Monday

5/18

Activity/Assignment: Complete the “School Year Reflection” worksheet. Make sure to write in complete sentences as well as providing explanations. (include variety of sentences: simple, compound, and complex).

Tuesday

5/19

Activity/Assignment: Complete the “End of School/Summer Would you Rather Questions” worksheet. Make sure to provide an explanation for each answer you select. (Complete sentences).

Wednesday

5/20

Activity/Assignment: Complete the “I am Poem” Worksheet. Make sure to follow the directions.

Thursday

5/21

Activity/Assignment: Complete the “Teacher Report Card” worksheet. (The report card is for your writing teacher).

Friday

5/22

Activity/Assignment: No Writing Assignment.

mmeraz@gesd32.net mmendenhall@gesd32.net 

Monday

5/18

Activity/Assignment: Worksheet-Lesson 1.16 Adjectives. Complete the Word Search

Tuesday

5/19

Activity/Assignment: Worksheet-Lesson 1.29 Complex Sentences. Complete the Word Search. DO NOT HAVE TO DO TRY IT

Wednesday

5/20

Activity/Assignment: Worksheet-Lesson 2.10 Exclamation Points. Complete Solve It. DO NOT HAVE TO DO TRY IT.

Thursday

5/21

Activity/Assignment: Worksheet Lesson 3.2 Verbs: bring, take. Complete the crossword puzzle. DO NOT HAVE TO DO THE TRY IT.

Friday

5/22

HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!

Activity/Assignment: NO GRAMMAR ASSIGNMENT

mmeraz@gesd32.net mmendenhall@gesd32.net 

5/18-5/21

Activity/Assignment: Who Are You Collage!

Directions: 

Think about what you like about yourself, goals that you have, things that you enjoy doing, eating, watching, etc. As well as places that you have visited or school subjects that you have enjoy taking. Or any other ideas are welcomed too!

You are going to make a personality collage using a Word Document, Google Docs, or a white piece of paper. Use your own photos, draw or paste (from the newspaper, internet or old magazines) at least 10 images that represent you. Do not forget to send it to your reading teachers. 

Click on "Collage Examples" below for ideas.

aparra@gesd32.net gchavez@gesd32.net 

Week: May 11-15, 2020

MONDAY -Reading

Objective: I will be able to determine the exposition of the first episode of Mutation: “A Frightened Mouse” in order to determine the exposition of the story.

Standard: 8.RL.2 and 8.RL.10

Activity: Read the short story, “Mutation: Episode 1-A Frightened Mouse” and identify the exposition of the story: setting, characters, and problem.

TUESDAY -Reading

Objective: IWBAT continue reading the story “A Frightened Mouse” in order to determine the rising action.

Standard: 8.RL.2 and 8.RL.10

Activity: Read the story, “Episode 1: A Frightened Mouse”, and identify the main events of the rising action.

WEDNESDAY- Reading

Objective: Students will be able to demonstrate their understanding of the story “A Frightened Mouse” by determining the climax and the falling action of the story.

Standard: 8.RL.2 and 8.RL.10

Activity: Read the story, “Episode 1: A Frightened Mouse” and complete the final elements of the plot: climax, falling action and resolution. Draw the plotline and write the information you gathered.

THURSDAY - Reading

Objective: Students will complete the activity for “Episode 1: A Frightened Mouse” located on Achieve3000.

Standard: 8.RL.2 and 8.RL.10

Activity: Complete the “Activity” questions for the story “Episode 1: A Frightened Mouse.”

FRIDAY- Reading

Objective: SWBAT demonstrate their mastery of the reading objectives

Standard: 8.RL.2 and 8.RL.10

Activity: Complete the Galileo Assessment located through the Clever portal.

Monday

5/11

Objective: SWBAT determine the use of a common or proper noun to complete a sentence.

Standard: IV 7 L 1(N)HI-1

Activity/Assignment: Lesson 1.1 Common and Proper Nouns (p. 6) Do Complete It. Write on the line the common noun or proper noun from the box that correctly completes the sentence.

