Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Wednesday, May 15th, 2013

FRIDAY: Spanish Inquisition /Reformation Cocktail Party

DUE FRIDAY: Second Draft of 42 paragraph - signed by your proofreader

DUE FRIDAY: Self-Evaluation Due


End of 7th Grade Year
Self – Evaluation

TYPED
A PARAGRAPH ON EACH
THOUGHTFUL ANSWERS (This is important to me.)

1)        What has been your favorite thing about junior high so far?
2)        What has been your favorite thing about this class so far?
3)        What has been the most difficult thing for you in junior high?
4)        What have you learned about yourself as a student so far this school year?
5)        What have you learned about yourself as a young person so far this school year?
6)        If there is anything you'd like to change about how we do things in this class?
7)        What was your favorite literature book or story and why?
8)        What is the most important thing you learned in literature? What could you have done to improve your performance?
9)        What is the most important thing you learned in World Religions? What could you have done to improve your performance?
10)      What are your goals (academic, personal and social) for 8th grade?
11)      What has been your favorite moment (most fun, most memorable, most unforgettable, etc.) so far this year?
12)       Is there anything else you want to tell me at this time?

FOR NEXT YEAR

13) Design or suggest an activity for the first few days of school in the fall.

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Thursday, May 9th, 2013

DUE MONDAY: 2nd (and final) draft of BEASTS paragraph -- beautifully proofread and signed by parent/editor. You must turn yoru first draft with this new draft. Emma and Addie -- I will give you back your 1st drafts tomorrow.

DUE MONDAY: 1st draft 42 paragraph -- beautifully written and beautifully proofread.

Here's the topic:

In a scene early in the film, Jackie Robinson boards a train that will take him to Florida for spring training. Three boys watch him board and then chase after the train as it leaves the station. One of the boys -- who we learn later will grow up to be Ed Charles, 3rd baseman for the New York Mets, 1969 World Series champs -- puts his ear to the tracks as Jackie's train disappears and says, "I can still hear him going." Think about that line -- "I can still hear him going" -- and write a paragraph about what that line may mean on a deeper level (more important than just the literal meaning, that the boy can still hear the train vibrating through the rail).

SLAM POEMS - Again, I am so impressed with your slam poems. If I have an significant edits, I will give those to you tomorrow morning before I leave for my meeting. In class tomorrow, you will be continuing to workshop the poems and beginning to learn the poems so that you can perform them in front of our class on Monday.

SPANISH INQUISITION/REFORMATION DOSSIERS DUE WEDNESDAY

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Monday, April 8, 2013

Monday, April 8, 2013

7TH GRADE LITERATURE

For Thursday: Revise your BOOK THIEF entry on www.bookthiefessays2013.edublogs.org

For Friday: 1st Draft of BEASTS paragraph 

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

7TH GRADE LITERATURE

For Thursday: The Book Thief Vocab Quiz #3


For Friday: Quiz on 451 (play)

For Friday: Comment on 3 of your classmates' Supporting Quotes on bookthiefessys2013.edublogs.org

Monday, March 25, 2013

Monday, March 25th, 2013

7TH GRADE LITERATURE

For Tuesday: Study for Vocab Charades


For Wednesday: Post your Supporting Quotes on bookthiefessays2013.edublogs.org

For Friday: Comment on 3 of your classmates' Supporting Quotes on bookthiefessys2013.edublogs.org

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Thursday, March 21, 2013

7TH GRADE LITERATURE

For Friday
: Finish THE BOOK THIEF. Choose the line or passage from the book that means the most to you. Type up the passage and the reason why the passage resonates with you. (I'm expecting one page, double-spaced.)

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Tuesday, March 19th, 2013

7TH GRADE LITERATURE


For Wednesday: Second Draft PAPERMAN Due - Get Parent Signature.

For Thursday: Post your Revised points on the BOOK THIEF Essays blog.
 
For Friday: Finish THE BOOK THIEF.

Monday, March 18, 2013

Monday, March 18th, 2013

7TH GRADE LITERATURE

For Tuesday: Comment on 3 of your classmates' Three Supporting Points.

Now Due Thursday: Finish THE BOOK THIEF.

