English 7 (Period 4) Assignments
- Instructor
- Mrs. Posey
- Term
- School Year 2016 - 2017
- Department
- English Language Arts
- Description
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Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
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Speeches delivered in class
Check the schedule below for your speech date
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Speeches delivered in class
Check the schedule below for your speech date
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Speeches delivered in class
Check the schedule below for your speech date
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Speeches delivered in class
Check the schedule below for your speech date
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- Finish revising your speech
- Bring your completed speech notecards to class
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Speech rough draft is due today-- by the END of the period
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- Work on your speech
- Bring in your signed movie permission slip
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Work on your speech
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- Bring in your signed speech contract. Be sure to check the date with your family.
- Work on your speech.
- Return you Giver book if you have not done so already.
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Final Giver Project is due today!
You may drop off your project in the classroom before school.
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- Complete paragraph #4 of The Giver Project by Monday.
- Be ready to share your project symbol idea with your classmates.
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Complete two more paragraphs for your Giver project. Write your paragraphs in Google Classroom:
- Paragraph #2 for your independent reading book
- Paragraph #3 for your real-life event
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Finish writing The Giver paragraph for your project. You will write all of your paragraphs in Google Classroom.
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- Finish reading The Giver and be ready for a reading quiz on chapters 20-23.
- The Giver Project
- Write your theme statement- Go to Google Classroom and complete the Google Form
- Choose your independent reading book
- Choose your real-life event
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Bring your EARBUDS for testing.
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Enjoy your spring break! Finish your independent reading book.
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Read The Giver chapters 15 & 16. Be prepared to take a quiz on the chapters.
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Today is the last day to retake quizzes for Q3.
Here is the link to the QUIZ RETAKE PROCEDURES.
Make an appointment to see me before or after school for retakes.
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March No Red Ink Mastery Game
- Be ready for a NRI quiz on all the topics listed on your game board
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Extra Credit Opportunity!
Read a NEW lit. circle survival book
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Read the sequel to your lit. circle book
After you finish reading the book, see me before school, after school, or during an appropriate work time in class. Bring the book with you. You will need to complete an on-demand paragraph answering one question about your book. Plan on spending about 10-15 minutes writing the paragraph.
You must complete the extra credit by Wednesday, March 29th at 4:00.
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SURVIVAL ESSAY-- 2ND REWRITE
Today is the last day to submit your survival essay rewrite.
- You must include your original rubric. I will not score your essay without it.
- The maximum point value for the second rewrite is 80/100.
- I will not accept any late rewrites.
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Read The Giver chapter 12 and be ready for a quiz.
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Study for GROW Quiz #16 using your GROW homework as a study guide.
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- GROW #16 (side two)
- Finish Cost-Benefit Analysis #1
- Read chapter 10 of The Giver-- be ready for a quiz
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- GROW #16 (side one)
- Read chapters 6 & 7 of The Giver-- there will be a reading quiz
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Study for GROW quiz #15
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- Revise survival essay
- Use the feedback on your descriptive rubric
- Final draft due Thursday/Friday
- GROW #15 (side two)
- BRING EARBUDS TO CLASS
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Complete the entire first draft of your survival essay.
- Introduction
- Body Paragraph #1
- Body Paragraph #2
- Conclusion
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Work on the rough draft of your survival essay in Google Classroom
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- February No Red Ink
- GROW #14 (side one)
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Prepare for your literature circle meeting #4 on Thursday/Friday by:
- Finishing your novel
- Making 5 annotations
- Completing the STAR WARS FORCE Pre-Discussion Response
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Prepare for your literature circle meeting #4 on Thursday/Friday by:
- Finishing your novel
- Making 5 annotations
- Getting started on the STAR WARS FORCE Pre-Discussion Response
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- Study for GROW Quiz #13
- Complete Novel Post-Discussion Response #3 on Google Classroom
- This week you only have to write about five (5) STAR WARS FORCE items!
- Summary
- Setting
- Connection(s)
- Your choice
- Your choice (Do not include a question this time)
- You need two quotations with MLA citations
- This week you only have to write about five (5) STAR WARS FORCE items!
- Read for next week's lit. circles meeting
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- GROW #13 (side two)
- Prepare for your literature circle meeting #3
- read
- 5 annotations
- STAR WARS FORCE Pre-Discussion Response
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- GROW #13 (side one)
- Prepare for your literature circle meeting #3 on Thurs./Fri.