Tuesday

5/12

Objective: SWBAT determine which nouns need to be capitalized as proper nouns.

Standard: IV 7 L 2(VOCAB)HI-5

Activity/Assignment: Lesson 1.1 Common and Proper Nouns (p.7). Do Proof It and Try It. The paragraph should be about someone you consider a hero. Use at least three common nouns and three proper nouns.

Wednesday

5/13

Objective: SWBAT match two nouns to form a common compound word.

Standard: IV 7 L 2(VOCAB)HI-5

Activity/Assignment: Worksheet-Compound Nouns (p.29) Create compound words by choosing one word from each section.

Thursday

5/14

Objective: SWBAT identify collective nouns and use each in sentence with subject-verb agreement.

Standard: IV 7 L 1(N)HI-5

Activity/Assignment: Worksheet-Collective Nouns (p.37) Circle the nouns in the list that are collective nouns. Write two sentences using at least one collective noun in each sentence.

Friday

5/15

Objective: SWBAT identify common and proper nouns, compound nouns, and collective nouns.

Standard: IV 7 L(N)HI-1; IV 7 L 2(VOCAB)HI-5; IV 7 L 1(N)HI-5 –

Activity/Assignment: Quiz

Monday

5/4

Objective: SWBAT identify the simple subject in a sentence.

Standard: IV 7 L 1(SC)HI-1

Activity/Assignment: Lesson 12 Simple Subjects. Complete Parts A and B. Write five sentences about an activity you enjoy.

Tuesday

5/5

Objective: SWBAT identify the simple predicate in a sentence.

Standard: IV 7 L 1(SC)HI-2

Activity/Assignment: Lesson 13 Simple Predicate. Complete Parts A, B, and C. Write four sentences about a city or a country that you would like to visit or have visited.

Wednesday

5/6

Objective: SWBAT identify the subject in an imperative sentence.

Standard: IV 7 L 1(SC)HI-1

Activity/Assignment: Lesson 14 Understood Subjects. Complete Parts A and B. Write four imperative sentences about a game or other activity.

Thursday

5/7

Objective: SWBAT identify the compound subjects in a sentence.

Standard: IV 7 L 1(SC)HI-1

Activity/Assignment: Lesson 15 Using Compound Subjects. Complete Parts A, B, and C

Friday

5/8

Objective: SWBAT identify the simple subject and simple predicate in a sentence.

Standard: IV 7 L 1(SC)HI-1; IV 7 L 1(SC)HI-2

Activity/Assignment: Quiz: Subjects and Predicates

Monday

5/4

Objective: I will demonstrate the ability to write an argumentative essay by including my position, 3 claims, supporting details (E’s), opposite view, and conclusion.

Standard: W.7.1 & W.8.1- Argumentative Essay

Activity/Assignment: Deconstruct prompt completely, annotate on articles (identify and label text features). Read articles and identify claims including opposite view.

Tuesday

5/5

Objective:  I will demonstrate the ability to write an argumentative essay by including my position, 3 claims, supporting details (E’s), opposite view, and conclusion.

Standard: W.7.1 & W.8.1- Argumentative Essay

Activity/Assignment: Complete the pros/cons list (make sure to pick the strongest claims for your position and the weakest claim for your opposite view). Additionally, complete the introduction and conclusion of your essay.

Wednesday

5/6

Objective: I will demonstrate the ability to write an argumentative essay by including my position, 3 claims, supporting details (E’s), opposite view, and conclusion.

Standard: W.7.1 & W.8.1- Argumentative Essay

Activity/Assignment:

Work on Frame graphic organizer. Write in complete sentences your introduction, conclusion, and topic sentences only of the body paragraphs including opposite view.

Thursday

5/7

Objective: I will demonstrate the ability to write an argumentative essay by including my position, 3 claims, supporting details (E’s), opposite view, and conclusion.

Standard: W.7.1 & W.8.1- Argumentative Essay

Activity/Assignment: On a separate piece of paper, write the rough draft of your essay, once you are done edit your paper completely. Make sure to color code the E’s (topic sentences-green, evidence-red, explanation-blue, example-purple), variety of sentences (simple, compound, complex sentences), transitional words, tier 2 words (higher level words).

