24-25 Period 2-English 7 Assignments

Your reading challenge is over on Thursday/Friday!  Update your Reading Record.

Make a plan to pick up your Giver project by Friday.

Run!  Find them and put them in your backpack right now.

This is a due date reminder. Do your work in the assignment called:
🍎 The Giver Project: Everything Has Its Costs
You can find this assignment under Resources & Long-Term Assignments.

This is a due date reminder. Do your work in the assignment called:
🍎 The Giver Project: Everything Has Its Costs
You can find this assignment under Resources & Long-Term Assignments.

This is a due date reminder. Do your work in the assignment called:
🍎 The Giver Project: Everything Has Its Costs
You can find this assignment under Resources & Long-Term Assignments.

Use the pink "Ideas for Sticky Notes" in your notebook to give you ideas for your observations.
Be ready for a reading quiz next class.

Use the pink "Ideas for Sticky Notes" in your notebook to give you ideas for your observations.
Be ready for a reading quiz next class.

Use the pink "Ideas for Sticky Notes" in your notebook to give you ideas for your observations.
Be ready for a reading quiz next class.
Be ready for a reading comprehension quiz next class.

Mrs. Posey will no longer check this assignment regularly, but you can still revise and earn 20/20.  Leave Mrs. Posey a private comment when you have revised and you're ready for her to check your work.  Thanks!

Use the pink "Ideas for Sticky Notes" in your notebook to give you ideas for your observations.
Be ready for a reading quiz next class.

You will complete the Q3 Independent Reading Progress on Monday/Tuesday.

Use the pink "Ideas for Sticky Notes" in your notebook to find topics for your observations.
Be ready for a reading quiz next class.

If you did not finish in class, you may use evidence in your own words instead of quotations to finish this assignment.

Please use your first name and last initial when you play.  Feel free to play multiple times to practice.  Add a number to your last initial each extra time you play.

Finish your activity if you didn't finish in class.
If you were absent, the instructions are below.  You can print your own sheet, or you can pick one up from Mrs. Posey when you return.

Study!  Final Test (Root, Prefix, Suffix) on Wednesday, February 12

BLOOKET: Use your first name and last initial when you play.  If you do not follow these directions, Mrs. Posey will deduct a point from your homework score.
If you want to practice multiple times, simply add a number to your name.
For example...
Valerie P
Valerie P1
Valerie P2
Valerie P3

Complete the following IXL lessons to a smart score of 90:
7th Grade IXL U.6 words with -full
7th Grade IXL U.7 words with -less
7th Grade IXL U.8 words with -ible and -able
TEST NEXT WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12

Finish your counterargument/rebuttal paragraph if you didn't finish in class.  Your entire rough draft is due on Thursday.

After you take the practice test, grab a highlighter or colored pencil and mark the word parts that you still need to study before Wednesday's test.

On Monday/Tuesday, I will check to see that you have finished your introduction and all three body paragraphs.  Don't forget MLA formatting and color coding.

Complete the following IXL lessons to a smart score of 90:
7th Grade IXL U.1
7th Grade IXL U.2
7th Grade IXL U.3
7th Grade IXL U.4
7th Grade IXL U.5

BLOOKET: Use your first name and last initial when you play.  If you do not follow these directions, a point will be deducted from your homework score
If you want to practice multiple times, simply add a number to your name.
For example...
Peak M
Peak M1
Peak M2
Peak M3

Here is an OPTIONAL Blooket practice.

Your organizer is in your notebook (the page with the umbrellas).  Finish for homework if you didn't finish in class.

Think:  Have a met my goal of reading for 3 hours this week?  If not, catch up this weekend.

Should kids play competitive sports?

BLOOKET: Use your first name and last initial when you play.  If you do not follow these directions, Mrs. Posey will deduct a point from your homework score.
If you want to practice multiple times, simply add a number to your name.
For example...
LeBron J
LeBron J1
LeBron J2
LeBron J3

Return to assignment #6 to revise your essay.
1) Finish any part of the slideshow that you didn't finish in class.
2) Argument Writing Checklist: Revise your essay until you've answered "yes" to everything except items that mention "counterclaim."
3) Press "Turn in" on assignment #6.

Return to assignment #6 to write your essay.

Your entire essay is due next Friday at the beginning of class.

