7th Grade ELA, Honors, Block 1-2019-2020 Assignments

Good Afternoon!

Here is your final grade/project for the semester. Please start thinking about what you'd like to write about.

HONORS ONLY: There will be a 2-5 minute presentation to go along with this paper. You can be as creative as you'd like! A suggestion - be a Youtuber and make a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNOY1qPRSUM

**The rubrics are posted, please review them**

Your last quiz of the year, yay!

You are still required to finish your novel by Monday, June 8th. There will be a few more quizzes.

Answer in complete sentences.

Underneath "Science" please select the writing prompt -

Read the following claim.

A growth mindset will support learning better than a fixed mindset.

What evidence from the article supports this claim? Explain why the evidence supports the claim.

**if you select an ESPN article or news article, please write a paragraph about the central idea. Use two quotes to support your claim**

Attach your work.

Complete the quiz using detailed, full sentences. Be sure to check your spelling and grammar!

Please submit evidence of your completed job (Google Doc, Slides, etc.)

Complete the quiz OR find a news article on ESPN or another credible news source. Respond to the article in one paragraph (who, what, when, where, why and your opinion/commentary).

You guys will be working together in these documents.

Please complete the quiz when you are finished reading. All answers for the quiz need to be highlighted in green.

Please fill out the following form ASAP. All novels can be found on Amazon for purchase.

This is the FINAL step of your Companion Book. We are starting book clubs on Monday!

Your conclusion should only be a paragraph long.

Conclusion:

- Main events that happened in the book, what the author did well, what you thought of the book, give it a rating, and who would you recommend it to (age groups, people who live fantasy, etc.)?

Please hand in your CB so I can check it. Make sure it is attached.

You are completing the power word section under activities when you are finished reading the article. Remember - I can see how much time you spend on the article....

Answer in complete, grammatically sound sentences. Remember - book titles and the author's name are capitalized.

Submit your final poem here. It should be typed on a Google Doc. Please let me know if I have permission to post your poem on the 7th grade Padlet.

Highlight any unfamiliar vocabulary words and define them IN YOUR OWN WORDS (I raised the difficulty to challenge you!). Complete the quiz to the best of your ability.

1. Have the Slam Poetry slides open
2. Pick your favorite genre of performance (slam) poetry
2. Complete your brainstorming slides

Mother to Son vs. Dear Basketball

We Real Cool vs. Mother to Son

Remember - you need AT LEAST ONE QUOTE per section!

Read the article and write a short response to the following question, either on the article (to the left), or on a separate Google Doc.

Write a short response about how YOU are staying on task during distance learning AND how you are coping with this difficult time. What are your coping strategies? Do you agree with the suggested schedule? Explain.

If you need help finding a book, let me know. There are a TON of online resources for free books during this pandemic.

Please attach your presentation.

If you missed class, here are the instructions for today that I went over in Zoom.

Read, higlight any vocabulary words you do not know. Respond with their definitions. Quiz is optional.

After this quiz, please find a new book to read if you are finished.

Read, annotate, and answer the questions that I ask for each video.

Vote!

Watch the videos, annotate, and answer my questions. Copy down 4-5 facts about Slyvia Plath. Please view the explaination on Slyvia Plath's poem Daddy. It is intense!

Vote!

Watch the videos and answer the questions that I ask.

*HONORS* you will have an extra question for some bonus points.

You can work at your own pace. See the examples for help. Please be sure you physically have the book with you (you'll need quotes eventually).

Watch the videos and respond to my question!

Extra materials: We Real Cool animation (Gwendolyn Brooks herself reads the poem), That Sure is My Little Dog Explained

Please read and highlight the answers to the quiz.

https://forms.gle/dJZU94jQsnGgqDu56

Vote.

Fill it out and submit! Keep on reading!

https://forms.gle/S34LXRnEmL1RDiTg9

Please listen, annotate, and respond to the question I ask in the video!

Go vote.

Please read along and listen to each video.

*I'm Nobody was split into two parts - technical issue*
*Nothing Gold Can Stay - audio only, please read along!*

Again, I DID make a mistake (oops). The first poem has a simile in it NOT A METAPHOR! I was thinking in my own terms and not what Emily Dickinson used ("like"). I compared a person to a frog without using like in my own head, therefore I instantly thought metaphor. Sorry for the confusion!

You know what to do! Read along and annotate. Extra credit if you make your own (sketch included).

Please watch these videos by Monday, March 23rd and READ!

PLEASE hand in your annotations!

Please read each question and answer in complete sentences. This will be due on Friday, March 20th

Please read over the following poems, look at the bracket, and fill in your own predictions DIGITALLY. Submit your bracket here when you're finished. The student who has the closest prediction will receive a fabulous prize!

Please answer in complete sentences. Questions 5 and 7 are extra credit.

This is one half of your final project for your Historical Fiction novel. Our next unit will tie into informational writing - you will use your current novel of study for it.

You MUST complete:

1. Brainstorming
2. Questions
3. Final Project

Find a new independent reading novel for the month of March. Start reading!

Bring it in!

ONLY COMPLETE if you are presenting during the SECOND WEEK. If you presented on the 27th or 28th, you are off the hook!

Find a picture from a DIFFERENT perspective than the narrator of your book. Write a few sentences about what is going on and how it changes the way you are looking at that time period.

Example:

I found and attached a picture of American soldiers during the Vietnam War. It seems that someone burned their village down (maybe the North?).This changes my perspective on how American soldiers treated civilians during the Vietnam War.

Homework, 2/11:

1. Read

2. Research the time period your novel is set in. Write down 5 facts that you have learned and write a paragraph about what you were surprised about (and why). Please look at the provided example and my list of helpful resources.

