7th Grade Language Arts: December 2020

FRIDAY:

Today there is one simple thing to do!----FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS---

Send Mrs. Bearden a formal email---Tell her something that you are looking forward to in the next 3 weeks! Share Christmas plans or what you hope to get for Christmas this year? Make sure you have good spelling and complete sentences before you send this!
SUBJECT: Merry Christmas Email: beardenp@fultonpirates.net
SEND IT---and that's it! Have a great Christmas break!!
IF YOU ARE MISSING ANY WORK, today is a good day to work! As always, email Mrs. Bearden about anything you working on and submitting! It would be a great gift to yourself and your family to have a passing grade in English!

Thursday:

Reading ---10 minutes-Find something you want to read today!
Email Mrs. Bearden today: We have finished, Flowers for Algernon, give your thoughts. Is it a story you are enjoyed or one you think Mrs. Bearden should remove from the curriculum. Give your reasoning either way.
Moby Time--15 minutes from everyone ----Easy A--just put your time in today!
Flowers for Algernon --If you need it for completing questions or any missing work!

Wednesday:

Flowers for Algernon- Finish today (Starting on top of page 57 JUNE 4 Audio:13:30- End)
Send Mrs. Bearden an Email today letting her know you have finished the reading. This email will also be your virtual attendance today!
Check PowerSchool and make sure both sets of Flowers for Algernon Questions have been graded and you have received credit for them. If not, submit whatever is missing today!!

Tuesday:

"November/December Vocab Document"--Add the word "nomadic" define it and add a picture!
Continue Reading Flowers for Algernon---Begin reading and listening to Part 2 (page 51-56 End with May 31st entry-- audio 0:00-13:30)
Make sure your Flowers for Algernon Questions 11-20 are completed from yesterday. Double Check for complete sentences ---Run Grammarly on them!!
Email and Submit your Questions to Mrs. Bearden today---this will be your attendance too!!

Monday:

Open your Google Docs to your "JOURNAL ENTRIES"
TYPE TODAY's DATE
RESPOND TO THIS: Tell me about your 7th-grade experience up to this point. Highlight things that have gone well, talk about things that have been stressful, and even things you are working on improving! This isn't just about English, but all your classes.(5 Sentences for today's Entry)
Keep adding to your November Vocab Document --add the word "mellow" --define and add a picture!
Flowers for Algernon--PART 1 Study Guide Questions--you are responsible for answering Questions11-20 today!! (I have pasted a copy of the questions below too!) Put them on a brand new document. You may work with a partner--but you both must have your own document! Save your work! Look up answers in the PDF Part 1 if you need to refer back to the reading from last week! We will move on to Part 2 tomorrow!
Send Mrs. Bearden an email today letting her know about your progress on these questions and if you opted to work with others!

FRIDAY:

Moby Time--Everyone will put in just 10 minutes of Language time today---Easy A---just put in the time today!!

Send Mrs. Bearden an email today telling her what you are planning to do this weekend!!-

Construct a formal Email ---a greeting---a message---and remember to sign your name! (See the Example above)

***CATCH UP DAY---DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING MISSING FROM ENGLISH? TURN STUFF IN TODAY!!

THURSDAY:

FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON--- (Open the PDF for the story in one tab! Open a new tab to listen to the audio! We left off with April 20th Top of pg. 42--Audio 32:01)
Please read the rest of PART 1 Today!!
SEND AN EMAIL: Let Mrs. Bearden know your thoughts so far on this story. Does Charlie have any REAL friends? Is Charlie better off since he had the operation? Any thoughts you have, share today!
IF YOU DID NOT TURN IN YOUR FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON QUESTIONS 1-10 YESTERDAY---DO IT TODAY ! (CHECK POWERSCHOOL---DO YOU HAVE A SCORE?)

Wednesday:

Open Journal--Type Today's date
Respond to this: Begin a list of questions that you'd like to have answered. They may be about the future or the past. (They can look like a list!) You need at least 3 questions, but you can have more!
Open your "November Vocab Document, add "lethargic", define it, and add a picture
FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON--- (Open the PDF for the story in one tab! Open a new tab to listen to the audio! We left off with Progress Report #5 pg. 37--Audio 16:09)
Please read until top of page 42--Read through April 16th Entry---STOP---Audio will end at 32:01)
TURN IN YOUR FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON QUESTIONS 1-10 TODAY! Run Grammarly on them and make sure you have a complete sentence that makes sense! READ EACH ANSWER BEFORE YOU SHARE THEM TODAY!!

Tuesday:

Open your November Journal--We are going to keep adding to this one even though it's December!
Type Today's date
Respond to this: Does intelligence determine someone's worth? Explain your thoughts.
Open November Vocab Document---Add "malady"--define and add a picture-- (keep using this document too for now!)
FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON--- You will access this link just like yesterday --but you are looking for the STUDY GUIDE TODAY!! ---You will want to be able to SEE the PDF to look up answers!--So again today use 2 DIFFERENT TABS --so you can see the questions and look at the story!
You are looking for the icon like this for the Study Guide--
You are responsible for answering the first 10 questions! (Work with a friend if you want to link up with someone on your own--or work as a small group, but you each must have your own answer document to submit!) Please use complete sentences--and look back to yesterday's reading to find the answers. (Send Mrs. Bearden an email letting her know about your progress and if you worked by yourself or with a partner or as a group!! Questions will be due tomorrow!)