BLOOKET: Use your first name and last initial when you play.  If you do not follow these directions, Mrs. Posey will deduct a point from your homework score.
If you want to practice multiple times, simply add a number to your name.
For example...
Steph C
Steph C1
Steph C2
Steph C3

Should kids play competitive sports?
In class, you debated with multiple partners to try out your evidence. 
Next, you wrote a claim and organized your evidence into three reasons.
For homework, finish any part of the organizer that you did not finish in class.

Should kids play competitive sports?
In class, we started reading the articles attached below.  We took notes (pro and con) in our English notebooks.
For homework, set a timer for 20 minutes and add to your class notes.  Next class, we'll take this argument to a debate!  You don't know what side of the debate you'll be on, so take good notes for both sides.

Get a head start on your Q3 reading :-)

1.  See Mrs. Posey to go over your test.
2.  Study the words that you missed.
3.  Schedule a time to retake (Flex, before school, after school)
4.  All retakes must be completed by Thursday, December 19.

We will have a reading progress check on Tuesday, December 17.

Study ideas:
-make flash cards or a Quizlet for words that are tricky for you
-play the attached Blooket (as many times as you want)
-meet with a friend and quiz one another (break, lunch, flex)
-write sentences for the words
-ask a parent or sibling to quiz you on definitions, synonyms, or sentences
-create a symbol/picture to help you remember the definitions
-remember, all of the words and definitions are in your English notebook

Log in with your LGUSD Google credentials.

If you were absent, you can print a copy of the storyboard at home, or you can pick up a copy from Mrs. Posey when you return.

After you receive feedback from your partner, revise your paragraph.
The CERER on-demand writing assessment is Friday.

Directions: 
Memorize the first stanza of "The Raven."  You will recite in class for a 10-point product grade.  
You may memorize the second stanza for 10 bonus process points.
Feeling like you need a challenge?  Memorize the entire poem (all 108 lines) for a special prize and bragging rights!  The deadline for memorizing the entire poem is December 12.

The Raven
By Edgar Allan Poe
  Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore—
    While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
“’Tis some visitor,” I muttered, “tapping at my chamber door—
            Only this and nothing more.”

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    Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December;
And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.
    Eagerly I wished the morrow;—vainly I had sought to borrow
    From my books surcease of sorrow—sorrow for the lost Lenore—
For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore—
            Nameless here for evermore.

BLOOKET: Use your first name and last initial when you play.  If you do not follow these directions, Mrs. Posey will deduct a point from your homework score.
If you want to practice multiple times, simply add a number to your name.
For example...
Dorthea E
Dorthea E1
Dorthea E2
Dorthea E3

Finish any part of the lesson that you didn't finish in class.

Complete slides 1-12.
Do you want to watch more videos of "The Raven" to help you memorize stanza 1?  Open the doc below and click on the links 🎶

Study Ideas:
1.  Review the "Solo" homework assignments.  When you re-open Solos in Amplify, you'll see which questions you answered incorrectly.  Reread to find the correct answers.
2.  Complete any missing Solos.  Email Mrs. Posey or see her in person to let her know you've finished.  Include the title of the story and the lesson number.
3.  Re-read the story and/or follow along with the audio.
4.  Watch the animation again.  
-Go to Amplify Sub-Unit 3 “The Cask of Amontillado”  Lesson 3 
-Click on Lesson Brief (to the left of all the cards)
-Scroll down and look to the right under “Materials”
-Click on “Cask Animation”

1.  If you were in class, anything you did not finish is homework.
2.  If you were absent, print the attached doc or see Mrs. Posey to pick up a copy.

BLOOKET: Use your first name and last initial when you play.  If you do not follow these directions, Mrs. Posey will deduct a point from your homework score.
If you want to practice multiple times, simply add a number to your name.
For example...
James S
James S1
James S2
James S3

This is closed note quiz.  Here's how you can study:
1.  Take this OPTIONAL practice quiz
2.  Memorize the four ways to fix run-ons and comma splices

Reread the entire story and answer the multiple-choice questions.  You can skip reading for The Quest on slide 8.  (Of course, you're always welcome to read more Poe short stories and poems on your own. 😉)

Use the notes you took in class on Wednesday as you complete this handout. 

