Mrs. Hayes
7th Grade ELA
Cooper Middle School: The Hidden gem of cobb county
Due to the school's grading timeline, the deadline for turning in late work has been moved forward one day. The new deadline for turning in make up work/late assignments is Sunday 5/17/20 at noon. These assignments can still be submitted for full credit.
Again, the new deadline for submitting late work is Sunday 5/17/20 at noon. Thank you for your flexibility and for working with me this year to support your student's learning. Respectfully, Jamie Hayes 7th Grade ELA Cooper Middle School
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This is our last week of new assignments as next week's focus will be making up any missing assignments for Quarter 4. This week's focus is a review of theme followed by a skills assessment in USATestPrep covering all of the focus standards that we have covered and reviewed during distance learning. If you complete any late work this week, please send me an e-mail with that assignment so that I can go back and pull your grade for the gradebook. Also, please e-mail me if you see any assignment grades missing in the gradebook that you have completed. Remember to include student name and assignment name in all e-mails. My e-mail is [email protected]. Our last Zoom Help session of the year is Monday at 11:30am. The link and password are posted in Google Classroom. See you there! :) Monday 5/11/20: Google Classroom Complete your gratitude poem from last week (if not already done so) Remember to follow all of the criteria posted in GoogleClassroom. Tuesday 5/12/20: USATestPrep ELAGSE7RL2: Theme and Objective Summary Theme Practice* *AC Students, your theme practice assignment is two parts; neither part is very long, but please complete both parts to help you review for this week's assessment. Wednesday 5/13/20 : USATestPrep ELAGSE7RI2: Central Idea ELAGSE7RI6: Point of View or Purpose ELAGSE7RL4: Meaning of Words/Phrases ELAGSE7RL2: Theme and Objective Summary ELAGSE7RL3: Story Elements ELAGSE7L2a: Comma Usage and Coordinate Adjectives USA Test Prep - Final Assessment* *There are two 30-minute days allotted for the final assessment so that you may take your time. Please remember to save your work before you log out on the first day. Thursday 5/14/20 : USATestPrep ELAGSE7RI2: Central Idea ELAGSE7RI6: Point of View or Purpose ELAGSE7RL4: Meaning of Words/Phrases ELAGSE7RL2: Theme and Objective Summary ELAGSE7RL3: Story Elements ELAGSE7L2a: Comma Usage and Coordinate Adjectives USA Test Prep - Final Assessment* *Check to make sure that you completed both the assessment task and the performance task before submitting. Friday 5/15/20 Catch up and complete any missing work. Homework Read 30 minutes each night--remember to continue reading daily throughout the summer. :) Monday 5/18/20 Last day to turn in late work for Quarter 4. This week we are writing gratitude poems. In preparation for writing their poems, students will read an article on the power of gratitude and review some poetry notes before composing their own poem thanking someone who has been impactful in their life. The article, poetry PPT, and poem assignment are all in GoogleClassroom this week. When writing their poem, students should make sure that they carefully review the rubric in GoogleClassroom to make sure that they have met all of the assignment criteria.
Students: The gradebook is updated with all assignments submitted as of Frday 5/1/2020 at noon. If you see any issues with your grade, please e-mail me and make sure to include both your name and the assignment name. My e-mail address is [email protected]. ALL ELA Classes: Poetry Mini Unit ELAGSE7RL5: Analyze how a drama’s or poem’s form or structure (e.g., soliloquy, sonnet) contributes to its meaning. Monday 5/4/2020 GoogleClassroom: Read the NewsELA article about expressing appreciation for someone. Make note of the author’s central idea and supporting details to back up the central idea. AC Requirements: Students are reading the same article but on a 9th grade Lexile. Tuesday 5/4/2020 GoogleClassroom: Review the poetry PowerPoint. Make notes, as needed. Focus on poetic structure and form. AC Requirements: The PPT is updated to reflect the more rigorous AC requirements for composing the poem. Wednesday 5/6/20 GoogleClassroom: Compose an original poem. Pick a person who is impactful in your life and write them a poem thanking them for what they have done. See the assignment in GoogleClassroom for the poem requirements, rubric, and examples of individuals you may want to thank. AC Requirements: The assignment requirements and rubric are updated to reflect an AC level of rigor. Thursday 5/7/20 GoogleClassroom: Review, revise, and submit your poem for grading. Make sure that you review the rubric in GoogleClassroom to make sure that you have met all of the assignment criteria before submitting your poem. AC Requirements: The assignment requirements and rubric are updated to reflect an AC level of rigor. Friday 5/8/20 Catch up on any missed assignments. Homework Read 30 minutes each night. Remember to log completed novels in the Quarter 4 Reading Log in GoogleClassroom. 3rd Period Writing Class
This week we are reviewing elements of nonfiction in USATestPrep. Please make sure that you complete all assignments so that you are ready for Thursday's assessment.
