Friday, December 21st

Read Chapter 4 in The Outsiders

It begins at 1:30 on this  youtube version

Wednesday, December 19th and Thursday, December 20th

Make sure that you submitted your summary!  

Chapter 3 in The Outsiders

Quote responses for 2 and 3 (pick ONE quote from either chapter that addresses your chosen question). 

Pick ONE question from the essential questions for the rest of the book. 

NoRedInk

Monday, December 17 , Tuesday, December 18th

Today we will read an article and look for key terms and claims. You will mark the text. 

Here is the article in case you are absent

Circle key words
repeated words


Underline claims and main ideas

Work in small groups to decide on most important key words and claims.

Write a summary using THIS template. I will give you a copy.   Turn it in to Google Classroom when you are finished. Please use the Language Tools add-on BEFORE submitting your work

Read Chapter 3 in Outsiders 

Thursday, December 13th and Friday, December 14th

Today we will finish up our chapter 1 quotes and responses for  The Outsiders.  You may write them by hand or use the template in Google Classroom.  

We will read Chapter 2 in Outsiders.

You will join Kidblog and work on your Passion Project. I will be assisting and conferencing with you as needed.

PERIOD 0 KIDBLOG

PERIOD 2 KIDBLOG

PERIOD 4  KIDBLOG

You will learn:

How to take a screenshot and save it in a FOLDER!

Answer these questions in your KIDBLOG POST at the END of class today

1. What have you done in your project so far?
2. What are your plans for next week?
3. Have you arranged an interview? Created a blog? Written emails?  Done any research? If so, explain. If not what can you do next?
4. Include a SCREENshot to show me you know how to include one! Preferably it should be one from your work today! Explain it.

Tuesday, December 12th and Wednesday, December 13th

FILL OUT THIS FORM FOR SOMEONE'S PASSION PROJECT

Review Idioms-Watch this video and discuss

Idioms-Complete the activity in Google Classroom with a partner. ONE person must turn it in with BOTH of your names at the top.

PASSION PROJECT QUESTIONS-I will pass out your pitch rubric and color card. Click on the link to answer the questions. 

Review Chapter 1-Take out your paper and write down notes and page numbers that address the two questions. You will be picking ONE to write about for your essay.

Think about:

How does Ponyboy's view of the Socs change throughout the novel?

How do stereotypes affect the events and characters in the book?

Character Chart
Pikto Chart

Monday, December 11

Read Chapter 1 in The Outsiders. Here is the audio.

Think about:

How does Ponyboy's view of the Socs change throughout the novel?
How do stereotypes affect the events and characters in the book?

Idioms-Complete the activity in Google Classroom with a partner. ONE person must turn it in with BOTH of your names at the top.

Thursday, December 7th and Friday December 8th

Today we will present our pitches. Your classmates will give you the red, yellow, or green light!

You will fill a form as you watch each presentation.  I will tally up and share the results when we are finished.  We will meet if you need to tweak or rethink your project!  

If time, we will begin reading chapter 1 in The Outsiders.

As we read the book:

Think about how Ponyboy's views of the Socs change throughout the book

Think about how stereotypes affect the relationships and events in the book.  What are the stereotypes? Are they true?

Tuesday, December 5th and Wednesday, December 6th

Please fill out THIS form for one of our Passion Projects
Finish your one station from last week.  

STATION 1

Each rotation will be assigned a chapter.  Your rotation will make a SLIDE for EACH word in your chapter.  Each slide must have:

word
part of speech
definition
antonym and synonym
picture'
word in a sentence

The words and definitions are provided in the link below.  

Rotation 1 will do chapter 1
Rotation 2 will do chapter 2
Rotation 3 will do chapter 3
Rotation 4 will do chapter 4

http://www.rowan.k12.ky.us/userfiles/1019/Classes/1912/Vocabulary%20Terms.pdf

PERIOD 0 SLIDESHOW

PERIOD 2 SLIDESHOW

PERIOD 4 Slideshow

STATION 2


1960s Webquest


STATION 3

NO Redink


STATION 4

20% Project
Look for ideas on internet if you have none.  You can Google 20time project ideas or Genius Hour ideas or Passion Project ideas.
Then you can begin working on your 60 Second Project Pitch.
Here is the rubric for your pitch.