1.  Highlight details about Montresor's revenge
2.  Answer the multiple-choice questions
3.  Skip Slide 3 - you do NOT need to read for the Quest yet

BLOOKET: Use your first name and last initial when you play.  If you do not follow these directions, Mrs. Posey will deduct a point from your homework score.
If you want to practice multiple times, simply add a number to your name.
For example...
James Z
James Z1
James Z2
James Z3

Solo Overview
Read the end of the story and picture what happens.
Write two questions you still have about the story.
Answer multiple-choice questions.
Complete slides 1-9 and press "Hand In."
If you were ABSENT during this lesson, do the following before the Solo.
Complete cards 1-9.  Press HAND In as you complete each activity.
On card 5, you may choose if you want to focus on the narrator, Fortunato, or the setting.

BLOOKET: Use your first name and last initial when you play.  If you do not follow these directions, Mrs. Posey will deduct a point from your homework score.
If you want to practice multiple times, simply add a number to your name.
For example...
Betty S
Betty S1
Betty S2
Betty S3

Online submissions are closed for this assignment.  Please see Mrs. Posey in person for extra help on your CERER.  You can come in before school, after school, or during flex.  You can still earn 20/20!

BLOOKET: Use your first name and last initial when you play.  If you do not follow these directions, Mrs. Posey will deduct points from your homework score.
If you want to practice multiple times, simply add a number to your name.
For example...
Travis K
Travis K1
Travis K2
Travis K3

How to Study:
1.  Play the extra Blooket (Coordinating vs. Subordinating)
2.  Memorize the coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS)
3.  Memorize the subordinating conjunctions (learn the song)

after, although, as, because
before, if, since, even though
unless, until, when, whenever
where, whereas, wherever, while

1.  Read a preview of our next short story, "The Cask of Amontillado," by Edgar Allan Poe.  The reading will be challenging!  Remember that you can listen to the audio as you follow along and click on the blue words to see definitions.
2.  Complete slides 1-8 and press "Hand In."

This form is intended to gauge how much you need to study vocabulary this week.  Answer all ten questions and then review your score.  This is a CLOSED NOTEBOOK quiz.

Read and complete slides 1-11.  
Write another opening argument and answer questions.
Remember to press "Hand In."

How to study:
1.  Re-read the story (See below for story viewing directions.)
2.  Look through your "Tell-Tale Heart" Solos to see if you missed any questions.  Re-read to find the correct answers.
3.  Listen and participate during the class debate.

BLOOKET: Use your first name and last initial when you play.  If you do not follow these directions, Mrs. Posey will deduct points from your homework score.
If you want to practice multiple times, simply add a number to your name.
For example...
Taylor S
Taylor S1
Taylor S2
Taylor S3

Click on the link below.
Complete slides 1-6 on Card 7.
Press "Hand In."

Click on the link below to navigate to the Solo.
Complete all the slides.

Don't forget to press "Hand In."
Mrs. Posey cannot see your work unless you click "Hand In."

You have an "I" and "Me" on Wednesday!  Please study.
On a 3x5 index card, write down any notes you'd like to use on the quiz.  
Please refer to the PINK notes in your English Notebook or the WHITE worksheet in your English folder.

This Blooket is no longer available to play.  Please complete 7th Grade IXL HH.2 to a smart score of 95 or higher.  Next, take a screenshot of your score and email it to Mrs. Posey so that she can update Power School.

BLOOKET: Use your first name and last initial when you play.  If you do not follow these directions, Mrs. Posey will deduct points from your homework score.
If you want to practice multiple times, simply add a number to your name.
For example...
Mary L
Mary L1
Mary L2
Mary L3

Answer all the questions, and complete all the activities.
On SLIDE 7 of the solo, use paragraph 16 to answer the question.

Don't forget to press "Hand In."
Mrs. Posey cannot see your work unless you click "Hand In."

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If you were absent, please complete the lesson on your own and then do the Solo.
Card 1:  Spend 5 minutes on the vocabulary app
Card 3:  Follow all directions on the card
Card 4:  Follow all directions on the card
Card 5:  Follow all directions on the card
Card 6:  Follow all directions on the card
Bring your sketches to Mrs. Posey when you return to school.
To watch the video storyboard, click on "Lesson Brief" to the left of all the cards.  Scroll down.  On the right-hand side, you will see "🎬The Tell-Tale Heart" Animatic" Parts 1, 2, and 3.  Don't forget to watch!  It's creepy!

Your reading record lives at the top of the "Resources" section of the Classwork tab on Google Classroom.