- read
- 5 annotations
- STAR WARS FORCE Pre-Discussion Response
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- Study for GROW Quiz #12
- Finish Novel Post-Discussion Response #2
- Complete and turn in on Google Classroom
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- Study for GROW Quiz #14
- Work on survival argument essay in Google Classroom. Complete the rough draft for:
- Introduction
- First body paragraph
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- GROW #12 (side 2)
- Prepare for your literature circle meeting
- Read assigned pages
- Complete 10 annotations
- Fill-out STAR WARS FORCE Pre-Discussion Response #2
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- GROW #14 (side two)
- Survival Essay Graphic Organizer
- Write claim
- Find two pieces of evidence for each survival trait
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- Novel Post-Discussion Response #1
- Complete and turn in on Google Classroom
- Instructions are on page 31 of your notebook
- GROW #12 (side one)
- Begin preparing for this week's literature circle meetings on Th/F
- Read your assigned pages
- Complete 10 annotations
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- Study for GROW Quiz #11
- Work on STAR WARS FORCE post-discussion paragraph in Google Classroom- due Tues/Wed (Read the example)
- Start reading your chapters for next week's meeting on Thurs/Fri
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- GROW #11 (side two)
- Read lit. circles novel pages for the first discussion
- Ten annotations in your lit. circles book
- STAR WARS FORCE Pre-Discussion Response
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- GROW #11 (side one)
- Literature Circles: Read and annotate your novel. You'll have some time in class tomorrow to read and/or work on your pre-discussion response.
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- Study literary devices for a quiz on Monday.
- Read and annotate your literature circles novel
- Read about 20 pages in your novel and make a couple annotations
- You'll have some time in class this week to read and work on your pre-discussion response
- First lit. circles novel meetings will be on Thursday/Friday
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- Poetry post-discussion response
- Complete and turn in on Google Classroom
- If Google Classroom is still not working, please look at the examples posted here on my website. Complete your assignment on a Google Doc. You do not need to print.
- Q2 notebook check
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- Study for GROW Quiz #10
- Poetry pre-discussion response
- Annotate ALL poems in your set
- Fill out the STAR WARS force sheet (both sides) for ONE of the poems in your set
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- GROW #10 (side one)
- Sentence Types Project (if you did not finish in class before break)
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Practice your speech seven times a day until the day of your speech. See the speech schedule posted below to confirm your date and time.
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Practice your speech seven times a day until the day of your speech. See the speech schedule posted below to confirm your date and time.
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Practice your speech. See the speech schedule below to confirm your date and time.
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Practice your speech. See the speech schedule below to confirm your date and time.
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Practice your speech. See the speech schedule below to confirm your date and time.
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- Study for GROW Quiz #9
- Make your speech notecards
- Practice your speech
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- GROW #9 (side two)
- Edit and revise your speech
- Be sure to add two items from the "How to Connect to the Audience" document on Google Classroom.
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Today is the last day to turn in a Monster Mash Argument Paragraph rewrite. Be sure to follow all the directions on the green half sheet! See me during the week if you'd like some help.
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- GROW #9 (side one)
- Finish the entire rough draft of your speech (Instructions and examples on Google Classroom)
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- Study for GROW Quiz #8
- Signed speech contract due
- Work on your speech-- all three body points are due Monday (instructions and examples are on Google Classroom)
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If you did not finish the "Speech Check-in" Google Form in class today, you must finish for homework and submit by tonight (Friday 12/2).
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- GROW #8 (side two)
- Work on speech (assignment sheet/outline in Google Classroom)
- Finish the rough draft of the introduction
- (Check out Google Classroom. I posted a new file called "Example Attention Getters.")
- Begin body point #1
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Complete your Beowulf figurative language poster if you did not finish in class.
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Beowulf Reading Guide #3
You must have your reading guide finished before you can start your figurative language poster in class on Tuesday/Wednesday.
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- Monster Mash Argument Paragraph
- Once you've finished revising and editing, press "TURN IN" on Google Classroom.
- Beowulf Reading Guide #2
Your Reading Guide is due at the END of the period on Thursday. You will have time to finish it up in class.
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Complete Monster Mash Argument Paragraph rough draft in Google Classroom. You do not neet to print or "turn in" on Classroom since we will be revising and editing in class on Tuesday & Wednesday.
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Study for GROW Quiz #7
Focus your studying on...
- Identifying dependent vs. independent causes
- Editing for third person, present tense
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- GROW #7 (side two)
- Beowulf Reading Guide #1.
Click here for a PDF of Beowulf: A New Telling by Robert Nye.
*NOTE: THE PAGE NUMBERS ON THE PDF ARE DIFFERENT FROM THE CLASS NOVEL. FOR READING GUIDE ONE, YOU WILL READ THROUGH THE END OF CHAPTER FIVE (V).
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Happy Halloween! There is no homework tonight because I let you finish GROW #7 in class today. Have fun tonight, and be safe!
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English Notebook Check. Please take a look at the resources below to ensure that you earn full credit for this assignment.
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Be ready to show or perform your Hot Seat episode.
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Study for GROW Quiz #6
- Study new vocabulary; review old vocabulary
- Review roots
- Review phrase and clause notes
- Chant the FANBOYS, sing the subordinating conjunction song, sing the preposition song
THIS QUIZ WILL GO ON YOUR Q1 GRADE.
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- GROW #6 (side two)
- Work on Hot Seat project if necessary. Presentations will be a the end of the period on Thursday/Friday.
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- Study for GROW Quiz #5. Pay special attention to:
- Phrases and Clauses
- Q1 Roots
- Complete GROW #6 (side one)
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Your children's book final draft is due today! We will have an authors' celebration in class, so practice reading your book aloud with expression. I'm so excited to see your final books!
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- GROW #5 (side two)
- Work on children's book final draft- due Monday
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- GROW #5 (side one)
- Work on children's book final draft- due Monday
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Get to work on your final children's book. Have fun creating! Your book is due on Monday, October 17th. Binding workshops will be held on Monday 10/10 and Friday 10/14 in room R5. See the post below for details.
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- Write the dedication for your children's book
- Write the "About the Author" for your children's book (Items you might want to include: age, grade, family, current interests, future goals) You do NOT need to share or print your dedication or "About the Author"
- THINK: How am I going to illustrate my book?
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- Study for GROW Quiz #4
- Sing the preposition song
Here is a prepositional phrase game to help you study:
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- GROW #4 (side two)
- Sing the preposition song
- Revise for word choice
- Add sensory language
- Add figurative language
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- GROW #3 (side two)
- Sing the preposition song
- Revise for word choice
- Change weak verbs to vivid verbs
- Change non-specific nouns to specific nouns (Example: change lunch to peanut butter and jelly sandwich)
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- Study for GROW Quiz #3
- Memorize the Subordinating Conjunction Birthday Song
- Revise your children's book for word choice
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- GROW #1 (side one)
- Sing the preposition song
- Work on your children's book if you still need to add vivid verbs and specific nouns.
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- GROW #3 (side two)
- Memorize the Subordinating Conjunction Birthday Song
- Revise your children's book for ACTION, NARRATION, AND DIALOGUE.
- Please finish highlighting your entire story for action, narration, and dialogue. Look at the colors. Do you need more action? Narration? Dialogue? Make the changes!
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- Grow #3 (side one)
- Memorize the Subordinating Conjunction Birthday Song
- Complete the rough draft of your children's book on Google Classroom.
Children's Books Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Where do I write my book?
A: There is a template for you on Google Classroom
Q: Where can I find all the instructions?
A: See the assignment sheet below or look on the first page of your yellow folder.
Q: How long does my book need to be?
A: Write a creative story that includes all the elements on your story map. Your final draft will be 600-800 words.
Q: Do I need to draw pictures?
A: Not yet. All you need to do now is the rough draft of the story.
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- Study for GROW Quiz #2. Remember to review concepts from GROW #1. Sing the subordinating conjunction song to the tune of Happy Birthday. Chant the FANBOYS.
- Continue to work on your children's book in Google Classroom. Your rough, rough draft is due on Tuesday/Wednesday. **Even if you did not conference with me, you still need to complete your story map and get a good start on your rough draft.
Children's Books Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Where do I write my book?
A: There is a template for you on Google Classroom
Q: Where can I find all the instructions?
A: See the assignment sheet below or look on the first page of your yellow folder.
Q: How long does my book need to be?
A: Write a creative story that includes all the elements on your story map. Your final draft will be 600-800 words.
Q: Do I need to draw pictures?
A: Not yet. All you need to do now is the rough draft of the story.
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- Complete GROW #2 (side two). Use the vocabulary notes in the back of your English Notebook to help you.
- Start planning your story. Work on the story map for your children's book if you are ready. Fill in what you can, and you'll have time to work tomorrow after we do an example plot map in class. The story map is on page 11 of your yellow folder.
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- Complete GROW #2 (side one). Use the conjunction notes in your English notebook to help you.
- Prepare for the writing conference with Mrs. Posey by filling out page 9 in your yellow folder.
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Choose one personal narrative to finish by Monday.
There is no GROW test Monday.
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Finish "I remember" brainstorming in your yellow folder and begin writing your personal narrative. You may write on the lined pages in your yellow folder.
There is no GROW homework this week.
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GROW Quiz #1
- Study Subject/Verb Notes
- Study "No Excuses" Spelling Words
- Use your GROW homework as a study guide
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GROW #1 (side two)
Study "No Excuses" spelling words.
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Complete the final draft of your "I Dream a World" poem following the guidelines on the pink half sheet I gave you.
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- Show your parent(s) the class syllabus and have them fill out the last page.
- Please gather supplies for this class and have them ready to go by next week. If you need help with any of the supplies, please let me know.
The most important supply you'll need for this class is one spiral notebook (minimum 100 pages). This notebook will be used only for English class.
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Today in class you revised and edited your "I Dream a World" poem. Please continue to revise at home. Bring in a new, clean copy of the poem for me to look over.
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Complete your "I Dream a World" poem rough draft.
Type and print your poem. Bring it to class for editing and revising.
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Complete the brainstorming section of your "I Dream a World" handout (side one). Be ready to share ideas and write your poem on Monday.