FISHBOWL DISCUSSION BEFORE READING OUTSIDERS

YOUR PITCHES WILL BE TOMORROW AND FRIDAY FOR ZERO PERIOD
YOUR PITCHES WILL BE FRIDAY FOR PERIODS 2 AND 4

Monday, December 4th

LATE START

Practice commas with a Quizzizz.

Work on your Project Pitch which is due on Friday.

Project Pitch Requirements

Thursday, November 30th and Friday, December 1st

STATION 1

Each rotation will be assigned a chapter.  Your rotation will make a SLIDE for EACH word in your chapter.  Each slide must have:

word
part of speech
definition
antonym and synonym
picture'
word in a sentence

The words and definitions are provided in the link below.  

Rotation 1 will do chapter 1
Rotation 2 will do chapter 2
Rotation 3 will do chapter 3
Rotation 4 will do chapter 4

http://www.rowan.k12.ky.us/userfiles/1019/Classes/1912/Vocabulary%20Terms.pdf

PERIOD 0 SLIDESHOW

PERIOD 2 SLIDESHOW

PERIOD 4 Slideshow

STATION 2


1960s Webquest


STATION 3

NO Redink


STATION 4

20% Project
Look for ideas on internet if you have none.  You can Google 20time project ideas or Genius Hour ideas or Passion Project ideas.
Then you can begin working on your 60 Second Project Pitch.
Here is the rubric for your pitch.

Tuesday, November 28th and Wednesday, November 29th

We will finish reading the article on the teen brain from yesterday. You will work on your sketch notes.

You and your table group will then go to Google Classroom and open the document titled 25 Word Summary. You will write the summary together and the owner of the document will turn it in. :)

We will begin discussing, planning, and brainstorming ideas for your upcoming 20% project.

Check out these ideas here


Four Corners Fishbowl Activity to prepare for novel.  

Monday, November 27th

I need your help selecting furniture!  Please watch the slideshow.  Discuss with your table (pros and cons).  Then fill out the form individually.







Furniture Options Slide Show

FILL OUT THIS FORM ABOUT FURNITURE

What are sketchnotes?

Sketchnotes are purposeful doodling while listening to something interesting. Sketchnotes don't require high  drawing skills, but do require a skill to visually synthesize and summarize via shapes, connectors, and text. Sketchnotes are as much a method of note taking as they are a form of creative expression.

More tips on Sketchnoting

Examples of Sketchnoting

IF time, I will then pass out an article on the teen brain in preparation for reading The Outsiders.  

We will be summarizing each section using Sketchnote!

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Thursday, November 16th and Friday, November 17th

Finish ethos, pathos, logos presentations.  Present to class.  

Watch "Rikki Tikki"

Noredink/Study Sync/Turn in missing work!

Tuesday, November 14th and Wednesday, November 15th

We will complete a Study Sync assignment on word meanings.

We will watch this video.

ETHOS, PATHOS, LOGOS We will do a fun group project for you to demonstrate your understanding of each of these and how writers develop their arguments!  

Please go to Google Classroom to access the document for your work.  ONE person needs to open it and SHARE it with the other group members.  

BELOW IS AN EXAMPLE of what your slide should look like.

Submit when finished.

Wednesday, November 8th and Thursday November 9th

YAY!  We are almost finished with our literary analysis essays!

STATION 1

Read the Newsela article in your binder. Highlight TEN key words in the article and complete the quiz.  

STATION 2

Catch up station-You may work on Noredink, finish your six-word summary from last week, watch the quote blending video if you didn't...You may also RETAKE the literary terms test. If you are retaking the test, you must move away from other people and NOT talk.

STATION 3

Work on your essay. Make sure you didn't violate any Don'ts from my presentation.  Use the language tools check. Make sure you have followed the directions.  Submit to Google Classroom when finished.  If you finish this station, you may move on.  

