Welcome to English 7
with Mrs. Gennosa and Mr. Luff
​Sagamore Middle School
Week 9: Jan. 14 - 18
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​​Overview of Literature Units (summary of the 4 quarters)

Newsletters and Calendars
for the 2nd Quarter:

Week 1:  Nov. 13 - 17
Week 2:  Nov. 19 - 21
Week 3:  Nov. 26 - Nov. 30
Week 4:  Dec. 3 - 7
Week 5:  Dec. 10 - 14
Week 6:  Dec. 17 - 21
Week 7: Jan. 2 - 4
Week 8:  Jan. 7 - 11
Week 9: Jan. 14 - 18
Week 10:  Jan. 28 - Feb. 1

​November Calendar
December Calendar
January Calendar
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​Writing Contests
Engineer Girl Essay Contest
National WWII Museum Essay Contest
It's All Write Teen Writing Contest (open in Jan.)
Writers Digest Short Story Contest (due 12/17)
Carl Sandberg Poetry Contest (open in Dec.)
SWEEK FanFiction Contest
GPS Sci-Fi Writing Contest (open in Jan.)
Contests for Other Grade Levels
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​Reading Log Template

Anchor Text:

Packet on A Christmas Carol (counts as a test)

A Christmas Carol the play based on Charles Dickens' novel

Unit 2 Essay on A Christmas Carol - Graphic Organizer

Rubric for the Unit 2 Essay on A Christmas Carol

Creative Writing:  A Letter from Mr. Scrooge

The Charles Dickens Show: Child Labor satire/history


Documentary:  The Children Who Built the Revolution  

Creative Writing:  "Diaries of Workhouse Children"

Photos and Description of Child Labor

​Some favorite scenes from A Christmas Carol:

Marley and Scrooge - 1999 Version

A Warning from the Ghost of Christmas Present

Marley and Scrooge - the Muppets Version

Jacob Marley w/ George C. Scott as Scrooge
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Poetry:
Dreams by Langston Hughes

Introduction to Poetry Types

"A Visit from St. Nicholas" (T'was the Night Before Christmas)

"The Chimney Sweep" and other poems by William Blake




"I Have a Dream" by Dr. King 

Literary Devices Used in Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s
"I Have a Dream" Speech

Video of MLK delivering the speech

Short biography of MLK

Additional Literature and Enrichment:

3rd Quarter Book Report
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2nd Quarter Book Report

Folktales
Read "Waters of Gold" a Chinese folktale retold by Lawrence Yep

Waters of Gold discussion questions

The Old Man and His Grandson by the Brothers Grimm, a German folktale

Vocabulary for the story

Retold by Leo Tolstoy - How are they different?


"Rikki-tikki-tavi" by Rudyard Kipling

Packet for "Rikki-tikki-tavi"

Audio of Rikki-tikki-tavi

Learn about Rudyard Kipling

Shmoop: Postcolonialism and other topics to discuss 

A Brief History of India in the 1800s

Listen to the Story

Watch the 1970 Chuck Jones version of "Rikki-tikki-tavi"

Watch the 1965 Russian Version of "Rikki-Tikki-tavi"

Symbolism of the cobras

British Imperialism in the story
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"Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll

Neil Gaiman recites "Jabberwocky"

Listen to and read Jabberwocky

Compare it to scenes from Alice in Wonderland (Disney and Tim Burton)
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Analyze the Muppet's Jabberwocky.  Does it help you to understand the action?

Mythology and the Hero's Journey:

Words derived from mythology

Painting of "The Fall of Icarus"

Creative Writing/Portfolio:

Thanksgiving Letter

Essay on "My Favorite Celebration"
   A History of the Christmas Celebration
​   Pagan Origins
   History Channel:  Origins of Christmas

Historical Fiction Book Report

Honors students:
Read the novel A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens - finish by 1/14