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English 7-Period 1

Course Description

 

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Dec. 10- Dec 14

  • Students may redo assignments to improve their grades. 
  • All late work and redos must be completed by December 12.
  • Students are working through Informational Playlist.
  • There is a semester exam study guide on the playlist to assist students with the semester exam.
  • Students will take the semester written exam on Thursday. They will have time to finish the written exam on Friday, Monday and Tuesday of next week. 

November 26-December 7

Students are working on a group informational essay presentation. This is the link to the Playlist with directions. 
 

October 29-November 2

This week students will develop the claim, cite, and explain evidence using the R.A.C.E. method to develop a constructed response.

Monday- Students will cite and explain the evidence

Tuesday- Students will cite and explain the evidence

Wednesday- Students will write the final copy of the constructed response that will count as an assessment grade.

Thursday-Test on R.A.C.E.S.

Friday-Edmentum

October 22- October 25

Monday: Students will view a Ted Talk and cite evidence from the talk. Students will draw on evidence to create a vision board.

Tuesday: Student will write a constructed response using the R.A.C.E.S. method.

Wednesday- Students will use transitions in constructed response and peer edit

Thursday- Edmentum and final draft of the constructed response

October 1-October 5

First quarter ends on October 12, 2018. Students can make up and redo any assignments until October 8, 2018. I am at school at 6:20 a.m. for any student who needs extra help. 
  This week, students will focus on filling out the expository template with the topics sentences, evidence, and explanation that answers the question "Why do people act heroically?" Students will also work on "claim" in Noredink. 
 

Sep. 24- 28

 

Students will

  • Read and annotate “Woman Who Helped Anne Frank dies at 100” and “How Jackie Robinson Changed Baseball”
  • Fill out expository essay template based on the reading
  • Take a test on parallel structure, vocabulary, and “The Underground Railroad” on Wednesday
  • Work on Edmentum

Sep. 17- Sep. 21

This week, students will rotate through four stations. 
This is a link to what students are doing at each station.
Students will spend a day at each station. 
 

Sep. 10-14

Monday: Editing and revising for correct use of grammar and communication skills

Tuesday: Follow rules for discussions by annotating text and responding in a substantive way

Wednesday-Annotating Text

Thursday- Discussion Test

Friday Edmentum

September 4-7

This week, students will engage in discussions and develop norms for different types of communication. They will develop "Dos and Don't for Communication" and practice these rules with an icebreaker activity. Next, students will revise and edit for correct use of grammar. 
Picture day is Wednesday. 
Students will also work on Edmentum on Thursday. 

August 27-August 31

Monday-Edmentum and Random Autobiographies 
Tuesday-Exploring Google 
Wednesday- Do's and Don't of communication
Thursday- Do's and Don't of communication
Friday-Practice with Schoology

August 20 -24

August 20-August 24

This week students will learn

  • How to take Cornell notes
  • How to demonstrate  the proper way to take care of the Chromebook while working in groups
  • The correct use of vocabulary words. The test is on Wednesday.
  • How to use Google Classroom and Google Drive
  • How to use Edmentum to assess skills