STATION 4

Study Sync-"Ransom of Red Chief"

Monday, November 6th and Tuesday, November 7th

Good Morning!  Today we will learn about Dos and Don'ts in Formal Writing.  We will try a groovy new Interactive Slide Show Tool called Peardeck to learn about these Dos and Don'ts. 

You will look back at your first three paragraphs of your essay and make sure you :

• Do NOT use personal pronouns like I, you, we (unless it's in a quote)
• Include TAG and put title of story in quotation marks in FIRST paragraph
• Have a clear thesis/theme statement as the last sentence of the FIRST paragraph
• Do NOT use contractions like can't-Spell out the word
• Quotes are blended properly/context is provided
• Introduce each quote by giving the context. NO QUOTE BOMBING
• At LEAST two sentences of commentary after each quote
• Avoid vague words like stuff, nice, things, very, and really
• Write about the story in the PRESENT tense
• Include page #s in parenthesis for quotes
• THREE paragraphs/DOUBLE-SPACED

Work on our conclusions if you didn't finish

You will add Language Tools as an extension to help you edit your work.

Use the Find and Replace Tool to search for personal pronouns

Conference with teacher as needed

You may turn in your essay to Google Classroom when you are ready. However, make sure you have edited it carefully and followed all directions.  

Thursday, November 2nd and Friday, November 3rd

Today we will finish up our last station from Tuesday and Wednesday.  

Then, I will show you how to write your body paragraph.  We will practice writing both the context and commentary for quotes.  

Here's a handout for writing commentary

You will then work on your body paragraphs.  

We will also take our assessment on literary terms and elements.

Tuesday, October 31st and Wednesday, November 1st

First we will write our introductions. Then we will begin stations.  

Today we will do stations.  

STATION ONE -  Noredink. You need to finish FANBOYS ASAP and then Commas for Clarity. You may also work on stations you didn't complete such as the quote blending video/questions in Noredink and the six-word summary of a Newsela article in Google Classroom.


STATION TWO-Literary Terms/Plot Terms Study Time. The test is Friday.

Game 1

Game 2-ACCESS THROUGH GOOGLE CLASSROOM


STATION THREE-STUDY SYNC-Complete the audience and purpose assignment

STATION FOUR-Work with Mrs. Karney on your literary analysis essay. I will check over your introduction. We will then select our evidence. Here is a link to all of the quotes and evidence for each story.  

Monday, October 30th

Today we will finish any stations that you haven't finished.

We will decide on the story you'd like to write about for your literary analysis essay. Here are your choices:

"Through the Tunnel"
"Thank  you , Ma'am"
"Rikki-Tikki-Tavi"
"Fishcheeks"
We will take notes on what to include in the introduction of a  literary analysis.  

Introduction: (~6-7 sentences) 

1. A hook – begin with a general idea related to your thesis (2-3 sentences) 
2. Transition to the book; what does this general idea have to do with the book and your main idea in this essay?
3. TAG-title, author, and genre
 4. Transition to your thesis – what are you going to argue that this book proves 

I will write an example for you as you watch. I will use "Three Skeleton Key" since that is not one of your options. 

You will write your introduction.

Friday, October 27th

It's Spirit Day.  Each period will have its own lesson related to being kind to one another.

Wednesday and Thursday, October 25th and 26th

In one of our stations, you will be telling a personal story.  Create at least five bullet points that you will want to include when you tell your story.  Make sure that it is a story that has some kind of importance or significance.  THINK OF “FISH CHEEKS”.  


Read "Thank You, Ma, am" by Langston Hughes.  
STATION 1
You will look back at "Thank You, Ma'am"  Your group will fill out a form for the story that will require you to select a theme statement and two pieces of evidence!  Last one! I promise!

Period 0

Period 2

Period 4


STATION 2

Tell your story.  Your group will be permitted to sit outside the classroom and "tell" your stories.  You may divide into TWO groups.  While listening to each story, each person must write down questions for the speaker on a piece of paper.  You will ask the storyteller the questions AND give them the paper. These should be questions that would help the reader tell a BETTER, more detailed story.  For example:

What did your dad's face look like when you told him you sold his football signed by Tom Brady at your friend's garage sale for $1.00?

