7th Language Arts Woods-Group 3 Assignments

Log onto the district clever log in page using the link posted below to log into lexia. Click turn in on this assignment to let me know that you have this completed and are able to log in. If you do not click turn in, then I assume that you cannot log into lexia.

Log onto readworks.org with your class code posted on the stream. Each group has a different code. Make sure you log in as a student with your google account.

RI 7.1 Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

I CAN analyze how details and evidence within the text supports what the author states directly and what he/she implies.

RI 7.2 Determine central ideas of a text and analyze their development through citing textual evidence, paraphrasing or summarizing.
I CAN determine the central ideas of a text.
I CAN analyze the development of central ideas of a text by citing textual evidence, paraphrasing, or summarizing.

Make a copy and edit to complete.

Complete the Works Cited Flocabulary assignment by logging on to Flocabulary with your google account using the link posted below.

Each student must complete this goal setting form for the reading and english sections of CERT. We will begin by completing the reading form today. Go to certforschools,com to log in with your student ID as your username and CERT as your password to access your CERT information to complete this form. Then, open the CERT Reading Worksheet and make a copy of it to complete the worksheet. Remember to put your name on the document. You must attach your copy to this assignment and submit it.

In complete sentences, answer the following bell ringer question.
Explain why it is important to evaluate sources while researching information. What are indications (clues) that a source is reliable?

Click the attached link to access the assignment; on the CommonLit login page, click Log In With Google.

C7.6 Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and, in order to engage in reflection or analysis, quote or paraphrase data and conclusions of others, avoiding plagiarism by providing in-text and bibliographic MLA or APA citation.

I can evaluate digital sources by assessing the credibility and accuracy of each source.

RI 7.2 Determine central ideas of a text and analyze their development through citing textual evidence, paraphrasing or summarizing.

In order to understand the central idea of the text we will read today, please go to the website posted below and examine the infographic about the greenhouse effect and answer the bell ringer question on the google doc attached.

Are you missing the Allusions Flocabulary Assignment in Week 12? If you do not know, there is a list of students who are missing this assignment on the stream. Please complete this ASAP!

Today, you will complete a writing prompt for Christmas Through the Eyes of a Child from the pdf attached below. You will type your response on the attached google doc.

Have you taken the Figurative Language Quiz in Week 12?
If you don't know, then you will find a list of students who are missing this on the stream. If you are missing this, you need to take it ASAP.

Choose one of the choice board activities in the google doc attached. This will be due Monday, December 7, 2020.

Which of the following is a compound sentence?

Please complete this if you cannot join the live quizziz.

A simple sentence is also called a

What do you need to do to bring your grade up?

Which of the following is a simple sentence?

This assignment is due 12/08/2020. Click the attached link to access the assignment; on the CommonLit login page, click Log In With Google.

What is your favorite type of narrative literature to read and study?

RL 7.5 Analyze how the form or structure of a drama, poem or prose text contributes to its meaning

I CAN analyze how the structure of a drama, poem. or prose adds to its meaning.

What is your favorite online assignment type?

On a scale of 1-4, how familiar were you with poetry before this class?

Only click the link for this Nearpod to complete if you cannot join the live Nearpod lesson during class.

Have you turned in your narrative?

Add your narrative final draft to this assignment from your google drive and turn it in.

This assignment is due 12/01/2020. Click the attached link to access the assignment; on the CommonLit login page, click Log In With Google.

Have you checked infinite campus and the lists of students with missing assignments on the stream of google classroom to be aware of what you are missing?

Which is your favorite animal to have as a pet?

RL 7.5 Analyze how the form or structure of a drama, poem or prose text contributes to its meaning

I CAN analyze how the structure of a dram, poem. or prose adds to its meaning.

Complete the quiz below. It is due by tomorrow, 11/24/20. You may use the resources provided in the Narrative Resources topic in the Figurative Language material section. You may review these resources after you have completed the Allusions Flocabulary to prepare for this quiz.

What are you most excited about for Thanksgiving break?

L 7.5 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
27. a. Interpret figurative language, including but not limited to allusions, in context.

I CAN describe figurative language in context, including allusions.

New assignments have been graded and put into infinite campus. There are several lists of students who have missing assignments on the google classroom stream. By checking this box below, you acknowledge that you must check your grades for missing assignments (that will be zeros until they are turned in) and the stream of google classroom to see what past due assignments that you need to turn in.

