Quarter 3 Topics ELA 7th Grade by Tina Weber https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we Overview of all learning goals and assignments for Q3 en-us 2017-12-28 17:36:08 UTC 2024-09-17 22:11:14 UTC hello@padlet.com V1 medium tweber9 https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/218115983 1-12-2018 wordwall]]> 2017-12-28 17:38:48 UTC https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/218115983 V2: analyze tweber9 https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/218115998 1-12-2018 wordwall]]> 2017-12-28 17:39:03 UTC https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/218115998 *S1: Plan and draft narratives, of various lengths, to develop real or imagined experiences or events (W.7.3) tweber9 https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/218116010 1/29 and 1/30 Newspaper Report "Kidnapping of Maxwell Kane"
2/21 Continuation of "The Conch Bearer" story

• Determine audience, purpose and task. (e.g., inform, persuade, explain, entertain, reflect) • Introduction: Establishes clear point of view of the narrator and/or characters
• Body: Well-structured event sequences, uses dialogue, pacing, description 
• Conclusion: Offers closure ]]> 2017-12-28 17:39:21 UTC https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/218116010 S2: Describe the points of view (perspectives) of different characters or narrators. tweber9 https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/218116047 1-16-2018 Students identify POV in various literary texts]]> 2017-12-28 17:40:18 UTC https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/218116047 S3: Describe the effects of different techniques in a medium (e.g., film, stage). tweber9 https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/218116070 2-1 "Back To the Future" media study]]> 2017-12-28 17:40:39 UTC https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/218116070 S4: Identify the historical times, places, or characters referenced in fiction. tweber9 https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/218116087 2/14 Monsters Are Due on Maple Street - 1960 vs 2003 version]]> 2017-12-28 17:40:57 UTC https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/218116087 *C1: Understand how a narrative structure contributes to meaning and style in a text. (RL.7.5) tweber9 https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/218116110 2-22 War of the Wall]]> 2017-12-28 17:41:23 UTC https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/218116110 *C2: Understand how an author develops and contrasts points of view (perspectives) of different characters or narrators in a text. (RL.7.6) tweber9 https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/218116163 2/5 and 2/6 movie assignment Freak the Mighty

2/16 Different POVs in "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street" (2nd chance)

]]> 2017-12-28 17:41:33 UTC https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/218116163 C3: Understand the effects of techniques (e.g., lighting, sound, color, or camera focus and angles) unique to each medium (e.g., audio, film, stage) when telling a story. (RL.7.7) tweber9 https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/218116166 2/5 and 2/6 "Freak the Mighty" - movie version
2/13 2nd chance "Monsters Are Due on Maple Street" C3 assignment with Literature Book p.136ff.]]> 2017-12-28 17:41:42 UTC https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/218116166 *C4: Understand how authors use or alter history in their portrayal of a time, place, or character. (RL.7.9) tweber9 https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/218116170 2/22 and 2/23 "War of the Wall"]]> 2017-12-28 17:41:51 UTC https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/218116170 *C5: Revise/edit a variety of narrative rough drafts: (W.7.1, W.7.2, W.7.3) tweber9 https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/218116176
  • Use phrases and clauses to construct a variety of sentence types (e.g., simple, compound, complex, compound-complex). (L.7.1, L.7.3) 
  • Revise sentence structure to create cohesion. (W.7.1c, 2c, 3c) 
  • Use and maintain appropriate style with precise and concise language (e.g., domain specific 
  • language, relevant, descriptive detail). (W.7.1d, 2d, 3d, L.7.3a) 
  • Justify how your task, purpose, and audience have been addressed effectively. (W.7.4, 5) 
  • Correct errors such as: capitalization, grammar, punctuation, and spelling (include homophone 
  • usage) (L.7.1, L.7.2) 

    • ]]>     2017-12-28 17:42:03 UTC https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/218116176     S1: Identify words that relay a specific meaning and tone. tweber9 https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/218116203 1-22 "Freak the Mighty"
    Freak's language, analogies

