Maroon ELA Period 1B Assignments
- Instructor
- Jessica Comando
- Term
- 2023-2024 School Year
- Department
- Language Arts
Upcoming Assignments
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Past Assignments
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Today's Station work
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Today's Station work
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Today's Station work
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Today's Station work
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Unit 4 Argument Harrison Bergeron
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Unit 4 Argument Harrison Bergeron
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Unit 4 Argument Harrison Bergeron
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Unit 4 Argument Harrison Bergeron
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Unit 3: Dystopian Literature World Connections
Complete the Dystopian Societal Connections sheet based on class today. If you would like use the Graphic Organizer to help you brainstorm a societal issue.
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Unit 3: Dystopian Literature World Connections
Complete the Dystopian Societal Connections sheet based on class today. If you would like use the Graphic Organizer to help you brainstorm a societal issue.
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Unit 3: Dystopian Literature World Connections
Complete the Dystopian Societal Connections sheet based on class today. If you would like use the Graphic Organizer to help you brainstorm a societal issue.
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Unit 3: Dystopian Literature SYMBOLISM
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Unit 3: Dystopian Literature SYMBOLISM
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Benchmark #2
Take your time and do your best job on the second benchmark :-)
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Benchmark #2
Take your time and do your best job on the second benchmark :-)
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Benchmark #2
Take your time and do your best job on the second benchmark :-)
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Unit 2: Memoir FINAL DRAFT
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Unit 2: Memoir FINAL DRAFT
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Unit 2: Memoir Materials
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Unit 2: Memoir Materials
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Unit 2: Memoir Materials
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Unit 2: Memoir Day 6
Watch clip about Memoir characteristics (you may need to open link in new window because GC blocks YouTube)
Read aloud Last Kiss as a class (paper copies)
Identify the characters of memoir in Last Kiss (aloud as class)
Partner read Maniac Magee: highlight instances of imagery and other figurative language
(each person highlights and turns in their own copy)
Go back into your moments you wrote about with Ms. Burns and brainstorm how you can add elements of memoir to it (this list is attached if you didn't complete the assignment all ready)
Read aloud Last Kiss as a class (paper copies)
Identify the characters of memoir in Last Kiss (aloud as class)
Partner read Maniac Magee: highlight instances of imagery and other figurative language
(each person highlights and turns in their own copy)
Go back into your moments you wrote about with Ms. Burns and brainstorm how you can add elements of memoir to it (this list is attached if you didn't complete the assignment all ready)
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Unit 2: Memoir Day 6
Watch clip about Memoir characteristics (you may need to open link in new window because GC blocks YouTube)
Read aloud Last Kiss as a class (paper copies)
Identify the characters of memoir in Last Kiss (aloud as class)
Partner read Maniac Magee: highlight instances of imagery and other figurative language
(each person highlights and turns in their own copy)
Go back into your moments you wrote about with Ms. Burns and brainstorm how you can add elements of memoir to it (this list is attached if you didn't complete the assignment all ready)
Read aloud Last Kiss as a class (paper copies)
Identify the characters of memoir in Last Kiss (aloud as class)
Partner read Maniac Magee: highlight instances of imagery and other figurative language
(each person highlights and turns in their own copy)
Go back into your moments you wrote about with Ms. Burns and brainstorm how you can add elements of memoir to it (this list is attached if you didn't complete the assignment all ready)
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Unit 2 Memoir: Week of 11.27.23
Welcome back!
Tuesday: Vocabulary 5 and Catch Up
1. Use Lesson 5 to create something fun (comic, skit, poem, slide show, your choice!)
2. Attach your work to this post
3. Take quiz 3 and/or 4 if you have not (I reassigned it to the people missing)
Thursday: CONFERENCE TIME
How to prepare for your conference:
1. Come prepared to talk about the independent memoir you read
2. Come with the memoir writing you started with Ms. Burns
3. Be sure all your work for term 2 has been completed ( text to text, significant people, significant places, significant pet/object)
Monday: Memoir Work continued
Tuesday: Vocabulary 5 and Catch Up
1. Use Lesson 5 to create something fun (comic, skit, poem, slide show, your choice!)
2. Attach your work to this post
3. Take quiz 3 and/or 4 if you have not (I reassigned it to the people missing)
Thursday: CONFERENCE TIME
How to prepare for your conference:
1. Come prepared to talk about the independent memoir you read
2. Come with the memoir writing you started with Ms. Burns
3. Be sure all your work for term 2 has been completed ( text to text, significant people, significant places, significant pet/object)
Monday: Memoir Work continued
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Wordly Wise Book 7 Lesson 4
only take this if you did not take it already or if you need to redo for a better score
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Wordly Wise Book 7--Lesson 3
Only take this if you need to make it up or redo it for a better score
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Unit 2: Memoir Week of 11.13.23
Good Morning B day!!
