Week of Dec. 15

Week of Dec. 15

Monday- Caught ‘Ya, review vocab., finish the book- chapters 13-15, and work on poster (final project)

Tuesday- Good News, SSR, Vocab quiz #3,  work on poster

Wednesday- ROL, Caught ‘Ya, work on poster- begin presentations

Thursday- Good News, SSR, Assessment on The Breadwinner

Friday- ROL, Caught ‘Ya, Presentation of Posters/Presentations  

HOMEWORK:

Monday- Finish The Breadwinner

Tuesday-Thursday-  work on poster- due Friday

Review for Vocab. #3

 http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-1086200

The Breadwinner Vocab. #2 Review site

http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-1086192

Afghanistan Embassy PowerPoint

https://docs.google.com/a/hamiltonschools.us/presentation/d/1rQyumjvbB2P2oMojg98IC4FhL-1dfIPGoe2dnOv_BMg/edit?usp=sharing

The week of Dec. 8

Week of Dec. 8

Monday- ROL,  Caught Ya, and work time for The Breadwinner 7-9 and boxes and Author's Purpose due Tuesday

Tuesday- Good News, review vocab list #2, Afghan PowerPoint, assign chapters 10-12 with reading strategies and work time

Wednesday-  ROL, Caught Ya, Vocab quiz #2, chapters 10-12 with reading strategies and work time

Thursday-  Good News, hand out vocab list #3, work on 10-12 with reading strategies

Friday- ROL, Caught ‘Ya, review vocab list #3, Open Mind activity- comparing Parvana to Malala

assign the end of the book 13-15,

HOMEWORK:

Monday- read 7-9 and do boxes, review vocal.
Tuesday- review vocab.

Thursday- read 10-12 and reading strategies

Friday- finish the book

The Breadwinner Vocab. #1 Review

http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-1083819

The week of Dec. 1

Week of Dec. 1

Monday-  ROL, Caught ‘Ya, who or what is the breadwinner?, chapter 1-3 Powerpoint pictures, vocabulary, hand out The Breadwinner and read chapters 1-3  with discussion questions

Tuesday- Good News, review vocab., explain the end project--poster, art, presentation--and silent read and work on questions

Wednesday- ROL, Caught ‘Ya, review vocab., go over discussion questions in groups, any questions??- in group write down any questions you have with 1-3, assign 4-6- one pager for chapters 4-6 (1 for the 3 chapters) . Hand in on Friday for feedback.

Thursday- Good News, SSR,  vocab quiz #1, and work time

Friday- ROL, Caught ‘Ya, hand out vocab list #2, What is the Author’s Purpose (RL.7.6), assign chapters 7-9 with summary boxes- one sentence summary with picture or 5 facts- use computer paper and divide into 4 boxes.

HOMEWORK:

Tuesday- finish 1-3 and do discussion questions

Thursday- one pager for chapters 4-6 due Friday
Friday- author's purpose due Tuesday

The week of Nov. 17

Monday- ROL, Caught ‘Ya, packet with several stories about heroes- read and find evidence to support their ideas of why each person is a hero, write a one page reflective journal on what they’ve learned about heroes.

Tuesday- Good News, SSR , watch the Malala interview with Diane Sawyer

Wednesday- ROL, Caught Ya’, read the Diary of Malala and response

Thursday- Good News, SSR, Caught ‘Ya, RL.7.7- compare the video of Malala to her diary

Friday- ROL, Caught ‘Ya, Deborah Ellis Article--Activism

Homework:
Every night- read 20 minutes
Monday- work on hero evidence RI.7.1
Wednesday- finish the diary of Malala

Mrs. Malloch's Classes: Blog Addresses

http://kidblog.org/MrsMallochs2ndHourClass/

http://kidblog.org/MrsMallochs3rdHourClass/

http://kidblog.org/MrsMallochs7thHourClass/

The week of Nov. 10

Week of Nov. 10

Monday- ROL, Caught Ya, Sentence Jeopardy

Tuesday- Good Things, Sentence Test, and fill in book review handout- due Thursday

Wednesday- SRI, finish revisions to myth

Thursday- Good Things, Book Blog- publish and comment on three others, SSR

Friday- ROL, Caught ‘Ya, Coffee hero, Dan Dewey- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrDTBogf9So, Hero in the Hallway video http://www.herointhehallway.com, dictionary definition of a hero- create a poster with a partner that shows your definition of a hero- words, pictures, etc.

