DECEMBER 2016
12/12 – 12/16
“Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.” – J. Ruskin
HOMEWORK: Vocabulary Sentences (due Friday) voc-sentences Don’t forget about context clues: context-clues, Study vocabulary words (Test on Friday) – use Memrise:Mora Voc. Unit 4 (7th grade)
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
> Winter Fest on Friday
> Wear your ugly Christmas sweater on Friday!
> Winter Break Dec. 19th – January 3rd
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12/6 – 12/9
“Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are.” — M.Cooley
HOMEWORK: Flashcards Unit 4 Vocabulary (due Thursday) Voc. Unit 4 words, study with Memrise:Mora Voc. Unit 4 (7th grade)
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NOVEMBER 2016
“Artists strive to free this true and spontaneous self in their work. Creativity, meditation are ways of freeing an inner voice.” – G. Steinem
HOMEWORK: RCP #1 – due Wednesday reading-choice-project-options, Cookie Continent Physical Map planning and possible procuring of goodies to put on the edible (but accurate) map. Cookie and some frosting and sprinkles provided by me.
Class activities this week include:
> Working on Continent Map Group Project – due at the end of class on Wednesday
> Art Core Studio on Tuesday!
> Cookie Continent Creating on Thursday
(Here are a few examples of a Cookie Continent)
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
> No school on Friday!
> Last day of Trimester 1 on Thursday!
> Starting Vocabulary Unit 4 next week!
> Continuing with Independent Reading next week! Look for a new book to enjoy!
> Continuing with Habits of Mind study next week!
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11/21/16 – 11/22/16
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.” – Abraham Lincoln
NO HOMEWORK — except to make sure you’re on pace to have your independent reading novel completed and RCP #1 ready to be turned in by Thursday, Dec. 1st reading-choice-project-options
DUE: Illuminations and Name Writing
Student-led Conferences on Tuesday evening. Make sure to confirm your scheduled conference. All 7th graders will be having their conference in the small gym.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
> No school on Friday
> last day of Trimester 1 is Thursday, 12/1
> Starting Vocabulary Unit 4 next week
> Next week returning to Independent Reading for the first 10 minutes of class
> Continuing Habits of Mind study next week
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11/14 – 11/18
“Art is not always about pretty things. It’s about who we are, what happened to us and how our lives are affected.” – E. Brown
HOMEWORK: Study for Vocabulary Unit 3 Test (use memrise to review: Mora Voc. Unit 3) – test on Thursday
CLASSWORK INCLUDES:
> vocabulary bookwork and review
> Name writing using Comic Life – BEHIND THE NAME website
> Geography continent research (use links on Home page of this blog)
> ArtCore studio time
> Illuminations
> notes on Heart & Soul video
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
> Early Release this Friday
> Student-led Conferences on Tuesday, 11/22, 5:00 – 7pm
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11/7 – 11/10
“Culture hides more than it reveals and strangely enough what it hides, it hides most effectively from it’s own participants. Years of study have convinced me that the real job is not to understand foreign culture but to understand our own.” – Edward Hall
HOMEWORK: Flashcards Unit 3 (due Thursday) voc-unit-3-words, use memrise to review: Mora Voc. Unit 3, Determine what small object represents the essence of who you are — will be used during Thursday’s Studio time with Jessica
DRIVING QUESTIONS: Who are you, at your core? Where do you begin?
CORE:
noun
1 the tough central part of various fruits, containing the seeds: an apple core.
2 the central or most important part of something, in particular:
• [ often as modifier ] the part of something that is central to its existence or character
• an important or unchanging group of people forming the central part of a larger body.
• the dense central region of a planet, esp. the nickel–iron inner part of the earth.
• the muscles of the torso, esp. the lower back and abdominal area, which assist in the maintenance of good posture, balance, etc.
PHRASES
to the core to the depths of one’s being: she was shaken to the core by his words. • used to indicate that someone possesses a characteristic to a very high degree: he is a politician to the core.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
> Voc. Unit 3 Test on Thursday, Nov. 17th
> RCP #1 DUE DATE POSTPONED TO WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30th reading-choice-project-options
> Student-led Conferences on Tuesday, Nov. 22nd 5:00 – 7:30pm
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OCTOBER 2016
10/31 – 11/1
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – W. Churchill
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!