Hope the field trip was fun! Miss you all.
Here is our to do list:
1. Take vocab quiz 3 and 4 on quizizz--they are separate postings and you may take as many times as you want!
2. Work on Day 4 Memoir--attached
3. READ your independent memoir--you want to be done before Thanksgiving! Check out memoirs in SORA if there are not enough copies of things to take home. Also, ask the other 7th grade ELA teachers if they have any copies you can borrow.
4. Make sure to complete any of the missing assignments from the other 3 days of Memoir (Text Connections, Significant People, Significant Places)
Hope the field trip was fun! Miss you all.
Here is our to do list:
1. Take vocab quiz 3 and 4 on quizizz--they are separate postings and you may take as many times as you want!
2. Work on Day 4 Memoir--attached
3. READ your independent memoir--you want to be done before Thanksgiving! Check out memoirs in SORA if there are not enough copies of things to take home. Also, ask the other 7th grade ELA teachers if they have any copies you can borrow.
4. Make sure to complete any of the missing assignments from the other 3 days of Memoir (Text Connections, Significant People, Significant Places)
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Vocab Quiz 4
Please take this at least once! You may retake if you wish
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Vocab Quiz Three
Please take this at least once! You can retake if needed
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Unit 2: Memoir Week of 11.13.23
Good Morning B day!!
Hope the field trip was fun! Miss you all.
Here is our to do list:
1. Take vocab quiz 3 and 4 on quizizz--they are separate postings and you may take as many times as you want!
2. Work on Day 4 Memoir--attached
3. READ your independent memoir--you want to be done before Thanksgiving! Check out memoirs in SORA if there are not enough copies of things to take home. Also, ask the other 7th grade ELA teachers if they have any copies you can borrow.
4. Make sure to complete any of the missing assignments from the other 3 days of Memoir (Text Connections, Significant People, Significant Places)
Hope the field trip was fun! Miss you all.
Here is our to do list:
1. Take vocab quiz 3 and 4 on quizizz--they are separate postings and you may take as many times as you want!
2. Work on Day 4 Memoir--attached
3. READ your independent memoir--you want to be done before Thanksgiving! Check out memoirs in SORA if there are not enough copies of things to take home. Also, ask the other 7th grade ELA teachers if they have any copies you can borrow.
4. Make sure to complete any of the missing assignments from the other 3 days of Memoir (Text Connections, Significant People, Significant Places)
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Vocab Quiz 4
Please take this at least once! You may retake if you wish
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Vocab Quiz Three
Please take this at least once! You can retake if needed
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Unit 2: Memoir Week of 11.13.23
Good Morning B day!!
Hope the field trip was fun! Miss you all.
Here is our to do list:
1. Take vocab quiz 3 and 4 on quizizz--they are separate postings and you may take as many times as you want!
2. Work on Day 4 Memoir--attached
3. READ your independent memoir--you want to be done before Thanksgiving! Check out memoirs in SORA if there are not enough copies of things to take home. Also, ask the other 7th grade ELA teachers if they have any copies you can borrow.
4. Make sure to complete any of the missing assignments from the other 3 days of Memoir (Text Connections, Significant People, Significant Places)
Hope the field trip was fun! Miss you all.
Here is our to do list:
1. Take vocab quiz 3 and 4 on quizizz--they are separate postings and you may take as many times as you want!
2. Work on Day 4 Memoir--attached
3. READ your independent memoir--you want to be done before Thanksgiving! Check out memoirs in SORA if there are not enough copies of things to take home. Also, ask the other 7th grade ELA teachers if they have any copies you can borrow.
4. Make sure to complete any of the missing assignments from the other 3 days of Memoir (Text Connections, Significant People, Significant Places)
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Vocab Quiz 4
Please take this at least once! You may retake if you wish
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Vocab Quiz Three
Please take this at least once! You can retake if needed
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Unit 2: Memoir Week of 11.13.23
Good Morning B day!!
Hope the field trip was fun! Miss you all.
Here is our to do list:
1. Take vocab quiz 3 and 4 on quizizz--they are separate postings and you may take as many times as you want!
2. Work on Day 4 Memoir--attached
3. READ your independent memoir--you want to be done before Thanksgiving! Check out memoirs in SORA if there are not enough copies of things to take home. Also, ask the other 7th grade ELA teachers if they have any copies you can borrow.