For Wednesday: Second Draft PAPERMAN Due - Get Parent Signature

Friday, March 15, 2013

Friday-Sunday, March 15th-17th

7th Grade Literature:



For Monday: Post your Three Supporting Points on bookthiefessays.edublogs.org.


For Tuesday: Comment on 3 of your classmates' Three Supporting Points.

For Tuesday: Finish THE BOOK THIEF.

For Wednesday: Second Draft PAPERMAN Due - Get Parent Signature

READING BOWL STARTS MONDAY -- STUDY, QUIZ YOUR TEAMMATES, GET BUZZER FINGERS READY!

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Wednesday, March 13th, 2013

7th Grade Literature:

For Friday: Read THE BOOK THIEF up to page 493.

For Monday: Post your Three Supporting Points on bookthiefessays.edublogs.org.

For Tuesday: Comment on 3 of your classmates' Three Supporting Points.


7th Grade World Religions:

Thursday: Buddhism Review Session
Friday: Buddhism Exam

Monday, March 11, 2013

Monday, March 11th, 2013

7th Grade Literature:

FOR TUESDAY: Comment on 5 of your classmates' thesis statement posts.

FOR TUESDAY: Read pages 431-455 of THE BOOK THIEF

FOR WEDNESDAY: Post the revision of your Thesis Statement - bookthiefessays2013.edublogs.org. Even if you received no feedback on your thesis because it was already short, succinct and powerful, please re-post the thesis.

7th Grade World Religions:

Buddhism Review Session - Wednesday, March 13th
Buddhism Exam - Friday, March 15th


7th GRADE READING BOWL BEGINS MONDAY, MARCH 18th

Friday, March 8, 2013

Friday-Saturday, March 8th - 10th

7th GRADE LITERATURE

FOR MONDAY: Post your Thesis Statement - bookthiefessays2013.edublogs.org

FOR TUESDAY: Comment on 5 of your classmates' thesis statement posts.

FOR TUESDAY: Read pages 431-455 of THE BOOK THIEF


7th GRADE WORLD RELIGIONS

Buddhism Review Session - Wednesday, March 13th
Buddhism Exam - Friday, March 15th

7th GRADE READING BOWL BEGINS MONDAY, MARCH 18th

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Thursday, March 7, 2013

7th Grade Literature

FOR FRIDAY: Read 407-430 in THE BOOK THIEF

FOR FRIDAY: 1st Draft PAPERMAN paragraphs

7th Grade World Religions

FOR FRIDAY: Bring in 3 koans (either with impossible answers or not easy-to-get answers)

7th Grade Reading Bowl 
 
MONDAY, MARCH 18th: The 7th Grade Reading Bowl begins.

Monday, March 4, 2013

Monday, March 4th, 2013

7TH GRADE LITERATURE - 

TUESDAY: Prepare for THE BOOK THIEF Jeopardy Game
WEDNESDAY: Read pages 371-403 in THE BOOK THIEF

WEDNESDAY: 2nd Draft Super Bowl paragraphs

7TH GRADE READING BOWL - 

Bring in all Reading Bowl books

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Tuesday, February 12th, 2013

7th GRADE LITERATURE

For Thursday:

Read THE BOOK  THIEF to page 370. Type up 3 points as usual.

For Friday:

Define and study Vocab List #2. We will have Vocab Charades on Friday.

For Tuesday (2/19):

Vocab Quiz #2

7th GRADE WRITING:

For Thursday: 

Write a one paragraph/page (draft) arguing whether or not the Louisiana Superdome (otherwise known as the Mercedes-Benz Superdome) should be fined for the power outage that delayed the Super Bowl. Take a side and prove it. You must do some research and cite this research in your paragraph either by including a quote and/or citing the source. You will receive a proofreading grade as well as a content grade.




7th GRADE WORLD RELIGIONS:

For Friday:


Bring in three baby pictures of yourself -- one as a newborn, one around 1 years of age, and one around 3 years old.

Friday, February 8, 2013

Friday-Sunday, February 8-10, 2013

7TH GRADE LITERATURE:

For Monday: Read THE BOOK THIEF up to page 335. Three points required.

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Wednesday, February 6th, 2013

7TH GRADE LITERATURE

For Thursday:

THE BOOK THIEF - Read to page 303. Bring three points to class.

