7th & 8th Grade Language Arts
Mr. Zindler
"Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited, imagination encircles the world." Albert Einstein
Homework for 7th Grade
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world". Nelson Mandela
Week 1 (August 22- 26)
Monday: First Day of Class - Bring in School Supplies (See Tab for Supplies)
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Wednesday: Read “Big Things Come in Small Packages” on pages 3 – 12 in your Close Reader.
Answer all the ReRead and Read Questions (numbers 1-9). Homework is Due on Monday.
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Week 2 (August 29 - Sept 2)
Monday: Read “Finding Your Everest” on pages 13 – 16 in your Close Reader.
Answer all the ReRead and Read Questions (numbers 1-6). Homework is Due on Wednesday.
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Thursday: Read two articles about the country in Africa that your Warm-Up child is from. Take notes about the country that you can use in
your story. Homework is Due on Friday.
Remember that you have a Vocab Test on Friday.
Friday: 1.Write a one page paper stating your opinion. Make sure you use 3 pieces of evidence to support your conclusion.
2.Outline of paper due at the end of today’s class to get a stamp.
3.Submit paper on Wednesday.
Week 3 (Sept 5 - 9)
Monday: Holiday
Tuesday: Was Abby Sunderland a hero or just foolish?
1.Write a one page paper stating your opinion. Make sure you use 3 pieces of evidence to support your conclusion.
2.Outline of paper due at the end of today’s class to get a stamp.
3.Submit paper on Wednesday.
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Friday: Read Arachne in Close Reader (pages 17-22). Answer the questions #1-6 and the Summary.
Week 4 (Sept 12 - 16)
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Tuesday: Icarus' Flight (poem worksheet) due tomorrow
Wednesday: Women In Aviation (Analyze the Text Questions #1 - 6) due Friday. Remember Vocab Test on Friday. All 10 words.
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Friday: What obstacles did Quimby, Coleman, and other early female pilots face that their male counterparts did not face?
Write one page paper where you organize your thoughts and answer this questions in your paper.
Remember to make an introductory paragraph introducing your purpose for writing this paper. Due on Monday
Week 5 (Sept 19 - 23)
Monday: Performance Assessment Workbook (Read Pages 3-5); Do the Exercises on page 5 ; Due Tomorrow
Tuesday: Performance Assessment Workbook (Read Pages 6-8); Do the Exercises on page 7; Do the Exercises on page 8 ; Due Friday
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Friday: Introductory Paragraph on African boy is due on Monday
Week 6 (Sept 26 - 30)
Monday: Come up with 2 additional hook questions if not completed in class.
Tuesday: Re-write your Introductory Paragraph for Friday
Wednesday: Revise your Background in your Introductory Paragraph
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Friday: Re-write your body paragraphs for Monday
Week 7 (October 3 - 7)
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Tuesday: Re-write you Essay about the African boy. Finished product. Due on Thursday
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Friday: Re-write your FSA Essay (if you want to improve your grade/optional)
Week 8 (October 10 - 14)
Monday: Make corrections on your FSA Essay paper
Tuesday: Finish writing your Intro Paragraph and at least one Body Paragraph from your PAW Workbook
Wednesday: Finish your Rough Draft and your Final Draft for your PAW Essay
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Friday: Make necessary corrections on your PAW Essay
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Week 21 (January 2 - 4)
Monday: FSA Writing - Pursuasive Essays
Tuesday: FSA Writing - Pursuasive Essays
Wednesday: FSA Writing - Pursuasive Essays
Thursday: iReady
Friday: FSA Writing - Pursuasive Essays
Week 22 (January 7 - 11)
Monday: Kennedy's speech about NASA
Tuesday: Video on Space Exploration
Wednesday: Pluto and Beyond - practice writing essay
Thursday: iReady
Friday: Workbook - Is Space Exploration Worth the Cost - page 63
Week 22 (January 14 - 18)
Monday: Read Why Exploring the Ocean is Mankind's Next Great Leap in Textbook
Tuesday: Review Book: Number the Stars
Wednesday: Field Trip to Holocaust Museum
Thursday: iReady
Friday: Review Holocaust museum experience
Week 23 (January 21 - 25)
Monday: Holiday
Tuesday: No School
Wednesday: Finish Sequence Map thru Progress Report 11 ; Read Progress Report 12 - Due Friday
Thursday: iReady
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