Don’t forget to cite your evidence! (author’s last name, year the article was written)

Friday

5/8

Objective: I will demonstrate the ability to write an argumentative essay by including my position, 3 claims, supporting details (E’s), opposite view, and conclusion.

Standard: W.7.1 & W.8.1- Argumentative Essay

Activity/Assignment: Type your essay (Final copy) and make sure to email it to your writing teacher.

P.S. if you have any questions email us: aparra@gesd32.net & mmeraz@gesd32.net

Monday

4/27

Objective: SWBAT determine the meaning of unfamiliar words by using context clues, or other online resources.

Standard: RI. 7.4

Activity/Assignment/Resources

Read the article “Farmer Bots?” from Achieve 3000.

1.    Write the unfamiliar words and identify a synonym.

2.    If you can… identify the different voices, such as “The study says…”

You can use an online dictionary or thesaurus to help you.

Don’t forget page 2 “Dig Deeper,” of the Article!

Tuesday

4/28

Objective: SWBAT identify three details in favor and against farm machines by completing a PROS and CONS graphic organizer.

 Standard: RI. 7.1 & RI. 7.8

 Activity/Assignment/Resources

As you read “Farmer Bots?”, think about the reasons why farmers like farm machines and farm laborers don’t.

Complete a PROS and CONS table for using farm machines.

Pros= why it is good to use farm machine? Who or how does it help/benefit?

Cons= why it is NOT good to use farm machines? Who or how does it damage/hurt?

   PROS               CONS

1.                      1.      

2.                      2.

3.                      3.

Don’t forget page 2 “Dig Deeper”. Has important information.

Wednesday

4/29

Objective: SWBAT make a claim and identify three arguments to support it.

Standard: RI. 7.1, RI. 7.2, & RI. 7.8

 Activity/Assignment/Resources

The readings (Farmer Bots? Page 1 and Dig Deeper, page 2) talk about a debate. Some people think machines should be used to harvest fleshy fruits. Other people disagree. They think people should pick the fruit.  What do you think?

Choose a side of the debate and support your position (opinion) with reasons and evidence from the texts. Also, you may tell what you already know about the topic.

 Type your response on the “Thought Question” from the article “Farmer Bots?” in Achieve 3000.

Topic Sentence (state your position, and the situation).

Claim/Reason 1

Evidence

Claim/Reason 2

Explanation

Claim/Reason 3

Restate topic (concluding sentence)

Thursday

4/30

Objective: SWBAT complete a reading comprehension assessment/activity with 75% or higher.

Standards: RI. 7.1& RI. 7.10

Activity/Assignment/Resources

 Complete the Achieve 3000 Activity for “Farmer Bots?”

 *Make sure to refer (go back) to the article if you need to.

You need to get a 75% or higher on the Activity.

Please try the “Stretch Activity” if you can.

Friday

5/1

Objective: SWBAT demonstrate mastery of their reading objectives.

 Standard: RI. 7.1, RI. 7.2, RI. 7.8

 Activity/Assignment/Resources 

GALILEO ASSESSMENT

Log into Clever and go to Galileo.  

Select your Reading Class period from the drop down at the top of the menu.

Select “Take Test”

Take the assessment listed for Reading class.   

.

Monday

4/27

Objective: IWBAT identify synonyms for a given word (A synonym is a word that has the same or nearly meaning as another word)

Standard: IV 7 L 2(VOCAB)HI-9

Activity/Assignment: Worksheet—Lesson 1 Synonyms. Complete Parts A, B, and C. You may use a dictionary and/or thesaurus as needed.

Tuesday

4/28

Objective: IWBAT identify antonyms for a given word. (An antonym is a word that has the opposite meaning of another word.)

Standard: IV 7 L 2(VOCAB)HI-9

Activity/Assignment: Worksheet-Lesson 2 Antonyms. Complete Parts A and B. You may use a dictionary and/or thesaurus.