For Friday:

20-25 Vocab words with definitions (make sure the definition fits the context of the sentence in which it appears)

Sunday, February 3, 2013

Friday- Sunday, February 1st - 3rd

You all will finish your Native American presentations on Monday. We will have Lit on Tuesday -- all I'd like you to do is reread up to page 266. Although you've had the quiz for the reading assignment up to 266, we have not discussed it.

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Monday, January 28, 2013

Monday, January 28th, 2013

7TH GRADE LITERATURE

Read to page 238 in THE BOOK THIEF -- 3 points as usual.

VOCAB QUIZ tomorrow

8TH GRADE LITERATURE

Vocab Quiz Friday 2/1

READING BOWL

Due Monday, February 4th

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013

8TH GRADE LITERATURE

DUE MONDAY (1/28) - First draft - FAHRENHEIT 451 essay

7TH GRADE LITERATURE


DUE THURSDAY (1/24) Read to page 206 THE BOOK THIEF -- type up three points.
FRIDAY (1/25)  - VOCAB QUIZ #1

Friday, January 18, 2013

Friday-Sunday, January 18th-20th, 2013

8TH GRADE LITERATURE

DUE TUESDAY (1/22) - First paragraph - FAHRENHEIT 451 essay
DUE MONDAY (1/28) - First draft - FAHRENHEIT 451 essay

7TH GRADE LITERATURE

DUE TUESDAY (1/22) Read to page 170 THE BOOK THIEF -- type up three points
FRIDAY (1/25)  - VOCAB QUIZ #1

7TH GRADE GRAMMAR

DUE TUESDAY (1/22) - Write 5 sentences using participles and 5 sentences using gerunds.
                                          Diagram the 15 sentences Martha emailed to you.
DUE THURSDAY (1/24) - Diagram the 10 sentences in exercise one on page 8 of the book.

7TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES

DUE TUESDAY (1/22) - Complete the outline for your essay about Thanksgiving.
DUE FRIDAY (1/25) - Notes on sources should be completed and posted on your Wikipage.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Tuesday, January 15, 2013


8TH GRADE LITERATURE:

For Wednesday: Read pages 107-130 of FAHRENHEIT 451. As usual, type up 3 points for discussion.


For Friday: Read pages 130 - end of FAHRENHEIT 45. As usual, type of 3 points for discussion.


7TH GRADE LITERATURE:

For Thursday: Read pages 97-122 of THE BOOK THIEF. As usual, type up 3 points for discussion.

Saturday, January 12, 2013

Friday-Sunday, January 11-13th, 2013

7TH GRADE LITERATURE

DUE MONDAY:

Final Revisions of your analytical paragraphs (TSUNAMI AND THE CHERRY BLOSSOM & ACADEMIC vs. SOCIAL). Make sure you turn in all your drafts stapled together.

DUE TUESDAY:

Read the THE BOOK THIEF pages 69-96 TWICE. Type up 3 points for discussion.

DUE TUESDAY:

Make up a 20-word Vocab List for the first 100 pages of THE BOOK THIEF. Write the word and the definition of the word as it is used in context in the book. Please include the page number where you found the word. This Vocab List should be typed.


8TH GRADE LITERATURE


DUE MONDAY: 

Read Section 2 -- "The Sieve and the Sand" -- of FAHRENHEIT 451 TWICE. Type up 3 points for discussion.

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Thursday, January 10th, 2013

7TH GRADE LITERATURE

DUE MONDAY:

Final Revisions of your analytical paragraphs (TSUNAMI AND THE CHERRY BLOSSOM & ACADEMIC vs. SOCIAL). Make sure you turn in all your drafts stapled together.

DUE TUESDAY:

Read the THE BOOK THIEF pages 69-96 TWICE. Type up 3 points for discussion.

DUE TUESDAY:

Make up a 20-word Vocab List for the first 100 pages of THE BOOK THIEF. Write the word and the definition of the word as it is used in context in the book. Please include the page number where you found the word. This Vocab List should be typed.


8TH GRADE LITERATURE



DUE MONDAY: 

Read Section 2 -- "The Sieve and the Sand" -- of FAHRENHEIT 451 TWICE. Type up 3 points for discussion.

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Wednesday, Janury 9th, 2013

7TH GRADE LITERATURE

DUE THURSDAY:

THE BOOK THIEF - Read 46-68 TWICE. Type 3 points and bring work to class.