Homework:

Monday- study sentences

Tuesday-Wednesday- do book blog rough draft

Read 20 minutes every night

The week of Nov. 3

Week of Nov. 3

Monday- ROL, Caught ‘Ya, hand back myths and revise

Tuesday- Good News, SSR, finish revisions, review notecards

Wednesday- ROL, Caught ‘Ya, library visit, review complex sentences, essay writing pre-test

Thursday- Good News, SSR- find types of sentences in their silent reading book, Study notecards

Friday- SRI Test - Sentence test pushed back to next Tuesday

HOMEWORK:

Tuesday:  Finish revisions

Thursday:  Study and review flashcards for sentence test

EVERY DAY:  Read for 20 minutes outside of English class

The week of Oct. 27

Week of Oct. 27

Monday-  ROL, Caught ‘Ya, subject and verbs, compound sentences

Tuesday- Good News, SSR, compund sentences

Wednesday-  ROL, Caught ‘Ya, go over compound sentences, notecards

Thursday- No School

Friday- No School

HOMEWORK:

EVERY DAY:  Read 20 minutes outside of English class
WEDNESDAY: Finish notecards

The Week of Oct. 20

Week of Oct. 20

Monday- make revisions, type myth final draft

Tuesday- type myth final draft

Wednesday- Hand in myth final draft and all prewriting, Library, ROL, and museum (read each other's myths)

Thursday- Good News, SSR, complete sentences PowerPoint

Friday- ROL, Caught ‘Ya, complete sentences activities

HOMEWORK:  

TUESDAY:  Finish final draft (typed)- you’ll need to hand in the final draft, rough draft (with revisions), all pre-writing activities on myths- due Wednesday

EVERY DAY:  Read 20 minutes outside of English class

The Week of Oct. 13

Week of Oct. 13

Monday- ROL, Caught ‘Ya, hand back Roots/prefix Quiz, write a paragraph describing a main character in your myth.

Tuesday-Good News, SSR, students then will choose their best introduction and start writing the rough draft of their myth.

Wednesday- Library, ROL, Caught ‘Ya, and we will explain “exploding a moment” and keep working on their rough draft.

Thursday- Good News, SSR, work on a revision activity called “Scared Nutty,” and finishing touches to rough draft- make sure you have three sections of dialogue in your myth.

Friday- ROL, Caught ‘Ya, peer editing their myth, and work on revisions

HOMEWORK:

Read nightly- 20 minutes

Monday- character paragraph

Tuesday- work on rough draft, must be done and with you in class on Friday! *Be sure to include your exciting intro., setting paragraph, dialogue, character description(s), and So What paragraph.

The Week of Oct. 6

Monday -- ROL, Caught ‘Ya, review word parts, and work on Theseus and the Minotaur summary boxes

Tuesday --  Good News, SSR, review word parts, read myth examples, discuss ideas for myths, hand out “Write Your Own Myth” intro sheet and start thinking of ideas

Wednesday -- ROL, Caught ‘Ya Quiz, Library Visit, share ideas about your own myth, write setting paragraph

Thursday-  Good News, review word parts, SSR  (EXPLORE testing in the morning)

Friday -- ROL, Caught’ Ya, Word Parts Quiz #1, Discussion of good leads/intros for their myth, write three intros and choose the best one.

