Peer Pressure" article Period 3 Adjective worksheet - study for Unit 10 vocab test Period 4 Adjective worksheet Period 6 Finish "Into Thin Air" questions and summary Study for Unit 10 vocab test tomorrow Monday, March 1 Period 1,2 Highlight main ideas and create a word bank for the article "Power of Peer Pressure". Answer all questions in the margins. Period 3, 4 Bring AR book tomorrow. Highlight main ideas and create a word bank for the "Big Wave" article. Period 6 Read "Into Thin Air" on page 190. Answer the questions on page 193 in English notebook. Write a summary on the article on the next page in the English notebook. Wednesday, February 24 All Periods Wednesday Reading Homework - read in your AR book for half an hour, write a 5-6 sentence summary, obtain a parent signature, and draw a picture of your favorite scene from your reading last night. You can download the HW sheet (see left column on website) if you lost it in class. Tuesday, February 23 All Periods Complete the character chart that was given to you in class. Complete the information based on a family member and what they say/do/relationships that shows what they are like on the inside (their personality). Then come up with one symbol that best represents who they are. For example "My sister is like the wind, because she goes every which way and can't focus." Monday, February 22 All Periods In the right hand margin of the cornell note paper you were given in class, write a rough draft persuasive essay on the following prompt: Convince a fellow classmate to read one of your favorite books. Make sure your essay contains: a hook, thesis, paragraphs with support and examples, a counter-argument, rebuttal, and conclusion Tuesday, February 9 Periods 1,2, 6 Finish Stay on Target w/s in the persuasive packet. Complete the worksheet using your own rough draft *Read for AR - students need to be halfway to their AR goals by progress reports Periods 3, 4 * Read for AR - students need to be halfway to their AR goals by progress reports Monday, February 8 Periods 1,2 "Ideas That Don't Belong" w/s (no one finished in class) Periods 3, 4 Revise rough draft of persuasive essay Period 6 Flashcards for unit 1-9 words (20 words students need to practice most) due Wed. 1-9 cumulative vocab test Friday (50 questions) Thursday, February 4 All Classes Work on the hook and thesis/body paragraphs in the Outline for your persuasive paper Bring in some research you have that supports your claim (position/thesis). If you can't get online, then interview a friend or parent. Wednesday, February 3 Periods 1,2,4 30 minutes reading homework in AR book, summary, and parent signature Hook and thesis completed in persuasive "blocking out" sheet Period 3 Reading HW and hook in blocking out sheet Unit 1-9 Review test Feb. 12 Period 6 Reading HW and complete the Staying On Target sheet as started in class. Unit 1-9 Review test Feb 12 Tuesday, February 2 Period 1,2,4 Write the hook on the Block Out Sheet (third page) in the persuasive packet. Parent signature for grade/benchmark results signed Period 3 Read "The Myth of the Overscheduled Child" Socratic Seminar Questions Period 6 Read "Burning Out At Nine" (p.33 in the purple literature book) Answer following questions 1-9 in English NB Monday, February 1 Periods 1,2 Grades and Benchmark Letter signed Finish Compare/Contrast w/s for video game articles Period 3 Vocabulary Test Tomorrow - Study! Stay on Target w/s (SOT) Period 4 Stay on Target w/s (SOT) Period 6 Grades and Benchmark Letter signed Study for 7-9 review vocab test tomorrow Thursday, January 28 Periods 1,2, 4 Based on the article read in class "Veto on Video Games", finish the "Stay on Target" worksheet focusing on hook, thesis, audience, and emotional appeal Period 3 P. 108 in vocabulary book Period 6 Vocabulart and S.Seminar Questions due tomorrow Wednesday, January 27 All Classes Reading Homework (file attached on main website - see left hand column) Tuesday, January 26 1, 2, 4 Cause/Effect W/S 3,6 Finish Scary Guy Article and Vocabulary Thursday January 21 Periods 1,2,4 Finish the vocabulary worksheet side for the "Scary Guy" article * No student finished in class Periods 3,6 ABC Project due tomorrow! Wednesday, January 20 Periods 1,2,4 Reading Homework (30 minutes plus summary and parent signature) Periods 3,6 ABC Project due Friday Wednesday, January 13 Periods 