Steps:

1. Read from now until Tuesday, 2/11
2. Pick a quote that inspired you or made you feel an "intense" emotion
3. Look at the examples I provided. You may model your doodle page after an example OR create your own. You could focus on how the quote proves a theme/symbolism OR focus on characterization. Be creative!

Write an engaging, formal letter to a character in your novel.

Some helpful questions....

1. What advice would you give the character now?
2. Is there anything you'd like to compliment your character on? Or maybe be critical of?
3. Ask your character about their childhood.
4. What are they motivated by?
5. What do they fear the most?

Remember: you need to reveal parts of yourself in the letter. It is not a one-sided conversation with a list of questions :).

1. Make a copy of my Google Slides presentation
2. Choose ONE slide to complete
3. Hand in.

Your job that you selected from the "Literature Circle" packet is due Monday, February 3rd. Be prepared to pick a new job.

Homework, 1/28:

Book Club:

- Read, please be sure to keep up with your group!
- Track your thinking. Has it changed it any way? If you're unsure, think about minor characters in the novel. What is the story like through their perspective?

Track what your group decided to track (conflict, theme, setting, characters, etc.) via Post-it notes, jot dots in your journal, or taking notes directly in your book.

Please bring in a mug or travel mug for a surprise on Thursday :)

Please attach your presentation here.

Hand in your Google Doc for full credit.

Attach here.

Read, annotate, mark confusion, and write a 1-page double-spaced response.

Pick one.

Please read over your essay and then submit it.

Please fill out the survey ASAP!

Attach your slides.

Starting this week, you will be completing an article of the week. This will always be due on the Friday of that week.

Make a copy, complete slides 5+6

Complete the Google Form below.

Find a new independent reading novel by Monday, December 9th.

Please make a copy of the Genius Hour Digital notebook. All of our work will be done online. Complete the brainstorming slide and find your passion slide (slides 4 and 5).

Over Thanksgiving, I want you to take a break from reading. Instead, I want you to come up with 10-15 questions (see questions list) to ask someone at the Thanksgiving dinner table (mom, dad, grandparent, cousin, older sibling, aunt, uncle etc.). You will record the conversation (see extra credit) OR take notes of their responses. After, you will type up the transcript of your dialogue, and print out the "selfie" you took with the "fill in the blank" poster.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED TO OBTAIN AN EXCELLENT GRADE:
**I will give you extra credit on the assignment if you follow the directions to upload your recorded interview to the Library of Congress, where it will be forever held (this may be a good idea if you record someone who is older :) )**

REMEMBER: You are ALLOWED to go off script! Have fun, be creative, and ENJOY this assignment!

Pick two articles/videos and record evidence ON YOUR OWN. One MUST be "for/pro" kids playing competitive sports and the other MUST be "against/con" kids playing competitive sports. You may also search on the Internet/use Google for other sources. Remember to check for credibility!

Absent students: We played a game of "agree, neutral, disagree" and set up our Readers Notebook with three separate pages - Pro (FOR), Con (AGAINST), Quotes/Evidence.

Homework: Find a new independent reading novel by Monday, 12/9. Storycorp interview is due on Friday, 12/6.

HONORS ONLY: Also, start thinking about your Passion Project.

This project for your independent reading novel will be due on Monday, November 25th. For each required assignment, you MUST make a copy. DO NOT edit my slideshow.

You MUST complete the "Fish Cheeks" assessment and ONE of the following assessments:

1. iPhone
2. "Poster" Project

Finish your novel, complete "Fish Cheeks", and start your final project (iPhone or "poster"). Everything is online - you MUST make a copy to edit it.

Read - you need to finish your novel by Monday, November 25th

Write a response to the following questions:

What gets in the way of social justice, and how can people help?

Who are the upstanders in your books, and what can we learn from them?

Read and write a paragraph about the following:

Analyze some of the images you encounter in your daily life for possible stereotypes, just as we did in class today (TV commercials, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, Facebook, Twitter, etc.)

Read tonight. Continue to think about and mark the positive and negative parts of the story. How is this moment effecting the group your main character is a part of?

As you read, continue to think about a character as a member of a group and also as a unique person.
- Think about how your character either supports or defies stereotypes of their "group" (race, gender, religion, ability, etc.)
- Are there lessons that can be learned from this?
- Jot ideas on Post-its and stick them on the part of the text that supports your idea.

● Continue to notice and track groups to which your character(s) belong, and any power imbalances that you notice. You may use a t-chart or post-it notes, be sure to record page numbers!

SESSION 8 HOMEWORK
READING THROUGH THE LENS OF AN ISSUE—AND TRACKING GROUP IDENTITIES FOR A CHARACTER
For homework tonight, continue to read. Use the issue (or issues) your club chose today to be a lens for your reading tonight—and also the group identities you’ll track for a character. Think to yourself: What issues are coming up because the character is part of this group?
Pause occasionally in your reading to jot a quick note on a Post-it, and/or fill out your t-chart. Prepare to discuss your ideas with your classmates tomorrow. Remember to read.

Bring in your independent reading novel for class tomorrow! We are starting our new unit.

Attach.

Submit your final, edited draft here.

Mark as done when complete.

Mark as done when complete.

Mark as done when complete.

Mark as done when complete.

Attach your writers notebook here!

Make sure your reading log is filled out for this week! Start making goals for next week.

Attach below OR hand in a paper copy to the blue bin.

ALL pre-write slides should be completed (Plot -> Setting).

You should also be reading for 20-30 minutes. Record pages read.

Attach your slideshow.

Attach your writer's notebook. This is a graded assignment.