What did your mom say when you told her that you got a referral at school?  

How did you feel when you got your math test back and saw that you had failed it?

What did the dress you wore to the party look like?



STATION 3

Quote Blending
Watch the Edpuzzle video in Google Classroom on quote blending. You may want to take notes while you listen.  You will need headphones. This is VERY important as it will help you write our next essay! You will be graded on this, so watch carefully. You may rewatch parts if you need to!


STATION 4

Newsela  

You will read an article of your choice. You will then take a quiz and complete the SUMMARY activity in GOOGLE CLASSROOM.  

Monday, October 23rd and 24th Periods 0, 2, 4

Today we will work on the close read activity for "Fish Cheeks".

We will then work on a theme statement and supporting evidence for the story in groups.  You will post them to the PADLET on the right-hand side of the blog.

We will play a Quizizz to practice for our lit.terms test.

We will read "Thank You, Ma'am" by Langston Hughes


Jot down ideas for a story that you could tell a group about something that happened to you.  It should be something significant.  Once you pick an idea, jot down bullet points of what you'd like to include in chronological order.

Thursday, October 19th and Friday, October 20th

Good Morning!  If we need to finish any stations from last time, we will!  


STATION 1


GOOGLE FORM

Theme and character  Your group will fill the form out in Google Classroom on theme and character for "Riki-Tiki".  GO TO GOOGLE CLASSROOM. Please work in groups of three or four.  Only one person needs to fill out the form but all are expected to contribute.  You will need your book. Look at the Thematic Statements handout on the right side of my blog if you are stuck!  



STATION 2 

FLIPGRID-Click on this link to record your response to the question. You may work with a partner or a total of three people. Have fun!


STATION 3

NOREDINK-Your priority is to master formatting and capitalizing titles, as well as capitalization.  After that, focus on mastery of FANBOYS .  I will be working with individuals assist you. I have also added some cheat sheets to the right of my blog. They are titled "No Red Ink Hacks".  Use them!


STATION 4

IMAGERY-What is it?  Why do writers use it? Watch the Edpuzzle video in Google Classroom. Answer the questions and make sure to "turn in" at the end.  

STATION 5


Login to Study Sync. Make sure to use the link on the right side of my blog!  You should have your user name and password already.  If you don't, It is on the whiteboard in the folder.  Complete the activity on Academic Vocabulary.

Showing writing-touch, taste, sight, sound, smell


Using the five senses, create a SHOWING paragraph using "The teacher was mean" as the telling sentence.  

Read "Fish Cheeks" by Amy Tan. 

Look for imagery as you read the story.  

IF time, we will work on this document. If not, we will do it next week. :)

Lit term/literary element test will be not next Friday, but the next.

TUesday and Wednesday October 17th and 18th

STATION 1


GOOGLE FORM

Theme and character  Your group will fill the form out in Google Classroom on theme and character for "Riki-Tiki".  GO TO GOOGLE CLASSROOM. Please work in groups of three or four.  Only one person needs to fill out the form but all are expected to contribute.  You will need your book. Look at the Thematic Statements handout on the right side of my blog if you are stuck!  



STATION 2 

FLIPGRID-Click on this link to record your response to the question. You may work with a partner or a total of three people. Have fun!


STATION 3

NOREDINK-Your priority is to master formatting and capitalizing titles, as well as capitalization.  After that, focus on mastery of FANBOYS .  I will be working with individuals assist you. I have also added some cheat sheets to the right of my blog. They are titled "No Red Ink Hacks".  Use them!


STATION 4

IMAGERY-What is it?  Why do writers use it? Watch the Edpuzzle video in Google Classroom. Answer the questions and make sure to "turn in" at the end.  

STATION 5

Login to Study Sync. Make sure to use the link on the right side of my blog!  You should have your user name and password already.  If you don't, It is on the whiteboard in the folder.  Complete the activity on Academic Vocabulary.