COMPLETE THIS ONLY IF YOU CANNOT JOIN THE LIVE NEARPOD IN CLASS TODAY.

RL 7.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds on a passage.

I CAN identify the figurative meanings of words and phrases used in a text.

How comfortable are you with using figurative language?

If you do not prefer to complete this lesson in a live participation version, then you need to complete the student paced version linked below.

RL 7.5 Analyze how the form or structure of a drama, poem or prose text contributes to its meaning

I CAN analyze how the structure of a dram, poem. or prose adds to its meaning.

This assignment is due 11/17/2020. Click the attached link to access the assignment; on the CommonLit login page, click Log In With Google.

Determine themes of a text and analyze their development through citing textual evidence, paraphrasing or summarizing.

I CAN determine themes of a text.

I CAN analyze the development of themes by citing textual evidence.

Today you will begin the narrative revision process. You will take your first draft and begin making improvements to move closer toward your final draft. Fill out this google doc, which will guide you in making necessary revisions. If you have not turned in the Narrative Self-Assessment google form due Friday, you need to complete that as well.

This google form will guide you in the first step of the revision process of your narrative. Please have both your narrative and this google form opened in separate tabs on your computer as you self-assess your narrative to make it the best it can be and guide you in the revision process. Remember to complete the short answer questions in complete sentences with punctuation for full credit.

Complete the Transitions Quiz Below after you have reviewed the quizziz.

If you are not in live class please complete this Nearpod lesson as we learn about using transitions in writing.

This is where you will begin the rough draft of your narrative. This story should be submitted by Tuesday. We will work on revising this document next week. Remember, this is not your final draft. This is where you will submit your first working copy.

Complete this google form over dialogue. Please go back and edit your responses after you submit it, so that you will have them all correct. This will be counted as a quiz grade.

Today we will continue discussing and completing the Character Development Brainstorming activity and the Plot Diagram activity. Once both of these are complete and turned in, it will be time to begin creating your narrative and thinking about the theme of your story. The theme is the lesson that the author wants the reader to learn from the story. Once you have a theme in mind, it is time to begin your story. Please review the common themes pdf and complete the Finding A Theme Nearpod after you have completed the Character Development and Plot Diagram.The rough draft of your story should be ready by Tuesday. You will have tomorrow and Monday to work on your rough draft. Some of you may even begin writing today.

RL 7.2 Determine themes of a text and analyze their development through citing textual evidence, paraphrasing or summarizing.

I CAN determine themes of a text.

Complete the plot diagram google doc after reviewing the pdf copy of the Plot Pyramid Graphic Organizer.

Complete this google doc for the main character in your narrative story.

What is your favorite holiday?

Please complete this Google Slides assignment and turn it in by Thursday. Each student has their own copy.

RL 7.7 Compare/contrast reading a print text and viewing its visual/oral presentation, analyzing the effects of techniques unique to each medium.

I CAN compare and contrast the print version of a text and its visual or oral presentation.

I CAN analyze the effects of production styles unique to each version.

Do you think writing your own narrative story will be difficult?

After you have turned in your Movie Reflection assignment, you should visit the website below to review the Plot Diagram of The Outsiders. We will discuss this during class and begin thinking about ideas for your own narrative story.

How often do you check your email?

Please answer this question to be counted present for the day!

Complete the attached google doc. This will count as an assessment grade.

Complete the student paced Nearpod assignment over point of view.

Complete the Chapter 10 questions over The Outsiders as you are reading, or after you have read and listened to Chapter 10.

Complete the bell ringer Nearpod activity linked below.

Complete these short answer questions in complete sentences with correct punctuation and capitalization.

Go to flocabulary.com and sign in with your google account to complete the Figurative Language Flocabulary. Flocabulary assignments are not graded on participation only. Write in complete sentences on the Vocab cards to earn full credit. Your average grade on each part assigned will be your overall grade on this assignment.

Complete this google form by using the Figurative Language Reference Guide google doc.

Please read and listen to Chapter 7 of The Outsiders.

We will take the Quiz 2 Study Guide together to prepare for your upcoming quiz on Wednesday.

