1. 7 TH G RADERS W ELCOME ! 1. The first person in each row: Grab your row’s folders from the folder box. 2. Have a seat before the bell rings or you will be late. :O) 3. Get out your materials and prepare to write your agenda. -Thank you!

2. A QUICK REMINDER: Get all water breaks, bathroom breaks, pencil sharpening, backpack cleaning, etc… done BEFORE the bell rings. Do not get out of your seat without permission. If you are eating, put it away or throw it away. Do NOT shoot trash into the trash can. Be ready to work and stay on task.

3. 7 TH GRADE AGENDA 2-18-11 FRIDAY 1. Write your agendas 2. Put together A.L. packets* Put in folders, and then turn them in. 3. “…Journey” Feelings quiz* Staple slip to quiz. No talking, or you will receive a zero and a call home. Objective: in a 6 sent. paragraph, SWBAT discuss the events of Maijue’s life, her feelings about those events, and the reasons for those feelings. HW: Have a wonderful 3 day weekend!

5. NAME: _________________________________ DATE: __________________________________ PER: ________________ ROW: ____________ SCORE: 7 TH GRADE EXPRESS FEELINGS QUIZ “AN UNFORGETTABLE JOURNEY” 4 YOU HAVE ALL THAT IS ASKED FOR. EMOTION ADJECTIVES AND PROGRESSIVE VERBS ARE SPELLED AND USED CORRECTLY. OTHER SPELLING/GRAMMAR ERRORS ARE RARE. CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF EMOTIONS RELATED TO EVENTS AND REASONS IS EVIDENT. 3 YOU FOLLOWED DIRECTIONS WITH ONLY FEW ITEMS MISSING/INCORRECTLY USED/SPELLED. CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF EMOTIONS RELATED TO EVENTS AND REASONS IS EVIDENT. OTHER GRAMMAR/SPELLING ERRORS ARE OCCASIONALLY EVIDENT. 2 YOU FOLLOWED DIRECTIONS WITH AROUND ½ ITEMS MISSING/INCORRECTLY USED/SPELLED. UNDERSTANDING OF EMOTIONS RELATED TO EVENTS AND REASONS IS AT TIMES UNCLEAR. OTHER GRAMMAR/SPELLING ERRORS ARE EVIDENT THROUGHOUT, BUT DOES NOT DISTRACT FROM COMPREHENSION OF WORK. 1 DIRECTIONS NOT FOLLOWED. LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS ARE MISSING/INCORRECTLY USED/SPELLED. UNDERSTANDING OF EMOTIONS RELATED TO EVENTS AND REASONS IS UNCLEAR. GRAMMAR/SPELLING ERRORS ARE FREQUENTLY EVIDENT AND MAKE WORK UNCLEAR AND NOT UNDERSTANDABLE. 0 WORK NOT TURNED IN. WORK TURNED IN IS ILLEGIBLE. *WRITE A PARAGRAPH OF AT LEAST 6 SENTENCES EXPLAINING THE STRUGGLES THAT MAIJUE WENT THROUGH, HOW SHE MIGHT HAVE FELT BECAUSE OF THEM, AND THE REASON SHE MIGHT HAVE FELT THAT WAY. MENTION AT LEAST 3 DIFFERENT EVENTS. GIVE AT LEAST 2 FEELING ADJECTIVES FOR EACH EVENT. GIVE AT LEAST 1 REASON TO DESCRIBE FEELINGS FOR EACH EVENT. USE AT LEAST 3 PROGRESSIVE VERBS. (“BE” + “-ING”) NAME: _________________________________ DATE: __________________________________ PER: ________________ ROW: ____________ SCORE: 7 TH GRADE EXPRESS FEELINGS QUIZ “AN UNFORGETTABLE JOURNEY” 4 YOU HAVE ALL THAT IS ASKED FOR. EMOTION ADJECTIVES AND PROGRESSIVE VERBS ARE SPELLED AND USED CORRECTLY. OTHER SPELLING/GRAMMAR ERRORS ARE RARE. CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF EMOTIONS RELATED TO EVENTS AND REASONS IS EVIDENT. 3 YOU FOLLOWED DIRECTIONS WITH ONLY FEW ITEMS MISSING/INCORRECTLY USED/SPELLED. CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF EMOTIONS RELATED TO EVENTS AND REASONS IS EVIDENT. OTHER GRAMMAR/SPELLING ERRORS ARE OCCASIONALLY EVIDENT. 2 YOU FOLLOWED DIRECTIONS WITH AROUND ½ ITEMS MISSING/INCORRECTLY USED/SPELLED. UNDERSTANDING OF EMOTIONS RELATED TO EVENTS AND REASONS IS AT TIMES UNCLEAR. OTHER GRAMMAR/SPELLING ERRORS ARE EVIDENT THROUGHOUT, BUT DOES NOT DISTRACT FROM COMPREHENSION OF WORK. 1 DIRECTIONS NOT FOLLOWED. LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS ARE MISSING/INCORRECTLY USED/SPELLED. UNDERSTANDING OF EMOTIONS RELATED TO EVENTS AND REASONS IS UNCLEAR. GRAMMAR/SPELLING ERRORS ARE FREQUENTLY EVIDENT AND MAKE WORK UNCLEAR AND NOT UNDERSTANDABLE. 0 WORK NOT TURNED IN. WORK TURNED IN IS ILLEGIBLE. *WRITE A PARAGRAPH OF AT LEAST 6 SENTENCES EXPLAINING THE STRUGGLES THAT MAIJUE WENT THROUGH, HOW SHE MIGHT HAVE FELT BECAUSE OF THEM, AND THE REASON SHE MIGHT HAVE FELT THAT WAY. MENTION AT LEAST 3 DIFFERENT EVENTS. GIVE AT LEAST 2 FEELING ADJECTIVES FOR EACH EVENT. GIVE AT LEAST 1 REASON TO DESCRIBE FEELINGS FOR EACH EVENT. USE AT LEAST 3 PROGRESSIVE VERBS. (“BE” + “-ING”)