1,2,4 One Pager Project Periods 3,6 Study Romeo and Juliet (test tomorrow!) including elements of a tragedy, Shakespeare history, and major plot events of Romeo and Juliet. ABC Project due Jan 22 Monday, January 4 Periods 1,2,4 Finish Outlines for The Giver - be prepared to begin typing essay Periods 3,6 Timeline of 15 events from Romeo and Juliet that advance the plot. Leave the last 5 (of twenty) open for the rest of the play. Tuesday, December 15 Periods 1,2,4 Study for The Giver final test. Periods 3,6 Act Four Comprehension Questions. Complete sentences with no grammar or punctuation errors! Wednesday, December 2 ALL CLASSES: It's Wednesday! Reading Homework! Tuesday, December 1 Periods 1,2,4 Finish the Chapter 19 response questions from The Giver. Make sure they are thoughtful, complete sentences with no grammar, punctuation, or spelling errors. Periods 3 and 6 Write one response paragraph about the significance of Mercutio's death. Was he an innocent bystander or did he bring it on himself with his own impetuous actions? Site one example from the play that supports your opinion. Monday, November 30 All Classes AR Response Write down, word for word, a passage from your AR novel that you thought was interesting. This may be a part of the novel that clarified something for you, something you thought was funny, descriptive, or just simply caught your attention. After you write down the passage (at least a sentence) tell WHY you choose this passage in a well written and grammatically correct paragraph. Why did you think this selection was interesting? What did it show about the characters? Do NOT merely write a summary. HA: AR Response and Anger QW in your notebook. Anger QW: 1. Write about a time when you were so angry that you acted without thinking. What was the situation? The consequences? 2. How can anger damage relationships? Give one example. Tuesday, November 16 ALL CLASSES Finish Socratic Seminar Questions Regular classes: Ch 12-16 in The Giver HA classes: Act 2 of Romeo and Juliet These will NOT be accepted late - as the questions are essential to having a successful and thought provoking Socratic Seminar...they need to be completed ON TIME!!! Wednesday, November 17 ALL CLASSES 30 minutes reading in AR book Students need to be half way to their AR goal by December 1st. This is a Tuesday, and students will have the opportunity to test on their books Monday, November 30th. There will be no AR testing on Dec 1st. Monday, November 16 Periods 1,2,4 Finish complex sentence page in packet (front side) Periods 3,6 Finish flashcards (20 - definition, synonym, antonym) Thursday, November 12 Periods 1,2,4 Finish Compound sentence worksheet Periods 3,6 Finish 2.4 Romeo and Juliet Monday, November 9 Periods 1,2,4 Subject/Predicate worksheet (several students finished in class) Periods 3,6 Study for Unit 6 Vocabulary test - all book work should be done Thursday, November 5 Periods 1,2,4 Finish the memory project. Students traced their hand and drew one of their favorite memories inside their hand (full color!). Then, next to the hand, they should draw a picture of what their favorite memory was. Writing should be neat, easy to read, and in ink. Periods 3,6 Paraphrase 2.2 in Romeo and Juliet into modern day English. Don't include every line, just the major events. Tuesday, November 3 Periods 1,2,4 One paragraph (4-8 sentences) on Sameness in the community in the novel The Giver. What is sameness? What do you think people are missing by being all the same? Periods 3,6 2.2 Figurative Language w/s For each answer the following a. what type of figurative language is it (simile, metaphor, personification) b. what is being compared to what? c. what is the speaker really trying to say? Monday, November 2 Periods 1,2,4 Coordinating Conjunction w/s (no one finished in class) Periods 3,6 Finish all vocab bookwork for Unit 5 Study for Unit 5 vocabulary test tomorrow Tuesday, October 27 Periods 1,2,4 Prepositions w/s (no one finished in class) Parent Signature for late policy letter Periods 3,6 Re-read 1.4 in Romeo and Juliet Draw a picture of Queen Mab and label using lines from Mercutio's monologue Parent Signature for late policy letter Monday, October 26 Periods 1,2,4 Chapter 8 Questions (complete sentences, correct grammar!) Periods 3,6 Read and summarize 1.3
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