DUE MONDAY:

Complete final drafts of paragraphs for ACADEMIC vs. SOCIAL and TSUNAMI AND THE CHERRY BLOSSOM.







8TH GRADE LITERATURE

DUE MONDAY:

FAHRENHEIT 451 - Read Section II - "The Sieve and the Sand" - TWICE. Type 3 points and bring work to class.
  

Monday, January 7, 2013

Monday, January 7th, 2013

7TH GRADE LITERATURE

DUE TUESDAY:

THE BOOK THIEF - Re-read Prologue and up to page 45

I suggest you do not wait until Monday night to do this. Ideally, you should first read the assigned passage without your pen. Put the book down and absorb the reading. Later, at a different time, go back and read the second time with your pen and make thoughtful and well-considered notes. Circle vocab words (words you don't know).

TYPE and bring to class 3 points to be discussed during our conversation. As always, these points can be about symbol, motif, theme. Make sure you thoroughly explain each point and include a text reference (page number, quote). 

8TH GRADE LITERATURE

DUE WEDNESDAY

FAHRENHEIT 451 - Read pages 39-65  TWICE -- once without a pen, once with a pen (to take notes).

For class, you must have 3 points TYPED  to be discussed during our conversation. As always, these points can be about symbol, motif, theme. Make sure you thoroughly explain each point and include a text reference (page number, quote).

I suggest you do not wait until Tuesday night to do this. Ideally, you should first read the assigned passage without your pen. Put the book down and absorb the reading. Later, at a different time, go back and read the second time with your pen and make thoughtful and well-considered notes. Circle vocab words (words you don't know).

Friday, January 4, 2013

Friday-Sunday, January 4-6, 2013

7th Grade Literature/Writing:

DUE MONDAY

THE TSUNAMI AND THE CHERRY BLOSSOM paragraph -- DRAFT TO BE GRADED
ACADEMIC vs SOCIAL LIFE paragraph - DRAFT TO BE GRADED
READING BOWL ESSAY - Introductory paragraph - DRAFT TO RECEIVE FEEDBACK

Remember: Your introductory paragraph should include your thesis statement, the title and author of the book, a BRIEF plot synopsis so that a reader understands what you are taking about (but only describe plot elements that are relevant -- don't talk about Suzy if your thesis is about Tom), and the three points which will prove your thesis.

DUE TUESDAY:

THE BOOK THIEF - Re-read Prologue and up to page 45

I suggest you do not wait until Monday night to do this. Ideally, you should first read the assigned passage without your pen. Put the book down and absorb the reading. Later, at a different time, go back and read the second time with your pen and make thoughtful and well-considered notes. Circle vocab words (words you don't know).

TYPE and bring to class 3 points to be discussed during our conversation. As always, these points can be about symbol, motif, theme. Make sure you thoroughly explain each point and include a text reference (page number, quote).


8th Grade Literature:

DUE MONDAY

FAHRENHEIT 451 - Read pages 3-39 TWICE -- once without a pen, once with a pen (to take notes).

For class, you must have 8 points TYPED.

5 important political and social events that took place in the 1950's - YOU MUST DESCRIBE EACH EVENT.


3 points to be discussed during our conversation. As always, these points can be about symbol, motif, theme. Make sure you thoroughly explain each point and include a text reference (page number, quote).

I suggest you do not wait until Sunday night to do this. Ideally, you should research the 1950's first. Then read the assigned passage without your pen. Put the book down and absorb the reading. Later, at a different time, go back and read the second time with your pen and make thoughtful and well-considered notes. Circle vocab words (words you don't know).

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Thursday, January 3rd, 2013

7TH GRADE LIT/WRITING:

For Friday, January 4th

Academic Life vs. Social Life - One-paragraph argument

Thesis Statement for Reading Bowl/Human Condition 5-paragraph essay

8TH GRADE LIT:

For Monday, January 7th 

Research the 1950's and describe 5 important events from the 1950's, either political or social.

Read 3-39 of FAHRENHEIT 451. You must read TWICE and mark up your books with thoughts, ideas and observations.

Type up three important points that you'd like to discuss in our discussion on Monday.

All together, you should have 8 typed points (5 on the 1950's and 3 on pages 3-39).