HOMEWORK: Illumination Concepts (due Thursday) hmwrk-due-thurs
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10/24 – 10/28
HOMEWORK: Prewriting for Name writing assignment (due Friday) hmwrk-name-prewriting, Make sure Habits of Mind Interactive Notebook is complete – front cover, table of contents, pages 1-12 (turn in on Friday). Here is a copy of my notebook: moras-hofm-notebook (Keep in mind it is incomplete and really the only thing you’re copying are the notes. You need to answer the questions, write your own “bottom line” for each habit and have your own responses on the blank page for each habit.) Here is the link to the Habits of Mind quotes if you still need it: (HABITS OF MIND QUOTES)
ANNOUNCEMENTS: We will not start Vocabulary Unit 3 next week because of Monday’s Fall Fest, Friday’s Early Release, and we will be going to the ArtCore Studio to begin a creative modular with our Art Weaver Jessica. 🙂
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10/17 – 10/20
HOMEWORK: Study for vocabulary unit 2 test (Periods 1+3 test on Friday, Periods 4+6 test on Thursday), review words with memrise: here, Oceans X-word Puzzle (due Thursday)hmwrk-due-1020
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10/10 – 10/12
“Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.” – William Arthur Ward
HOMEWORK: Vocabulary Unit 2 Flashcards (due Wednesday) Voc. Unit 2 words, you can access Memrise Unit 2 here
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10/3 – 10/7
“There is no end to education. It is not that you read a book, finish an examination and finish with education. The whole of life, from the moment you are born to the moment you die, is a process of learning.” – J. Krishnamurti
HOMEWORK: 1. REDO Vocabulary Sentences (due Thursday) — if students turned in the vocabulary sentence assignment ON TIME they have the option of redoing any sentences they did not get credit for and then resubmitting the assignment by Thursday. 2. Essay (due on Thursday) — we are working on the essay in class but students are expected to stay on pace and meet the Thursday deadline. That means some students may need to continue to work on the essay outside of class. If you do not have access to Google Docs at home you can still continue to develop and rewrite your essay on paper and then type when you are in class.
IN CLASS: We will continue with geography skills and atlas work, make progress in our Habits of Mind Interactive Notebook (HABITS OF MIND QUOTES), finalize essays and start thinking about the cultural significance of personal names.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
>> RIVER WALK ON FRIDAY!
>> Starting vocabulary unit 2 next week.
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SEPTEMBER 2016
9/26 – 9/30
“Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think?” – B. Disraeli
HOMEWORK: Vocabulary Sentences Unit 1 voc-unit-1-sent (due Friday), study vocabulary words (including parts of speech and antonyms and synonyms). Use Memrise to help review the words:Mora Voc. Unit 1 (7th grade)
Don’t remember what context clues are? Refer to this handout: context-clues
IN CLASS: We will make progress on our 5-paragraph essays, continue with our Habits of Mind Interactive Notebooks(HABITS OF MIND QUOTES), review vocabulary words, practice using context clues,and continue our geography work with the atlas.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– PIZZA (5:30pm) and OPEN HOUSE (6:30) at KMS on Wednesday, Sept. 28th
– Vocabulary Test Unit 1 on Friday
– River Walk on Friday, October 7th
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9/19 – 9/23
“If you are not willing to learn, no one can help you. If you are determined to learn, no one can stop you.” – unknown
This week we will work on our essays, vocabulary unit 1, learning about the habits of mind and basic geography and atlas skills.Also, we are beginning our Independent Reading time this week. I hope you’ve found juicy, meaty books! 😉 Keep in mind:
“The books that help you most are those which make you think the most. The hardest way of learning is that of easy reading; but a great book that comes from a great thinker is a ship of thought, deep freighted with truth and beauty.” -Theodore Parker (1810 – 1860)
HOMEWORK: Flashcards for Vocabulary Unit 1 (due Friday) Voc. Unit 1 words
This week we will begin our first vocabulary unit. For each vocabulary unit I have made a review lesson on memrise.com. You have to first set up an account with an e-mail address – it is free to have a memrise account. Once you have an account, search for “Mora Voc. Unit 1 (7th grade)”. I will show you more this week. Here is a link: Mora Voc. Unit 1 (7th grade)
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9/12 – 9/16
“The beginning is the most important part of the work.” – Plato
“Geography is about the connections between us more than it is about the borders that divide us.” – unknown
HOMEWORK: Read course syllabus and turn in signature sheet (due Friday) class-syllabus, Vegetation of the World Crossword Puzzle (due Friday) world-veg-x-word
This Week:
– 16 Habits of Mind,
– the documentary, On The Way To School
– easyCBM tests
– begin to use the class atlas
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– Early Release Day on Friday
– Starting Vocabulary Unit 1 next week!