HOMEWORK:

Monday--”Theseus and the Minotaur” summary boxes

Wednesday--Have idea for your own myth and myth planning sheet filled in

Thursday--Setting paragraph

Friday--Word Parts Quiz #1

Silent reading at home- goal should be at least 20 minutes a night!

The Week of Sept. 29

Week of Sept. 29

Monday- ROL, Caught ‘Ya, finish dialogues, study roots, and explain POV

Tuesday- Good Things, SSR, Persephone and the Seasons and write POV journal- due Thursday

Wednesday- ROL, Caught ‘Ya, Greek and Latin affixes review

Thursday- Good Things, SSR, 10 Greek and Latin prefixes
*art students gone to Art Prize

Friday- ROL, Caught ‘Ya, and begin Theseus and the Minotaur summary boxes- 1 sentence summary and a picture for each paragraph of the story

Homework:

Tuesday and Wednesday- Persephone journal

Wednesday and Thursday- review Greek and Latin roots and affixes- quiz next Friday

Friday- Theseus due Tuesday

Students should also be reading their choice books at home!

The week of Sept. 22

Week of September 22

Monday -- ROL (Read Out Loud), Caught ‘Ya, Review first set of root words, Introduce second set of root words, make index cards

Tuesday -- Share good news, SSR (silent, sustained reading), begin writing dialogue betweens gods and goddesses (10 facts for each god)

Wednesday -- ROL, Caught ‘Ya, review notecards and work on dialogue

Thursday -- Share good news, SSR (silent, sustained reading), and finish dialogues

Friday -- Present dialogues, ROL (Read Out Loud), Caught ‘Ya

HOMEWORK:

Monday- Thursday -- Work on Action Figure/Barbie- due Friday with dialogue

Week of September 15

Week of September 15

Monday -- ROL (Read Out Loud), Caught ‘Ya, review 10 Greek and Latin root words, “Pandora’s Box” with questions and essay

Tuesday -- Share Good News, time for SSR (silent, sustained reading), work time

Wednesday -- ROL, Caught ‘Ya, Practice article with reading strategies about a god--work through with teacher and students (cartoon, too), assign a god or goddess to each student and start marking and reading article.

Thursday -- Good News, SSR, continue reading and marking god/goddess article, take notes for dialogue and cartoon.

Friday -- ROL, Caught ‘Ya, Review root words, finish god/goddess article

HOMEWORK:

Pandora’s Box is due Wed.

Silent read at home

Review your Greek and Latin roots and affixes

SRI web address

http://ha-scholastic:55880/slms/studentaccess

The Week of Sept. 8

Week of Sept. 8

Monday- ROL (Read out loud), Caught Ya, Greek gods/goddesses PowerPoint (on the blog below) and fill in note sheet.  

Tuesday- SRI test and silent reading

Wednesday- ROL, Caught Ya, Helios story with reading strategy- model and read together

Thursday- Share good things, The Story of Arachne with multiple choice and short answer question, SSR

Friday- ROL, Caught Ya, punctuating dialogue, go over The Story of Arachne questions and revise short answer. Discuss how to answer an essay question.

Homework- Silent reading at home and study Greek/Latin roots and affixes notecards

Introduction to Greek Gods and Goddesses

Syllabus

Click here to access the syllabus.

The week of Sept. 1

Week of Sept. 1

Monday- Labor Day

Tuesday- Seating Charts, Expectations, Syllabus, Autograph Party, explain “I” poster

Wednesday- Read out loud (Crash), Social Contract, Library (get a 200-page book you have never read before), explain 40 book challenge, and work on “I” poster.

Thursday- Share good things, silent reading, write six-word memoir and tweet (140 characters or less)

Friday- Read out loud, Start Word Nerd (Word Wall), Caught ‘Ya, intro. to Greek and Latin root words and make notecards

Homework-

Tuesday- bring SSR book, get syllabus signed

Friday- Finish Greek and Latin root word notecards

Welcome to 7th Grade English! We are excited to have you in class!