Progress Reports Today

We passed out progress reports to all our seventh graders today. While the overall grade is for the entire 2nd semester, you will see that they only have assignments for this quarter. That is because only missing work from this quarter can still be made up. Also, you will see a couple of blank grades. THAT DOES NOT INDICATE A MISSING ASSIGNMENT. It simply means an assignment we haven't posted as of yet. Lastly, behavior is extra credit. If your student has a blank in that space, that means they have not behaved well enough to earn the points.

Veldt/Pedestrian Worksheet

Name:

Rix, Period:

Date:

Comparison of “The Veldt” and “The Pedestrian”

The Veldt The Pedestrian

Exposition (characters) (setting)
Rising Action (conflict)
Climax
Falling Action

English 7 Agenda 4/19/2010-4/23/2010

Monday (19th)
STAR Testing in the morning (my 2^nd period class is my testing group for all days)

-With the extra time, this group will be watching “Pleasantville”

No 7th Grade classes

Tuesday (20th)
STAR Testing in the morning

-With the extra time, this group will be watching “Pleasantville”

In Class:

Library:

-Turn in MSND

-Check out The Giver

-Intro “The Pedestrian”

HW: Veldt/Pedestrian Comparison

Wednesday (21st)

Continue Reading“The Pedestrian”

Complete Comparisons

Start Grammar 6.3 (HW)

Thursday (22nd)
STAR Testing in the morning

-With the extra time, this group will be watching “Pleasantville”

No 7th grade classes

Friday (23rd)
Introduce The Giver

New Vocabulary

Friday 4/16/10 Agenda

-Finish reading Ray Bradbury's "The Veldt" and discuss.

-Continue "MSND" movie.

"A Midsummer Night's Dream" Day 1

We will be watching the 1999 theatrical version while compiling list of 10 differences between the movie and the play.

"Pleasantville" (2nd Period only)

STAR testing is on the way (more information to follow on that front). One quirk of the testing schedule is that my 2nd period class will have almost 3 unstructured hours with me when they have no test to take. To fill this gap, I will be showing this class only the movie "Pleasantville". Please don't hesitate to click on the title to read about the picture. We have just begun a unit on dystopian societies. We've already started reading Ray Bradbury's "The Veldt". Soon we with read The Giver. We will conclude the unit with the motion picture "The Village". All four demand students consider the themes of excess technology, suppressing emotions, and human imperfections. Pleasantville will provide my 2nd period group a chance to further connect with the other literature and better grasp the themes in question. It is rated PG-13 and contains serious enough content to require a permission notice. I will edit it myself during view to eliminate some questionable material. Nonetheless, please ask your student about the permission slip today and return it promptly. We will be watching the video on April 20th and 22nd. An alternate activity will be made available for students not cleared to watch or those that fail to return their permission slips.

English 7 Agenda 4/12/2010-4/16/2010

Monday

Quick Write "Technology"

Finish and Correct Grammar 6.1

Discuss Technology and Start "The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury

Tuesday

Quick Write "Technology 2"

Start Grammar 6.2

Read "The Veldt"

HW: 2^nd period only “Pleasantville” viewing permission slips. Please return ASAP

Wednesday (late start)

New Seats

Finish "The Veldt"

Finish and Correct Grammar 6.2

Thursday

First Day of STAR Testing : We will be testing my 2^nd period class in here. We will have my 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd period 7^th graders in the afternoon.

Start viewing MSND movie

Friday

Finish MSND Movie