4. Make sure to complete any of the missing assignments from the other 3 days of Memoir (Text Connections, Significant People, Significant Places)
Hope the field trip was fun! Miss you all.
Here is our to do list:
1. Take vocab quiz 3 and 4 on quizizz--they are separate postings and you may take as many times as you want!
2. Work on Day 4 Memoir--attached
3. READ your independent memoir--you want to be done before Thanksgiving! Check out memoirs in SORA if there are not enough copies of things to take home. Also, ask the other 7th grade ELA teachers if they have any copies you can borrow.
4. Make sure to complete any of the missing assignments from the other 3 days of Memoir (Text Connections, Significant People, Significant Places)
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Vocab Quiz 4
Please take this at least once! You may retake if you wish
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Vocab Quiz Three
Please take this at least once! You can retake if needed
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Unit 2: Memoir week of 11.06.23
Did you:
Start reading your choice memoir?
Submit a reading schedule?
Read My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother?
Complete Text Connections in Day 1?
Complete Significant People in Day 2?
This week we will work on Memoir Day 3:
1. Read When I Was Young in the Mountains
2. Complete Significant Places assignment
We will also work on Vocabulary List 4
1. Make flash cards for list 3 and list 4
2. Study then flash cards
3. Combined Quiz on list 3 & 4 will be on Thursday 11/9 for B day and Monday 11/13 for A day
Start reading your choice memoir?
Submit a reading schedule?
Read My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother?
Complete Text Connections in Day 1?
Complete Significant People in Day 2?
This week we will work on Memoir Day 3:
1. Read When I Was Young in the Mountains
2. Complete Significant Places assignment
We will also work on Vocabulary List 4
1. Make flash cards for list 3 and list 4
2. Study then flash cards
3. Combined Quiz on list 3 & 4 will be on Thursday 11/9 for B day and Monday 11/13 for A day
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Unit 2: Memoir: Day 2
Complete the attached assignment in your station
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Unit 2: Memoir: Day 2
Complete the attached assignment in your station
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Unit 2: Memoir: Day 2
Complete the attached assignment in your station
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Unit 2: Memoir: Day 2
Complete the attached assignment in your station
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Unit 2: Memoir week of 10/31/23
Happy Halloween week!
This week we will have two stations while I conference with with each of you to score your final paper in Station 1.
Station 2: Memoir Book Selections
*Choose Memoir
*Create a reading schedule to be done by November 13th
*READ
Station 3: Memoir Day 1
*Read My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother with your station peers
*Complete the Text Connections sheet about the mentor text and your own life
*When you start your choice memoir, complete the section about that
This week we will have two stations while I conference with with each of you to score your final paper in Station 1.
Station 2: Memoir Book Selections
*Choose Memoir
*Create a reading schedule to be done by November 13th
*READ
Station 3: Memoir Day 1
*Read My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother with your station peers
*Complete the Text Connections sheet about the mentor text and your own life
*When you start your choice memoir, complete the section about that
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Unit 2: Memoir week of 10/31/23
Happy Halloween week!
This week we will have two stations while I conference with with each of you to score your final paper in Station 1.
Station 2: Memoir Book Selections
*Choose Memoir
*Create a reading schedule to be done by November 13th
*READ
Station 3: Memoir Day 1
*Read My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother with your station peers
*Complete the Text Connections sheet about the mentor text and your own life
*When you start your choice memoir, complete the section about that
This week we will have two stations while I conference with with each of you to score your final paper in Station 1.
Station 2: Memoir Book Selections
*Choose Memoir
*Create a reading schedule to be done by November 13th
*READ
Station 3: Memoir Day 1
*Read My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother with your station peers
*Complete the Text Connections sheet about the mentor text and your own life
*When you start your choice memoir, complete the section about that
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Unit 2: Memoir week of 10/31/23
Happy Halloween week!
This week we will have two stations while I conference with with each of you to score your final paper in Station 1.
Station 2: Memoir Book Selections
*Choose Memoir
*Create a reading schedule to be done by November 13th
*READ
Station 3: Memoir Day 1
*Read My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother with your station peers
*Complete the Text Connections sheet about the mentor text and your own life
*When you start your choice memoir, complete the section about that
This week we will have two stations while I conference with with each of you to score your final paper in Station 1.
