 Learning Goal  Students will be able to use their bellwork journal correctly.  Vocabulary  Antic – a playful trick or prank  Bellwork  Free Write

7 th Grade Language Arts Mr. Shreffler

 The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne  In My Hands by Irene Gut Opdyke  Sold by Patricia McKormick  Impossible by Nancy Werlin  The Fault in our Stars by John Green  Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley  Divergent by Veronica Roth  Monster by Walter Dean Myers  Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi  Hush Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick

 You must take and pass an AR test on your book.  This will count as a 50 point project grade.  A passing score means an 85%  So if you score an 85% on your AR test, you get 50 points.  If you don’t take a test by January 6 th, you will be sent to Interventions every day to read until you finish the book and take the test.

 If take a test, but get below an 85%, you will get 25/50 on the grade.  You CAN read another book and take another test to raise this grade.

 In addition to the AR test for your book, you must complete a project for your book.  You have three options for the project: 1. Interview 2. Mobile 3. Movie

 Conduct a mock interview with a character from the story by composing 10 questions you would like to ask and provide possible answers.  These must be questions that are relevant to the story!  “Do you like pizza?” is not relevant to the story!

 Construct a mobile of important events and/or characters from the book. You must have at least 5 parts in the mobile with explanation of character and/or event.  Each explanation must be at least a paragraph (5-7 sentences).

 Create a video trailer for the book you read.  Should be between 30 seconds and 1 minute.  Do not ask me how to make a movie!  Animoto.com  Windows Movie Maker  iMovie  A trailer should make me want to read the book!

 The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne  In My Hands by Irene Gut Opdyke  Sold by Patricia McKormick  Impossible by Nancy Werlin  The Fault in our Stars by John Green  Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley  Divergent by Veronica Roth  Monster by Walter Dean Myers  Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi  Hush Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick