Textbook: World of Language Level 7 published by Silver Burdett Ginn

In addition to daily Grammar Lessons, students will be assigned a monthly Writing Project.

 

For the writing projects we will use the Writing Process.

ü Prewriting – brainstorm; choose a topic; gather and organize ideas; identify audience; identify the purpose; choose appropriate format for the writing.

ü Drafting – write a rough draft to get down ideas; emphasize ideas rather than mechanics

ü Editing – peer edit; identify ways to make your rough draft better

ü Revision - reflect on comments from peer edit and make changes; prepare a clean draft to turn in for a grade

ü Publishing – project will be made into a class book

 

Sample writing projects

ü Autobiography/Biography

ü Short Story

ü Standard Essay

ü Personal Narrative

ü Persuasive Essay

ü Research Report

ü Poetry

 

Writing projects will generally be due the last week of the month. When projects are turned in they must include all papers related to the final product including items such as: brainstorms, graphic organizers, webs, rough drafts (showing editing marks), revised copies (showing editing marks), grading rubric, etc. Students should have a writing folder to keep all their work neat and organzied.

 

 

7th Grade English Homework - Personal Narrative - Holiday Traditions

 

Due Tuesday, January 5th

• Brainstorm Persuasive Essay

Due Thursday, January 7th

• Graphic Organizer #1 - Essay
• Ditto 43 - Demonstrative Pronouns

Due Friday, January 8th

• Ditto 44 - Reflexive & Intensive Pronouns

Due Monday, January 11th

• Ditto 45 - Indefinite Pronouns
• Graphic Organizer #2 - Essay

Due Tuesday, January 12th

• Ditto 46 - Subject & Object Pronouns

Due Wednesday, January 13th

• Ditto 47 - Choosing correct Pronouns

Due Thursday, January 14th

• Ditto 48 - Formal & Informal Language
• Ditto 49 - Character Sketch

Due Friday, January 15th

• Ditto 50 Comparison/Contrast Paragraph

In Class Friday, January 15th

• Unit 5 Test
• Rough Draft of Persuassive Essay

Due Tuesday, January 19th

• Revision Ditto attached to copy of Rough Draft showing marks

Due Wednesday, January 20th

• Ditto 51 - Writing with Adjectives
• Ditto 52 - Proper & Demonstrative Adjectives

Due Thursday, January 21st

• Ditto 53 - Using Adjectives to Compare
• Ditto 54 - Words as Different Parts of Speech
• Revised copy - Essay

Due Friday, January 22nd

• Ditto 55 - Context Clues

Due Monday, January 25th

• Ditto 57 - Figurative Language
• Final Copy of Persuasive Essay - attach entire packet - do not staple 2nd copy this is for publication