7th Grade Language Arts- Daily Work
Mr. Herbst and Mrs. Steele
Mr. Herbst and Mrs. Steele
Welcome to 7th Grade Language Arts.
If you have any questions as to what is expected of you during your time in 7th grade LA, please refer back to your teacher's page. There, you will find your class syllabus, which will contain rules and expectations.
This page will include your daily and weekly work. Please read all directions carefully and thoroughly. When it comes time to submit your assignment, you will turn all assignments in via Google Classroom. Click your "waffle" and go to Classroom or copy the link classroom.google.com into the Omnibox at the top of your screen and search.
Tasks:
Complete Sponge for today Wednesday, October 7
Figurative Language
Read Ch. 7 of the novel or watch the video of the reading
Continue working on Ch. 5-8 Guiding Questions- no exit ticket today so you can catch up on your questions!
Don't forget- Quiz on Friday!
Tasks:
Complete Sponge for today, Thursday, October 1
Read Ch. 4 of Touching Spirit Bear
Take the Ch. 4 Exit Ticket
Complete Ch. 1-4 Guiding Questions
Make sure that you have moved these to your TSB folder!
Study for Ch. 1-4 Quiz tomorrow
Vocab
Look over the guiding questions you’ve been working on!
Think about “themes” that we’ve seen so far in the story to help prepare for your extended response question.
Complete Sponge for today Wednesday, September 23
Make new folders within your Language Arts folder in Google Drive (some of you might’ve completed this yesterday.
Orange Students play Kahoot in class
Blue Students will play the Kahoot in class tomorrow
Full Remote students play the Kahoot on your own
Tasks for the day:
Complete Sponge for today
Continue working on nonfiction narrative
Use the checklist that is in Google Classroom to assist you in critiquing your own narrative
Watch the video to create new folders in your Google Drive
Tasks for the day:
Continue on the Google Doc you created yesterday for Sponge Week 5
Respond to the Sponge prompt for today
ALL students read slide 4
Blue students read slide 5 (do not read slide 6)
Orange and Full remote students read slide 6 (do not read slide 5)
Tasks for the day:
Continue on the Google Doc you created yesterday for Sponge Week 5
Respond to the Sponge prompt for today
ALL students read slide 4
Orange students read slide 5 (do not read slide 6)
Blue and Full remote students read slide 6 (do not read slide 5)
Tasks for the day:
Respond to your Sponge for today on the Google Doc you created yesterday for Sponge Week 5
Review Body Paragraphs
Continue work on your body paragraphs
Turn in your Google Doc that should have an introduction and at least one body paragraph
Tasks for the day:
Respond to the sponge prompt for today on the Sponge Week 4 Google Doc that you have already created
Finish your narrative timeline (if you have not done so yet)
Continue working on your nonfiction introduction
Type your nonfiction narrative on a Google Doc
Learn some information about imagery
Tasks for the day:
Respond to the sponge prompt for today on the Sponge Week 4 Google Doc that was created yesterday
Finish your narrative timeline and turn in by 1PM today
Learn about a nonfiction introduction
Begin work on the introduction for your narrative- see assignment in Google Classroom
Tasks for the day:
Create a new Google Doc for Sponge Week 4
Respond to the sponge prompt for today
Decide which of your three brainstorming ideas you want to write about for your nonfiction narrative
Watch the video regarding the timeline and plot of your nonfiction narrative
Create your timeline for your nonfiction narrative- see instructions for your teacher in the slides above
Tasks for the day:
Continue your sponge on the same Sponge document you created in Google Docs, titled Sponge Week 3.
You will turn this in Today
Respond to the sponge prompt for Friday, September 4
Go to Google Classroom
Turn Sponge Week 3 Doc into the Sponge Week 3 assignment post in Google Classroom
Continue work on your Nonfiction Narrative Idea Planning document in Google Classroom- Due today by 10 a.m.
Read Theory- finish pre-test. If you want to do another practice, login and try another practice
Google Meets- See your Google Classroom Stream for more info about a Meet today.
Tasks for the day:
Continue your sponge on the same Sponge document you created in Google Docs yesterday, titled Sponge Week 3.
You will turn this in on Friday
Respond to the sponge prompt for Wednesday, September 2
Go to Google Classroom
Create an account for Read Theory
Take the pre-test in Read Theory
Sign up for your teacher’s class
Your code will be on your Google Classroom stream
Continue work on your Nonfiction Narrative Idea Planning document in Google Classroom- Due tomorrow at 10 a.m.
Tasks for the day:
Continue your sponge on the same Sponge document you created in Google Docs yesterday, titled Sponge Week 3.
