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