    2/20 "The Conch Bearer" - circle 15 to 20 words or phrases that relay a specific mood/tone, illustrate (2nd chance)]]>     2017-12-28 17:42:46 UTC https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/218116203     S2: Identify allusions. tweber9 https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/218116217 2-7-2017 partners work on identifying allusions]]> 2017-12-28 17:42:58 UTC https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/218116217 V1: allusion tweber9 https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/218116234 2/7/2018 Playposit.com video as help to complete word wall. ]]> 2017-12-28 17:43:10 UTC https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/218116234 *C1: Understand how specific word choice impacts meaning and tone (rhymes, alliteration, descriptive). (RL.7.4; RI.7.4) tweber9 https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/218116262 2-2 "Freak the Mighty" various chapters,  Max's language]]> 2017-12-28 17:43:34 UTC https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/218116262 C2: Understand allusions (e.g., literary, biblical, and mythological) in context. (L.7.5a) tweber9 https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/218116270 2-12-2018 New Radical "Someday We"ll Know"]]> 2017-12-28 17:43:43 UTC https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/218116270 S1: Identify interactions between individuals, events, or ideas. tweber9 https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/218116362 1-23 "Freak the Mighty"
    chapters 4,5 and 11]]>     2017-12-28 17:45:40 UTC https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/218116362     S2: Identify the theme of a text. tweber9 https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/218116375 1-31 Level Up: Tutorial: Theme
    1-31 Theme in "Freak the Mighty"
    2-8-2018 Close Readers "Arachne" (second chance)]]>     2017-12-28 17:45:51 UTC https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/218116375     S3: Identify relevant evidence to support inferences and conclusions. tweber9 https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/218116385 1-17-2018 "Freak the Mighty" chapters 1-5]]> 2017-12-28 17:46:03 UTC https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/218116385 C1: Understand the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text (e.g., how setting shapes the characters or plot, or how individuals influence ideas or events). (RL.7.3, RI.7.3) tweber9 https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/218116413 2/16 Monsters Are Due on Maple Street]]> 2017-12-28 17:46:35 UTC https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/218116413 *C2: Understand how a theme is developed over the course of a text. (RL.7.2) tweber9 https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/218116428 1-31 "Freak the Mighty" chapters 1-25]]> 2017-12-28 17:46:47 UTC https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/218116428 *C3: Cite several pieces of textual evidence that most strongly support inferences and conclusions. (RL.7.1; RI.7.1) tweber9 https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/218116438 1-24 "Freak the Mighty"
    chapters 15, 16, 17]]>     2017-12-28 17:46:57 UTC https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/218116438     "I Have a Dream" tweber9 https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/220990968 DUE 3/8
    Watch the flocabulary.com video on "Martin Luther King" and do all the assignments. Then read excerpts from his most famous speech and choose from the two tasks below.

    Write a detailed letter to MLK about which of his dreams have come true and which did not. Give specific examples.
    OR
    Write your own "I Have a Dream" Speech!
    (write at least two pages)]]>     2018-01-12 14:59:47 UTC https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/220990968     TELL THE STORY OF A LOCAL LAND ETHIC LEADER. tweber9 https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/229213255 Aldo Leopold Contest
    300 word essay, due 2-8-2018, win $500

    ]]>     2018-02-07 17:19:45 UTC https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/229213255     Book Cover for "Freak the Mighty" tweber9 https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/230316034 DUE 3/8
    Design an original front and back for the book
    Due at the end of the Quarter.]]>     2018-02-11 00:23:56 UTC https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/230316034     The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street 2018 Version tweber9 https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/231780292 DUE 3/8
    Write a script for a new version of the teleplay "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street". Identify a threat for 2018 and create a plot around it. Your play must be divided into exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution. Write dialogues and add stage directions. For info on the layout, see the play in the textbook again.
    - You may work with partners.
    - You may film a version of your play and turn in the video instead of the script.
    - You may design a comic of the story.]]>     2018-02-15 03:43:16 UTC https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/231780292     The War of the Wall tweber9 https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/234728844 DUE 3/8
    (1) Read lines 177 to 220 of the story carefully once more and create the mural the painter lady painted on their wall.
    OR
    (2) Design your a mural for a wall in your community. Like in the story, your mural should empower your community and let members feel respected. Write a short text to explain your mural (references, symbols...) as well.]]>     2018-02-23 15:19:36 UTC https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/234728844     The Bremen Town Musicians tweber9 https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/234745189 Perform this German fairy tale in front of kids aged 2-4 years old at the Early Childhood Center at San Juan College
    - rehearsals after school in March April
    - it would be great if you played an instrument
    - the performance is during the day so you will miss one or two classes]]>     2018-02-23 15:46:08 UTC https://padlet.com/tweber9/iye9botsc2we/wish/234745189