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Rebecca Snow
English 8, ELD 1, ELD 2
510 656-4000 ext. 48023
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Welcome to English!
Note to parents: i-Parent passwords are available from Mr. Bailey. You can use these to check student attendance, discipline, and the regularly updated grades for my class.
First Quarter Grades:
*Period 1: ELD1 & 2
*Period 2: ELD1 & 2
*Period 3: ELD1
*Period 4: Eng 7 H
*Period 5: Eng 7 H
*Period 6: Eng 7 H
Daily Business
Homework:
As the weather changes, the sniffling is abundant. If you like to have access to tissues in class, please donate a box if you can. We are on our last box of tissues already! Thanks!
Eng7H:
Vocab 9 & 10 to be checked Friday, Nov. 21
ELD:
My Closest Family Member paragraphs due Friday, Nov. 21
Classwork Weekly Schedule
| ELD | Eng 7 H | | Mon. Nov. 17 | Blends/Journal, High Point | Poems p.130-135 | | Tues. Nov. 18 | Newcomers/Selection Test 5, Santillana 26 | Memorandum, p. 138-142 | | Wed. Nov. 19 | Vocab/Spelling 12, High Point | Common Threads, p. 144-150 | | Thurs. Nov. 20 | Prentice Hall, Santillana 27 | Colony in the Sky | | Fri. Nov. 21 | Blends Quiz, Santillana 28 | Vocab 9 & 10 due, Spelling/Vocab Test 9-10 |
| ELD | Eng 7 H | | Mon. Nov. 10 | Blends/Journal, High Point | Student-Teacher Conferences, Vocab Puzzle 5-8 | | Tues. Nov. 11 | No School | Veteran's Day | | Wed. Nov. 12 | Vocab/Spelling, High Point | My Favorite Teacher Rough Draft | | Thurs. Nov. 13 | Prentice Hall, Santillana 24 | Final Draft | | Fri. Nov. 14 | Blends Quiz, Santillana 25 | Vocab 9 due, Read-Around |
***To see past agendas, click HERE.
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General Information
*View the course policies.
*ELD policies
*View the CA English/Language Arts (ELA) standards for 7th grade students.
*View the CA Recommended Literature list. You can search by grade level or genre.
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English 7 October Assignment Calendar
Classwork assignments are due on the day listed or the next class day.
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
6-Plot Summary |
7-Characterization |
8-Writer's Workshop |
9-Writer's Workshop |
10-Spelling/ Vocab Test 3-4, Vocab Lesson 4 due |
| 13-A Day's Wait |
14-Fig Lang Test Optional Retake |
15-My Furthest Back Person |
16-Victor Edmundo Villasenor |
17-Tarzan & Oranges, Vocab Lesson 5 DUE |
20-Golden Girls |
21-Jeopardy Review |
22-Unit 1 TEST |
23-Halloween Poetry |
24-Spelling/ Vocab Test 5-6 & VOCAB 6 DUE |
27-Original Story Pre-Write |
28-Rough Draft, Editing & Written Book Report Due |
29-Final Draft |
30-Story Share-out |
31-Story Share-out & VOCAB 7 DUE |
English 7 September Assignment Calendar
Classwork assignments are due on the day listed or the next class day.
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
1-Labor Day |
2-Teacher Work Day |
3-FIRST DAY: About Me, Course Expectations |
4-Reading Pretest |
5-Book Report Req's, Pretest/Brain Stretchers, Letter to Teacher due |
| 8-Textbook Hunt, Everyday Conduct |
9-Nouns Review, Counselor Presentation |
10-Library Orientation |
11-Short Story |
12-Persuasive Essay, Conduct Writeup DUE |
15-Persuasive Essay DUE |
16-Forms of Literature Notes |
17-Genre Presentations |
18-Two Kinds |
19-Two Kinds & VOCAB 1 DUE |
22-Reading Strategies |
23-Figurative Language |
24-Figurative Language |
25-Poetry Introduction |
26-Spelling & Vocab Test Lessons 1-2 & VOCAB 2 DUE |
29-Oral Book Talks Begin & Figurative Language Test & Author Argument |
30-Oral Book Talks & Debate Prep |
31-Oral Book Talks, Persuasive Writing & Debate Prep |
1-Oral Book Talks, Go over Persuasive Essay & Debate |
2-Oral Book Talks & Outlining Practice & VOCAB 3 DUE |
View Past Calendars
Long-Term Assignments:
Eng7H: Book Response: Submit one original book response each quarter (1st due Oct. 28): 7th Grade Honors Book Report Guidelines
*Oral Book Talks will be Sept.29-Oct.3: Oral Book Talk Guidelines
The Oral Book Talk and the Written Report should cover different books.
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