Station 2: Memoir Book Selections
*Choose Memoir
*Create a reading schedule to be done by November 13th
*READ
Station 3: Memoir Day 1
*Read My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother with your station peers
*Complete the Text Connections sheet about the mentor text and your own life
*When you start your choice memoir, complete the section about that
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Unit 2: Memoir--Choice Memoir Information
Please post a doc with the following information:
Choice Memoir Title
Choice Memoir Author
Reading Schedule
Choice Memoir Title
Choice Memoir Author
Reading Schedule
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Unit 2: Memoir--Choice Memoir Information
Please post a doc with the following information:
Choice Memoir Title
Choice Memoir Author
Reading Schedule
Choice Memoir Title
Choice Memoir Author
Reading Schedule
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Unit 2: Memoir--Choice Memoir Information
Please post a doc with the following information:
Choice Memoir Title
Choice Memoir Author
Reading Schedule
Choice Memoir Title
Choice Memoir Author
Reading Schedule
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Unit 2: Memoir--Choice Memoir Information
Please post a doc with the following information:
Choice Memoir Title
Choice Memoir Author
Reading Schedule
Choice Memoir Title
Choice Memoir Author
Reading Schedule
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Unit 1: Final Assessment
Literary Analysis Paper Directions
**Chose a 3rd story and read it in class today!**
This assignment will be used as the assessment for Unit 1. Use what you have learned about literary analysis and show it off in a well developed paper!
We will work on this in class for the next several classes.
The paper will be due at the START of class on OCTOBER 27th.
Use your time wisely, work hard, and HAVE FUN!
**Chose a 3rd story and read it in class today!**
This assignment will be used as the assessment for Unit 1. Use what you have learned about literary analysis and show it off in a well developed paper!
We will work on this in class for the next several classes.
The paper will be due at the START of class on OCTOBER 27th.
Use your time wisely, work hard, and HAVE FUN!
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Language Arts Work 10.17.23
Although I am out today, we are still going to work in stations as we would if I was here
Station 1: (20mins) Work on Starter Baseline Diagnostic (Pre)--this is the attached link to Quill
Station 2: (20mins) Work on Vocab 3: Copy words and definitions in to your notebook. Choose one word and make a picture that you could use to help a peer understand the definition
5 minute brain break
Station 3: (20 mins) Where are you will Unit 1 work? Finish missing assignments or read your third story!!
Everyone reads silently for the last 15 minutes of class
Station 1: (20mins) Work on Starter Baseline Diagnostic (Pre)--this is the attached link to Quill
Station 2: (20mins) Work on Vocab 3: Copy words and definitions in to your notebook. Choose one word and make a picture that you could use to help a peer understand the definition
5 minute brain break
Station 3: (20 mins) Where are you will Unit 1 work? Finish missing assignments or read your third story!!
Everyone reads silently for the last 15 minutes of class
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Unit 1: Weekly Assignments Week of October 1st
1. Station 1: Teacher Conference
Meet with Mrs. A to go over last week's work
2. Station 2: Setting Impacts Conflict
watch the youtube clip (in a new window)
think about how the setting impacts conflict in this movie clip--talk about it with your table
fill out the graphic organizer together
Complete the setting impacts conflict worksheet for your story BY YOURSELF
3. Station 3: Vocabulary
Study list 2 vocab words by yourself or with people at your table
Quiz on Thursday!
4. Station 4: Character Impacts Conflict
Read The Cat and The Hat with your table.
Discuss how the character impacts the conflict in the story
Fill out the graphic organizer together
Meet with Mrs. A to go over last week's work
2. Station 2: Setting Impacts Conflict
watch the youtube clip (in a new window)
think about how the setting impacts conflict in this movie clip--talk about it with your table
fill out the graphic organizer together
Complete the setting impacts conflict worksheet for your story BY YOURSELF
3. Station 3: Vocabulary
Study list 2 vocab words by yourself or with people at your table
Quiz on Thursday!
4. Station 4: Character Impacts Conflict
Read The Cat and The Hat with your table.
Discuss how the character impacts the conflict in the story
Fill out the graphic organizer together
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Unit 1: Short Stories Weekly Assignments Week of 9/25
This week you in your stations, you need to complete these steps (attach all work to this post!)
1. Complete the theme response for your FIRST STORY
2. Choose a 2nd short story from the slide show and READ
3. Complete a plot diagram for your 2nd story
4. Write all the words and definitions for list 2 vocabulary in your notebook.
5. Make up a HALLOWEEN story using all the words from list 2 vocab
1. Complete the theme response for your FIRST STORY
2. Choose a 2nd short story from the slide show and READ
3. Complete a plot diagram for your 2nd story
4. Write all the words and definitions for list 2 vocabulary in your notebook.
5. Make up a HALLOWEEN story using all the words from list 2 vocab
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Benchmark #1
Read the two texts and answer the questions on the google form. GOOOOOOOD LUCK!
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Reading Survey :-)
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