Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Final Week Remote Learning

Final Project!

Over the past several weeks you have been introduced to some very
inspirational people who have made a difference in the lives of humans
(and sometimes animals). Their humanitarian acts have demonstrated
that people have the power within to make change. So as we enter your last
week of seventh grade, please take the time to reflect on YOUR accomplishments
and future plans and take a moment to thank someone who has made (or is
making) a difference in the lives of others. We are certainly living in a time right
now where many people are helping others (nurses, doctors, AMAZON delivery
people, grocery store clerks, policemen, food pantry organizers, researchers…)
Complete BOTH letters below by June 17 (so you have 3 days to develop these).
Watch the instructional video for each and follow the directions carefully. This
is your last assignment for the year so give it your all! PROOFREAD!

--Letter to Future Self (informal letter)

Sunday, May 31, 2020

Work for Week of June 1

Below is the work for the week. Please let me know if you need any help with assignments!

Monday:
THIS IS A TWO DAY LESSON!

Read each nonfiction text (links below and in document).

Complete the 3-2-1 reading strategy for each.

Craft a well-developed response using evidence and demonstrating command of the English conventions.

MAKE A COPY of this sheet for all of this work!




To listen to directions, click here.


Tuesday:

SEE LESSON FROM YESTERDAY!

Here is the sheet again.

To listen to directions, click here.


Wednesday:

Indefinite Pronoun Agreement Lesson

See lesson here


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Thursday:


For today’s lesson, you will read through this Google slide  presentation on how to trace and evaluate an author’s argument taking note of the vocabulary and the methods involved.  Next you will read either the
Pro section or the Con section of the NewsELA article: PRO/CON: “Should our next census ask about citizenship status?”   Think about how this relates to the topic of humanity! Once you pick your side, you will use the graphic organizer and fill in the title of article, author, and...

MILD: find three important points and the claim
MEDIUM: find four important points, the claim, and supporting evidence

SPICY: find four important points, the claim, supporting evidence, and acknowledge a
possible counterclaim


Friday:

Use iReady for at least 30 minutes!

Reach out to your teacher if you need a lesson adjusted.

These lessons are monitored and checked.

To listen to directions, click here.

Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Work for week of 5/26

Tuesday:

Make yourself a copy of the Google Doc below, and follow the steps of the lesson.
Options for mild, medium, and spicy are included in the doc.


To listen to directions, click here.
Supports: Coordinate Adjectives Lesson w/Graphic organizer


Wednesday:
THIS IS A TWO DAY LESSON.
Day 1 =
Read the document and choose two articles that are
linked on the document. Fill in the W’s related to TWO of the articles you choose to focus on. 


To listen to directions, click here.


Thursday:

MAKE SURE YOU DID THE DAY 1 LESSON PRIOR TO THIS ONE.
Day 2
Synthesizing the definition of what it means to be a humanitarian
(from the document) with the information you filled in yesterday (on the document),
write an essay that proves, with evidence, how the humanitarians in the readings
improved the well being of others.


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Friday:
Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X-Reading
BACKGROUND: Read this brief piece of Background Information.
  1. Read the text containing excerpts from the writing of each man.
  2. Complete ONE of the learning experiences below (directions are included in each link):
Click for the assignment: 


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Sunday, May 17, 2020

Work for 5/18

Below are the assignments for the week. If you have any questions let me know.



Monday:

Use your active listening skills to watch the TED TALK about being a global citizen. What specific humanitarian action would you complete and in what country? Why? Remember the examples in the talk. You can either create a detailed and colorful poster for your campaign (mild), create a detailed pamphlet (medium), or create a powerpoint explaining your action (spicy). AND, for the first time, you may work with a partner (virtually of course) if you would like to. Your partner must be someone in the same ELA class as you. Be sure BOTH of your names are on the assignment.

To listen to directions, click here.

Supports:
- Make sure that you are listening with your ears to all directions. 
-Earbuds/Headphones should be used or your speaker on. 

- Use the Read&Write App to have the text read aloud




Tuesday:

Read the poem “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost. Reflect on the mood.
Remember that the mood is the atmosphere of the story. You can identify the mood by looking at
the setting, characters, details, and word choices. Watch the short  video about mood if you need a
reminder: 

Mild: Identify the mood of the poem and provide 3 words/phrases that establish the mood in a
well-written paragraph.
Medium: Identify the mood of each stanza, and 2 words/phrases from each stanza that create this
mood in two well-developed paragraphs.
Spicy: Add two stanzas (four lines each) to the poem maintaining the established mood and explain
your reasoning for this development in a statement below. In addition, how does this poem relate to
the theme of “humanity”?

To listen to directions, click here.

Supports:
 Use the Read&Write App to have the text read aloud

-This is a helpful graphic organizer to help you write the paragraph about mood.




Wednesday:
Complete 30 minutes of iReady. This is an assignment and will be checked! Please email
your teacher with any questions and/or if you need a lesson adjusted.

To listen to directions, click here.




Thursday:

THIS IS A  TWO-DAY LESSON.

Day 1: Listen to/view this SPEECH by then President, Barack Obama given on the 50th Anniversary of the Selma March for Voting Rights. Watch it twice if needed to understand the full message.

While listening, take notes and write down at least five things that stand out to you. Here is the TEXT of what was said in the video. Make a copy and type your notes on the bottom.

To listen to directions, click here.




Friday:

THIS IS A TWO-DAY LESSON. BE SURE TO COMPLETE DAY 1 FIRST.

Day  2: Choose one of the writing options.
MILD:  Write down your biggest “take away” from listening to the speech.  Explain why this stood
out to you and three ways it inspired you in a fully developed paragraph.

MEDIUM: Make a plan of action to DO SOMETHING that relates to your biggest “take away” from
this speech.  Describe why you are inspired to do this, using evidence from the speech, some specific
steps you can take, and how this plan of action will change the world for the better.

SPICY: Write a letter or email  to a person of your choice about the important messages from Obama’s
speech and how those messages can inspire and help us today.  Be sure to put the messages in CONTEXT
for the reader by giving background about this assignment, the speech, and the specific things said in the
speech.  Make sure to use details that explain how the messages in the speech can help inspire us, even
today, and what we can do to ACT on the inspiration.

ENRICHMENT:
Here is the text of the ENTIRE SPEECH by President Obama. What is said in the Smithsonian video is highlighted in YELLOW.
In a 3 to 5 paragraph piece of writing, consider why the Smithsonain used only pieces of the speech in their
video. Some things to consider in your writing: What was the STORY the video was trying to tell?  How
did the parts of the speech, chosen for the video, help that story?  Were there parts of the speech, not included
in the video, that should have been included to tell the story more clearly?  What was the purpose of having
Congressman John Lewis speak in added videos, and was this effective for the story that the Smithsonian was
trying to tell in their video?

To listen to directions, click here.