Mr. Reid: Language Arts » Mr. Reid comments http://reid.edublogs.org 7th grade Language Arts @ Hawthorn Middle School North Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:05:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Homework: Oct. 20-24 http://reid.edublogs.org/2008/10/21/homework-oct-20-24/ http://reid.edublogs.org/2008/10/21/homework-oct-20-24/#comments Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:55:58 +0000 John Reid http://reid.edublogs.org/?p=37

**Items marked in red are homework assignments for each class listed.**

MONDAY:
Language Arts: The Outsiders: ch. 6-7 discussion/questions; HW: Read ch. 8-9 for tomorrow

Literacy Workshop: Review Word Wisdom 2.2 vocabulary words (”Work and Money”); Intro. Book Report Assignment; HW: Review WW 2.2 words; Choose 1st book report book by Wednesday

Adv. Lang. Arts: “Harrison Bergeron”; HW: Prepare to discuss your “outsiders”

TUESDAY:
Language Arts: The Outsiders: ch. 8-9, watch part of “The Outsiders” movie; HW: Read ch. 10-12 for Thursday

Literacy Workshop: SSR for work on Book Reports; HW: Review WW 2.2 words

Adv. Lang. Arts: Begin The Outsiders, ch. 1-3, with ch. 1-3 review questions; HW: Finish ch. 1-3 and questions by Thursday

WEDNESDAY:
Language Arts: “Writer’s Wednesday” – Newspaper writing; HW: None

Literacy Workshop: Review WW 2.2 words for Friday’s quiz; HW: None

Adv. Lang. Arts: “Writer’s Wednesday” – Newspaper writing; HW: None

THURSDAY:
Language Arts: The Outsiders: ch. 10-12; HW: None

Literacy Workshop: Work and Money writing prompt – Review vocab words; HW: Review WW 2.2 vocab

Adv. Lang. Arts: The Outsiders: ch. 1-3; HW: Read ch. 4-5, review questions 4-5

FRIDAY:
Language Arts: The Outsiders: Recap and Review (Test next week); HW: Review notes on The Outsiders

Literacy Workshop: Word Wisdom 2.2 Quiz; Word Wisdom 2.3; HW: None

Adv. Lang. Arts: The Outsiders: ch. 1-5; HW: Read ch. 6-7

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**Items marked in red are homework assignments for each class listed.**

MONDAY:
NO SCHOOL

TUESDAY:
Language Arts: The Outsiders: ch. 2-3, finish acting out scenes from ch. 2; HW: Read ch. 4-5 for Friday

Literacy Workshop: Word Wisdom 2.2 vocabulary words (”Work and Money”); HW: Review WW 2.2 words

Adv. Lang. Arts: Poetry Movies; HW: Prepare for upcoming presentations

WEDNESDAY:
Language Arts: “Writer’s Wednesday” – Persuasive concepts (audience, style, tone); HW: None

Literacy Workshop: Teen Read Week: Door Decorating; HW: None

Adv. Lang. Arts: “Writer’s Wednesday” – Persuasive concepts (audience, style, tone); Poetry Movies – finish editing; HW: Finish editing iMovie projects and writing/collecting the written reflections, proposal, and storyboards.

THURSDAY: (Mr. Reid out all day at District Office)
Language Arts: ECRA; HW: None

Literacy Workshop: Teen Read Week: Door Decorating; HW: None

Adv. Lang. Arts: ECRA; HW: None

FRIDAY:
Language Arts: The Outsiders: ch. 4-5; HW: Read ch. 6-7

Literacy Workshop: SSR/Response; Intro. book report projects; HW: None

Adv. Lang. Arts: Turn in Poetry Movies; Intro. concepts related to The Outsiders; HW: Author Study on S.E. Hinton and the background of the novel

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**Items marked in red are homework assignments for each class listed.**