Monday, October 16th

STATION 1


GOOGLE FORM

Theme and character  Your group will fill the form out in Google Classroom on theme and character for "Riki-Tiki".  GO TO GOOGLE CLASSROOM. Please work in groups of three or four.  Only one person needs to fill out the form but all are expected to contribute.  You will need your book.



STATION 2 

FLIPGRID-Click on this link to record your response to the question. You may work with a partner. Have fun!
When done, go to Study Sync and complete the Academic Vocabulary lesson. Remember to login by clicking on the link on the right-hand side of my blog.


STATION 3

NOREDINK-Your priority is to master formatting and capitalizing titles, as well as capitalization.  After that, focus on mastery of FANBOYS .  I will be working with individuals assist you. I have also added some cheat sheets to the right of my blog. They are titled "No Red Ink Hacks".  Use them!

October 12th and 13th, Thursday and Friday

Finish reading "Riki-Tiki-Tavi".

We will also take the RI test to assess your reading level.  
STATION 1


GOOGLE FORM

Theme and character  Your group will fill the form out in Google Classroom on theme and character for "Riki-Tiki".  GO TO GOOGLE CLASSROOM. Please work in groups of three or four.  Only one person needs to fill out the form but all are expected to contribute.  You will need your book.



STATION 2 

FLIPGRID-Click on this link to record your response to the question. You may work with a partner. Have fun!
When done, go to Study Sync and complete the Academic Vocabulary lesson. Remember to login by clicking on the link on the right-hand side of my blog.


STATION 3

NOREDINK-Your priority is to master formatting and capitalizing titles, as well as capitalization.  After that, focus on mastery of FANBOYS .  I will be working with individuals assist you. I have also added some cheat sheets to the right of my blog. They are titled "No Red Ink Hacks".  Use them!

Tuesday, October 10th and Wednesday, October 11th

Today we will continue our discussion about theme.  We will review the slide show from last week and come up with a theme statement for "Through the Tunnel".  

In groups, you will complete this Google Form. Feel free to look through the theme statements posted on the right hand side of my blog for ideas.

"THROUGH THE TUNNEL" TEXT

PERIOD 0

PERIOD 2

PERIOD 4

We will take some quick notes on character and then begin reading "Riki-Tiki Tavi" by Rudyard Kipling.  

How Authors Reveal Character

Actions

As Kevin moved down the street his feet made a steady echo sound against the pavement. He whistled despite the loud rumble of the traffic and the car horns. When someone yelled out the window of his or her car to watch where he was going, he just waved back like he was watching a best friend heading home. He passed by the garbage on the sidewalk and the old woman pushing the shopping cart filled with newspaper and continued to smile as he headed toward Cindy’s house. Nothing could erase that smile from his face, not even the coldness of the streets he called home.

Dialogue

“I ain’t gonna leave you here, Ma’am . . . not with you needin’ help and all,” Jimmy said as he walked back to his truck to get the jack. “I’d help anybody who needed it; my momma taught me better’en to just leave people. The good Lord’ll make it up to me.”

“I don’t know . . .,” Linda stuttered. She had barely rolled down her window to hear Jimmy when he had left his pick-up truck and offered help. “You know what they say about your kind . . .”

Physical Description

Other guys walking through the hallway were taller and even more handsome, but there was something about Billy Belaire. His arms swung loosely at his side and his dark hair was long and pulled back behind his head, held by a rubber band. The dark jacket he wore was straight out of the local thrift shop, she could tell, but the way he wore it suggested a sense of pride, or at least a lack of caring what others thought about him.

Idiosyncracies

Junior tapped his fingertips against the table and looked at his watch constantly. His leg bounced up and down and he gulped the hot coffee as if it would hurry up his friend’s arrival.

Objects/Possessions

Michael touched the locket around his neck and rolled it between his fingers. His mother had given him that locket, with her picture inside, when he had left to live with his father. What would she think of him now?

Reactions

Tony’s words stung Laura. It wasn’t what she expected to hear. They had been dating for over a month now, how could he do this to her? How could he break her heart? All three of their dates had been fun; he had said so himself.

As Tony watched the floodgate of her eyes begin to open he looked at his watch. Jeez, I hope I can make it to the gym on time.

