A reader lives a thousand lives...
Welcome to 7th Grade English Language Arts! This class is dedicated to developing middle school level reading, writing, speaking, listening, discussion, group work, and research skills. Students will read novels, short stories, poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. We will learn more about writing essays, professional writing, expository writing, and creative writing. Students will read, take tests and quizzes, write short and extended pieces, and learn more about language usage. The class will also prepare students for the FAST exam, and test prep will be covered regularly to help students prepare for various upcoming exams.
**The unit of study we are currently in will be highlighted in pink**
Unit 1: Conflicts and Clashes - When do differences become conflicts?
Unit 2: Highs and Lows - What do we learn from love and loss? (Students will need a copy of the novel Ghost by Jason Reynolds for a novel study - click here to purchase from Amazon)
Unit 3: Chasing the Impossible - What makes a dream worth pursuing?
Unit 4: Moment of Truth - How can one event change everything?
Unit 5: Test of Time - Why do we still read myths and folktales? (Students will need a copy of the novel The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins for a novel study - click here to purchase from Amazon)
Unit 6: The Power of One - How do we stand out from the crowd?
Google Classroom Codes
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Remind Class Codes
To join Remind, text the class code to 81010.
(NEW!) ELA: @ela7palmer
7th Grade General: @36c7g9f
Online Textbook Access
Students can access their textbooks online via the McGraw-Hill App through the MyPascoConnect Dashboard.
Homework
Students are expected to complete a minimum of 15 minutes of reading Monday-Thursday night, and respond to a question on the reading log they receive every Monday.
Weekly Agenda
Monday 09/22:
Setting Analysis Packet - How does setting impact our readings?
Tuesday 09/23:
Setting Analysis Packet -How does setting impact our readings? (cont.)
Types of Conflict Packet - How do different types of conflict impact our readings?
Wednesday 09/24:
Setting Analysis Packet due
Types of Conflict - How do different types of conflict impact our readings? (cont.)
Thursday 09/25:
Types of Conflict Packet due
Reading of Nimona by N.D. Stevenson, exploring literary elements with a graphic organizer
Friday 09/26:
Literary Elements Vocabulary Quiz
Nimona Skills Focus Questions
Vocabulary
Literary Elements - a building block that develops a work of literature
Genre - A category of literature
Plot - The events that make up the beginning, middle, and end of the story
Characters - Individuals in a literary work whose thoughts, feelings, actions, and reactions move the plot forward
Setting - The time and place of the events in a work of literature
Mood - The emotional atmosphere of the text
Tone - The narrator's attitude toward events and other characters
Point of View - The perspective through which the story is told
Theme - The main idea or important message that the story is about
Conflict - The main problem or struggle in a work of literature.
Climax - The turning point in the story
Resolution - The part of the story where the conflict is solved
Emphasis - Special importance or prominence for something
Viable - Able to be successful, feasible, or practical
Contact
angelina.palmer@imaginelandolakes.org