Reminders. . .

• Homeroom - remember to collect Box Tops for Education and/or ink cartridges

11/17

Read Outsiders, get vocab list

HW book report due Fri.

Vocab. sentences due Wed.

11/18

HW

11/19

HW

11/20

HW

11/21

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10/27

Logged 2 writing pieces into portfolios

Reviewed proofreader symbols/marks

HW study proofreader marks for quiz this week (this will to be moved to a later date since we will be practicing using the symbols all year with all writing)

10/28

Read The Monsters are Due on Maple Street

HW none

10/29

Blue Diamond #3

HW none

10/30

Students get results of BD#3 and review correct answers

Period 4 Finish reading Monsters

HW Friday Reading log due

Read over warm ups for warm up quiz

10/31

Warm up quiz

ALL 7th grade LA classes watch "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" Twilight Zone episode

HW none

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• 10/20

Continued planning and writing our fairy tale news report

HW Watch a news report OR read a news article.  List any key phrases or observations that you notice.  Examples- catchy headlines, phrases like "sources say. . . ",  "eyewitness. . . ", etc.

• 10/21

Made a list of "news report language"

Continue writing fairy tale news report

HW News report due Thursday

• 10/22

Last day to work on fairy tale news report in class

HW news report due tomorrow (can be written on worksheet, looseleaf or typed)

• 10/23

Looking at our news report we will look for four examples of language that is "vague and boring" and change it to "precise and engaging"

Get "Proofreading Marks" reference sheet and proofread our own news report

HW  Friday reading log checked (90 minutes reading a week)

Final draft of news report (written on worksheet, looseleaf or typed)

• 10/24

Share news reports.  News reports will be graded on mechanics only (spelling, punctuation, capitals, etc.)

HW None