Oct. 19-23, 2015 by Julie Ryals & Brooke McWilliams

Monday Bell Work

purvis7thgradeELA — 2015-10-15 17:23:29 UTC

Deep Thinking: What does it mean to be creative? What helps release your inner creativity? If possible, explain when you have felt most creative and the outcome of it.

Tuesday Bell Work

purvis7thgradeELA — 2015-10-15 17:24:14 UTC

Creative writing time! In first person p.o.v., share a story of an event that is special to you. Elaborate on the details of this story in order for your reader to fully understand why this event was so special.

Wednesday Bell Work

purvis7thgradeELA — 2015-10-15 17:25:52 UTC

Describe your favorite book. Why is it your favorite? What elements of writing does the author use that keeps you engaged?

"The Ghost Bird" short story

purvis7thgradeELA — 2015-10-16 15:42:20 UTC

As you read through "The Ghost Bird", use this template as you come across unfamiliar words.

purvis7thgradeELA — 2015-10-19 00:56:07 UTC

Critical Thinking Questions

purvis7thgradeELA — 2015-10-19 00:57:34 UTC

Graded Material This Week:

purvis7thgradeELA — 2015-10-19 00:58:08 UTC

Friday- Comprehension Quiz on "The Ghost Bird"

This Week at a Glance:

purvis7thgradeELA — 2015-10-19 00:59:25 UTC

Mon.- Watch Shmoop video & close-read & discuss "The Ghost Bird".

Tues.- Gallery walk/group work on "The Ghost Bird" narrative elements. Introduce NaNoWriMo: What Makes a Novel a Novel?

Wed.- Language skills/standards learning stations.

Thurs.- Characterization activities and complete character profiles for 2-3 novel characters.

Fri- Assessment on "The Ghost Bird" and complete character profiles for NaNoWriMo novels.

NaNoWriMo Workbook for OCTOBER-NOVEMBER

purvis7thgradeELA — 2015-10-19 01:06:16 UTC

Thursday Bell Work

purvis7thgradeELA — 2015-10-19 01:07:33 UTC

Answer the 3 Critical Thinking Questions for "The Ghost Bird" (found on Padlet).

Friday Bell Work

purvis7thgradeELA — 2015-10-19 01:08:11 UTC

Compose a brief explanation about how you think "The Ghost Bird" ends (an epilogue, for example, and no less than 5 sentences).

Shmoop video on "How to Write a Narrative"

purvis7thgradeELA — 2015-10-19 01:11:39 UTC

Language Standards Stations

purvis7thgradeELA — 2015-10-21 12:35:38 UTC

Lazy Editor, p. 23- Proofreading Station: Read through the paragraphs and write down the errors + how to correct them.

Comma Rules Station: Read through the comma rules aloud. Record answers on a separate sheet of paper for 1-20.

ChromeBooks- NoRedInk.com Station: Log in with Google, use the class code on the board, and complete the diagnostic test.

Capitalization Station: Complete 1-20 by recording answers on a separate sheet of paper.

Parts of Speech Station: Complete 1-20 by recording answers on a separate sheet of paper.

Irregular Verbs Station: Discuss and copy the model sheet onto the blank sheet (starts with "begin"); then, YOU must use what you learned to input the verb tenses on the "lead" chart.

NaNoWriMo Website

purvis7thgradeELA — 2015-10-23 19:16:30 UTC