Mon May 14, 2012
Week of May 14
7th Grade Social Studies
Monday - Homework is chapter 20, section 1 book notes, due 5/15. Explorer notes in class.
Tuesday - Homework, chapter 20, section 2 book notes, due 5/16. Begin Magellan's journey.
Wednesday - Homework, chapter 20, section 3 book notes, due 5/18. Continue Magellan's journey.
Thursday - Field Trip
Friday - Scientific Revolution.
7th Grade Language Arts
This week's vocab: bonus, bracchium, caput/capitis, centum, chronos, curro/cursum, decem, demos, dens/dentis, dia, dico/dictum, digitus
We are continuing "The Incredible Journey"
Monday - Grammar, pg. 606 #1 1-10 Prepositions, Conjunctions, Interjections. Pink adjective review paper.
Tuesday - Grammar, pg. 606 #2 1-10. Purple Other Words used as Adjective review paper.
Wednesday - Grammar, pg. 606 #3 1-10. Gold What is an Adverb review paper.
Thursday - Field Trip
Friday - Greek vocab quiz
7th Grade Literature
Lit terms this week: fiction, figure of speech, first person point of view, flashback
This week we will read Ch. 22-28 in Treasure Island and begin our genre book project.
Mon May 07, 2012
Week of May 7
7th Grade Social Studies
Complete Travel Plans! Due at the end of class Friday.
7th Grade Language Arts
Monday and Tuesday we are finishing speeches.
We are starting "The Incredible Journey" Thursday.
7th Grade Literature
We will finish OAKS testing this week, and we continue our study of the novel: Treasure Island.
Worksheet Ch. 15-21 is due at the end of class on Tuesday.
Lit Term Test for Group #4 words is Friday.
Mon Apr 30, 2012
Week of April 30
7th Grade Social Studies
We are working on our Travel Plans this week.
7th Grade Language Arts
No vocab or grammar this week.
We will finish our "My Life" speeches and Start our "How To" speeches.
7th Grade Literature
Lit terms this week are: Fallacy, Fantasy, Figurative Language, and Foreshadowing
Literature term test will be Tuesday, May 8
We are continuing our reading of Treasure Island.
Mon Apr 23, 2012
Week of April 23
7th Grade Social Studies
Monday and Tuesday we will be watching "Cathedral," and completing the worksheet in class.
Our Renaissance test will be Thursday.
7th Grade Language Arts
There will be a vocabulary test on Friday. We will be doing review this week.
This week's vocabulary words are: haughty, gracious
Monday: "My Life" speeches begin. Verb review purple worksheet Perfect Tenses.
Tuesday: "My Life" speeches. Verb review green and gold worksheets, Using Verb Tenses.
Wednesday: "My Life" speeches and introduction to "How To" speech. Verb review green and purple worksheets, Troublesome Verb Pairs.
Thursday: "How To" speech rough drafts.
Friday: Elementary Stories due.
7th Literature
Lit terms for the week: Essay, Exaggeration, External Conflict, Fact, Fable
Monday: Treasure Island Quiz #1
Tuesday: Treasure Island Worksheet Chapters 8-14
Wednesday: Book Club -- Finish Setting Art
Thursday: Continue Treasure Island Reading
Friday: Watch Treasure Island Movie
Mon Apr 16, 2012
Week of April 16
7th Grade Social Studies
We will be working on our independent research of the Renaissance in the computer lab this week. Worksheets are due on Thursday at the end of class.
7th Grade Language Arts
We will be starting the public speaking unit this week.
This week's vocabulary words are: dispatch, facetious, sarcastic, biased
Monday-- Speech notes.
Tuesday-- Emphasis speech and fears. Verb review worksheet pink, principal parts of verbs and
gold principal parts of verbs.
Wednesday-- Rough draft of My Life speech. Verb review worksheet green, irregular verbs.
Thursday-- Peer review of My Life speech. Verb review worksheet pink, simple tenses and gold
simple tenses.
7th Grade Literature
Our lit terms this week is "effect"
Literary Term test is Thursday! Study your word cards!!
This week we continue reading Treasure Island. Wednesday is book club meeting. Bring your art supplies!
Mon Apr 09, 2012
Week of April 9
7th Grade Social Studies
We will be continuing our work on our Renaissance person interviews. Presentations will begin on Tuesday.
7th Grade Language Arts
This week's vocabulary words are: embargo, escapade, guerrilla, bravado
We will be finishing our 1st grade stories this week.
