7th Grade Activities and Assignments for Week of 11/6 - 11/25

Assignments and tests this week and next week:

  1. Students will retest on pronouns on Friday, 11/6.
  2. Assignment #1 in the Illustrated Man packet is due Tuesday, 11/10.
  3. Due Thursday, 11/12: Read the story “Kaleidoscope” before coming to class.
  4. Due Friday, 11/13: write sentences containing at least eight words that use each of the 17 vocabulary words on p. 17 of the vocabulary packet. Put context clues in each sentence that help reveal the denotation (word meaning) of each vocabulary word.

Monday, 11/2 (Mrs. Gildersleeve will be your guest teacher on this date.)

  1. Read pages 356-357 in the green Language book together; then complete Exercise 2 as a group. Then read the section on linking verbs on pages 358-359 and complete Exercise 3 as a group.
  2. When finished finding verbs in Exercises 2 and 3, work on “Homesick” questions (due next week).
  3. Homework: please complete Review A, all problems, on page 360 by tomorrow.

Tuesday, 11/3

  1. Check out a copy of Ray Bradbury’s The Illustrated Man in the library. Then come back to the classroom and receive an Illustrated Man assignment packet.
  2. Check answers to the Review A problems on p. 360; then complete Exercise 4 on p. 361 in class.
  3. Continue working on Homesick questions (due Thursday).
  4. Homework due tomorrow: write sentences containing at least eight words that use each of the 15 vocabulary words on p. 16 of the vocabulary packet. Place context clues in each sentence that help reveal the denotation (word meaning) of each vocabulary word.

Wednesday, 11/4

  1. Turn in vocabulary homework (sentences using the 15 vocabulary words on p. 16 of the vocabulary packet).
  2. Review pronouns by finding pronouns in sentences and then identifying their types and functions. Students will retest on pronouns this Friday.
  3. Continue working on Homesick questions; these questions are due tomorrow.
  4. Homework: please read “The Veldt” before coming to class tomorrow.

Thursday, 11/5

  1. Homesick questions are due today; please submit a hard copy or else share a document with Mr. Wenz on Google Drive.
  2. Review pronouns by finding pronouns in sentences and then identifying their types and functions. Students will retest on pronouns tomorrow.
  3. Discuss “The Veldt” and then begin working on Assignment #1 in the Illustrated Man packet.

Friday, 11/6

  1. Students will retest on pronouns today.
  2. When finished with your pronouns retest, please work on “Homesick” questions (due no later than Monday for full credit) or on Assignment #1 in the Illustrated Man packet (due next Thursday).

Monday, 11/9

  1. Read pages 361-362 in the Language book and answer the Exercise 5 and Review B questions.
  2. Work on Assignment #1 in the Illustrated Man packet (due tomorrow).

Tuesday, 11/10

  1. Assignment #1 in the Illustrated Man packet is due today.
  2. Learn about transitive and intransitive verbs; then find these types of action verbs in sentences.
  3. Homework: please read the story “Kaleidoscope” by Thursday.
  4. Homework due Friday: use the 17 words on page 17 of your vocabulary packet in sentences containing at least eight words. Place context clues in each sentence that help reveal the denotation (word meaning) of each vocabulary word. Please complete this assignment and share it with Mr. Wenz on Google Drive.

Wednesday, 11/11

  1. No school—Veterans’ Day!

Thursday, 11/12 (Mr. Wenz will be out of town; your guest teacher will be Mrs. Gildersleeve)

  1. With a partner, complete page 18 of the vocab packet. Then check answers as an entire class.
  2. Discuss “Kaleidoscope.” If there’s time, begin working on Assignment #2.
  3. Homework due tomorrow: use the 17 words on page 17 of your vocabulary packet in sentences containing at least eight words. Place context clues in each sentence that help reveal the denotation (word meaning) of each vocabulary word.

Friday, 11/13 (Mr. Wenz will be out of town; your guest teacher will be Mrs. Gildersleeve)

  1. Sentences containing vocabulary words are due today. Please share your sentences with Mr. Wenz on Google Drive.
  2. Take SIP test #3.
  3. Work on “Kaleidoscope” questions (Assignment #2 in the Illustrated Man packet).

Assignments and tests from 11/16 – 11/25:

  1. Page 20 of the vocabulary packet is due Tues., 11/17.
  2. Read “The Other Foot” before class starts on Thurs., 11/19.
  3. Page 21 of the grammar packet is due either Friday, 11/20 or Monday, 11/23 for full credit.
  4. Assignments Eight and Nine in the grammar packet are due Tuesday, 11/24.
  5. Assignment #2 in the Illustrated Man packet is due Wednesday, 11/25.
  6. Mr. Wenz will facilitate a classroom spelling bee on Wednesday, 11/25.

Monday, 11/16

  1. Students will receive a verbs packet. With a partner, complete Assignments One and Two on page 1. Then check answers as an entire class.
  2. With a partner, complete page 19 of the vocab packet; then check answers as an entire class.
  3. Work on Kaleidoscope” questions (Assignment #2 in the Illustrated Man packet).
  4. Homework due tomorrow: p. 20 in the vocabulary packet. You may write your answers directly in the packet.

Tuesday, 11/17

  1. Check answers to today’s vocabulary assignment (p. 20 in the vocabulary packet).
  2. With a partner, finish Assignments Three and Four in the grammar packet. Then check answers.
  3. Work on “Kaleidoscope” questions or begin reading “The Other Foot.” Please read this story before class starts on Thursday.
  4. Upcoming: the assignment on p. 21 of the grammar packet is due either Friday or Monday for full credit.