– Starting Independent Reading for the first 10 minutes of class next week!
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9/8 and 9/9
WELCOME TO 7th GRADE!
As pilots of your own learning, I hope you will be open to the worthwhile challenges offered in my class and never try to “fly under the radar” or go on “autopilot”. 😉
HOMEWORK: NONE
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MY Access! – click here
MAY/JUNE 2016
6/6 – 6/10
HOMEWORK: study for vocabulary test on Friday – study with Memrise: Mora Voc. Unit 10, stay caught up with Single Shard Reading Journal (DUE MONDAY)
> RCP #3 was due on Monday, 6/6
> Flashcards past due
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5/31 – 6/3
HOMEWORK: Flashcards Unit 10 (due on Wednesday) Voc. Unit 10, study with Memrise: Mora Voc. Unit 10, RCP #3 (due on Monday) rcp due dates:options
This week we will continue with our novel, A Single Shard, start our last vocabulary unit (test will be next Friday), work on MyAccess!, and continue to learn about China.
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HAVE A RELAXING WEEKEND!
5/16 – 5/20
“The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn and to change.” — Carl Rogers
HOMEWORK: Vocabulary Unit 9 Sentences (due Friday) Voc. Unit 9 sentences, Study for the Vocabulary Test (test on Friday) Voc. Unit 9 words, Study vocabulary words through Memrise: Mora Voc. Unit 9, Study for Geography Quiz on Thursday, Response to documentary “He Named Me Malala” (due Friday – some class time will be given)
This week we will continue working with our vocabulary unit, start our historical fiction novel, A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park, start our study of China and continue to work with the writing program on MyAccess! On Monday we watched He Named Me Malala and students have been asked to think about the value and worth of their one singular voice and what it means to advocate for social justice.
Announcements:
> Student-led Conferences are next Thursday.
> Track Dance and awards is this coming Friday, 5/20 5pm
> RCP #3 is due Monday, June 6th
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MAY 2016
5/9 – 5/13
HOMEWORK: Flashcards Unit 9 (due Tuesday) Voc. Unit 9 words, Study vocabulary words through Memrise: Mora Voc. Unit 9
For Reference:
MY Access! (writing program)
East Asian Keynote Assignment
assignment details: e.asia keynote assign
websites —
THE WORLD FACTBOOK
COUNTRIES AND THEIR CULTURES
COUNTRYREPORTS (username: mora@4j.lane.edu password: finalproject)
World Atlas
MY Access! – click here
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MAY 2016
5/2 – 5/5
“For how can I be sure
I shall see again
The world on the first of May
Shining after the rain?
-Jerry Gillies
HOMEWORK: Poetry Unit Response (due Thursday) poetry unit response To help you with your response, here are the poems we read together over the course of the month: poetry tasting part 1, poetry tasting part 2
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This week we will be dividing our class time between keynote presentations and State Testing.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
> Mid-trimester grading day on Friday – no school, 5/6
> Starting Voc. Unit 9 next week (Voc. Unit 9 words)
> We will be watching the documentary He Named Me Malala next week. Click here for more information.
> – Student-led conferences on Thursday evening, May 26th and Friday morning, May 27th
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APRIL 2016
4/25 – 4/29
East Asian Keynote Assignment
assignment details: e.asia keynote assign
websites —
THE WORLD FACTBOOK
COUNTRIES AND THEIR CULTURES
COUNTRYREPORTS (username: mora@4j.lane.edu password: finalproject)
World Atlas
HOMEWORK: Acrostic Vocabulary Poems (due Friday) hmwrk due fri., Study vocabulary words with memrise: Mora Voc. Unit 8 (test on Friday)
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APRIL 2016
4/18 – 4/22
“Ink runs form the corners of my mouth.