You will turn this in on Friday
Respond to the sponge prompt for Wednesday, September 2
Watch the video about Narrative Writing
Watch the video and read the prompt describing what your nonfiction narrative will be about
Begin completing the Nonfiction Narrative Brainstorming document.
Tasks for the day: (Blue Students- You have already completed most of this while you were in class yesterday. Be sure you complete the sponge and turn in your questions from the story yesterday.)
Continue your sponge on the same Sponge document you created in Google Docs yesterday, titled Sponge Week 3.
You will turn this in on Friday
Respond to the sponge prompt for Tuesday, September 1
Go to Google Classroom
Read the short story “An Hour with Abuelo”
Read the same story again and respond to the questions in Google Classroom. Read the directions carefully.
Tasks for the day: (Blue Students- only complete tasks with a star (****) next to them today- you will complete the other part tomorrow. Orange students will do this all in class today.)
***Create a new Sponge document in Google Docs titled Sponge Week 3
You will turn this in on Friday
***Respond to the sponge prompt for Monday, August 31
***Go to Google Classroom
***Read the short story “An Hour with Abuelo”
Read the same story again and respond to the questions in Google Classroom. Read the directions carefully
Tasks for the day:
Read through each slide carefully and thoroughly
Complete the Sponge for Friday, August 28
Make sure you have all of the sponges completed for this week- you should have 5! (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,Thursday, and Friday)
Make sure you have written 3 sentences for each day
Once you completed your weekly Sponge, turn it into Google Classroom
Take MLA Quiz
a. This quiz will be for a grade
Tasks for the day:
Read through each slide carefully and thoroughly
Complete the Sponge for Thursday, August 27
Make sure you have all of the sponges completed for this week- you should have 4 so far! (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday)
You will get Friday’s sponge tomorrow and then will turn it in!
Create folders within the language arts folder
Complete the “Put Me In Correct MLA Format” activity
Tasks for the day:
Write for Wednesday’s Sponge
Continue on the same sheet that has Monday and Tuesday
We will turn this in on Friday
Take a Mood Check Quiz in Google Classroom
Learn about and apply MLA Format
Go back to Google classroom to take an MLA Quiz
This is not for a grade today! Simply practice.
Tasks for the day:
Complete your sponge
Continue this on the document you started yesterday
We will do a sponge every day this school year. Each week you will start a new doc and will turn it in on Friday. Get in the habit of writing at least 3 sentences each day for this question.
Go through and double check the prompt for your Google Doc “About Me” Assignment.
Be sure to cross reference the prompt and the example with your Google Doc to make sure you have all of the required elements.
Turn in your “About Me” Google Doc Activity to Google Classroom before 11:59 p.m.
Remember, “sharing” a document does not count as it being turned in!
Tasks for the day:
Complete your sponge
Make a new document for this week- Week 2!
Make sure you have the important sites listed on Slide 4 bookmarked!
Finish typing your “About Me” Google Doc activity that we started on Friday.
When you’re finished with it- double check that you have all of the requirements, then turn it in to Google Classroom- Do NOT share it with your teacher- it must be TURNED IN.
Create folders in Google Drive- see list of folders you should have on Slide 7
Tasks for the day:
Complete your sponge
Turn in your sponge to Google Classroom!
Complete the “About Me” Google Doc Activity
If you’re having trouble, click on slide 6 for video tutorials of how to use Google Docs
Turn the “About Me” Google Doc activity by Tuesday, August 25
Have a great weekend! You officially survived your first week of Junior High and you ROCKED it!
Tasks for the day:
Read through the slide deck above
Complete your sponge
Click around on Google Meets
Join Mr. Herbst or Mrs. Steele in their Google Meets this afternoon if you have any questions about the assignment from today or yesterday.
The Meet link will be in your email by 1:30! (Disclaimer: do not look for the email early- it will be sent out just before 1:30)
Read over the Gmail slides
Send Mr. Herbst or Mrs. Steele an email (be sure to send it to your ELA teacher!)
Be sure to follow the proper email etiquette
Bookmark the important sites on slide 10
Review the syllabus for your ELA teacher’s class
See links on their individual teacher pages or on slide 11
Turn in the Google Doc scavenger hunt from yesterday on Google Classroom
Be sure to turn it in to Google Classroom- Just sharing the document does not count as it being turned in!
Tasks for the day:
- Read over the entire slide deck (see link below)
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1WgaKcdAUR7KcUWX6Kj3Q96a2JOuzEBJU53IZJx7Cabo/edit?usp=sharing
- Complete your sponge (see the slide deck for instructions)- you will turn this in on Friday
- Complete the Google Doc Scavenger Hunt (see attached on Classroom): be sure to turn this in by the due date listed on the assignment!