Christie Ruff - 7th Grade Language Arts
Ballad Poem is Due April 12th
Monday: April 3rd
Poetry Lesson: Mood & Tone
- Mood & Tone Notes for Interactive Notebook (see attached below)
- Mood & Tones Activities (attached below)
Tuesday: April 4th
Poetry Lesson: Haiku & End Rhyme Poems
- Handout with Haiku and End Rhyme Notes & Activities (see attached below)
- Hyperbole Activity (see attached Bleow)
Wednesday: April 5th
NewsEla Article "Decrease in number of teen drivers has a direct impact on road safety"
* Article on NewsEla in Class Binder
Ballad Poem Assignment- Students must have a topic for their Ballad Poem by tomorrow (Thursday 4/6)
Ballad Poem is due on April 12th (See attached requirements and examples)
NewsELA Links
Period 1: https://newsela.com/join/#/DD42KP
Period 2: https://newsela.com/join/#/4RF82Y
Period 6: https://newsela.com/join/#/6VAAEH
Period 7: https://newsela.com/join/#/UV7M3U
Weekly Vocabulary Activities:
Monday: Dictionary definitions and related words
Tuesday: Draw a picture to represent each word
Wednesday: Create an original sentence with context clues for each word
Friday: Quiz on the five vocabulary words for the week
Weekly Grammar Activities:
Monday: Practice sentences #1-5
Tuesday: Practice sentences #6-10
Friday: Quiz* on the grammar part of speech for the week and the past weeks