MONDAY:
Language Arts: Discuss ch. 1 of The Outsiders; HW: Read ch. 2

Literacy Workshop: Word Wisdom pt. 2 – “Work and Money” vocabulary; HW: Review WW 2.1 words

Adv. Lang. Arts: Plan/Film Poetry Movies; HW: Poetry Movie preparations

TUESDAY:
Language Arts: Alliteration, Assonance, Metaphor, and Simile review; Headline Poems; HW: None

Literacy Workshop: Word Wisdom pt. 2 – “Work and Money” vocabulary review; HW: WW pp. 33-39

Adv. Lang. Arts: Plan/Film Poetry Movies; HW: Poetry Movie preparations

WEDNESDAY:
Language Arts: “Writer’s Wednesday” – Persuasive Prompt – MyAccess Final Draft; HW: None

Literacy Workshop: Word Wisdom 2.1 Vocab Quiz; HW: None

Adv. Lang. Arts: “Writer’s Wednesday” – Persuasive Prompt – MyAccess Final Draft; HW: Poetry Movie Proposals

THURSDAY:
NO SCHOOL

FRIDAY:
NO SCHOOL

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**Items marked in red are homework assignments for each class listed.**

MONDAY:
Language Arts: Lyric poetry questions; Present lyric poems; HW: None

Literacy Workshop: Recognize and use specific details in writing; HW: None

Adv. Lang. Arts: Stephen Crane presentations; Edgar Allan Poe presentations; HW: Prepare poetry movie proposals

TUESDAY:

NO SCHOOL TODAY.

WEDNESDAY:
Language Arts: “Writer’s Wednesday” – Persuasive Prompt – Finish “Hurricane Evacuation” prompt; HW: Bring a printed copy of school-appropriate song lyrics for tomorrow’s class

Literacy Workshop: Add specific details to your National Geographic Photo stories; Type final draft of N.Geo. stories; HW: None

Adv. Lang. Arts: “Writer’s Wednesday” – Persuasive Prompt – Finish “Hurricane Evacuation” prompt; HW: Prepare for upcoming presentations

THURSDAY:
Language Arts: Finish lyric poetry discussion; Analyzing songs as lyric poems; HW: Turn in late/missing work (due tomorrow)

Literacy Workshop: Word Wisdom pp. 28-30; HW: Word Wisdom pp. 31-32 (due tomorrow)

Adv. Lang. Arts: Poet Presentations – Stephen Crane, Edgar Allan Poe; HW: Prepare for upcoming presentations

FRIDAY:
Language Arts: Pre-reading for The Outsiders – “Social groups” activities; HW: Define and give examples for vocabulary words (due Monday)

Literacy Workshop: SSR/Response; Review Word Wisdom pp. 31-32; HW: None

Adv. Lang. Arts: Poet Presentations – Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou, Gwendolyn Brooks, Walt Whitman, Shel Silverstein; HW: Begin planning/storyboarding your poetry movies

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**Items marked in red are homework assignments for each class listed.**

MONDAY:
Language Arts: 7th Grade Literary Terms Pre-Assessment; Shakespearean “insults”; Translate a Shakespearean sonnet; HW: Finish sonnet translate/paraphrasing

Literacy Workshop: Recognizing and using descriptive attributes in writing; HW: None

Adv. Lang. Arts: Review creating an Outline & Works Cited; Read student-created sonnets; HW: Prepare for upcoming presentations

TUESDAY:
Language Arts: Alliteration, Assonance, Metaphor, and Simile review; Headline Poems; HW: None

Literacy Workshop: Use descriptive attributes when providing info. and details in written/spoken expression; HW: Check your NG Photo Stories for descriptive attributes and use where needed

Adv. Lang. Arts: Poet Biography Presentations – Shakespeare; HW: Prepare for upcoming presentations

WEDNESDAY:
Language Arts: “Writer’s Wednesday” – Persuasive Prompt; HW: None

Literacy Workshop: Finding descriptive attributes in literature; examine examples of opening hooks; HW: None

