4/12/2018 0 Comments ThursdayPoem of the day- "(i carry your heart [i carry it in my heart])- by e.e. cummings
1. What do you notice? 2. What do you think it means? 3. Do you like this poem? Why or why not? Grammar Practice- Compound sentences and Run-ons :( Extended reading time/catch up time:)
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4/11/2018 0 Comments WednesdayPoetry- "Since Hanna Moved Away" by Judith Viorst
1. What do you notice? 2. What do you think it means? 3. How does it make you feel? Grammar Packet- finish Unit 5 notes: run-ons and semi-colons Booktalk- Independent Reading Time ON pace- extra reading time Not ON pace- catch up, turn in compound sentence work, informative writing final draft! 4/10/2018 0 Comments TuesdayPoem of the Day- "Funeral Blues" by W.H. Auden
1. What do you notice? 2. What do you think it means? FANBOYS practice with Whiteboards & Markers (treat with respect) Chapter 5 Part 2- semi-colons and run-on sentences! Share your Spring Break writing with a classmate:) Independent Reading Time- read and record and keep all your records up-to-date! 4/9/2018 0 Comments Monday- Welcome Back!April is Poetry Month and we are going to start each class period reading, thinking about, writing about, and talking about POETRY!
Today's Poem is called "Mother to Son." It is written by Langston Hughes. You should recognize this name as he is the author of "Thank You, Ma'am." Let's read the poem. I want to tell you that is has an extended metaphor. Can you find it? What do you think this poem is about? Write about it on a blank piece of paper. Grammar Work- compound sentences and run-on sentences. Chapter 5 in your grammar packet. Independent Reading Time- take care of your Spring Break reading documentation! Record today's pages. Spring Break Writing- on the other side of you poetry ideas, write me a half-page telling me what you did over break. Make sure you use at least 3 compound sentences and underline them:) This is your Ticket Out today! TEACHER PACE- turn in all informative writing pieces and your final draft! April 17 cut off for Whitecaps Game! 3/28/2018 0 Comments Wednesday- Happy Spring BreakAre you ON teacher pace?
Read and Feed Find a book from the shelf (if you can) to share for your Book Talk Get snacks and LISTEN and talk about books. Bring your Reader's Notebook, so you can write down the names of books you might want to read. Break- get on teacher pace, if you aren't already. Read, Read, READ, READ, READ, read, go outside, READ, READ, READ, READ, READ, READ, take note of your pages, READ and have a safe Spring Break. See you in April:) 3/27/2018 0 Comments Tuesday- Work Day!Work on completing the REVISION of your draft. It needs to be VERY different from your rough draft.
Work on completing the SELF-EDITING of your draft. Follow the self-editing checklist I provided. Turn in your FINAL DRAFT in Google Classroom. Turn in your RUBRIC in the box. Read and record your pages, if there is time. Remember- Read and Feed on Wednesday. Sign up to bring a snack/drink/plates. NO NUTS OR SEEDS AND NOT MANUFACTURED WITH NUTS OR SEEDS! 3/23/2018 0 Comments Friday:)Book Talk
Reading Time- record the pages you read today, add them up, divide by your goal and report the percentage to me. Finish writing your RESTAURANT REVIEW rough draft and turn it in to Google Classroom. It is DUE TODAY. Go to Google Classroom and make sure you have turn in quality work for the following assignment: 1. 6 Things You Should Know about Being a Good Friend 2. 6 Things You Should Know about ...(your chosen topic) 3. Recipe for ME 4. Recipe for a Hero 5. Restaurant Review CATCH UP over the weekend! Get on Teacher Pace! 3/22/2018 0 Comments ThursdayBooktalk
Reading time- record PAGES for your spreadsheet and record LAST PAGE read for mine spreadsheet. *on pace- finish your Organizational Plan (8 boxes) for your restaurant review in 10 minutes. Get my signature on this plan! *Begin composing your restaurant review in Google Classroom. Remember that you need 4 paragraphs and each one has to begin the same way as our mentor text. Use your mentor text example to guide you. You should have this MOSTLY finished today. Get on teacher pace! 3/21/2018 0 Comments WednesdayBooktalk
Reading time- record your pages on YOUR reading log and your ending page number on MY spreadsheet. Parts of the Mentor Restaurant Review Let's create an organizational plan in our Writer's Notebook Brainstorm Ideas Begin Writing in Google Classroom Are you on teacher pace? April 27 is Whitecaps cut off! 3/20/2018 0 Comments TuesdayBooktalk
Independent Reading Time- goal set for this term? Pages read? Page your stopped on? Why would someone write a restaurant review? Author's Purpose Main Point Parts- Let's look at a mentor text Brainstorm a list of restaurants you have been to that you can review. You HAVE to remember what you ate, what the restaurant was like (cleanliness), and what the service was like). You can research the rest. Teacher's Pace. |
Monday, 8/28- Welcome to 7ELA1. Choose your seat & attendance
2. Procedures: In seat BEFORE bell, Agenda, Grammar, Email 3. Our class philosophy- We are all about becoming better THINKERS, READERS, WRITERS, SPEAKERS, and PEOPLE. 4. Jumping right in- introduce yourself to your seat partner (shake hands, make eye contact, smile). 5. Nonfiction article first read- marks what surprises you second read- go back to the marks you made and write a complete sentence to explain your thinking. Use sentence stems (see the anchor chart) Now- have a conversation discussing what surprised you. Your job is to work on being an active listener. You will need to paraphrase what your partner said. Paraphrasing means that you can explain the gist of something but in your own words. 6. Supplies for this class: 2 composition notebooks, pens, pencils, and EITHER a three-ring binder and tab dividers OR a few pocket folders. |