Wednesday, 11/18

  1. Complete Assignment Five in the grammar packet in class and then check answers.
  2. Finish “Kaleidoscope” questions (first priority). If you’re finished with these questions, work on one of the following:
  1. Read “The Other Foot.” Please read this story before coming to class tomorrow.
  2. Work on the vocabulary assignment on p. 21 of the vocabulary packet. This assignment is due either Friday or Monday for full credit.

Thursday, 11/19

  1. Discuss “The Other Foot” and begin working on the final half of Assignment #2 in the Illustrated Man packet, which is due Wednesday of next week.
  2. Work on the vocabulary assignment on p. 21 of the vocabulary packet. This assignment is due either tomorrow or Monday for full credit.

Friday, 11/20

  1. The vocabulary assignment on p. 21 of the vocab packet is due either today or Monday for full credit.
  2. Complete Assignment Six in the verbs packet and check answers in class.
  3. Work on Assignment #2 in the Illustrated Man packet. This assignment is due Wednesday of next week.

Monday, 11/23

  1. Complete Assignment Seven in the grammar packet in class.
  2. Work on Assignment #2 in the Illustrated Man packet (due Wednesday).
  3. Homework due tomorrow:
  1. Assignments Eight and Nine in the grammar packet.

Note: We’ll be conducting a classroom spelling bee on Wednesday in class.

Tuesday, 11/24

  1. Check answers to assignments Eight and Nine in the grammar packet (due today).
  2. Complete p. 23 of the vocabulary packet in class and then check answers.
  3. Homework due tomorrow:
  1. Assignment #2 in the Illustrated Man packet.

Note: We’ll be conducting a classroom spelling bee tomorrow in class.

Wednesday, 11/25

  1. Assignment #2 in the Illustrated Man packet is due today.
  2. We’ll be conducting a classroom spelling bee in class today. Good luck, spellers!

Assignments and Tests from 11/30 – 12/17

  1. The verbs practice test is due Tuesday, 12/1.
  2. Students will take a verbs test on Wednesday, 12/2.
  3. Read “The Highway” by Thursday, 12/3.
  4. Complete Greek and Latin Roots Practice Test #4B, pages 25-26 in the Greek and Latin roots packet, by Thursday, 12/3.
  5. Read “The Man” before coming to class on Friday, 12/4.
  6. Assignment #3 in the Illustrated Man packet is due Tuesday, 12/8.
  7. Students will take the 4th Greek and Latin roots test on Wednesday, 12/9.
  8. Read “The Long Rain” before coming to class on Thursday, 12/10.
  9. Assignment #13 in the verbs packet is due Friday, 12/11.

Monday, 11/30

  1. Complete Assignments Ten and Eleven of the grammar packet in class and check answers.
  2. Complete p. 24 of the vocabulary packet in class and check answers.
  3. Homework due tomorrow: the verbs practice test.

Tuesday, 12/1

  1. Check answers to the verbs practice test (due today).
  2. Work on the homework due Thursday (Greek and Latin Roots Practice Test #4B, pages 25-26 in the Greek and Latin roots packet).
  3. Homework:
  1. The Greek and Latin roots Practice Test is due Thursday.
  2. Please read “The Highway” by Thursday.

Wednesday, 12/2

  1. Students will take a verbs test today.
  2. Homework:
  1. The Greek and Latin roots Practice Test is due tomorrow.
  2. Please read “The Highway” by tomorrow.

Thursday, 12/3

  1. Discuss “The Highway” and take a look at Assignment #3 in the Illustrated Man packet.
  2. Check answers to the Greek and Latin roots practice test. You will take the actual test on this section of the packet on Wednesday of next week.
  3. Homework due tomorrow:
  1. Read “The Man” before coming to class.

Friday, 12/4

  1. Discuss “The Man.”
  2. Take a look at the information on sentence patterns (pages 8-9 of verbs packet).
  3. Complete Assignment Twelve in the verbs packet in class and check answers.

Monday, 12/7

  1. Work on Assignment #3 in the Illustrated Man packet. This assignment is due tomorrow.
  2. If you finish Assignment #3 before the end of the period, begin reading “The Long Rain.”

Tuesday, 12/8

  1. If it’s being broadcast, watch the spelling bee. If not, read “The Long Rain” and begin working on Assignment #4.

Wednesday, 12/9

  1. Students will take the 4th Greek and Latin roots test.
  2. Homework due tomorrow:
  1. Read “The Long Rain” before coming to class tomorrow.

Thursday, 12/10

  1. Discuss “The Long Rain” and begin working on Assignment #4.
  2. Homework due tomorrow:
  1. Assignment Thirteen in the verbs packet.

Friday, 12/11

  1. Check answers to Assignment Thirteen and then submit it. Then work on the sentence patterns practice test in class and check answers.
  2. Continue working on “The Long Rain” assignment. Groups will present their projects on Tuesday of next week.

Assignments Due the week of 12/14 – 12/18

  1. Assignment #4 in the Illustrated Man packet (on “The Long Rain”) is due on Tues., 12/15.
  2. Students will take a sentence patterns test on Wed., 12/16.

Monday, 12/14

  1. Find the sentence patterns of sample sentences. There’s a test on this material this Wednesday.
  2. Finish group assignments on “The Long Rain.” Groups will present these tomorrow.

Tuesday, 12/15

  1. Groups will present their “Long Rain” projects.
  2. Students will identify the sentence patterns of sample sentences. There will be a test on this material tomorrow.

Wednesday, 12/16

  1. Students will take a sentence patterns test today.

Thursday, 12/17

  1. This is the last day of 2nd quarter; we will engage in end-of-semester activities!