Today we will read and listen to chapter 6 of The Outsiders. You do not have questions to complete today. Simply read and listen to chapter 6 and complete the Nearpod Exit Ticket to summarize chapter 6.

Today is mid-term. Therefore, we need to make sure that I have received all of the assignments that you have completed. So far, you have completed 2 constructed response prompts. You have been assigned a Chapter 4 Constructed Response and a Nothing Gold Can Stay Analysis Constructed Response. I need you to open up a new tab and go to your google drive. Please find both of these completed constructed responses and share them to my email: [email protected]. I want to make sure I have your completed assignments, even if you have already turned them in, please share them with me to my email address.

For today's assignment please complete the 2 Flocabulary assignments that are past due if you have not done so. I have listed all of the students who have not completed these assignments on the main stream of this google classroom, along with the students who have left out parts of the Flocabulary that were assigned. There are 2 lists, so do not overlook your name. There is a list for the Simple and Compound Sentences Flocabulary, as well as the Complex Sentences Flocabulary assignment. These will not be graded as participation. You will be graded on accuracy. These Flocabulary assignments will help you prepare for your quiz on Tuesday, so please take the time to finish these.

There is a new Figurative Language Flocabulary assignment due by Monday that you need to complete after you have completed both of the past due Flocabulary assignments. This is a review over the types of figurative language that were introduced in our analysis of the poem, Nothing Gold Can Stay.

To access your Flocabulary assignments, please click on the Flocabulary link posted below and log in with your google account.

Review the Nothing Gold Can Stay Analysis/ Constructed Response with us in the live class by opening the Google Doc linked below.

Then, complete the Constructed Response question at the end of the Google Doc. Pease write in COMPLETE SENTENCES! This constructed response asks you to support your answer with evidence from the text, so you will need to write a paragraph to sufficiently answer this question. Every student has their own copy, so you can simply go to view the assignment and press turn in when you are ready to turn the Google Doc in. Do not copy and paste from another website!

Complete this google doc as your bell ringer for Thursday, 10-8-20.

Ponyboy surprisingly enjoys literature. His love for it persists despite the rough lifestyle that he leads and the less-than-literary company he keeps. Robert Frost’s great poem, Nothing Gold Can Stay, is something he thinks about when he and Johnny are hiding out in a church. They are stuck there because Johnny has fatally stabbed Bob, one of the socs who was giving Ponyboy a hard time. Ponyboy recites the poem to Johnny from memory while at the church.

Complete this Nearpod to analyze the poem, Nothing Gold Can Stay, from Chapter 5 of The Outsiders.

Use the dictionary link to help you determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.

Read and listen to chapter 6 of The Outsiders and complete the google form questions.

Use the book link provided and the Constructed Response Pre-Writing slides to complete the Chapter 4 Constructed Response.

After finishing this Pre-Quiz, please look back at the previous week's assignments to finish anything you may be missing.

This characterization graphic organizer is due by the end of the day on Wednesday, Sept. 23. Use chapters one and two to make 3 bulleted lists in each box of direct and indirect characterization traits of each character. You may use the notes provided below and the pdf copy of the book has been provided to assist you.

Go to nearpod and type in the code JDZMA, This will allow you to listen to an audio recording of The Outsiders Chapter 2 to help you complete your characterization chart due tomorrow, Friday 9-25-20.

Identify the difference between a simple sentence and a compound sentence. Answer this question in at least one sentence.

Write a paragraph that is 5-7 sentences long about what life was like in the 1960's as a teenager. You will need to research to discover things like what teenagers did for fun, what they drove, where they hung out, what movies they watched or songs they listened to.

I have attached the quiz over chapter 1 of The Outsiders. This is due by Friday, September 18, 2020.

Today you will read chapter 1 of The Outsiders by opening the pdf copy provided. You will also begin The Outsiders Chapter 1 Questions. The questions will be due by the end of the day on Tuesday, September 15, 2020. Please review the rubric to determine how this assignment will be graded.

Today please continue reading chapter 1 of The Outsiders and complete the chapter 1 questions if you have not done so. These are due on the day of our next live class, tomorrow, Thursday, September 17th. The book link of The Outsiders and Youtube video of chapter 1 is posted on the main stream and the questions, with the book link and youtube video is posted as the first assignment for week 2. You will have a quiz due Friday that I will post tomorrow.