6. E MOTION A DJECTIVES PER 3 happy, sad, excited, loving, angry, frightened, scared, glad, pleased, unhappy, fearful, mad, proud, joyful, cheerful, depressed, lonely, apprehensive, agitated, frustrated, gleeful, annoyed, energetic, lazy, motivated, confused, melancholy, apathetic, inspired, interested, disinterested, brave, charged, friendly, inspired, uninspired, calm, contented, anxious, bereaved, cheery, delighted, elated, frightened, generous, happy, indignant, jubilant, kind, loving, mad, nice, obstinate, petulant, quiet, restless, soothing, thankful, unhappy, vigilant, wishful, …

7. W INDING D OWN *Class is almost over, so it is time to: 1. Turn in “…Journey” Quiz 2. Recap: Did you accomplish this objective? Objective: in a 6 sent. paragraph, SWBAT discuss the events of Maijue’s life, her feelings about those Remain in your seats. 3. Remain in your seats 4. Take out your agenda to be checked 5. When you are dismissed, row leaders: put folders in folder box if needed.

8. They were forced to leave their loved ones behind, even their grandmother. Worried, terrified, horrible, confused They found themselves without a home or a country and with a need to seek refuge in another country. 7.) “…Journey” feelings chart 2/14 Per: 3 Reason Feeling Upset, mad, sad, Terrified, worried, Scared, frustrated, confused They had to drug the children to keep them quiet or leave them behind. Disappointed, desperate uncomfortable, depressed, sacrificial Fishermen took advantage of the people in need. They made them give all of their valuables. Furious, disappointed, frustrated, taken advantage of, irritated, confused, desperate, Dumbfounded, worried, scared They had very little food or shelter. This caused their loved ones, including their baby sister, to die. Irritated, torn, furious, depressed, horrible, desperate, heart-broken, dead inside, frustrated, emotional, damaged

9. 7.) “…Journey” feelings chart 2/14 Per: 3 cont. Reason Feeling They got a sponsor to go to the U.S. Also, their paperwork got done faster Happy, excited, cheerful, relieved, relaxed, joyful A young orphan begged for food. Their family gave it, but then sent her away. Desperate, sad, horrible, sorry, bad, uncomfortable They made it to the land of the giants (the U.S.) Happy, grateful, cheerful, relieved, excited, comfortable, hopeful, glad, nervous, different, left-out, shy Maijue gets a new baby brother. She goes to her new school Excited, glad, Shy, lonely, happy, shocked, frightened, amazed,

10. Dad’s life (and the family’s life) was in danger. Frightened, worried, sad, terrified, hated, restless, furious, curious Terrified, upset, depressed They found themselves without a home or a country and with a need to seek refuge in another country. 7.) “…Journey” feelings chart 2/14 Per: 4 Reason Feeling They had to leave their loved ones behind, including their grandmother. Angry, stressed-out, upset, guilty, terrified, depressed, miserable, hurt, paranoid, Devastated, desperate They drugged the children to keep them quiet. Some parents left their children behind. Sad,depressed, worried, paranoid, devastated, shocked, restless, The fishermen took advantage of the people in need. They took all of their things to take them across the river. Frustrated, uncomfortable, sad, upset, confused, broken-hearted, paranoid, terrified, angry

11. 7.) “…Journey” feelings chart 2/14 Per: 4 cont. Reason Feeling There was no medical care, they had very little food, or shelter. Maijue’s baby sister died. Desperate, devastated, miserable, mad at themselves, guilty They found sponsors to go to the U.S. and it only took 6 months to process the paperwork. Happy, hopeful, joyful, excited, celebratory, A little orphan begged her family for food. Sad, bad, worried, sorry, puzzled, angry, disgraced Maijue’s family made it to the land of the giants (the U.S.). Happy, excited, wishful, joyful, gleeful, safe, jubilant, peaceful, sad, guilty, Maijue entered her new elementary school. There were people who looked so different to her. Curious, puzzled, strange, uncomfortable,surprised, nervous, shy, joyous, excited, fascinated, left-out