Friday
We want all of you to know that we miss having you in class with face-to-face learning and teaching. We also hope your family is healthy and that you are thriving as best as you can during these very hard times. If you need anything from your teachers or administrators, please, reach out to us on the BPS website remotelearning@bostonpublicschools.org.
We want all of you to know that we miss having you in class with face-to-face learning and teaching. We also hope your family is healthy and that you are thriving as best as you can during these very hard times. If you need anything from your teachers or administrators, please, reach out to us on the BPS website remotelearning@bostonpublicschools.org.
We have created this supplemental 7th-grade site for BPS students and families, including English Learners. These “academic sessions” include videos, English Language Arts activities, Social Studies activities, Mathematics Activities, and writing opportunities. Most sessions include the “watch, dig deeper, and write about it” model where students:
We have created this supplemental 7th-grade site for BPS students and families, including English Learners. These “academic sessions” include videos, English Language Arts activities, Social Studies activities, Mathematics Activities, and writing opportunities. Most sessions include the “watch, dig deeper, and write about it” model where students:
- Watch a short interesting video
- Dig deeper completing reading activities and math activities
- Write about it! to publish your written work so keep it in a safe place.
Although there will be no face-to-face learning in schools and classrooms, we will continue with virtual on-line learning until the end of the school year and continue using grade-level standards.
Although there will be no face-to-face learning in schools and classrooms, we will continue with virtual on-line learning until the end of the school year and continue using grade-level standards.
Standards spell out what students are expected to learn in each grade and each subject. Each state Department of Education creates standards for schools within the state. These standards guide teachers in what they teach and what is on the MCAS. In other words, standards are guideposts for schools. Teachers, parents and students can use them as a tool to focus on what students are expected to learn.
Standards spell out what students are expected to learn in each grade and each subject. Each state Department of Education creates standards for schools within the state. These standards guide teachers in what they teach and what is on the MCAS. In other words, standards are guideposts for schools. Teachers, parents and students can use them as a tool to focus on what students are expected to learn.
This website is about you! Send us your thoughts and recommendations about the site and the material at remotelearning@bostonpublicschools.org. We can't wait to hear from you!
This website is about you! Send us your thoughts and recommendations about the site and the material at remotelearning@bostonpublicschools.org. We can't wait to hear from you!
English Language Arts (ELA)
English Language Arts (ELA)
We will continue reading Gifted Hands as the independent reading text; we will also continue with the posting of a video on the themes for the week. Throughout the novel, Gifted Hands Ben and his family with little to their name, however, through sacrifice, the love of a dedicated mother, a sense of purpose, and pride helped them hold on to their dignity and promoted their worth as people and as experts in the healthcare field. Today we will use our background knowledge, videos, reading fiction, and writing responses to learn more about these five themes.
We will continue reading Gifted Hands as the independent reading text; we will also continue with the posting of a video on the themes for the week. Throughout the novel, Gifted Hands Ben and his family with little to their name, however, through sacrifice, the love of a dedicated mother, a sense of purpose, and pride helped them hold on to their dignity and promoted their worth as people and as experts in the healthcare field. Today we will use our background knowledge, videos, reading fiction, and writing responses to learn more about these five themes.
Today we will focus on The Massachusetts English Language Arts State Standards of 7.RL.1 and continue practicing cite textual evidence to support analysis of what a text states explicitly from the videos and Gifted Hands readings; 7.RI.7 and continue practicing Integrate information presented in different media or formats to develop an understanding of a topic from the videos and Gifted Hands readings; 7.W.9 continue practicing writing by drawing evidence from the novel, video, and your background knowledge in your writing responses.
Directions: WATCH! the video and take notes
Directions: WATCH! the video and take notes
Write About It!
Write About It!
DIRECTIONS: Click on the link. Read the questions carefully. Review your notes. Use evidence gathered from the video, readings, and your own knowledge-base (all the information you know). Write and save for future publication.
DIRECTIONS: Click on the link. Read the questions carefully. Review your notes. Use evidence gathered from the video, readings, and your own knowledge-base (all the information you know). Write and save for future publication.
LINK: Gifted Hands Chapters 18-21 Extension Activity
LINK: Gifted Hands Chapters 18-21 Extension Activity
Social Studies
Social Studies
In Social Studies, it is important to learn about ancient civilizations in order to better understand the world we live in. This week in Social Studies we will watch videos, listen to stories, read, write, and learn about the geographic, economic and political beginnings of precolonial Civilizations of the Americas.
In Social Studies, it is important to learn about ancient civilizations in order to better understand the world we live in. This week in Social Studies we will watch videos, listen to stories, read, write, and learn about the geographic, economic and political beginnings of precolonial Civilizations of the Americas.
Today we will focus on Massachusetts History State Standard [6.T5a], "Physical and political geography and indigenous populations of Central America and the Caribbean Islands."
Today we will focus on Massachusetts History State Standard [6.T5a], "Physical and political geography and indigenous populations of Central America and the Caribbean Islands."
Directions: WATCH! the video and take notes in your notebooks
Directions: WATCH! the video and take notes in your notebooks
Science
Science
As the environmental, economic, and political consequences of climate change are felt globally, we have much to learn from both the traditional knowledge of Native peoples and ongoing scientific research. This week in science-- using the WGBH middle school resources-- we will watch videos, listen to stories, read, write, and learn about methods of observing nature and solving the challenges of climate change. Please find additional WGBH resources at https://www.wgbh.org/distance-learning-center/6-8
As the environmental, economic, and political consequences of climate change are felt globally, we have much to learn from both the traditional knowledge of Native peoples and ongoing scientific research. This week in science-- using the WGBH middle school resources-- we will watch videos, listen to stories, read, write, and learn about methods of observing nature and solving the challenges of climate change. Please find additional WGBH resources at https://www.wgbh.org/distance-learning-center/6-8
Today we will focus on The Next Generation Science Standard MS-LS2.A.3 and learn how In any ecosystem, organisms and populations with similar requirements for food, water, oxygen, or other resources may compete with each other for limited resources, access to which consequently constrains their growth and reproduction
Today we will focus on The Next Generation Science Standard MS-LS2.A.3 and learn how In any ecosystem, organisms and populations with similar requirements for food, water, oxygen, or other resources may compete with each other for limited resources, access to which consequently constrains their growth and reproduction
Directions: WATCH! the video and take notes
Directions: WATCH! the video and take notes
Dig Deeper
Dig Deeper
DIRECTIONS: Click on the link, read and take notes on the "Warmer Oceans Affect Food Web"
DIRECTIONS: Click on the link, read and take notes on the "Warmer Oceans Affect Food Web"
PBS LearningMedia-Warmer Oceans Affect Food Web- background reading .pdf
Write About It!
Write About It!
DIRECTIONS: Click on the link. Read the questions carefully. Review your notes. Use evidence gathered from the video, readings, and your own knowledge-base (all the information you know). Write and save for future publication.
DIRECTIONS: Click on the link. Read the questions carefully. Review your notes. Use evidence gathered from the video, readings, and your own knowledge-base (all the information you know). Write and save for future publication.
Mathematics
Mathematics
In today's activity you will practice the math problems developed by high school students for you. After you've completed the problems click on the barcode (also called a QR code) found at the bottom of the worksheet and follow the directions.
In today's activity you will practice the math problems developed by high school students for you. After you've completed the problems click on the barcode (also called a QR code) found at the bottom of the worksheet and follow the directions.
Day 5.pdf