Wednesday

4/29

Objective: IWBAT identify a homonym for a given word. (Homonyms, also called homophones, are words that are pronounced alike, but are spelled differently and have different meanings.)

Standard: IV 7 L 2(VOCAB)HI-10

Activity/Assignment: Worksheet-Lesson 3 Homonyms. Complete parts A, B, and C. You may use a dictionary or thesaurus.

Thursday

4/30

Objective: IWBAT determine the correct meaning of a homograph as used in a sentence. (Homographs are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings. They may also be pronounced differently.)

Standard: IV 7 L 2(VOCAB)HI-11

Activity/Assignment: Worksheet—Lesson 4 Homographs. Complete Parts A, B, and C. You may use a dictionary.

Friday

5/1

Objective: IWBAT label pairs of words as synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, or homographs.

Standard: IV 7 L 2(VOCAB)HI-9, 10, 11

Activity/Assignment: Worksheet-Quiz: Synonyms, Antonyms, Homonyms, and Homographs.

Monday

4/20

Objective: I will demonstrate the ability to write an explanatory essay by including the topic, 3 claims, supporting details (E’s), and conclusion.

Standard: W.7.2 & W.8.2- Explanatory Essay

Activity/Assignment: Deconstruct prompt completely, annotate on articles (identify and label text features).

Tuesday

4/21

Objective: I will demonstrate the ability to write an explanatory essay by including the topic, 3 claims, supporting details (E’s), and conclusion.

Standard: W.7.2 & W.8.2- Explanatory Essay

Activity/Assignment: Read articles and identify 3 claims. Complete introduction and conclusion of your essay.

Wednesday

4/22

Objective: I will demonstrate the ability to write an explanatory essay by including the topic, 3 claims, supporting details (E’s), and conclusion.

Standard: W.7.2 & W.8.2- Explanatory Essay

Activity/Assignment: Complete Frame graphic organizer. Write in complete sentences your introduction, conclusion, and topic sentences only.

Thursday

4/23

Objective: I will demonstrate the ability to write an explanatory essay by including the topic, 3 claims, supporting details (E’s), and conclusion.

Standard: W.7.2 & W.8.2- Explanatory Essay

Activity/Assignment: On a separate piece of paper, write the rough draft of your essay, once you are done edit your paper completely. Make sure to color code the E’s (topic sentences-green, evidence-red, explanation-blue, example-purple), variety of sentences (simple, compound, complex sentences), transitional words, tier 2 words (higher level words).

Friday

4/24

Objective: I will demonstrate the ability to write an explanatory essay by including the topic, 3 claims, supporting details (E’s), and conclusion.

Standard: W.7.2 & W.8.2- Explanatory Essay

Activity/Assignment: Type your essay and make sure to email it to your writing teacher.

mmeraz@gesd32.net

Monday

4/20

Objective: IWBAT describe a picture using prepositions of location, time, and direction.

Standard: IV 7 L 1(PREP)HI-1

Activity/Assignment: Worksheet-Brainstorming Prepositional Phrases

Tuesday

4/21

Objective: IWBAT use prepositions of location and time, such as in and on.

Standard: IV 7 L 1(PREP)HI-2

Activity/Assignment: Worksheet-Prepositions “In” and “On”

Wednesday

4/22

Objective: IWBAT use prepositional phrases in a sentence.

Standard: IV 7 L1(PREP)HI-3

Activity/Assignment: Worksheet- Prepositional Phrases #1-9. Complete chart at the bottom of the page.

Thursday

4/23

Objective: IWBAT use prepositional phrases in sentences.

Standard: IV 7 L 1(PREP)HI-6

Activity/Assignment: Worksheet-Prepositional Phrases #1-14. Use a prepositional phrase to complete each sentence.

Friday

4/24

Objective: IWBAT use prepositional phrases of location, time, and direction.

Standard: IV 7 L1(PREP)HI-3

Activity/Assignment: Prepositions Quiz

Monday

04/06

Objective: I will demonstrate the ability to write an argumentative essay by including my position, 3 claims, supporting details (E’s), opposite view, and conclusion.

