English 7 Assignments

Read the Afterward of The Clay Marble

The Clay Marble Project is Due

Read Ch. 18 of The Clay Marble

Read Ch. 17 of The Clay Marble

Read Ch. 16 of The Clay Marble

The Clay Marble (Ch. 10-12): 3 Post-Its & 3 Double-Entry Journals

4th Quarter Socratic Prep Form #1

Be prepared for Socratic Seminar

Read Analyze Craft and Structure p. 477 and complete the practice section #1-3

The Clay Marble (Ch. 7-9): 3 Post-Its & 3 Double-Entry Journals

Finish Classwork:  Answer Comprehension check questions on p. 475 (#1-5), Answer the questions from Analyze the Text p. 476 (#1-4) in your English notebook, and Read Analyze Craft and Structure p. 477 and complete the practice section #1-3

The Clay Marble (Ch. 4-6): 3 Post-Its & 3 Double-Entry Journals

The Clay Marble (Ch. 1-3): 3 Post-Its & 3 Double-Entry Journals

This Place Has No Atmosphere Triorama Project Due by the end of the period (Directions on Google Classroom).

Work on triorama project

2 Themes of This Place Has No Atmosphere MUST be submitted at the beginning of the period (Google Classroom).

Gather evidence to use for your performance task.  Assignment is found on Google Classroom titled "Unit 2 Independent Performance Task" where you have been working on IN CLASS on the Performance task (your own google slideshow based on the essential question).

 

BE PREPARED TO TURN IN COMPLETE GOOGLE SLIDESHOW BY THE END OF THE PERIOD.

Gather evidence to use for your performance task.  Assignment is found on Google Classroom titled "Unit 2 Independent Performance Task" where you have been working on IN CLASS on the Performance task (your own google slideshow based on the essential question).

Period 4:  Finish Independent Story Summary and also be prepared to take test on it online on Pearson's tomorrow.

Finish reading independent story you chose and finish writing a one page summary on the article or story.

  Stories are:

   UFO Sightings and News

   from Packing for Mars

   Trips to Mars Could Damage Astronauts' Brains

Socratic Prep Form Due (3rd Quarter - Form #1) - Socratic Seminar

Graphic Organizer and Argumentative Essay Final Draft Due

Finish Graphic Organizer for argumentative essay

Finish Analyze the Text p. 158 (#1-3) from Danger! This Mission to Mars Could Bore You to Death!

Essential Question Table:  Complete entries for:

1)  Leaving Main Street - 1 to 2 pieces of evidence

2) Dark They Were, Golden Eyed - At least 2 pieces of evidence

This Place Has No Atmosphere (Ch. 1-4): 4 Post-Its and 4 Double-Entry Journals

Finish Summary and Quickwrite on p. 122-123 (minimum of 8 sentence paragraphs for each)

Informative Essay due at the end of the period.

Socratic Form #3

Socratic Seminar

The Last Leaves Falling:  Read ch. 90-101, complete 6 post-its and 6 double entry journals

The Last Leaves Falling:  Read ch. 82-89, complete 4 post-its and 4 double entry journals

Independent Story Comprehension Check & Text Questions

Finish CLOSE Read Form for Independent Story chosen.

The Last Leaves Falling:  Read ch. 68-81, complete 7 post-its and 7 double entry journals

The Last Leaves Falling:  Read ch. 54-67, complete 7 post-its and 7 double entry journals

Complete Unit 3 Socratic Seminar Prep Form #2

Finish Analyze Craft & Structure p. 321 - Story Plot and Notebook questions (#1-3)

Analyze the Text p. 320 (#1-3)

Comprehension Check p. 319 (#1-3)

The Last Leaves Falling:  Read ch. 44-53, complete 5 post-its and 5 double entry journals

Write It  p. 295  (#1-4)

The Last Leaves Falling:  Read ch. 32-43, complete 6 post-its and 6 double entry journals

Ch. 32-43 One page summary

 

Unit 3 - Socratic Form #1

A Christmas Carol Act II Comprehension Check p. 291 (#1-4)

p. 263 - WRITE IT #1-2

The Last Leaves Falling:  Read ch. 11-31, complete 5 post-its and 5 double entry journals

The Last Leaves Falling:  Read ch. 11-20, complete 5 post-its and 5 double entry journals

Finish "At the Crossroads" summary on p. 230.

The Last Leaves Falling:  Read ch. 1-10, complete 5 post-its and 5 double entry journals

Finish Flipgrid responses.  Link available on Google Classroom.

Socratic Form #5

5 quotes dealing with our essential question: "What can one generation learn from another?"

-2 quotes MUST come from Tuesday with Morrie

-1 quote MUST come from your independent story

-2 quotes can come from (must be different stories): Two Kinds, A Simple Act, An Invisible Thread, Tutors Teach Seniors New High-Tech Tricks, Mom & Me & Mom, or Learning to Love My Mother

Finish Final Drafts of Nonfiction Narrative

Tuesdays with Morrie: Read ch. 27-28 (Conclusion - Afterward), One Post-It for each chapter, One Double Entry Journal for each chapter.

Finish Rough Draft for Nonfiction Narrative.

Nonfiction Narrative Timeline

$10 for book or bring in your own copy of The Last Leaves Falling by Sarah Bernwell

Finish Comp Check and Text Questions for your Story.  Make sure your summary for #5 is 5-7 sentences.

Tuesdays with Morrie: Read ch. 17-21 (From The Seventh Tuesday to The Eleventh Tuesday), One Post-It for each chapter, One Double Entry Journal for each chapter.

 

Socratic Form

Finish Analyze Craft & Structure for Mom & Me & Mom - Write it out on your hard copy units, p 78, because website is not saving your work for this chart.

Tuesdays with Morrie: Read ch. 15-16 (The Sixth Tuesday and The Professor), One Post-It for each chapter, One Double Entry Journal for each chapter.

 

Socratic Form Completed

 Tuesdays with Morrie: Read ch. 13-14 (The Fourth Tuesday and The Fifth Tuesday), One Post-It for each chapter, One Double Entry Journal for each chapter.

 Tuesdays with Morrie: Read ch. 11-12 (The Audiovisual Part Two and The Professor), One Post-It for each chapter, One Double Entry Journal for each chapter.

 

Complete Socratic Seminar Prep Form

 Tuesdays with Morrie: Read ch. 9-10 (The Second Tuesday and The Third Tuesday), One Post-It for each chapter, One Double Entry Journal for each chapter.

 

Complete Story Map for all 8 chapters

 Complete Story Map for 4 chapters

Tuesdays with Morrie: Read ch. 7-8 (Taking Attendance and The First Tuesday), One Post-It for each chapter, One Double Entry Journal for each chapter.

 

Find at least one example answering our essential question from A Simple Act p. 33-35.

   Tuesdays with Morrie: Read ch. 5-6 (The Orientation and the Classroom), One Post-It for each chapter, One Double Entry Journal for each chapter

  Tuesdays with Morrie: Read ch. 3-4, One Post-It for each chapter, One Double Entry Journal for each chapter

 Tuesdays with Morrie: Read ch. 1-2, One Post-It for each chapter, One Double Entry Journal for each chapter

 $12 CASH for Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom.  If you are purchasing it on your own, please have the book in class by Monday, 8/21

 Finish reading "Two Kinds."

p. 25 - Answer comprehension questions 1-5.

 p. 8 Summary of "Grounded" on a separate piece of paper. 

 Parent signature in Guidelines and Expectations Handout.