Mrs. Hayes
7th Grade ELA
Cooper Middle School: The Hidden gem of cobb county
Students are currently working on a narrative essay in class. The narrative essay assignment requires students to think of an even in their life and write an essay describing the event in an engaging way using dialogue, descriptive details, and figurative language. Below is a graphic organizer students were given in class to fill out as their pre-write. The pre-write and rough draft need to be completed over the Labor Day Weekend. These assignments are due at the beginning of class on Tuesday 9/4/18. narrative_prewrite_1.pdf Essay Due Dates-Onlevel Tuesday 9/4/18: Pre-write and Rough Draft Thursday 9/6/18: Completed Edits Friday 9/7/18: Clean revised copy for Teacher Edit Thursday 9/13/18: Final Draft Essay Due Dates--AC Tuesday 9/4/18: Pre-write and Rough Draft Wednesday 9/5/18: Completed Edits Thursday 9/6/18: Clean revised copy for Teacher Edit Tuesday 9/11/18: Final Draft
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Wednesday 8/29/18: The Scholarship Jacket and Seventh Grade Thursday 8/30/18: Touchstone Cold Reading Assessment Friday 8/31/18: Figurative Language This week we are beginning our brainstorming, pre-writing, and drafting process for our narrative essays. Since this week's focus is writing instead of reading analysis, the quiz on Friday will be over figurative language as students should use figurative language in their narratives. Please see the Powerpoint below for a brief overview of the figurative language topics that students will be expected to identify and use in class. i_shampoo_without_idiom.ppt Due fear_prompts_teens_to_act_impulsively.pdfThis week students are reading "The Scholarship Jacket" by Marta Salinas in class. Please select the appropriate vocabulary list below that goes with the text. Students should complete the attached graphic organizer to assist themselves with studying for Friday's vocabulary quiz. Please be aware that words from any vocabulary list studied so far this year may appear on the vocabulary quiz.
Vocabulary Quiz Friday 8/24/18 Onlevel Assignment: scholarship_jacket_vocabulary_chart.docx AC Assignment (6th period only): scholarship_jacket_vocabulary_chart_ac.docx Homework: Due Friday 8/24/18 Students should read the appropriate article for their class and complete the accompanying assignment. Onlevel Homework: nerd_alert.pdf AC Homework (6th period only): fear_prompts_teens_to_act_impulsively.pdf This week, both onlevel and AC are reading the same article 10 Benefits of Reading: Why You Should Read Every Day. While both groups are reading the same article, the assignments the classes complete with the article are different. Please select carefully to ensure that you are completing the assignment for your class. Homework assignments for all classes are due on Friday 8/17/18.
10_benefits_of_reading.pdf Onlevel Assignment AC Assignment All students will have a vocabulary quiz on Friday 8/17/18 over the vocabulary from the story Seventh Grade by Gary Soto. Seventh Grade Vocabulary Students who would like to review a copy of the short story Seventh Grade by Gary Soto may do so here. seventh_grade_by_gary_soto.anchor_text.pdf Please see the attached copy of the Article of the Week "If Dress Code Doesn't Suit Teens, School District Will" and the vocabulary list for Seventh Grade by Gary Soto. The article is one page and has a second page where students will need to complete 5 Double Entry Journal entries; it is due on Friday 8/10/18. The vocabulary is a list that students need to know for Friday's Vocabulary Assignment.
If Dress Code Doesn't Suit Teens, School District Will Seventh Grade Vocabulary Dear Students,
Welcome to 7th Grade English Language Arts. I am excited for this school year and the opportunity to work with you this year as you continue to learn about ELA. My goal as your teacher this year is to help you become better independent critical thinkers. You may be wondering how critical thinking relates to ELA, but by helping you improve as readers and writers, you will improve as independent critical thinkers—a skill you can use in all aspects of your life now and in the future. I am a Georgia native and have lived in the metro Atlanta area all my life; in fact, all my immediate family still lives in metro Atlanta which cuts down on traveling during the holidays. Even though my permanent home has always been in Georgia, I traveled Europe extensively during and after college including spending 3 months living in the Swiss Alps working at an international Girl Scout center. My husband and I have lived in Cobb County for 5 years and we have an 10 month old son. In 2006, I graduated from the University of Georgia with a dual Bachelor’s in German and Comparative Literature. My next academic endeavor was a Master’s of Art in Children’s Literature at Hollins University which I earned in 2011. I then went on to earn a Master’s of the Art of Teaching from Kennesaw State University in 2012. As a teacher, I am certified to teacher English Language Arts in grades 6-12, Reading in grade 4-8, and Math in grades 4-8. I have been working in the field of education for the last 19 years beginning with a job as an outdoor education leader for Girl Scouts when I was just 16 and including time as a substitute teacher in addition to my time as a certified teacher in the classroom. This is my 7th year as a certified teacher and my 4th year at Cooper Middle School. Before coming to Cooper Middle School, I worked at Ombudsman teaching ELA to middle and high school students. I also worked at Oakwood Digital Academy—an alternate high school focused on drop out prevention—for students who struggle in a regular high school and need an alternative route to graduation. My happiest moments in teaching are when I see my students succeed and achieve promotion to the next grade or graduation. I have worked with many students who have had academic and personal struggles which could have derailed their progress, but with hard work and refocusing these students have succeeded. My expectations for you as my students and for myself as your teacher are very high. I want nothing but your best this year and promise to give you my best. We are all human and may have bad days, but a bad day does not excuse prolonged subpar performance. Albert Einstein said, “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” As seventh graders, you will be pushed to do new things and may mistakes. You will also learn to correct those mistakes so that when you leave, you have grown as students and as individuals. I look forward in working with you this year and cannot wait to see the many ideas and talents that you bring to the classroom. E-mail is the best way to contact me. My address is [email protected]. Respectfully, Mrs. Hayes Language Arts 7th Grade Read 180 7th Grade |
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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