Adv. Lang. Arts: “Writer’s Wednesday” – Persuasive Prompt; HW: Prepare for upcoming presentations

THURSDAY:
Language Arts: OMNI; HW: Finish Headline Poems; Return Quiz Re-take questions

Literacy Workshop: OMNI; HW: None

Adv. Lang. Arts: Poet Presentations – Li Po (Li Bai) & Emily Dickinson; HW: Prepare for upcoming presentations

FRIDAY:
Language Arts: Headline Poems; “Songs as Poems”; HW: “Songs as Poems” assignment

Literacy Workshop: SSR/Response; Visually recognizing descriptive attributes; HW: None

Adv. Lang. Arts: Poet Presentations – e.e. cummings & Stephen Crane; HW: Analyze e.e. cummings & Stephen Crane poems

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**Items marked in red are homework assignments for each class listed.**

MONDAY:
Language Arts: Collect Haiku Photographs; Review Poetry Vocab Terms; “Dr. Seuss Poem”; HW: “Dr. Seuss Poem”

Literacy Workshop: Review Word Wisdom vocab #1-20; Review Crossword; HW: Review Word Wisdom #1-20

Adv. Lang. Arts: Collect Haiku Photographs; Review Poetry Vocab Terms; Introduce Poet Biography Project; Sestina HW: Sestina

TUESDAY:
Language Arts: Review Poetry Vocab Terms; Idioms; HW: Review Vocab for Quiz

Literacy Workshop: Type “National Geographic Photo Stories”; HW: None

Adv. Lang. Arts: Review Poetry Vocab Terms; Select/Research Poet for Poet Biography; HW: Work on Poet Bio. Project; Review Vocab for Quiz

WEDNESDAY:
Language Arts: “Writer’s Wednesday” – Persuasive Prompt; HW: None

Literacy Workshop: Word Wisdom Vocab #1-20 Quiz; Complete Reader’s Handbook “Scavenger Hunt” questions; HW: None

Adv. Lang. Arts: “Writer’s Wednesday” – Persuasive Prompt; HW: Continue working on Poet Bio. Project

THURSDAY:
Language Arts: Library/Resource Center orientation; Poetry Vocab Terms Quiz; HW: Read Shakespeare article

Literacy Workshop: Reader’s Handbook pp. 32-37; Reader’s Handbook applications; HW: None

Adv. Lang. Arts: Library/Resource Center orientation; Poetry Vocab Terms Quiz; HW: Read Shakespeare article

FRIDAY:
Language Arts: Shakespeare Day!; Sonnets; HW: Interpret Sonnet 29

Literacy Workshop: SSR/Response; HW: None

Adv. Lang. Arts: Shakespeare Day!; Sonnets; Iambic Pentameter; Begin composing a sonnet; HW: Interpret Sonnet 29; Finish your sonnet

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MONDAY:
Language Arts: Review Alliteration/Assonance; Read “Jabberwocky”; Nonsense Poems; HW: Nonsense Poem

Literacy Workshop: Word Wisdom – Part 2: Word Origins and Roots; HW: Word Wisdom p.14

Adv. Lang. Arts: Review Extended Metaphors; Finish Poetry Play-offs; Read “Jabberwocky”; Nonsense Poems; HW: Nonsense Poem

TUESDAY:
Language Arts: Review Nonsense Poems; Rhyme Scheme/Rhythm; Limerick/Clerihew; Limerick Comic; HW: Limerick Comic (due Thursday)

Literacy Workshop: Finish Word Wisdom Part 2; HW: None

Adv. Lang. Arts: Review Nonsense Poems; Rhyme Scheme/Rhythm; Limerick/Clerihew; Limerick Comic; HW: Limerick Comic (due Friday)

WEDNESDAY:
Language Arts: “Writer’s Wednesday” – Persuasive Prompt; HW: Finish Limerick Comic

