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ALL CLASSES WERE TOLD ON FRIDAY TO FINISH RED VOCABULARY WORKBOOK PAGES FOR UNIT #3 WORDS ON PAGES 38-41. THESE WILL BE GRADED ON TUESDAY.
Monday, Oct. 13: Student Holiday
Tuesday, Oct. 14: Check the Red Vocabulary Workbook pages 38-41. Continue reading in The Pearl Chapter 4. Warm-up: Possessive Adjectives in Purple Workbook on page 27 (all)
Wednesday, Oct. 15: Continue reading in Chapters 5 and 6. Warm-up: Demonstrative and Interrogative Adjectives in Purple Workbook on page 29 (Exercise 1 only)
Thursday, Oct. 16: Review of Adjectives in class for tomorrow's Adjective Test
Friday, Oct. 17: After the Adjective Test today, read more in The Pearl.
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Monday, Oct. 6: We start reading our class novel, The Pearl by John Steinbeck. By this time, each student should have purchased or borrowed a copy of the novel. We will talk about the background of the novel and of Steinbeck and read Chapter 1 in class. In Grammar we will discuss and review adjectives. Homework will include a chapter summary written or typed in paragraph form and questions from the chapter.
Tuesday, Oct. 7: Continue with Chapter 2 of The Pearl. Another chapter summary is required. Study for tomorrow's Vocabulary Unit #2 Quiz. Grammar will include definite and indefinite article adjectives.
Wednesday, Oct. 8: Vocabulary Unit #2 Quiz. Begin work on Vocabulary Unit #3. Finish study questions about Chapter 2. HOMEWORK: BE SURE TO FINISH CHAPTERS 1 AND 2 STUDY QUESTIONS AND CHAPTER SUMMARIES FOR TOMORROW.
Thursday, Oct. 9: Begin Chapter 3 in the novel. Grammar includes proper and compound adjectives.
Friday, Oct. 10: Continue reading in the novel. Work on chapter summaries and questions.
OVER THE WEEKEND, BE SURE TO FINISH THE RED VOCABULARY WORKBOOK PAGES FOR UNIT #3: PAGES 38, 39, 40, AND 41 TO BE GRADED ON TUESDAY.
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Monday, Sept. 29: To Library for new Outside Reading Book (ORB). Vocabulary Unit #2
Tuesday, Sept. 30: Easy Errors Practice. Do Vocabulary Exercises on pages 28-30 for tomorrow. Read in ORB and be sure that your MLA sheet for your 1st six week Outside Reading Book is ready to turn in tomorrow.
Wednesday, Oct. 1: Easy Errors Practice. Turn in ORB MLA sheet for a quiz grade. Remember that you have a quiz tomorrow over the Easy Error Handout you received last Friday. Reading Practice Packet.
Thursday, Oct. 2: Easy Errors Quiz. Vocabulary Unit #2 Exercises to complete the unit. Due tomorrow.
Friday, Oct. 3: Read in new ORB novel.
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Monday, Sept. 22: More Pronouns today!
Tuesday, Sept. 23: Easy Errors Notes on a handout
Wednesday, Sept. 24: Vocabulary Unit #1 Quiz
Thursday, Sept. 25: Review in class for tomorrow's test over Nouns and Pronouns
Friday, Sept. 26: Noun and Pronoun Test
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STUDENTS SHOULD BE STUDYING THEIR 20 VOCABULARY WORDS FOR 10-15 MINUTES EVERY NIGHT. THEIR VOCABULARY QUIZ WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24.
REQUIRED CLASS NOVELS FOR 7TH GRADE MAY BE PURCHASED AT THE CMS BOOKFAIR UNTIL FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 AT NOON. HERE ARE THE TITILES AND PRICES:
THE PEARL by John Steinbeck - $9.74
THE GIVER by Lois Lowry - $7.57
THE OUTSIDERS by S.E. Hinton - $10.81
THE ACORN PEOPLE by Ron Jones - $5.95
Monday, September 15: Vocabulary Unit #1 Words and Exercises.The first Vocabulary Quiz will be on Wednesday, September 24! HOMEWORK: VOCABULARY SECTION: COMPLETING THE SENTENCES.
Tuesday, September 16: Go to the library for 1/2 period to preview the Book Fair that runs all week. HOMEWORK: VOCABULARY SECTION: SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS.
Wednesday, September 17: Grammar: Discuss 4 kinds of nouns. Make a noun visual..
Thursday, September 18: Grammar: Discuss demonstrative, interrogative, and indefinite pronouns. Grammar Test over nouns and pronouns will be on Friday, September 26.
Friday, September 19: "Bare Bones" paragraphs
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Monday, September 8: Read a short story from Literature book called "After Twenty Years" on pages 453-458. Students will work on a review sheet in preparation for tomorrow's quiz over the "Literery Terms" flash cards.
Tuesday, September 9: Quiz over Literary Terms today! After quiz, students will read in their ORB (Outside Reading Book).
Wednesday, September 10: Open Book Test: Literary Application for a short story from Literature (read to them on tape).
Thursday, September 11: What is a hero?
Friday, September 12: Finish: What is a hero? Read in ORB (Outside Reading Book).
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Monday,September 1: School Holiday
Tuesday, September 2: Binder Check (Students must show me their LA Binder, 5 Dividers for LA, Agenda, and Covered Literature Book. Writing and Proofreading Practice will be done in class.
Wednesday, September 3: The 18 flashcards for Literary Terms are due today! (They were assigned last Friday.) Finish the writing. Answer questions about last week's short story called "Seventh Grade" pages 122-125 in Literature book. Use your flashcards for help. Finish for Homework.
Thursday, September 4: Library Orientation
Friday, September 5: Grammar Packet: WHAT YOU SHOULD ALREADY KNOW ABOUT GRAMMAR
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Monday, August 25: Welcome Back! Getting to Know You Activity/Class Expectations Handout/Information to Set Up LA Binder. BINDER MUST BE SET UP BY TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2.
Tuesday, August 26: Warm-up: Journal Writing/Reading Assessment WARM UP TOPIC: "ME, IN A NUTSHELL" -IN ONE PARAGRAPH OF 5-6 SENTENCES, TELL ME THE MOST IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOU! Wednesday, August 27: Warm-up: Journal Writing/Grammar Assessment WARM UP HANDOUT CALLED "A VERY PRECISE LISTING" - ABOUT SYNONYMS Thursday, August 28: Warm-up: Journal Writing Topic: Write about your first week in 7th grade. Issue literature books. Read short story called "Seventh Grade" on pages 122-125 in literature book. Finish reading the story for homework.
Friday, August 29: Warm-up: Interest Inventory/ Discuss "Elements of Fiction" handout. Make flashcards for 18 of the terms. These flashcards are due on Wednesday, September 3. There will be a quiz over these terms on Tuesday, September 9.
THE DISTRICT WILL BE FURNISHING OUR RED VOCABULARY WORKBOOKS FROM SADLIER-OXFORD THIS YEAR!!! IF YOU HAVE ALREADY SENT MONEY FOR THIS PURCHASE, IT WILL BE REFUNDED TO YOU.
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