Standard: W.7.1 & W.8.1- Argumentative Essay

Activity/Assignment: Deconstruct prompt completely, annotate on articles (identify and label text features). Read articles and identify claims including opposite view.

Tuesday

04/07

Objective:  I will demonstrate the ability to write an argumentative essay by including my position, 3 claims, supporting details (E’s), opposite view, and conclusion.

Standard: W.7.1 & W.8.1- Argumentative Essay

Activity/Assignment: Complete the pros/cons list (make sure to pick the strongest claims for your position and the weakest claim for your opposite view). Additionally, complete the introduction and conclusion of your essay.

Wednesday

04/08

Objective: I will demonstrate the ability to write an argumentative essay by including my position, 3 claims, supporting details (E’s), opposite view, and conclusion.

Standard: W.7.1 & W.8.1- Argumentative Essay

Activity/Assignment:

·         Work on Frame graphic organizer. Write in complete sentences your introduction, conclusion, and topic sentences only of the body paragraphs including opposite view.

·         On a separate piece of paper, write the rough draft of your essay, once you are done edit your paper completely. Make sure to color code the E’s (topic sentences-green, evidence-red, explanation-blue, example-purple), variety of sentences (simple, compound, complex sentences), transitional words, tier 2 words (higher level words).

Don’t forget to cite your evidence! (author’s last name, year the article was written)

Thursday

04/09

Objective: I will demonstrate the ability to write an argumentative essay by including my position, 3 claims, supporting details (E’s), opposite view, and conclusion.

Standard: W.7.1 & W.8.1- Argumentative Essay

Activity/Assignment: Type your essay (Final copy) and make sure to email it to your writing teacher.

Ms. Meraz writing students 7^th grade

mmeraz@gesd32.net

Friday

No school.

May, 23-26

Monday

Objective: IWBAT identify the text structure of each paragraph form the article “Instashams” and complete a graphic organizer by filling out the most important details. 

Standard: R.I. 7.5/R.I. 8.5

Activity/Assignment/Resources (links)

Log-in to Clever (clever.com/in/gesd32) and then to Achieve 3000. Select A.Parra-Reading (7th graders) or G. Chavez-Reading (8th graders) and look for “Instashams.” Read the article and do the following assignments:

Complete the 4T’s on a separate piece of paper. On the back, do the graphic organizer for the text structure. Fill out the graphic organizer with the most important details along with paragraph and line number. 

Remember!! Text Structures: Cause and Effect, Problem and  Solution, Description, Compare and Contrast, Sequence.

Tuesday

Objective: IWBAT identify the central idea (main idea) of the article and three facts/details to support it. 

Standard: R.I.7.2./R.I. 8.2

Activity/Assignment/Resources (links )

Access the article “Instashams” from Achieve 3000.  Complete the Main/Central Idea Master Graphic Organizer. 

Wednesday

Objective: IWBAT write an objective summary of the article “Instashams.” 

Standard: R.I. 7.2/R.I. 8.2

Activity/Assignment/Resources (links): On a separate piece of paper, write an objective summary of the article “Instashams.”  Make sure to include the title, text structure, main idea, transitional phrases and three important facts/details. Do not forget it is an objective summary, so you do not include your opinion. 

Thursday

Objective: SWBAT assess their reading comprehension by answering the “Activity” questions and the “Thought Question” from the article “Instashams.” 

Standard: R.I. 7.1/R.I. 8.2

Activity/Assignment/Resources (links): Access Achieve 3000 and look for “Instashams.” Complete the “Activity” questions, “After Reading Poll” and “Thought Question.” Make sure to refer back to the article as necessary and follow the directions on the “Thought Question.”

Friday

Objective

• SWBAT demonstrate mastery of their reading objectives.

Activity

• Log into Clever and go to Galileo.  
• Select your Reading Class Period, from the drop down at the top of the menu.
• Select “Take Test”
• Take the assessment listed for Reading class.