Literacy Workshop: Object Obituary (Personification); HW: Finish Object Obituary

Adv. Lang. Arts: “Writer’s Wednesday” – Persuasive Prompt; HW: Finish Limerick Comic

THURSDAY:
Language Arts: 9/11 Journal entry and discussion; “If I…” Poem; Diamante Poem; HW: None

Literacy Workshop: “Finish the story” – Making Predictions; HW: None

Adv. Lang. Arts: MAP testing; HW: Finish Limerick Comic

FRIDAY:
Language Arts: Review Poetry Vocab Terms; Hyperbole; Personification; Haiku; HW: Haiku Photograph (due Monday)

Literacy Workshop: SSR/Response; HW: None

Adv. Lang. Arts: Number Poem; Review Poetry Vocab Terms; Hyperbole; Personification; Haiku; HW: Haiku Photograph (due Monday)

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MONDAY:
LABOR DAY… NO SCHOOL.

TUESDAY:
Language Arts: Simile Review; Metaphor HW: Poetry Vocab Terms; Simile/Metaphor worksheet

Literacy Workshop: Revise Multi-genre stories using stronger verbs; HW: Finish 1st draft of Multi-genre story

Adv. Lang. Arts: Simile/Metaphor review; Intro. Extended Metaphor; HW: None

WEDNESDAY:
Language Arts: MAP testing; “Writer’s Wednesday” – Persuasive Prompt; HW: None

Literacy Workshop: Photo Narratives; HW: Finish Multi-genre draft; Finish “Photo Narratives”

Adv. Lang. Arts: “Writer’s Wednesday” – Persuasive Prompt; Intro. Extended Metaphor Project (due Monday); HW: Extended Metaphor Project (due Mon.)

THURSDAY:
Language Arts: Poetry Play-offs; HW: None

Literacy Workshop: Share “Photo Narratives”; Peer Review “Multi-genre stories”; HW: None

Adv. Lang. Arts: Review Extended Metaphors; HW: Extended Metaphor Project due Monday

FRIDAY:
Language Arts: Word of the Day Quiz; Finish Poetry Play-offs; Discuss Alliteration & Assonance; HW: Alliteration/Assonance practice

Literacy Workshop: SSR/Response; HW: None

Adv. Lang. Arts: Word of the Day Quiz; Poetry Play-offs; HW: Extended Metaphor Project

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MONDAY:
2-hour day… Home Room only.

TUESDAY:
Language Arts: “Getting Acquainted” Activities; Classroom Expectations; HW: None

Literacy Workshop: “Getting Acquainted” Activities; Classroom Expectations; HW: Complete p. 9 in the Word Wisdom workbook.

Adv. Lang. Arts: “Getting Acquainted” Activities; Classroom Expectations; HW: None

WEDNESDAY:
Language Arts: Introduce styles and concepts of Poetry; HW: “Facebook” & Autobiography Poems

Literacy Workshop: Multi-genre stories (Narrative writing practice); HW: None

Adv. Lang. Arts: Introduce styles and concepts of Poetry; discuss any familiar famous poets; HW: “Facebook” & Autobiography Poems

THURSDAY:
Language Arts: 7th Grade Grammar Assessment; HW: None

Literacy Workshop: Weak vs. Strong Verbs; HW: None

Adv. Lang. Arts: 7th Grade Grammar Assessment; HW: Poetry Vocabulary Terms

FRIDAY:
Language Arts: Discuss “Facebook” & Autobiography Poems; Poetry Vocabulary Terms; Discuss similes; HW: Write a “Simile Poem”

Literacy Workshop: SSR/Response; Revise “Multi-Genre Stories” using stronger verbs; HW: Bring in a newspaper or magazine article that contains at least 1-2 strong verbs

Adv. Lang. Arts: Intro. Poet Biography project; Discuss Poetry Vocab Terms; Discuss similes and metaphors; HW: Write a poem on the topic of freedom, liberty, or war that contains a simile or metaphor

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