Standards

ELA7R2 The student understands and acquires new vocabulary and uses it correctly in reading and writing.

ELA7R3 The student reads aloud, accurately (in the range of 95%), familiar material in a variety of genres, in a way that makes meaning clear to listeners.

ELA7RC3 The student acquires new vocabulary in each content area and uses it correctly.

ELA7C1 The student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language, realizing that usage involves the appropriate application of conventions and grammar in both written and spoken formats.

Feb 6-10, 2012

Monday- We will wrap up BHM presentations and begin some poetry and figurative language.

Homework- Reading log and if not finished in class Holtbook exercises: Review A, Ex. 8 and Ex. 9. 

Tuesday- We will discuss subject verb agreement and figurative language. I remind my 5th period block to bring in large boxes by tomorrow. We also need wrapping paper all kinds, and markers.

Homework- Reading log, Holt book if not finished in class Ch 8 Ex. 11, Review C, Review D, and Ex. 12.

Wednesday- Subject verb agreement and figurative language activities for Mardi Gras.

Homework- Reading log and Holt handbook Ch 8 Ex. 13 and Review E

Thursday- We will continue to work on subject verb agreement, discuss pronouns and antecedents and if time permits read in our novel, The Bully.

Homework- Reading log and 1st and 3rd block work on Mardi gras floats. They do not have to be shoe box floats. Students can use larger boxes. Please follow the rubric that was passed out.

Friday- Pronoun Antecedent agreement

Homework- Reading log

January 30- Feb 3, 2012

Monday- We will begin Ch 8 in the Holtbook covering subject verb agreement and pronouns and antecedents.

Homework- Holtbook Ch 8 Ex. 3 and Ex. 4 Pgs. 149-150 Answers only, Reading log, and BHM projects. I placed a schedule outside of my classroom for students to present projects starting Wed Feb 1st, Thurs Feb 2nd, Friday Feb 3rd and just a few to wrap up on Monday Feb 6th.

Tuesday- We will review homework and discuss subject verb agreement. We will also read te next two chapters of our book, The Bully.

Homework- Reading log, Holt book Ch 8 Ex. 7, 1-10 and BHM projects. Students need to bring in their posterboard, 5 paragraph essay with a bibliography, and the proper attire to represent their person are due the day they present.

 Wednesday- Students will begin presenting BHM projects.

Homework- Holtbook Ch 8 Review A, 1-10 and Reading log

Thursday- BHM presentations

Homework-Reading log

Friday- BHM presentations

Homework- Reading log and define and give two examples of the following poetry terms:

1. theme
2. stanza
3. allusion
4. rhythm
5. alliteration
6. imagery
7. metaphor
8. hyperbole
9. simile
10. onomatopoeia
    

January 23-27, 2012

Monday- Students in 1st and 5th block will work on complex and compound-complex sentences.Students in 3rd and 4th block will begin research for Black History Month presentations.

Homework- Holtbook Ch 7 Review #1-25 and reading log

Tuesday- Students in 1st and 5th block will go to the computer lab and begin research on BHM projects. Students in 3rd and 4th will work on compound-complex sentences.

Homework- Reading log and work on BHM projects

Wednesday- We will read in our novel and work on sequence of events. We will also go over 1-25 of the chapter review in the Holt Handbook.

Homework- Work on BHM project and Reading log

Thursday- We will read our novel and work on vocabulary words and discussion questions.

Homework- Holt book Ch 7 Review #26-50, reading log and finish your picture of a bully

Friday-Students will create an ANTI- BULLYING slogan and sign to go along with our novel. Students will have a test on the first six chapters of our novel.

Homework- Reading log, BHM project, and finish your ANTI Bullying slogan if not finished in class.

January 16- 20, 2012

Monday- No School

Tuesday- We will break down compound and complex sentences.

Homework- Reading log

Wednesday- We will continue to work on different sentence types.

Homework- Reading log and Holt handbook CH 7 Pgs. 135-136 Oral Practice (write it out and answer 1-10) and Review A #1-10.

Thursday- Students will work on compound-complex sentences and read our novel.

Homework- Reading log and Holt handbook Ch 7 Ex. 4 pg. 138 #1-10. Study for quiz tomorrow (coordinating conjunctions, simple, compound, complex, and compound complex sentences, independent and subordinate clauses)

Friday- We will read our novel entitled the Bully. Students will have a quiz on the four types of sentence structure.

Homework- Reading log and Holtbook CH 7 Review B and C 1-10 on each exercise. Pgs. 138-140

Monday- No School

Tuesday- We will begin Ch 7 in the Holtbook on kinds of sentence structure. We will review independent and subordinate clauses. We will also discuss Bullying and why it is harmful.

Homework- reading log and Holt book Pg. 129 #11-20 and Ex. 1 Pg. 130-131

Wednesday- We will practice identifying simple and compound sentences.

Homework- reading log and Holt book Ch 7 Ex. 3, 1-10

Thursday- We will work on the elements of a complex sentence.

Homework- reading log

Friday- We will read the novel "The Bully" and answer comprehension and inference questions.

Homework- reading log -