Fro Wednesday

Essay Handout

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kgq_Yr2xDUw0pisxdLRvlne2BtydymeoT7Orti5fKdM/edit?usp=sharing

Rest of Year syllabus

English 7

DATE	In Class	Homework
Th 5/18	Discuss Ch 24-28	Read Ch 29-27 Work on Coat of Arms
M 5/22	Coat of Arms due! Brief presentation	Read Ch 38-end
W 5/24	Book Discussion Essay topics discussed	Brainstorm essay topics Choose one and write an outline
F 5/26	Finish King Arthur movie
W 5/31	Bring outline to class and get checked by Ms. Strickland. Work on essay	Work on essay
F 6/2	Work on essay in class. Peer Review	Work on essay
Tu 6/6	Final Essay Due	Summer Begins!

Tuesday 5/16

Coat of Arms
Tonight - Please read Chapters 24-28

For Monday

1) Read Chapters 13-15
2) find a passage of significance of no more than 3 sentences
3) write a paragraph (8-10 sentences) about that passage. You may want to write a sentence or two about the context of the passage (what's going on) and then write about why the passage is significant. Is it foreshadowing? does it reflect something about a character? Does it highlight issues with a relationship between two characters?
*Please include the passage and page # on your paper.

For Wednesday

I am sorry for this late posting, but you all hopefully wrote the assignment in your planners!

For Wednesday, you are to read Chapters 5 & 6.
For each chapter, on a 3x5 card, you are to note the following:

• brief summary
• any questions you may have
• important, revealing quotes
• Significant Notes on conflict, AHA moments, character motives, etc...
• any vocabulary words that you may need to look up.

King Arthur webquest and resources

King Arthur Web Site Links

King Arthur Web Quest - questions

Homework for Tuesday:
Read chapters 1-4 (pages 2-35)

• Write down names of characters and a description
• Find 3-5 words you don't know  and write the definition

This week in English

The first half of the class gave their Identity presentations - they were terrific!
The second half will present on Wednesday - make sure to have your  Philosophy of Life printed out and your presentation ready (either email it to me or have it on a thumb drive).

We will begin a new book on Friday!!

NO Homework!

Tuesday 2/28 and Homework

In class: we are going to have our rough draft peer-reviewed.
Then each student is to go through their folder and write a 3rd quarter reflection.
Work on script for visual presentation:

• What theme or word best embodies who you are?
• How do you embody that theme in your life?
• Is there anything in your past that also reflects this theme?

Who Am I examples

Homework:
1) finalize your "Philosophy of Life" essay, using your peer's suggestions. You may also get another being (human that is, Jake)  to proofread as well (Maybe parents, Mr. Curtis, etc...)
2) do you have a word to describe yourself? If so, awesome. If not, find a word.
3) think about that word - answer the following and bring your thoughts to class. We will be working on our script that will describe ourselves to the class.

• How do you embody that theme in your life?
• Is there anything in your past that also reflects this theme

For Thursday

Homework - Read "The Necklace" (p 237)
 - In what ways is the story similar to the fairy tale "Cinderella"? Make a list of similar elements.

On Friday and for Tuesday

On Friday:
1)  We went over our usage of commas
2) We created our own mood & tone paragraphs, using words we picked out from a cup
3) We discussed "Masque of the Red Death"

Homework - read "All Summer in a Day" 

Wednesday 3/1

Today we looked at how Tone and Mood are established in literary works and then used two movie trailers for examples. we finished class with a lesson on commas.

For Friday, please
1) Read the "Masque of the Red Death" - it may be easier to listen to it HERE.(~18 minutes)
*This is a very densely written work - don't stress about understanding every word. What I want you to do is to see how Poe sets the tone and mood through the words he uses.
We will go over the story in class - make sure that you have annotated and circled words that you feel points to tone/mood.

2) Complete the comma worksheet that I handed out in class.

Today in class we reviewed Direct and Indirect Characterization and read/viewed Roald Dahl's poem "Little Red Riding Hood" (video). We also looked at how Dahl added irony to his poem.
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For homework:
Please read Roald Dahl's "Lamb to the Slaughter"  and complete the worksheet.

today - Tuesday 2/14

Today we are going to review Literary Elements and prepare for our quiz that will take place on Thursday
Homework:
1)  Study for your Literary Elements Quiz!!
2)  Read "The Lottery" (p 53)
3) Think about the setting of the story (specifically the first 2 paragraphs). What mood does it create?
You do not need to write anything; however you are to annotate the text. Look for details that either support the setting mood or contradict (go against) the setting mood?

Read Alongs

The Sniper

The Lottery

Short Story Unit begins

Yay! We have finished Chains and are beginning our next unit - short stories.
Today we reviewed Literary Elements of the Short Story (PPT in sidebar) and we received our new books.

Homework:

1. read "The Sniper" in your book
2. Complete the question sheet you received - Answers are to be written in complete sentences on a separate piece of paper.
3. Review Literary Elements - cootie catcher, perhaps?

Chains

We will be working on our Chains final project in class (Monday & Wednesday) that is due next Friday, 2/3.
Here are the prompts!

For Thursday 1/26

Hello All,
sorry I was out today, but hopefully you were able to get a head start on your homework:
For Thursday - finish the novel Chains

For 1-11-17 ( Wednesday)

1. read chapter 30-33/pages 185-205 (some may have read some of these already)
2. Type ½ - 1 page from a character's perspective of your choosing (not Isabel) about their feelings and reactions to an event in the book (like a diary entry).