There is no happiness like mine.
I have been eating poetry.” – Mark Strand
Homework: Flashcards Vocabulary Unit 8 (due Tuesday) Voc. Unit 8 words, Study with memrise: Mora Voc. Unit 8, Prepare for the Poetry Cafe on Thursday. Poetry Cafe
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
> National Poem In Your Pocket Day on Thursday! 🙂
> Earth Day on Friday
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APRIL 2016
4/11 – 4/15
“The first thing to understand about poetry is that it comes to you from outside you, in books or in words, but that for it to live, something from within you must come to it and meet it and complete it. Your response with your own mind and body and memory and emotions gives a poem its ability to work its magic; if you give to it, it will give to you, and give plenty.” – unknown
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HOMEWORK: Latitude/Longitude X-word and Asia Map Exercise Asia Map Wrksht due 2-13-15 (due Friday)
This week we will start our Asia unit, continue to read and listen to poetry and work on some writing using MyAccess.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
> Spring Fest on Friday
> National Poem In Your Pocket Day is next Thursday, April 21st
> Mora’s Poetry Cafe also on Thursday, April 21st
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4/4 – 4/8
“Poetry is the human soul, entire, squeezed like a lemon or a lime, drop by drop into atomic words.” – Langston Hughes
HOMEWORK: Study vocabulary words (test on Friday) STUDY VOCABULARY WORDS WITH MEMRISE: Mora Voc. Unit 7
Use planning packet s.story planning packet and then write original short story using key story starter! s.story assignment details (due Monday) Check out Pixar’s advice for storytelling: Pixar’s 22 rules of Storytelling
This week we will continue with vocabulary, wrap up our short story unit with a test on Wednesday and start our poetry unit. We will also start looking at the geography of Asia.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
> NATIONAL POEM IN YOUR POCKET DAY IS THURSDAY, APRIL 21st <3 Click here to find out more
> Mora’s Poetry Cafe will also be on Thursday, April 21st. There will be a stage, a mic, a spotlight, poetry and cake! Every student is expected to share a personally significant poem. 🙂
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MARCH 2016
3/28 – 4/1
“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” – Theodore Roosevelt
HOMEWORK: Flashcards Voc. Unit 7 (due Tuesday) Voc. Unit 7 words; Read Jack London’s To Build A Fire and respond with Found Poem (due Friday) hmwrk due Fri
Listening options for short story – To Build A Fire:
youtube Free Audio Book
SFFaudio – MP3 (Click on blue MP3 link)
STUDY VOCABULARY WORDS WITH MEMRISE: Mora Voc. Unit 7
This first week of the final trimester we will wrap up our Short Story Unit, work on vocabulary, practice inferring meaning from a text using our personal schema and textual evidence reflect on our learning during Trimester 2 and revisit what it means to have a growth mindset. Upcoming units are Poetry (April is National Poetry Month) and Asia with a focused look at China’s Cultural Revolution.
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3/14 – 3/16
SCHEDULE FOR COUNTRY MINI-LESSONS:country mini-lessons schedule
COUNTRY FLIPPERDOODLE DUE: MONDAY, MARCH 14th
RCP #2 DUE: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16th
For the last 3 days of the trimester students will conduct 5 minute lessons about the country he/she has spent the last 2 weeks studying. Please refer to the schedule if there are questions about what day you are teaching. Due to the time constraints we are very limited in making up a missed lesson due to an absence. Please plan on being in class on the day you are scheduled to teach.
SPRING BREAK IS ALMOST HERE! 🙂
RESOURCES FOR RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT:
THE WORLD FACTBOOK
COUNTRIES AND THEIR CULTURES
COUNTRYREPORTS (username: mora@4j.lane.edu password: finalproject)
World Atlas
MARCH 2016
3/7 – 3/10
“Time is and equal opportunity employer. Each human being has exactly the same number of hours and minutes every day. Rich people can’t but more hours. Scientists can’t invent new minutes. And you can’t save time to spend it on another day. Even so, time is amazingly fair and forgiving. No matter how much time you’ve wasted in the past, you still have an entire tomorrow.” – Denis Waitley
This week we will focus on inferences and short stories, research for the country report and prepping for the RCP #2 by pacing the reading and making a goal for finishing the novel being read (if not already finished) and gathering necessary materials for the RCP. On Thursday students will be given a schedule of when they will give their lesson to the class (Part 3 of the project).
HOMEWORK: research and Country Flipperdoodle (DUE MONDAY)!
SOCIAL STUDIES PROJECT DETAILS: country project
REFERENCE FOR FLIPPERDOODLE ORGANIZATION: country flipperdoodle
RCP OPTIONS: rcp due dates:options DUE MARCH 16th
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2/29 – 3/4
“When you read a short story, you come out a little more aware and a little more in love with the world around you.” – George Saunders
This week we will continue with our short story unit and have a brief lesson about inferences. We will also use a portion of class time each day to work on the Country Posters. The expectation is that you will also work on this project outside of class.
HOMEWORK: Read and respond to short story, “The Strangers That Came To Town” (due Friday) We will read the first part of the story together in class. s.story hmwrk due 3:4
SOCIAL STUDIES PROJECT DETAILS: country project
REFERENCE FOR LAYOUT OF POSTER: poster layout
REFERENCE FOR FLIPPERDOODLE ORGANIZATION: country flipperdoodle
RCP OPTIONS: rcp due dates:options DUE MARCH 16th
Announcements:
> We will not do another vocabulary unit until after Spring Break.Our short stories, country research project and RCPs will be our focus for the next 2 1/2 weeks.
> Friday is an early release day.
> Country Poster is DUE ON FRIDAY!
*** The deadline for the Country Flipperdoodle has been pushed to Monday, March 14th due to an altered schedule on Friday, March 11th.
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FEBRUARY 2016
2/22 – 2/26
“Technology can be our best friend, and technology can also be the biggest party pooper of our lives. It interrupts our own story, interrupts our ability to have a thought or a daydream, to imagine something wonderful, because we’re too busy bridging the walk from the cafeteria back to the office on the cell phone.” – Steven Spielberg
HOMEWORK: Read Ray Bradbury’s short story, “There Will Come Soft Rains” There Will Come Soft Rains and complete response worksheet homework due 2/26. WANT TO LISTEN TO THE SHORT STORY? CLICK HERE
This week our short stories will be sci-fi/ fantasy, taking place in the future. We will also be introduced to the writing program MyAccess and start a Social Studies project.
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2/16 – 2/19
“Books are the carriers of civilization… They are companions, teachers, magicians, bankers of the treasures of the mind. Books are humanity in print.” – Barbara Tuchman
HOMEWORK: Vocabulary Sentences 11 – 20 (due Thursday) we will do sentences 1-10 together in class. Study vocabulary unit 6 words (test on Thursday) – use memrise. Course Title: Mora Voc. Unit 6 (7th grade) click here
DUE: Kindness is Catching activity worksheet
PAST DUE: flashcards for Unit 6
This week we will continue with our Short Story unit, review our vocabulary words and finish up a few things from last week. You do not have Periods 5 + 6 on Friday.
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2/8 – 2/12
“The joy of learning is as indispensable in study as breathing is in running.” – Weil
HOMEWORK: Voc. unit 6 flashcards (due Tues., 2/9) Voc. Unit 6 words Memrise is available to help you learn the words.Course Title: Mora Voc. Unit 6 (7th grade) click here, Religions Crossword Puzzle (due Friday) hmwrk due 2:12
On Monday we will be learning about the Chinese New Year. The rest of the week we will work on vocabulary and our short story unit. On Wednesday students will watch Children of Heaven and compare and contrast some cultural aspects while also identifying the parts of a plot outline as it applies to the story.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
SPIRIT WEEK THIS WEEK —
— Monday: Crazy Hair/Hat Day
— Tuesday: Twin Day
— Wednesday: Cancer Awareness Day
— Thursday: Sports Day
— Friday: Formal Day (FRIENDSHIP FEST)
— NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY
— Early Release Day on Friday, February 19th (periods 1-3)
Voc. Unit 6 Test on Thursday, February 18th
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2/1/16 – 2/4/16
Happy February! Here’s the plan:
Mon – Wed = creative writing and Whale Rider.
