Thursday, December 22, 2016

Thursday, December 22, 2016




Announcements and Reminders:
       
                  
 If you haven't handed in your paperwork for your book groups, do that! 



Targets for Today:

Reading: Literature Standard 10 
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6–8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

Speaking and Listening Standard 1 
Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 7 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.

a. Come to discussions prepared, having read or researched material under study; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence on the topic, text, or issue to probe and reflect on ideas under discussion.

b.  Follow rules for collegial discussions, track progress toward specific goals and deadlines, and define individual roles as needed.
c.  Pose questions that elicit elaboration and respond to others’ questions and comments with relevant observations and ideas that bring the discussion back on topic as needed.
d.  Acknowledge new information expressed by others and, when warranted, modify their own views.



Today’s  Agenda:
1. Quiet individual reading
2. Presentations

3. Santa letters -- reading and writing them. 
We will read from J.R.R. Tolkien's The Father Christmas Letters
 and write letters to Santa.




If You Were Absent:
See above



Vocabulary:




Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Wednesday, December 14, 2016


Announcements and Reminders:
           
Charity Games next week on Wednesday and Thursday-- and Fine Arts Assemblies.   

           



Targets for Today:

Read! 



Today’s  Agenda:

1. Groups report on your progress.  Fill out form provided.

2.  A kindness provided by one of our groups?  

3. Mini-Lesson on summarizing.


4.  Group reading or working on projects

The rest of our presentations will be on Tuesday, December 20.

If You Were Absent:
See above.



Vocabulary:





Harry Potter in 99 Seconds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bc2ELyADhTA

Lord of the Rings in 99 Seconds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FPxYDGfniM

Star Wars in 99 Seconds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22mdHYEzKC0

Teddy's Story Joint
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uHUb2qXVdw

Bestseller List Exposed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pw6-bpZ0NnM

Monday, December 12, 2016

Monday, December 12, 2016




Announcements and Reminders:
           
Charity Games next week on Wednesday and Thursday-- and Fine Arts Assemblies.              



Targets for Today:

Read! 



Today’s  Agenda:

1. Individual Reading
2. Read Aloud:


3.  Group reading or working on projects

   Talk about day of party/presentations!


If You Were Absent:
See above.



Vocabulary:




Thursday, December 8, 2016

Thursday, December 8, 2016



Announcements and Reminders:
    



We will begin our party and presentations on December 16.  






Recommended Reading for Christmastime: 









Targets for Today:

Reading: Literature Standard 10 
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6–8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

Speaking and Listening Standard 1 
Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 7 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.

a. Come to discussions prepared, having read or researched material under study; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence on the topic, text, or issue to probe and reflect on ideas under discussion.

b.  Follow rules for collegial discussions, track progress toward specific goals and deadlines, and define individual roles as needed.
c.  Pose questions that elicit elaboration and respond to others’ questions and comments with relevant observations and ideas that bring the discussion back on topic as needed.
d.  Acknowledge new information expressed by others and, when warranted, modify their own views.



Today’s  Agenda:

1.  Read your own books or work in groups.  You may take your books home no more than two times and will promise to read only the amount your group decides to keep your group on track.

FYI:  We have 3 class times until presentations/party. 

The Storyteller's Daughter
Touching Spirit Bear

Stargirl

Legend 


Rebecca T.
Morgan L.
Mari G.
Kadence
Rebecca 
Sydney

Assignment: 
Character Sheets and Storytelling 



Jace W. 
Tyler S.
Ben M.

Assignment: Discussion Questions and
Group Report on Bullying


Tori D.
Haylie T
Lily W.
Whitney W.
Lillian V. 
___________

Abby C. 
Amber S.
Mallory J.
Natalia  
Assignment: 
Character Sheets and Stargirl Project

Abigail D.
Mesa B
Olivia A
Jaden C.
Miriam C. 
Gavin D.
__________
Nicolas C.
Matthew W.
Wyatt N.
Nephi N. 
Ava N.
Assignment: 
Character Sheets and 
Informative
Presentation


 The Storyteller's Daughter

Project:  Tell stories.




You could use a Native American story,  another traditional story, fable, myth, or other tale; a child's story, including one from a picture book -- but tell it, don't read it. 





 Touching Spirit Bear

 Stargirl

WWSD? 


Random acts of kindness:

singing to people for their birthdays, watching the newspapers for events in people's lives and doing kindnesses for them, encouraging people, 
showing others that you can be an individual, 

See below.  




Should you need it, here is a Venn Diagram for comparing and contrasting The Republic with our current government and country. 


And here is one for comparing the author's writing style in the Day chapters and the June chapters. 


"There's also the place where I get my hair cut. I always overhear good stuff there. And of course there're the bulletin boards" (21.113)
Stargirl is always listening for information that she can use to bring a little happiness to someone. Her love of all of humanity is very strong, and it feeds her powers of observation. She's literally looking for opportunities to love. How many of us really do that?



"All you need is your eyes and one other person. I pick somebody on the street, the mall, a store, wherever, and I follow them. Say it's a her. I follow her for fifteen minutes, not a minute more. I time myself. The game is, after fifteen minutes of watching her, I have to guess what kind of card she needs" (21.27).


See, Stargirl's not nosy. She's just observant. And very empathetic. She uses her powers of observation to connect to those around her through random (and some not so random) acts of kindness."  
http://www.shmoop.com/stargirl/exploration-quotes-4.html

If You Were Absent:
See above.


Vocabulary: