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7 th Grade Week 6 Agenda 10/8/12 – 10/12/12

7 th Grade Week 6 Agenda 10/8/12 – 10/12/12. Monday: Quiz & Start Novel Tuesday: Novel Study Wednesday: Narrative Writing Thursday: Book Talks Friday: Grammar/Vocab Friday & Quiz. Daily Writing: The Most 10/08/12. Choose one prompt to respond to and explain with detail:

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7 th Grade Week 6 Agenda 10/8/12 – 10/12/12

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  1. 7th Grade Week 6 Agenda10/8/12 – 10/12/12 • Monday: Quiz & Start Novel • Tuesday: Novel Study • Wednesday: Narrative Writing • Thursday: Book Talks • Friday: Grammar/Vocab Friday & Quiz

  2. Daily Writing: The Most10/08/12 Choose one prompt to respond to and explain with detail: • The most fun I’ve ever had . . . • The most disappointed I’ve ever been . . . • What are you looking forward to the most?

  3. Monday: Agenda/RemindersSlide 1/4 • Does anyone have group grades or notebook to turn in (due last Friday)? • Reminder: Book talk is due THIS THURSDAY! • Quiz (comma, semicolons, and vocab I and II) • 7A: two groups present that didn’t get a chance last week. • Start novel study – pre-reading writing due tomorrow. Half the class will read Hoot, and the other half the class will read Tangerine. Then we’ll switch! • There will be another, short, reading quiz on Friday. It will cover: • Literature terms we’ve covered • Reading

  4. Monday: New ProcedureSlide 2/4 • New procedure: • I will say “SLANT” and count to five with my fingers. If one or two students aren’t slanting, only those students will receive extra homework. If it’s more a couple, I will assign the entire class extra homework. • All extra homework assigned is due the next day. Late policy applies to extra homework (75% credit through the following Monday, 50% after that). • Absent students are required to complete the extra homework.

  5. Monday: New ProcedureSlide 3/4 • If we get through a class, and I don’t have to assign any additional homework… • I’ll stop class 5 minutes early, we’ll put our books away and clean up, and then play a game or just socialize.

  6. Monday: QuizSlide 4/4 • NO TALKING! Keep your eyes on you own paper! • If I suspect cheating, you will receive a zero. • When you’re done, raise your hand, and I will take it from you. Work on your pre-reading writing due tomorrow. • 7A: When everyone’s done, the remaining two groups will present.

  7. 7A Groups Left to present How to show and earn respect. • Sundus • Hibaaq • Abdulwahab (Wako) • Abdulahi • Mohamed How to achieve academic success. • Ramadan • Samira • Asha • Abdisalan • Abdi Wadoud

  8. Groups 7A Hoot 1 • Sundus • Anwar • Hibaaq • Abdulwahab (Wako) • Abdulahi Hoot 2 • Hafsa • Hana • Asha • Zakariya • Abdi Wadoud Tangerine 2 • Nabil • Abdisalan • Aisha • Abdulqadir • Khadija Tangerine 1 • Ramadan • Miski • Mohamed • Caisha • Samira

  9. Groups 7B Tangerine 2 • Abdullahi • Saynab • Ishwaq • Rakia • Muna Hoot 2 • Latifa • Idil • Omar • Mohamed Hoot 1 • Abdirahman • Najma • Zuhayb • Habso • Jabil Tangerine 1 • Sagal • Fatma • Siyad • Liban

  10. Daily Writing: Beauty10/09/12 Choose one prompt to respond to and explain with detail: • “Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.” ~Confucius • “Beauty is only skin deep.” ~ Unknown

  11. Tuesday: Novel Study • Does anyone have extra HW to hand in? • Assign book numbers – Can’t take these home YET. I still need a few more copies. • Get into small book groups. What do good groups look/act/sound like?? • First 5 minutes, share/discuss your pre-reading answers. • Silently read. You should have the first 6-8 pages read by the end of the period. • Write down where you left off in your planner. • Journal title: Characters in [Hoot/Tangerine] • Write down the names of each new character you meet in the novel. • Write a 3-5 sentence description of each character (What do they look like? Describe their personality.) • Due Friday what you don’t get done in class. • Book talk due Thursday! Don’t forget the book jacket.

  12. Daily Writing: Ann Frank10/10/12 Choose one prompt to respond to and explain with detail: • “I don't think of all the misery but of the beauty that still remains.” `Anne Frank • “Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart.” ~Anne Frank

  13. Wednesday: Narrative WritingSlide 1/2 • Does anyone have extra HW to hand in? • Character descriptions in your journal due Friday. Let me know if you need to check out a novel. • Book talk due TOMORROW! Be prepared and don’t forget the book jacket!

  14. Wednesday: Narrative WritingSlide 2/2 • Hand out/explain planning & rubric (double sided) • Planning is important! 20 minutes of planning • Using your previous brainstorming writing, you will create a comic strip narrative. • 1st frame, create a “title page” that begins the story. • In the remaining 5 frames, plan out your narrative that correspond to the intro, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. • Share with a partner/get feedback. • Work on Comic Strip Narrative DRAFT due Friday. • Write/draw in PENCIL. Do NOT add color or pen. We’ll add color next week. • Write neatly. • Under each picture, make sure to write a caption that summarizes the event(s) that are detailed in the scene. • Book talk due TOMORROW! Be prepared and don’t forget the book jacket!

  15. Daily Writing: Dr. King10/11/12 Choose one prompt to respond to and explain with detail: • “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” ~Martin Luther King, Jr. • “If a man hasn't discovered something that he will die for, he isn't fit to live.” Martin Luther King, Jr.

  16. Thursday: Book Talk • 7A: Hand out Comic Strips • Reminders: • Quiz tomorrow on notes/literature terms & reading. Let me know if you want to borrow the novel! Read first 8 pages of assigned novel. • Due tomorrow: • Plan AND draft of comic strip. • Character descriptions in your journal. • Give me your rubric with your name on it before you present.

  17. Daily Writing: What if… 10/12/12 Choose one prompt to respond to and explain with detail: • What would happen if you could fly whenever you wanted? When would you use this ability? • What would happen if there were no television? Why would this be good? bad?

  18. Friday: Quiz • Hand in your comic strip narrative assignment due today. • Does anyone have any homework to hand in? THESE EXTRA ASSGINEMENTS DO AFFECT YOUR GRADE! • Hand back Monday’s quiz and other homework. • Quiz! NO TALKING! If I suspect cheating, you will get a zero. • If you’re done early, work on your vocab due Wednesday. • Book talks: Once a quarter instead of once a month.

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