7th Grade ELA Week at a Glance

 Students will take the ELA Reading exam on Tuesday and the ELA Writing exam on Wednesday of this week.  Please, make every effort to be here on time and well-rested.  The rest of the week will be spent reading The Outsiders and completing activities related to the chapters. Students will read to Ch. 8 this week. In addition to this novel, students will begin working on their Narrative Project . Students will plan an in-depth narrative and write it for a test grade . The assignment is due May 10th .

"Stay gold, Ponyboy." - Johnny Cade from The Outsiders Students will begin reading the classic novel, The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton this week.  Using this book, students will practice skills related to narrative, vocabulary, and argument. While reading this novel, the students will keep a journal of their reactions and feelings about the events of the book. The first part of each day will be spent practicing targeted skills on the computer. On Wednesday, they will take the last cycle quiz of the year on Cycle 14 .

On Monday, students will practice recognizing theme, vocabulary skills, and argument in stations. Tuesday will be spent reviewing poetry and compare/contrast with two texts. Also, they will start stations that they will complete on Wednesday after the last cold quiz of the year,  Cold Quiz 4.4 . To end the week, students will write the last  on-demand for the year on Thursday. Enjoy your holiday on Friday!

Our week will be spent reviewing skills and concepts related to the writing process, narrative, and poetry.  To start off the week, students will write an on-demand for a test grade on Monday . They will revise and edit this essay over the course of two days. In addition to this, we will review the most missed questions from the last cold assessment. On Thursday , students will take Cold Quiz 4.3. To wrap up the week, they will review poetry, narrative and then write two short narrative pieces. Cycle 13 Vocab. Quiz will be taken on Friday .

Students will spend this week reviewing literature and informational standards using short stories, poems, and articles. They will practice recognizing and understanding the function of figurative language, dialect, character interactions, and argument. On Friday , students will take Cold Assessment 4.1 .

We will continue practicing skills we have learned all year. This week will focus on informational texts and skills such as main idea, text structures, and finding evidence. Students will complete informational stations on Tuesday. Then, on Wednesday ,  Mini-Assessment 4.1 will be taken. The students will write an on-demand essay on Thursda y and complete stations on Friday to revise their essays. Cycle 12 vocab. quiz will be taken as well.

Welcome Back!! We hope you are  refreshed and ready for the last stretch. The next few weeks will be a review of lessons we have learned throughout the year. Students will review literary analysis, argument and narrative writing this week. They will practice vocabulary and multiple choice as well. Cold Quiz 4.1 will be taken on Thursday and an on-demand writing will be written on Friday .