Greetings everyone,
This week we will be 1.) developing vocabulary knowledge (of propaganda, narrative voice, direct/indirect characterization, round characters vs. flat characters) 2.) Making inferences about character motivations and real-world allusions 3.) Analyzing how an author establishes, conveys, and contrasts the points of view of different characters or narrators in a text. 4.) Creating personal narratives HOMEWORK: ADJECTIVES PRACTICE ON NOREDINK.COM (DUE FRIDAY) - CLICK LINK BELOW ADDITIONAL LINKS BELOW: WEEKLY PPT & MONDAY'S PROPAGANDA ACTIVITY
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Greetings Families, This week we will continue reading Animal Farm. This novel is an allegory for the Russian Revolution (learned about it last week). Homework: Noredink.com Active vs. Passive voice (Due Friday 2-22)
This week we learned about macroeconomics and political structures. All this vocabulary front-loading helped us start George Orwell's novella, Animal Farm.
Also, students did a wonderful job on their MAP tests this week. I am so proud! Sincerely, Ms. Kate Greetings everyone, This week we will explore how style and communication affects consumption, conservation, natural resources, and economies. Monday: Students compose their own arguments regarding the consumption of energy drinks in American society. Tuesday: Students will unpack fables, allegories, and symbolism Wednesday: Students will learn about satire and global economic systems Thursday: Students will master key economic terms and political concepts (we are preparing to read Animal Farm, by George Orwell). Friday: We will start reading Animal Farm and compare/contrast it with a Karl Marx and Lenin text HOMEWORK: Bring in a copy of Animal Farm (by George Orwell) by Friday Commonly Confused Words Part 2 (DUE FRIDAY 2/8/2019) Link: https://www.noredink.com/learn/assigned_practices/3382634
Greetings families, I hope you are having a great start to the week. This is what we are working on this week. Bellringers at the start of every class Argumentation in the Media Argumentation in Nonfiction Students are being introduced to the Rhetorical triangle this week (something they will need to know in 8th grade). It is a great way to trace and evaluate evidence across the genres. See the attached powerpoint for specific details HOMEWORK: Commonly Confused Words 1 on noredink.com (DUE FRIDAY 2/1/2019) LINK: https://www.noredink.com/learn/assigned_practices/3353206
Our homework is due tomorrow (a diagnostic grammar test). It was assigned last Monday.
https://www.noredink.com/join/awake-garden-97 If the link doesn't work -go to noredink.com -classcode is awake garden 97 Greetings Families, This week we will be exploring author's purpose, the difference between expository (informational) and persuasive (argumentative) writing, different types of evidence, and delineating arguments. If you are absent, see the attached PowerPoint. We will do another notebook check on Friday 1/25. Email me at [email protected] if you have any questions. Homework: - All diagnostic assessments are due on Friday 1/25 (noredink.com) INVITE LINK: https://www.noredink.com/join/awake-garden-97 PASSCODE: awake garden 97 - Please see our New Year Newsletter (attached below).
Hello Everyone, This week we will be using interactive notebooks to delineate argumentation in two texts. Feel free to check out the attached PowerPoint. Homework: All students need to take an online grammar diagnostic assessment by Friday 1/25/2019 INVITE LINK: https://www.noredink.com/join/awake-garden-97 PASSCODE: awake garden 97
Welcome Back! This week we set up interactive notebooks and explored how we can use thinking maps for fiction and nonfiction! Please view our PowerPoint. Homework Assigned: All students were given a "Remind Invitation" remind.com/join/westendla Remind is a really cool website that helps me communicate due dates and curriculum changes to families.
1. Warm Up: Describe how connotation creates author's tone. Give an example.
2. Active reading of "Black Ships Before Troy" (Making inferences about how the setting impacts different characters and determining how author uses connotation to create tone). HONORS: 1. Warm Up: Describe how connotation creates author's tone. Give an example. 2. Active reading of "Black Ships Before Troy" (Making inferences about how the setting impacts different characters and determining how author uses connotation to create tone). Homework: Corrections and extra credit opportunities are located on the "Extra Credit & Corrections" and "I Need a Challenge" pages above. |
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