Thursday = Whale Rider questions, Looking at New Zealand
HOMEWORK: Map of Australia Exercise and Natural Hazards X-Word Puzzle (15 points due Thursday) hmwrk due 2:4
(Whale Rider question response if not completed in class – due Thursday) wr 7 c’s of culture
This week we will be watching Whale Rider in correlation to our study of culture. Click here for synopsis of movie
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JANUARY 2016
1/25/16 – 1/29/16
“Preservation of one’s own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other cultures.” – Caesar Chavez
HOMEWORK: Europe Map Exercise and Europe Climate Crossword Puzzle (due Friday) Europe Map exercises
This week we will finish our notes on the 7 Characteristics of Culture (Culture Flipperdoodle) and FINALLY finish Illuminations, which are due on Wednesday.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– Illuminations due on Wednesday (approximately 2 1/2 class hours were given to this assignment. If your Illumination is incomplete, please consider it homework)
– Cultural Flipperdoodle (notes) due Friday, 1/29
– Early Release on Friday, 1/29
– Mid-Trimester grading on Friday, February 5th (no school day)
– Short Story Unit begins on Monday, Feb. 1st
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1/19/16 – 1/22/16
“It’s like everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always. All the time. That story makes you what you are. We build ourselves out of that story.” – P. Rothfuss
HOMEWORK: Study for Vocabulary Test on Friday. Use your flashcards and memrise: Mora Voc. Unit 5 (7th grade), Vocabulary Unit 5 story (due Friday) voc. unit 5 story (If you’d prefer to type the story just make sure to print it out and staple it to the assignment sheet.)
We will continue to define culture, strengthen our understanding of the vocabulary words, finish Illuminations and read our novels. On Tuesday part of the class focus was a video entitled, “A Place At The Table”. It is distributed by Teaching Tolerance and deals with the serious subject of injustices done upon different groups of society throughout history. The video explores how our nation has pursued — and is still pursuing — the dream of liberty and justice for all. The narrators are eight teenagers from around the country whose families have experienced the struggle for that dream. – WorldCat.org If the video has raised questions for you I’m happy to connect with you during class or you can e-mail me. I was proud of the class for being mature, empathetic and sensitive during our brief discussion today after we watched the video. An extra credit option is to write about your family’s personal heritage and history (however long you’d like it to be) and turn it in for points.
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1/11/16 – 1/15/16
“You are the books you read, the films you watch, the music you listen to, the people you meet, the dreams you have, the conversations you engage in. You are what you take from these. You are the sound of the ocean, the breath of fresh air, the brightest light and the darkest corner. You are a collective of every experience you have had in your life. You are every single day. So drown yourself in a sea of knowledge and existence. Let the words run through your veins and let the colors fill your mind.” – Vanek
Homework: Vocabulary Unit 5 flashcards Voc. Unit 5 words (due Tuesday), study words with memrise: Mora Voc. Unit 5 (7th grade), MLK Jr. paragraph mlk inspired paragraph (due Thursday – early release on Friday: periods 1-3)
This week you have LA/SS 4 days. We will continue with our Illuminations, taking notes on the 7 Characteristics of Culture, and vocabulary bookwork.
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1/6/16 – 1/8/16
“Write it in your heart that every day is the best day of the year.” – Emerson
Welcome back! This week we will work on Illuminations, the 7 Characteristics of Culture, descriptive writing, and reflecting on 2015. We will also use some class time to take the Winter easyCBM tests – vocabulary and reading comprehension.
NO HOMEWORK THIS WEEK!
Announcements:
— this coming Friday is a Morning Assembly Schedule
— Starting Voc. Unit 5 next week. Voc. Unit 5 words
— Upcoming LA unit = Short Story
— Friday, 1/15 = Early Release Schedule
— No School on Monday, 1/18
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