English 7 Per. 1 (Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle School) //www.holmesms.org/apps/classes/825371/assignments/ Class Name: English 7 Per. 1 Instructor(s): Cecilia Goldhor en-us SchoolSitePro <![CDATA[Due: 05/21/2018]]> //www.holmesms.org/homeworkItem4979524 //www.holmesms.org/apps/classes/825371/assignments/ Students are completing a close reading of the Langston Hughes poem,"Mother to Son."
They are interpreting the use of extended metaphor in the poem as they analyze imagery
and note tone.  As an introduction to the poem, they are commenting on the painting,
"Organdy Collar," noting elements of expression, the use of color, and the overall tone of
the painting.
 
Homework:  Read AR book 30 minutes, 1 quote with 2 sentences of analysis.

]]> Sun, 20 May 2018 18:29:07 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 05/16/2018]]> //www.holmesms.org/homeworkItem4979523 //www.holmesms.org/apps/classes/825371/assignments/ Students are responding to the visual text of the film version of C.S. Lewis' novel, "the Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe."
They are  commenting on setting, characterization and theme.
 
HOmework: Read AR book 30 minutes, 1 quote, with 2 sentences of analysis.  AR test 5/30

]]> Sun, 20 May 2018 18:26:03 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 05/09/2018]]> //www.holmesms.org/homeworkItem4979522 //www.holmesms.org/apps/classes/825371/assignments/ Students are responding to text questions in the online CAT portion of the SBAC standardized test.
They are reading a variety of informational and narrative texts, and answering multiple choice and
short answer questions.
 
HOmework: Read AR book 30 minutes, 1 quote wtih 2 sentences of analysis.

]]> Sun, 20 May 2018 18:23:08 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 05/04/2018]]> //www.holmesms.org/homeworkItem4979520 //www.holmesms.org/apps/classes/825371/assignments/ Students are responding to the Performance Task of the SBAC standardized test.  They are taking notes on different
sources of material as they gather evidence to use in a final essay.
 
Homework:  Read AR book 30 minutes, 1 quote with 2 sentences of analysis

]]> Sun, 20 May 2018 18:20:40 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 05/01/2018]]> //www.holmesms.org/homeworkItem4979518 //www.holmesms.org/apps/classes/825371/assignments/ Students are completing a "Source" chart as part of their test preparation for the SBAC standardized testing.
They are reading three different sources of informational material and identifying the sources as they complete the chart.
 
Homework:  Read AR book 30 minutes, 1 quote wtih 2 sentences of analysis.

]]> Sun, 20 May 2018 18:18:41 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 04/30/2018]]> //www.holmesms.org/homeworkItem4979517 //www.holmesms.org/apps/classes/825371/assignments/ Students are writing and original ending to the drama "The Monsters Are Due on  Maple Street" by Ray Bradbury.
 
They are collaborating with a partner to write original dialogue that captures the theme of the work.
Homework:  Read AR book 30 minutes, 1 quote with 2 sentences of analysis.

]]> Sun, 20 May 2018 18:15:43 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 04/26/2018]]> //www.holmesms.org/homeworkItem4979516 //www.holmesms.org/apps/classes/825371/assignments/ 'Students are responding to the visual text of Ray Bradbury's "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street."
 
They are recognizing the role of the "scapegoat" and character interaction as "mob rule."
Homework" Read 30 minutes AR book, 1 quote with 2 sentences of analysis.

]]> Sun, 20 May 2018 18:11:32 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 04/25/2018]]> //www.holmesms.org/homeworkItem4959812 //www.holmesms.org/apps/classes/825371/assignments/ Students are collaborating in an orla reading of the short story, "Hey Come on Out" and recognizing
the theme of the story as they cite evidence from the text to support their opinion.
They are creating a body paragraph that comments on the theme, with concrete details and original
analysis.
 
Homework: Read 30 minutes, new AR book, 1 quote with 2 sentences of analysis.

]]> Wed, 25 Apr 2018 20:46:18 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 04/23/2018]]> //www.holmesms.org/homeworkItem4959810 //www.holmesms.org/apps/classes/825371/assignments/ Students are annotating the text and completing a close reading of the short story, "Hey, Come on Out!" by the
Japanese writer, Shinichi Hoshi.  They are responding to text questions that focus on details in the story that
reveal character interaction and theme.

]]> Wed, 25 Apr 2018 20:42:17 PDT <![CDATA[Due: 04/19/2018]]> //www.holmesms.org/homeworkItem4959809 //www.holmesms.org/apps/classes/825371/assignments/ Students are designing an original book cover for their AR journals.  They should have a total of 20 quotes
with two sentences of analysis for each quote.  AR journals due at the end of class.

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