BLOOKET: Use your first name and last initial when you play.  If you do not follow these directions, Mrs. Posey will deduct points from your homework score.
If you want to practice multiple times, simply add a number to your name.
For example...
Brock P
Brock P1
Brock P2
Brock P3

Your reading record lives at the top of the "Resources" section of the Classwork tab on Google Classroom.

Your realistic fiction story lives here!
Return to this document every time you work on your realistic fiction story.

Homework:  Try adding a symbol to your story.  Create ONE symbol, but weave it into your story in 2-3 places.

FIND YOUR STORY DOC UNDER "RESOURCES"

1.  Open the slideshow and read each slide carefully.
2.  Complete the task that is asked of you.
3.  Highlight the changes to your story in light orange.

FIND YOUR STORY DOC UNDER "RESOURCES"

Homework:  Your story rough draft is due Friday!  

FIND YOUR STORY DOC UNDER "RESOURCES"

BLOOKET: Use your first name and last initial when you play.  If you do not follow these directions, Mrs. Posey will deduct points from your homework score.
If you want to practice multiple times, simply add a number to your name.
For example...
Steph C
Steph C1
Steph C2
Steph C3

You have a formatting dialogue quiz on Wednesday!
On a 3x5 index card, write down any notes you'd like to use on the quiz.  
Please refer to the GREEN handout in your English Notebook titled "Rules for Formatting Dialogue."
If you do not have an EBS for the quiz, you will not be allowed a retake.

Homework:  Set a timer for 20 minutes and work on your rough draft.  Focus on making your dialogue realistic and less confusing.

Your WHOLE story rough draft is due on September 26th or 27th. 
 
FIND YOUR STORY DOC UNDER "RESOURCES"

Complete the IXL (Fifth Grade VV.4) to a smart score of 90.
Get a bonus point if you go to a smart score of 100.
After you finish the IXL, edit the dialogue in your story.

Homework:  Set a timer for 20 minutes and work on your rough draft.
FIND YOUR STORY DOC UNDER "RESOURCES"

Set a timer for 20 minutes and focus on parts of your story that feel important enough to be stretched out.  Slow down and story-tell, bit by bit, using strategies for 3D writing.
FIND YOUR STORY DOC UNDER "RESOURCES"

In your English Notebook, create a story arc, timeline, or chart to map out your story.  You will have about 8 items on your finished product.  See the slideshow for examples.

Finish any part of the "Scene Boot Camp" activity that you did not finish in class.

In your notebook … 
Continue writing down fictional story ideas based on universal big ideas. You should have TWO or more ideas before our next class.
When another fictional idea occurs to you, write that down, too! 
Be sure to write LONG.  Fully develop each idea so you can tell if it’s worthy of pursuing.   
Universal Big Ideas:
Love
Family
Friendship
Courage
Revenge
Identity
Growing up
Death
Doubt
Justice
Loneliness
Change
Survival
Failure
Honesty

Study your notes.
I posted an optional (NOT GRADED) Blooket below if you'd like more practice.

BLOOKET: Use your first name and last initial when you play.  If you do not follow these directions, Mrs. Posey will deduct points from your homework score.
If you want to practice multiple times, simply add a number to your name.
For example...
Taylor S
Taylor S1
Taylor S2
Taylor S3

In your notebook … 
Choose two  ideas that matter to you and other 7th graders
Invent characters with realistic traits and struggles.
Write LONG about both ideas.  Fully develop the ideas so you can tell if they are worthy of pursuing.

Bring in a recent (or relatively recent) photo of yourself to display on your name poster.  The photo should be no larger than 4x6.  If you need Mrs. Posey to print your photo for you, please email her no later than 8 am on the morning your photo is due.

Cut out your spine BEFORE CLASS if you want full credit. 
Write your first name, last name, and class period on the back if you want credit for you work.

Bring your favorite book into our classroom!  Follow the directions on the handout, and choose ONE of the book spines templates to complete.

Make any necessary changes to your paragraph by Friday Flex.  Mrs. Posey will print for you :-)

Please read through the English syllabus with a parent, and then fill out the forms below.

Writing Utensil
Charged Chromebook

Independent Reading Book
Wired Earphones
English Notebook
English Folder

If you didn't finish your flag class, please hand it to Mrs. Posey on Tuesday.