Monday

Journal Write about something you’d like to purchase. Do you have to save for it? Why do you want this item? What will you do with it once you have it? Four complete sentences 6 complete sentences Advanced

Tuesday

Journal What is the hardest part of being a 7th Grader? What’s the best part? Four complete sentences 6 complete sentences Advanced

Verbs “action words” a word that describes an action, state, or occurrence run, sneeze, try be, think, love happen, miss, become

You can remember this by remembering Buzz Lightyear’s catchphrase... To INFINITY and... what? An INFINITIVE is the “to” form of a verb You can remember this by remembering Buzz Lightyear’s catchphrase...

Infinitive Past Present Future to ________ dreamed dream going to dream _____________ obsessed obsess will obsess fought fight going to fight created create will create improved improve going to improve worked work will work

Launch

7.R.RL.01 Reading Objective: The Highly Proficient student can cite multiple examples of textual evidence to support my complex analysis and inference. Essential Questions: 1. What is textual evidence? How can I identify the appropriate support? 2. What is a direct and indirect reference? How can I analyze a text to find the direct and indirect meaning? 3. What is a complex inference?

Wednesday

Journal What would be in your “survival kit” if you were trapped in a safe place with your family? Four complete sentences Advanced: Six complete sentences

Verb Tenses “past, present, and future” What about... I dreamed about minions. I dream about traveling through time.” I will dream during my nap, fourth period. What about... I will be dreaming about that horror film forever! Dreaming is my favorite hobby. I would have been dreaming if you hadn’t woken me up! I have dreamed many times before now.

Present Participle “ends in —ing” SOMETIMES running, sneezing, trying being, thinking, loving happening, missing, becoming SOMETIMES acts like a verb acts like an adjective

Yesterday... Infinitive Past Present Future to dream dreamed dream going to dream to obsess obsessed obsess will obsess to fight fought fight going to fight to create created create will create to improve improved improve going to improve to work worked work will work Yesterday...

Infinitive Present Participle Past Present Future Present Participle to dream dreamed dream going to dream dreaming obsessed obsess will obsess fought fight going to fight created create will create improved improve going to improve worked work will work

Launch

7.R.RL.01 Reading Objective: The Highly Proficient student can cite multiple examples of textual evidence to support my complex analysis and inference. Essential Questions: 1. What is textual evidence? How can I identify the appropriate support? 2. What is a direct and indirect reference? How can I analyze a text to find the direct and indirect meaning? 3. What is a complex inference?

Thursday

Journal Is it better to watch something or read something? Why? Four complete sentences 6 complete sentences Advanced

Present Participle “ends in —ing” SOMETIMES running, sneezing, trying being, thinking, loving happening, missing, becoming SOMETIMES acts like a verb acts like an adjective

Chameleon Participles The crying baby in Kmart gave me a headache. I am trying to improve my mile time. The bleeding wound looked grotesque. My T.A. has been eyeing my granola bars. They could have been selling cookies to their neighbors.

Launch

7.R.RL.01 Reading Objective: The Highly Proficient student can cite multiple examples of textual evidence to support my complex analysis and inference. Essential Questions: 1. What is textual evidence? How can I identify the appropriate support? 2. What is a direct and indirect reference? How can I analyze a text to find the direct and indirect meaning? 3. What is a complex inference?

Week 11 Friday

Journal Have you ever done anything to make a change in the world? YES? What did you do, and why? NO? What could you do, and why? Four complete sentences 6 complete sentences Advanced

Write Your Own... Adjective: The howling wolf raced through the wood. ___________ Verb: We were setting off fireworks.

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