Persuasive Writing Baseline Assessment

All seventh graders will be writing a baseline persuasive essay on Monday 10/3, Tuesday 10/4, and Wednesday 10/5.  This piece will give me an idea of what each student already knows about how to write a persuasive essay without any prior instruction.  This data is important since we will be learning how to write a persuasive essay later this year.   Students need not be nervous or prepare anything in advance.  However, please bring 2 pencils already sharpened to class on Monday 10/3, Tuesday 10/4, and Wednesday 10/5. 

Actively Reading & Responding to Literature

This week we will be taking some time to review and learn how to actively read and respond to literature.  This will equip us with  strategies to become better readers independently, as well as prepare us for our upcoming book club unit!  Stay tuned for more details.  To participate fully in this week’s activities, please have with you, in addition to all daily supplies, 1) your current independent reading book and 2) post-it notes.

Book Hooks

On Friday 9/16, we will be reading each other’s hooks to get recommendations for independent reading books.  Periods 2, 4, 5 please meet in the library with all English materials!  Period 8 we will be in our normal classroom.

PERIODS 2, 4:  Meet in the library at the computers on Tuesday (9/13) and Thursday (9/15)  with all English supplies (flash drive) and your book hook drafts.

PERIOD 5:  Meet in room 330 (computer lab) on Tuesday (9/13) and Thursday (9/15) with all English supplies (flash drive) and your book hook drafts.

PERIOD 8: Meet in room 230 (computer lab) on Tuesday (9/13) and Thursday (9/15) with all English supplies (flash drive) and your book hook drafts.

We are beginning to read and write book hooks beginning on Thursday, September 8th.  Please remember to meet in the library on Thursday, September 8th and Friday, September 9th with all your English supplies.