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MRS. BETSY FINNEY 7TH GRADE ELA TEACHER "Shooting Stars" Team WELCOME TO MY PAGE !! ****************** The 2011-2012 school year at CGMS has been wonderful so far! Spring Break is just around the corner, and students continue to strive for success in 7th grade. Check this page to keep up with what we are doing in class. Thank you for your continued support! Blocks 1, 2, & 3 We recently finished reading Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. Students really seemed to like the book and were very involved in the plot and character descriptions. I heard many of them admit to liking the book more than the movie, which is rare. We are moving on to poetry this week. After reviewing poetry terms & types, we will read various examples of poetry and write poetry individually and in pairs and groups. Each type of poem will be approached differently and activities will vary depending on the poetry style. We will apply our poetry knowledge with EOG poetry passages and a test at the end of the unit. Block 4 (AIG) The 7th grade AIG curriculum focuses on persuasion. The novels this year are specific to racial groups and their struggles to overcome obstacles caused by prejudice & change (these things are often caused by persuasion). As the AIG students continue to use the William & Mary curriculum, we have also been reading stories & poems associated with the concept of persuasion. Activities have included literature webs, vocabulary webs, speeches, essays, art, & lots of class discussions! This AIG class will soon begin reading their next independent novel, The Diary of Anne Frank. They will be required to answer critical thinking questions on their own and we will have class discussions and projects designed to help students connect the novel with their own life experiences, as well as with other texts and ideas we have talked about in class so far this year. Here is a complete list of the novels we will read this year: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (already completed), Journey to Topaz (reading it now), Taking Sides, Anne Frank, Maus II, & Hiroshima. I welcome any suggestions about activities and/or possible field trips this class could take which would support the curriculum! All groups EOGs will be here before we know it! Starting in January, we will use part of the class on Fridays to work on EOG skills. Students will read EOG passages using the UNRAAVEL & sentence summary strategies. We will discuss answers together. Students will also play games designed to help with EOG vocabulary and participate in partnerships and group activities to practice skills. We will continue to work on various skills in our daily warm-ups (so far we have worked on inferences, main idea, author's purpose, and drawing conclusions). Reading Logs are due each week on Fridays, unless a different day or situation is specified by me in class. Late turn-in days are the following Monday (for 10 points off) or Tuesday (for 20 points off). After that, it is a zero. I do not take late reading logs after this point. However, I do accept late turn-ins for other assignments for late credit. Students must check with me if they want to turn in something late. Please encourage your child to turn in EVERYTHING! This is so important! ext clues). Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday - January 16th **Students can not be checked out from school after 3pm! Please don't hesitate to call or email me if you have any concerns or questions: 704-857-7038 ext. 707 Disclaimer: http://www.rss.k12.nc.us/Disclaim.html Discrimination policy: http://www.rss.k12.nc.us/Discrimination.html |
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