Summer Assignment ELA Incoming 7

English Language Arts 7

Summer Homework:  Due date – Wednesday September 5, 2018

                                          

Assignments

Reminder:  A typed assignment is preferred.  If that is not an option for you, then please handwrite the assignment as neatly as possible.  If you are typing, use the proper headings and follow writing guidelines attached.

Required Reading:

 The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Book 1:  The Book Thief

Assignment:

Discuss the conflict in The Book Thief and how the characters either conform to or rebel against societal expectations during a time of war.

Be sure to:

·         Describe the setting of the book.

·         Describe the characters (character traits)

·         Explain what society expected from the characters during the war.

·         Discuss how wartime societal expectations influenced the development of the character.

·         Include text evidence to support your claim.

Book 2:  Choose Book from attached list or 2 Poems from Poetry for Young People by Robert Frost

Book Assignment- if you choose a book:

Write an essay on the plot of your choice of book. 

Include:

·         title and author of the book

·         setting,

·         names of main characters (include character traits – check Blog for list of character traits http://elaandmathwithmrsd.blogspot.com/

·         challenge/difficulty/problem that one of the characters has to deal with in the book

·         how the character finds a solution to the problem or resolves the difficulty/challenge

  

Poetry Assignment – If you choose 2 poems:

For each poem:

Include the title and author of the poem.

What did you like about the poem?

How did the poem make you feel?

Which words or phrase did you like?

What words or phrases need clarification?

What surprised you?

What do you think the poem is about?

What might this poem be saying?

What is the theme of the poem? Look on Blog for Themes in Literature/Poetry

What devices did the poet use?

A poetic device is a language feature such as a simile, metaphor, imagery, figurative language.

Look on the Blog under figurative language.

HW Week of June 3rd
Bring Chains to school daily.  You will begin summary project in school on Wednesday, June 3rd.
Mon -Wordly Wise Lesson 15 A& B

HW Week of May 29th
Pythagoras Paper - due Tuesday 5/29; 
Complete Wordly Wise 14 E will check Friday 6/1
Chains - Chapters  XXXVI-XLV Due Date 5/30 Write Chapt Summaries

HW Week of May 21st

Mon - Chapters XXVIII-XXXV Due Tues 5/22   Summaries

           WW13 E

           Gr WS 6.6 Subject Compliments
Tues - Study Vocabulary Test
Wed - Study Grammar Test
Fri - completed Pythagoras Paper - due Tuesday 5/29; Wordly Wise 14 

HW Week of May 14th
Mon - Chains Chapters XXIII-XXVII summary;
Tues-Journal for Independent Reading;WW13 A & B
Wed-Chains Read and summarize ChaptersXXVIII-XXXV Due Tues 5/22
Thurs-WS 6.5 Direct Object due Mon May 21st
Fri-WW13 E Due Tuesday 5/22

Choice of Science Fiction/Fantasy Journal first response is due April 24thFinal Journal response for April is due May 15thEach journal entry should include responses for two prompts from your Independent Reading Journal Prompt Sheet. Please include(write the question)the prompt you are responding to in your journal.  Please also include the title and author of the book you are reading

HW Week of May 7th
Tues - WW Test including Latin and Greek roots; definition and spelling of Pythagorean Theorem and hypotenuse.
Thurs - Compound Subject and Verbs worksheet
             Chains Summarize Chapter XXIII, XXIV, XXV, XXVI, XXVII - at least 3 sentences per
               chapter due Tues 5/15
               Journal due Wed 5/16
               Sign, correct and return Wordly Wise Test
           

HW Week of April 30th

Mon- Sign, Correct and Return Vocab/Spelling Test.  Make corrections on a separate piece of paper and staple to test.

Sign and return Grammar Test.  We will correct in class.  Do Grammar WS.

Sign and return Journal

Tues-

Wed- WW 12 E

Thurs- Verb WS

Fri- 

HW Week of April 23rd

Chains read  Chapt 23, 24, 25, 26, 27  Due Monday April 30th 
Wed WW Test Lesson 11.  Know Latin, Greek and Old English connections to aquatic, lethal, plight, vigilant, fathom, sphere(pages 103, 114)

Fri Grammar Test 6.1 Sentence and Sentence Fragments; 6.2 Subjects and Predicates;6.3 Hard to find Subjects.

Mon- Grammar WS
Tues-WW Test Wed, Grammar WS6.2

Wed-Grammar WS 6.3 
Thurs- wordly-wise-3000-book-7-lesson-12-flash-cards , Grammar Test Fri

Fri- Chains Analyzing Literature WS

HW Week of April 16th
Chains read  Chapt 18,19,20,21,22 Due Monday April 23rd - Foreshadowing
Mon-Expanding Vocab
Tues-WW Les 11 A&B Sign, correct and return tests
Wordly Wise Lesson 11
Wed-WW Les 11 C&D
Thurs- Sign and Return Test if you have not already done so.
Fri- Chains - WW Chapt 10 E; Chapter Response - Foreshadowing  Write 20 common helping verbs

HW Week Of April 9th  
Chains read  Chapt 13,14,15,16,17 Due Monday April 16th.
Tues - WW Les 10 A & B For A please write the complete sentence in space provided.
Wed - WW Les 10 C and D
Thurs - Complete handout: Chapter Response, Chains due Monday
Fri - Study Test Monday WW Les10 If you did not already do so, complete handout for Chains Vocab Ch1-5;6-10.

ldelorenzo@visitationacademy.netWed March 28th   Due Tues April 10thRead Chapters 10,11,12 CHAINSRespond:The American Revolution was about freedom and liberty. Mr. Lockton, a Loyalist, thinks that freedom and liberty has many meanings. Define freedom from his point of view. How might the Patriots define freedom and liberty? Isabel has lived her entire life in bondage, but dreams of freedom. What does freedom look like in Isabel's mind?
Independent Reading:2 Journal Entries for MarchExtra credit if half way read is handed in by  March 28thBoth journal entries are due by April 10th
Genre for April  Choice of Science Fiction/Fantasy Journal 1/2 way is due April 24thFinal Journal entry due May 8thPre-approval is due by April 10thSome suggestions