There is no grammar wprk this week because we are finishing our stories.
7th Grade Literature
Lit terms for this week are: dialogue, diction, drama, and dynamic character
Our next lit term test will be next Wednesday. We are starting Treasure Island this week!
We are working on Chapters 1-7 worksheet.
Mon Apr 02, 2012
Week of April 2
7th Grade Social Studies
This week we are beginning the Renaissance.
Monday: Chapter 19, section 1 booknotes
Tuesday: In class reading, Renaissance stories in history. Homework, chapter 19, section 2 booknotes
Wednesday: Continue in class reading. Homework, chapter 19, section 3 booknotes.
Thursday: Renaissance interview research.
Friday: Renaissance interview research.
7th Grade Language Arts
This week's vocabulary words are: ROM, modem, network, on-line, peripheral
Monday -- Finish typing stories for first graders, Pronoun Review Worksheets Green and Purple
Tuesday -- Finish typing stories for first graders, Pronoun Review Worksheets Pink and Yellow
Using Verb Tenses pg. 600
Wednesday -- Illustrate first grade stories, Pronoun Review Worksheets Pink, Yellow, Green
Troublesome Verb Pairs pg. 601
Thursday -- Verb Quiz
Friday -- Illustrate first grade stories
7th Grade Literature
Lit Terms for this week: contrasting, decision making, denouement, description, dialect
Monday -- Book Club Discussion
Tuesday -- Reader's Theatre Practice and Presentations
Wedneday -- Finish Presentations
Thursday -- Start Treasure Island!
Friday -- Continue with Treasure Island!
Mon Mar 19, 2012
Week of March 19
7th Grade Social Studies
This week we will finish our medieval fun folders. They are due on Friday.
7th Grade Language Arts
Words of the Week:
Monday "arboretum"
Tuesday "forestry"
Wednesday "ROM"
Thursday "modem"
Friday "network"
We will be finishing the writing on our 1st grade stories.
Grammar work this week will be:
Monday: Pg. 599 #6 plus Pronoun Review Purple and Pink Worksheets
Tuesday: Pg. 600 #7 plus Pronoun Review Gold Worksheet
Wednesday: Pg. 599 #5 plus Pronoun Review Green and Purple Worksheets
Thurday: Pg. 600 #8 plus Pronoun Review Pink and Yellow Worksheets
Friday: Pg. 601 #9 plus Verb Quiz
7th Grade Literature
We will complete our study of international tales this week. The test on cultural lit is on Thursday. Readers' Theatre plays will be on Thursday and Friday.
Mon Mar 12, 2012
Week of March 12
7th Grade Social Studies:
This week we will be working on our fun folders of the middle ages. These are due on Friday, March 23. Congratulations to everyone on a fabulous castle game project and medieval feast!
7th Grade Language Arts:
Vocabulary words this week are "quadruplet, quintuplet, sapling, deciduous, conifer"
Monday's work Pg.597 #1 and Green Worksheet Pronoun Review Worksheet
Tuesday's work Pg. 597 #2 and Pink Worksheet Subject Pronoun Review Worksheet
Wednesday: Yellow Subject Pronoun Review Worksheet
Thursday's work Pg. 598 #3 and Gold Object Pronoun Review Worksheet
Friday's work Pg. 598 #4
7th Grade Literature:
Monday: Read "Pumpkin Seed & the Snake" and do Story Map
Tuesday: Watch "Hans, My Hedgehog" and do Story Map
Wednesday: Book Club
Thursday: Watch "Peachboy" and do Story Map
Friday: Read "Kefala's Secret Something" and do Story Map
Cultural Literature Test will be Thursday, March 22
Mon Mar 05, 2012
Week of March 5
7th Grade Language Arts:
Vocabulary Words for this week are "unaminous, bilateral, duplicity, triathlon"
Monday's work is #10 Pg. 596
Tuesday we will have a test on pronouns.
7th Grade Social Studies:
Tuesday is Castle Judging!
Wednesday is our Medieval Feast! Thank you to all students and parents who are contributing to our feast!
Friday we begin middle ages fun folders!
7th Grade Literature:
Monday we will read the short story "Force of Luck."
Tuesday we will read the short story "Brother Coyote."
Wednesday is book club.
Thursday we will read the short story "Odin."
Friday we will learn about the famous Japanese story "The Boy Who Drew Cats."
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