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7th Grade English
2nd Quarter Resources
3rd Quarter Resources
4th Quarter Resources
7th Grade AIS/Reading
Weekly Outlines for the 1st Quarter:
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
O'Henry Unit Resources:
"After Twenty Years" by O. Henry
Audio for "After Twenty Years"
Questions on "After Twenty Years"
"A Retrieved Reformation" by O. Henry
Audio for "A Retrieved Reformation
Unit 1 Essay: Loyalty and O. Henry
Vocabulary for the O. Henry Unit
Understanding Irony
O. Henry's Message to His Readers
Elements of Literature Graphic Organizer
Literary Terms
Plot Line Diagram
Enrichment
Listen to this 1908 recording of O’Henry speaking to his readers. What is he saying about life and fiction?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGqXk66yE4A
Intro to how O’Henry’s life experiences influenced his writing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hw320Zj8BBM
Compare this film version of "After Twenty Years" to the story.
You can also watch “The Last Leaf”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dhs1pHyGOI
Check out this anime version of “The Last Leaf”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLshC3QsGPU
Poetry:
"The Highwayman" by Alfred Noyes
Notes on "The Highwayman"
Video with animation
Sung with illustrations
"A Day's Wait" by Ernest Hemingway
"Amigo Brothers"
by Piri Thomas
Analysis of "Oranges"
Short Film of "Oranges"
"Seventh Grade" by Gary Soto
Audio of "Seventh Grade"
Letter to the Teachers
Journal Entry Topics
Letter to the Teacher
Letter to the Teachers (Mrs. Gennosa and Mr. Luff)
Rubric for the Letter to the Teacher(s)
Halloween/Thanksgiving Cinquains
Anchor Text:
Packet on A Christmas Carol (counts as a test)
A Christmas Carol
t
he play based on Charles Dickens' nove
Background Info: Poverty in Victorian Times
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
1951 version of Marley & Scrooge - Notice the special effects!
Resources for
The Cay
by Theodore Taylor
Packet on The Cay
Vocab for The Cay
Meet the author
Theodore Taylor.
Questions to Introduce the Cay
New York Times Article
German U-Boat Video
Active Reading Chart
Skills
Extra Review on Grammar: Capitalization
Grammar Bytes
Web Resource for Grammar
Espresso Grammar
Explains the 4 Sentence Types
Understanding Irony - Ted Talk Videos:
Slideshow on Irony
Situational Irony Video
: This YouTube video provides examples of situational irony and explains why coincidence is not irony.
Verbal Irony Video
:
This YouTube video provides examples of verbal irony and discusses the differences among verbal irony, sarcasm, and compliments.
Dramatic Irony Video
: This YouTube video provides examples of dramatic irony and discusses dramatic irony as a storytelling device.
Enrichment and Creative Writing:
The Lunch Date: A Study in Perceptions
Thanksgiving Letter
Thematic Response
Halloween Cinquain assignment
.
Write two cinquains about spooky things! If you'd prefer, write about Thanksgiving.
Act of Kindness Essay -
Rubric
Joe the Barber article
Joe the Barber video
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
We will read
“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”
by Washington Irving. We can then
perform the play
version.
Top 10 Notes on The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Journey to Sleepy Hollow
- A Documentary
National Geographic
- Visit Tarrytown, where the legend takes place.
“Mickey Mouse - The Haunted House”
This was created almost 100 years ago, in 1929. It's amazingly creative and spooky, right?
Google Account and Google Classroom Sign In
Open a Web Browser (Chrome)
In address bar type:
www.google.com
and press “enter”
In upper right corner of the screen click the “
Sign in
” button
Enter your
Sachem email address
(with the
@sachem.edu
) portion - ie.
[email protected]
Click
Next
Enter your Password:
Sach.1245 (Sach.
then your last 4 digits of your ID)
Click
Sign in
Then when in drive, enter
classroom.google.com
