Mrs. Russo's Language Arts/Red Team

NAME: Mrs. Russo

SCHOOL: West Shore Middle School

CLASS: Red Team/7th Grade Language Arts

SCHOOL PHONE: (203) 783-3553

Welcome to seventh grade on the Red Team.  I am one of the team's Language Arts

teachers as well as its team leader.  I have been at West Shore for over twenty

years. I am looking forward to an exciting and challenging year.

***Racism Essay due Thursday, 3/12~ This assignment is counting as a test grade. Drafts due Wednesday, 3/11 for editing.

***Study for D.O.L. Quiz: Wednesday, 3/4. Refer to Study Guide and Unit Sentences/Paragraph for Review.

***Performance Tasks due Thursday, 2/27~ This assignment is counting as a test grade.

***Book Club Dates/Journal Entries Due: 1/17~Conflict quote and response due on the first quarter of the book; 1/24~Character Development quote and response due on the second quarter of the book; 1/31~ Theme quote and response due on the third quarter of the book; 2/7~ Author's Purpose quote and response due on the final quarter of the book.

***02/11: Author's response paragraph due Wednesday, 2/12~ This assignment is counting as a test grade. D.O.L. Quiz on Thursday, 2/13~ Refer to unit sentences/paragraph and Study Guide.

***D.O.L Quiz on Thursday, 1/23~ Refer to unit sentences/paragraph and study guide.

***Seedfolks group chapter due Wednesday, 12/18 :)

***D.O.L Quiz on Thursday, 12/12~ Refer to unit sentences/paragraph and study guide.

12/3: Seedfolks vocabulary test on Friday, 12/6~ Study all 28 words.

***BOOK CLUB DATES: 11/8~Theme quote due on the first quarter of the book; 11/15~ Irony quote due on the second quarter of the book; 11/22~ Conflict quote due on the third quarter of the book; 11/27~ Character Development quote due on the last quarter of the book.

***11/8/19: Identity Collage due Wednesday, 11/13. This assignment is counting as a quiz grade.

***10/28/19: Completed draft of Homeless essay due Tuesday, 10/29. Final copy of essay with revisions due on Wednesday, 10/30. This assignment is counting as a test grade.

***BOOK CLUB DATES: 9/20 ~Conflict quote due on the first quarter of the book (Pages 1-70); 9/27~Setting quote due on the second quarter of the book (Pages 70-140); 10/4~Theme quote due on the third quarter of the book (Pages 140-210); 10/11~Character Development quote due on the final quarter of the book (Pages 210-280).

****10/17: STUDY FOR D.O.L. QUIZ ON FRIDAY, 10/18. REFER TO UNIT SENTENCES/PARAGRAPH AND STUDY GUIDE.

****10/8: STUDY for Short Story Vocabulary Test on Friday, 10/11~ Refer to vocabulary document.

10/7: Complete RACE Paragraph~This assignment is counting as a quiz grade. Paragraph topic: Aside from being homeless, how are Ann in "Homeless" and the homeless man in "What do Fish Have to do with Anything?" alike. Format your response using the RACE strategy. Refer to teacher model.

9/26: D.O.L. Quiz on Friday, 9/27. Refer to Unit Sentences/Paragraph and Study Guide.

9/9: D.O.L Quiz on Wednesday, 9/11. Refer to Unit Sentences/Paragraph and Study Guide.

***9/3: SUMMER READING PROJECT DUE ON TUESDAY, 9/24. REFER TO CRITERIA SHEET AND RUBRIC. THIS ASSIGNMENT IS COUNTING AS A TEST GRADE :)

8/29: Suggested supplies due Tuesday, 9/3. Refer to Language Arts Criteria Sheet.

8/29: Acrostic Poem due Wednesday, 9/4. Note: This assignment is counting as a quiz grade.