Language+Arts+7G


 * COURSE DESCRIPTION ** Language Arts for 7th grade at AIS/D will base writing instruction on the Six Traits plus One and use a variety of writing genres throughout the year. The production of personal narratives, expository essays, fictional pieces, and poetry are an example of the writing students will get an opportunity to generate. Beyond writing, students will explore the elements of fiction and will be asked to read at least one novel per quarter. Independent reading will also be a goal of 7th grade Language Arts class. Novels for this year are //The Revealers; Red Scarf Girl; Seven daughters and Seven Sons; Shabanu A Proud Taste of Scarlet and Miniver, and other novels from the feudalistic time period and The Giver.//

Homework

Due; 11/24 Study guide Due: 11/24 Study Guide Part II:** Due: 11/22 Study Guide Part I: Due: 11/19 Propaganda examples Due: 11/2- Red Scarf Girl- Read Ch. 1 & 2 pp.3-37, Pop Quiz on your reading Due: 10/27- Daybook p. 44-Point of View Due: 10/12: All Bullying pledge collages/diagrams due ready for display 10/6: Meet with visiting author Bruce Coville Due:10/4Final blog response-Write a literature response to The Revealers showing how and where you used the reading strategies of reflecting, predicting, questioning, summarizing, and visualizing in your reading of the novel. Include page numbers. Refer to your Daybook if you need to review your strategies. Books will be collected. Due:9/30-Crossword Puzzzle with clues using 10-12 Revealers vocabulary words Due: 9/28-Daybook: Read and complete pp. 32-36 Due: 9/24-Bully Scene or Character Web, Daybook, pp. 29-31 Due: 9/17-Daybook: Read and complete pp.26-28, Revealers reading: pp.193-207 (finish the book!) Due: 9/15-Daybook: Read and Complete pp. 45-47, Revealers reading: pp. 158-192 Due: 9/13-Revealers-pp. 128-157 Post Question #9 as Blog-Perspectives Due: 9/9 - The Revealers pp. 100-127
 * Check Red Scarf Girl for reading schedule for assignments