Thoughts

He began to remember when he was a freshman in high school. The seniors really thought they were something back then, always trying to play their little pranks on the ninth graders. He knew at that moment he couldn’t be one of those kinds of people. He walked over to Jeff and Larry to tell them it was time to stop.

Background Information

Miles knew what it meant to be alone. When he was a child growing up his father had been in the military. They had traveled from Florida, to Georgia, to California, to Kentucky. He had rarely had a friend for very long. By the leap from California he had already decided having friends was a risk; the fewer the friends, the easier it was to leave. This philosophy had made him a real outsider at Glenview High School. In the six months he had been there he had not really made a single friend but as he stood there staring at Sheila, he realized that just might have to change.

Monday, October 9th

NO ZERO PERIOD




Periods 2 and 4

We will use Study Sync to learn more about context clues.
If time, complete your blasts and the academic vocabulary lesson. 

We will practice context clues by playing a Quizizz!   

Thursday, October 5th and Friday, October 6th

Today we will focus on theme.  First, we will finish our annotations for our assigned page of "Through the Tunnel" and TURN IN to GOOGLE CLASSROOM.  Then, everyone will work on NoRedInk.  I will be pulling a group of students who need a little extra help!



We will watch this video. Fill out the handout at your station as you watch the video.  It will help you focused on what is important.  KEEP the handout as a reference.  We will talk a lot about theme this year.


We will work in groups to come up with movies and books that illustrate the themes listed on the slides.  You can find it HERE.
You will need to divide into THREE groups.  I will come divide you and appoint a notetaker!  We will be sharing at the end of class, so take good notes.


Finish anything from "Three Skeleton Key" that you need to finish.  Remember, there is a digital poster on suspense AND a vocabulary activity in Google Classroom. 
No Red Ink-You should master at least two topics in the next week! 
At the end of class, we will clean up and regroup. 

Tuesday, October 3rd and Wednesday, October 4th

TUESDAY, ZERO PERIOD

SYMBOLISM- We will look at these pictures and discuss the symbolism behind them

We will also check out the symbolism of color chart on the right-hand side of THIS blog.

We will then read "Through the Tunnel" by Doris Lessing  We will do a FIRST read of the story together.  

WEDNESDAY, ZERO PERIOD

Finish "Through the Tunnel" if not finished previously

We will then do a SECOND CLOSE read of a page of story.
First, we will watch this video on HOW to annotate a work of literature. I will assign you a page to become an expert on.  You will annotate that page only. 



WEDNESDAY, PERIODS 2 and 4

SYMBOLISM- We will look at these pictures and discuss the symbolism behind them

We will then read "Through the Tunnel" by Doris Lessing, focusing on symbols.

We will then do a SECOND CLOSE read of a page of story.
First, we will watch this video on HOW to annotate a work of literature. I will assign you a page to become an expert on.  You will annotate that page only.  

Monday, October 2nd

TODAY YOU WILL FINISH THE STATIONS FROM LAST WEEK.

MAKE SURE TO TURN IN YOUR VOCABULARY TO GOOGLE CLASSROOM (EACH PERSON)

MAKE SURE YOU EACH TURN IN YOUR SUSPENSE SLIDE TO GOOGLE CLASSROOM, even THOUGH you ALL worked on the SAME slide.
STATION 1 

STUDY SYNC-Choose a BLAST to read and respond to. YOu may read "The Final Straw" or "Head to Head". Please check over your grammar and punctuation.  When you are done, you may complete the skill activity on Academic Vocabulary. 

 CLICK HERE to LOGIN. Remember that most of you took a picture of your user name and password. If you can't find it, let me know. :)

STATION 2

NO RED INK.  You should be finishing up mastery of capitalization and capitalization and formatting of titles.  You only need to take the GROWTH quizzes if you did not get 70% or above 

STATION 3

"Three Skeleton Key" Vocabulary  Please go to GOOGLE classroom to access this document.  You may work with a partner to complete the assignment.  When done, TURN IN to Google Classroom.




