you’re concerned teacher lady, Mrs. McQueen Bellwork August 17, 2015 Write the paragraph below correctly. Underline or highlight your corrections. Dear students, Win you are righting something four my class, bee shore that you are using the write words. Eye cannot tale you enough how silly it looks win you use the wrong word. Their are know excuses for using the wrong words because you have the education too no better. Your smart enough to no the differences but you rush threw you’re work and mess up. Sincerely, you’re concerned teacher lady, Mrs. McQueen

Bellwork August 17, 2015 Answers: Dear students, When you are writing something for my class, be sure that you are using the right words. I cannot tell you enough how silly it looks when you use the wrong word. There are no excuses for using the wrong words because you have the education to know better. You’re smart enough to know the differences, but you rush through your work and mess up. Sincerely, your concerned teacher lady, Mrs. McQueen

Hook: Choose a character from “Seventh Grade” by Gary Soto. Describe that character using a bubble map. Remember, you should use adjectives only in the bubble map to describe the character.

Standards/I Can Statements ELAGSE7RL1 Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support the analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. ELAGSE7RL2: Determine a theme and/or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text. ELAGSE7RL6 Analyze how an author develops and contrasts the points of view of different characters or narrators in a text. ELAGSE7L4 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 7 reading content, choosing flexibility from a range of strategies. ELAGSE7W10 Write routinely over extended time frames and shorter time frames for a range of discipline specific tasks, purposes, and audiences. ELAGSE7RL3 Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (how settings shape the characters or plot). Essential Question/I Can: I cite text evidence to support my answers which will validate my writing. I can identify a theme. I can define perspective. I can sequence the events of a story using a plot diagram.

Work Session: Today you will complete 3 activities. 1) A plot diagram about “Seventh Grade” by Gary Soto. 2) Vocabulary Review Cards 3) Questions about “Seventh Grade” by Gary Soto.

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Task 1: On your 1st index card, write the term PERSPECTIVE. Define perspective and draw a picture to represent it. On your 2nd index card, write the term PLOT SEQUENCE. Define plot sequence and draw a picture to represent it. On your 3rd index card, write the phrase CITING TEXT EVIDENCE. Define it, and draw a picture to represent it.

Task 2: Complete the plot diagram for “Seventh Grade” by Gary Soto.

Task 3: You do not need to write the questions Task 3: You do not need to write the questions. Instead, answer in complete sentences. Read paragraphs 7-10. (a) Who is speaking? (b) How do you know? What is the theme (lesson) of the story? Why do you think so? This story is told from whose perspective? Why would the author choose to tell this story using this perspective? How does the author show the readers how much Victor likes Teresa? Use evidence from the text to support your answer. In paragraph #62, the author says, “The rosebuds of shame on his face became bouquets of love.” What are the actions that let to this change of feeling in Victor?

Popsicle Sticks Place your name (first and last) on both sides. It needs to be legible. Decorate if you would like. Leave on the edge of your desk for me to pick up.

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