Tuesday, March 17th, 2020 – 7th grade work

Hi 7th graders,

Happy St. Patrick’s Day and day two of Distance Learning!

You have five things on your Literature and Language Arts To Do List today: one pager, Tangerine reading and questions, daily reading log, daily journal, and preparing for your roots quiz tomorrow.

So let’s get started!

  1. Tangerine One pager
    • Must be submitted to me by 3pm today.
    • Make sure your name is on the front and all items are easy to see in your picture.
    • Include parenthetical references that explain where the information on your one pager came from. If you don’t have room on the front of your one pager, you could use a numbering system and write the citations on the back. Here is a very rough sketch of what I’m suggesting:
    • Let me know if you have questions!
  2. Tangerine reading
    • Once you turn in your one pager, get a jump on your daily reading!
    • You need to read approximately 10-12 pages a day and answer the corresponding discussion questions, in complete sentences with text evidence, in your Literature notebooks.
    • I will collect evidence of your work on the days stated on your bookmarks.
    • Your first reading check in is on March 23rd.
  3. Reading log
    • If you have not shared your reading log with me yet, please do so! Follow the instructions from yesterday’s 7th grade post.
    • Read for at least 30 minutes today (Tangerine does not count!)
    • Complete the reading log for today, March 17th.
      • Keep the evidence column interesting and change the type of evidence you use each day. You are welcome to use summaries, photos, character descriptions, and more – just change it up every day. If you are stuck, please refer to the March 16th (Reading Log section) for various evidence ideas.
      • Note: I will periodically check reading logs to see what you are reading and how it is going. Each daily entry is worth points on PowerSchool.
  4. Daily journal
    • Follow the instructions posted on March 16th.
    • Prompt: (Today’s prompt requires you to look outside, possibly even go outside). Look outside and pick a plant. Describe it in detail and include a sketch if you wish. Where is it located? What are its dimensions? Does it have leaves? Flowers? Visible roots? Is anything visible (if you picked a seed or bulb you recently planted)? What kind of plant is it? How old do you think it is?
      • Remember which plant you picked, because you will be writing about the same plant next week!
  5. Tomorrow’s root quiz – Corpus
    • Review your notes and use your study strategies!
    • Contact me if you need some help.
    • Check back tomorrow morning for instructions on completing the quiz!

That’s all for today. Good luck, stay strong, have fun, and contact me with any questions. Oh, and, enjoy the sunshine at some point!