Onlevel ELA: ELAGSE7RI2: Central Idea, ELAGSE7RI6: Point of View or Purpose, ELAGSE7RI4: Meaning of Words/Phrases Monday 4/27/2020 Complete questions in USATestPrep for Determine Central Ideas until a minimum score of 80% is achieved. Tuesday 4/28/2020 Complete questions in USATestPrep for Determine Point of View/Purpose until a minimum score of 80% is achieved. Wednesday 4/29/2020 Complete questions for Meaning of Words/Phrases until a minimum score of 80% is achieved. Thursday 4/30/2020 Complete Nonfiction Assessment in USATestPrep (10 questions). Only 1 attempt is allowed for this assessment. Friday 5/1/2020 Catch up on any missed assignments. AC ELA: ELAGSE7RI2: Central Idea, ELAGSE7RI6: Point of View or Purpose, ELAGSE7RI4: Meaning of Words/Phrases Monday 4/27/2020 Complete questions and performance task in USATestPrep for Determine Central Ideas until a minimum score of 90% is achieved. Tuesday 4/28/2020 Complete questions and first performance task in USATestPrep for Determine Point of View/Purpose until a minimum score of 90% is achieved. Wednesday 4/29/2020 Complete the second performance task 2 for Determine Point of View/Purpose and the performance task for Meaning of Words/Phrases until a minimum score of 90% is achieved. Thursday 4/30/2020 Complete Nonfiction Assessment in USATestPrep (10 questions). Only 1 attempt is allowed for this assessment. Friday 5/1/2020 Catch up on any missed assignments. 3rd Period Writing Class Complete the Pronoun Antecedent assignment pack in Quill. Complete any of the MIWrite assignments that are missing in the gradebook. This week we are studying Greek and Latin Prefixes to improve vocabulary acquisition and reading comprehension. There are two different assignment lists--please make sure that you are following the assignments for your class (AC students, make sure that you log into GoogleClassroom to complete your assignment for Thursday).
On Level ELA (AC assignments are listed further down) ELAGSE7L4b: Greek or Latin Affixes, Prefixes, and Roots Monday 4/20/2020
Catch up and review.
AC ELA ELAGSE7L4b: Greek or Latin Affixes, Prefixes, and Roots Monday 4/20/2020
Catch up and review.
3rd Period Writing Class Make sure that you are continuing to complete your assignments in MIWrite and Quill Starting with this week's help session, the Monday Zoom sessions will require a password. As such, you can find the link and password for each week's help session in GoogleClassroom. Help sessions will still occur on Monday's at 11:30 am via Zoom. Let me know if you have any questions!
Mrs. Hayes This week we are studying coordinate adjectives and how to punctuate them correctly using a comma. Due to Governor Kemp's announcement that we will continue distance learning for the remainder of the school year, all future assignments will be digital to allow students to receive feedback on their skills mastery. As always, you may work through the week's assignments at your own pace and please reach out via e-mail at [email protected] if you have any questions regarding the work or assignments.
Monday 4/13/20 ELAGSE7L2a: Coordinate Adjectives and Commas
Tuesday 4/14/20 ELAGSE7L2a: Coordinate Adjectives and Commas
Wednesday 4/15/20 ELAGSE7L2a: Coordinate Adjectives and Commas
Thursday 4/16/20 ELAGSE7L2a: Coordinate Adjectives and Commas
AC Extension: Log novel entries in the Quarter 4 Reading Log via GoogleClassroom for the novels you have read this quarter. Friday 4/17/20 Catch up and review.
Homework Read for 30 minutes each night. There will be a help session at 11:30 on Monday morning. Students will need to click on the following link to access the virtual help session. You can use a computer, tablet, or smartphone to access the meeting.
Students, when joining the meeting, please do so quietly and respectfully. The first half of the help session is to review this week's assignments and answer questions. After all questions and concerns have been addressed, you will be allowed to chat with your peers for the remainder of the session. ~Mrs. Hayes Join Zoom Meeting https://us04web.zoom.us/j/862425049 This week students are reading an informational text from the SpringBoard textbook (they can use the physical version or the online version) and then composing an original narrative based on the text. Writing resources are available in GoogleClassroom and at the bottom of this post. There will be a Zoom Session on Monday at 11:30 to answer questions students have about this week's assignments.
Happy Writing! ~Mrs. Hayes Students Who Work Online Monday 3/30/20
To access SpringBoard Online Log into Clever Click on the JHayes page Click on SpringBoard Use the navigation to move to page 142 of SpringBoard Read “Another Study Highlights the Insanity of Selling Junk Food in School Vending Machines” on page 142 of SpringBoard. Tuesday 3/31/20
Wednesday 4/1/20
Thursday 4/2/20
Friday 4/3/20: Revise, Edit, and Publish!
Homework Read for 30 minutes each night. Students Who Work Mostly Offline Monday 3/30/20
Tuesday 3/31/20
Wednesday 4/1/20
Thursday 4/2/20
Friday 4/3/20: Revise, Edit, and Publish!
Homework Read for 30 minutes each night. Writing Resources narrative_writing_plot_diagram.docx narrative_writing_checklist.docx narrative_revision_and_editing_checklist.docx |
AuthorMrs. Hayes has been teaching 7th grade at Cooper Middle School since November of 2015. Before coming to Cooper, she taught on both the middle and high school levels. Archives
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