STATION 4


Literary Element Poster for "Three Skeleton Key".  Hard copies of the directions are at your station. Go to Google Classroom to access your slide.  You may work with up to three other people.  You will need to SHARE the document with your group members. The OWNER of the document must turn it in to Google Classroom.

Tuesday, September 26th and Wednesday, September 27th

PERIOD 0, Tuesday

You will work with your partner to create a slide that teaches one of the literary elements. The two of you  will pick ONE element on the slideshow to create a slide for. 

 On your slide, you must have the following:

First and last names (small font)
Name of literary element or device (I already typed it, just don't erase it)
The definition of the term in words that a SEVENTH-GRADER can easily comprehend.
EXAMPLES of the device or literary element. Writing your own is BEST
Pictures to support or illustrate your term. Be creative. 
 Do NOT type on other people's slides!

Period 0 Slide Show

Period 2 Slide Show

PERIOD 4 Slide Show

Practice some literary terms HERE.  

We can start "Three Skeleton Key" if we finish in time!

PERIOD 0 Wednesday
We will discuss foreshadowing and suspense and watch two video clips as examples.   Read a great story called "Three Skeleton Key". We will be focusing on how the writer creates suspense.

CLICK HERE to go to STUDY SYNC

Periods 2 and 4

You will work with your partner to finish a slide that teaches one of the literary elements. The two of you will pick ONE element on the slideshow to create a slide for. 

 On your slide, you must have the following:

First and last names (small font)
Name of literary element or device (I already typed it, just don't erase it)
The definition of the term in words that a SEVENTH-GRADER can easily comprehend.
EXAMPLES of the device or literary element. Writing your own is BEST
Pictures to support or illustrate your term. Be creative. 

Make sure that everyone in your rotation chooses a DIFFERENT element so that nobody is typing on the SAME slide. Do NOT type on other people's slides!

Period 0 Slide Show

Period 2 Slide Show

PERIOD 4 Slide Show
We will discuss foreshadowing and suspense and watch two video clips as examples.  READ "THREE SKELETON KEY". We will focus on how the writer creates suspense. 

Click HERE to fill out a Google Form. It is anonymous.

Thursday,, September 28th and Friday, September 29th

STATION ROTATIONS


STATION 1 

STUDY SYNC-Choose a BLAST to read and respond to. YOu may read "The Final Straw" or "Head to Head". Please check over your grammar and punctuation.  When you are done, you may complete the skill activity on Academic Vocabulary. 

 CLICK HERE to LOGIN. Remember that most of you took a picture of your user name and password. If you can't find it, let me know. :)

STATION 2

NO RED INK.  You should be finishing up mastery of capitalization and capitalization and formatting of titles.  You only need to take the GROWTH quizzes if you did not get 70% or above on the Diagnostic Test. If you are done, move on to FANBOYS.


STATION 3

"Three Skeleton Key" Vocabulary  Please go to GOOGLE classroom to access this document.  You may work with a partner to complete the assignment.  When done, TURN IN to Google Classroom.




STATION 4

Literary Element Poster for "Three Skeleton Key".  Hard copies of the directions are at your station. Go to Google Classroom to access your slide.  You may work with up to three other people.  You will need to SHARE the document with your group members.  TURN IN TO GOOGLE CLASSROOM. EACH person must turn it in.

Monday, September 24th Periods 2 and 4 ONLY

Hope you are not feeling like this today!  It's our FIFTH week of school!  YAY!

We will play the Quizizz on "Charles"
Then we will begin work on our slideshow on literary elements!

You will work with your partner to create a slide that teaches one of the literary elements. The two of you  will pick ONE element on the slideshow to create a slide for. 

 On your slide, you must have the following:

First and last names (small font)
Name of literary element or device (I already typed it, just don't erase it)
The definition of the term in words that a SEVENTH-GRADER can easily comprehend.
EXAMPLES of the device or literary element. Writing your own is BEST
Pictures to support or illustrate your term. Be creative. 

Do NOT type on other people's slides!

Period 0 Slide Show

Period 2 Slide Show

PERIOD 4 Slide Show
Wednesday we will read one of my FAVORITE stories in the world!