9/19

HW due Friday:

1. Create a geology vocabulary card using one of the vocabulary stickers you had on your forehead during our field study today. The vocabulary card should include the word, an image, and a definition of that word in your own words (Don't just copy/paste a definition off the internet. Spend enough time reading about your word that you think you could explain what it means in your own words). If you weren't on the field study or forget what geology stickies you had on your forehead you could pick from any of the following words: geology, plate tectonics, continental drift, layers of the earth, or Mt. St. Helens.

9/18

HW due Thursday:

1. In preparation for our field study tomorrow take 10 minutes to read the Mt. Tabor Geology handout and complete the three "To-Do" questions on the back of the handout. This is a 5 point assignment that is graded on completion.

2. Come to class tomorrow with your "just right choice fiction" book (a reminder that this should be a book you have never read before and that you think you can finish within 1 month). If you are having a hard time finding something, consider our book talks in class today or anything from this list: Books Middle Schoolers Should Read

9/17

Thank you for your patience with the late blog update. Every Tuesday I have meetings right after school until 5:00.

HW due Wednesday:

1. Writing Territories - In class today we came up with 10-15 specific writing territories that we have in our life. Stories that we carry that have shaped us, small and big. For homework pick one of the writing territories from your list and write about it for 14 minutes. If you finish early and don't know what else to write, pick another territory and keep writing. What you bring into class should reflect 14 minutes of engaged writing.

A reminder that tomorrow is individual picture day. We will be taking photos from 10:30 - 10:55. Next week on Wednesday, September 25th we will be taking our class photo.

HW due Thursday:

1. Have your "Just Right Choice Fiction" novel in class (a reminder that this should be a book you have never read before and that you think you can finish within 1 month). If you are having a hard time finding something, consider our book talks in class today or anything from this list: Books MIddle Schoolers Should Read

9/16

Due Tuesday

1. Thursday @ School and Beyond Assignment we worked on all Friday afternoon will be due tomorrow morning at the beginning of class.

2. Read choice reading material for 20-30 minutes.Write down 2 connections you made while reading. Have these connections that you wrote down in class tomorrow morning. As a reference, here are our notes from our Reading Journal today about "Good Reader Strategies", including "Making Connections." A reminder that you should have reading material in class every Tuesday and Thursday.

Good Readers Make Connections (while reading)

• Text – to – Self → a connection you make between what you are reading and your own personal life
• Text – to – World → a connection you make between what you are reading and the greater world you live in
• Text – to – text → a connection you make between what you are reading and any other book, magazine, article, song, movie

Good Readers Build Background Knowledge

• ALWAYS start reading by building background knowledge (it takes 1 minute!)
• Stop and think about what you last read
• Re-read… beginnings of past chapters, last paragraph, etc…

9-13 - Weekend Updates

Weekend HW:

READ DAILY for 20-30 minutes. 

The Thursday @ School and Beyond Assignment we worked on all Friday afternoon will be due on Tuesday.

Be thinking about what book you want to read for your "Just Right Choice Fiction Novel Unit." 

A few reminders about the expectations. The book should be a "Just Right Fit" and something that you could finish reading within 1 month. It should be within the very wide genre of fiction. You should never have read it before.

I am expecting students to have their book in their hands by this Thursday, September 19th. If you have any issues with that date due to library holds or something else, self-advocate and communicate with me ahead of time and we can set up an alternate time for you. If you are having a hard time finding a book that fits well for you, check out this book list: Books Middle Schoolers Should Read

7th Grade Spanish Class - Cultural Exploration RESOURCES

Culture Exploration Worksheet - Fall 2019 - 7th Grade Spanish

General Info + Facts

https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Spanish_language

https://baselang.com/blog/travel/spanish-speaking-countries/

Culture

https://artsandculture.google.com/project/uslatinocultures

https://www.spanishplayground.net/category/culture/

https://www.fatherly.com/play/best-spanish-culture-kids-movies/

https://www.chimuadventures.com/blog/2015/12/south-americas-top-5-most-inspiring-cultural-festivals/

https://www.wanderlust.co.uk/content/7-festivals-of-latin-america/

Landmarks + Natural Wonders

http://carrolltonspanish.weebly.com/7-wonders-of-the-spanish-speaking-world.html

https://www.bestlibrary.org/vis/2011/06/unesco-world-heritages-sites-in-spanish-speaking-countries.html

People

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/influential-latinos-world_n_5052118

https://www.teenvogue.com/gallery/latinx-actors

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/nba-playoffs-latino-spanish-players-watch-n747311

9/12

Thanks for a great day of flexibility, engagement, reading and read-aloud, park hanging, 4 Agreements, Dirt!, and I Am art life!!!!

HW due Friday:

1. Complete the Assignment Questions (not the EQ) from our Thursday, 9/12 @ School and Beyond Itinerary 

I would also encourage you to share the Michael's Class Homework Expectations with someone in your family and one thing you took away from my "talk" about homework this morning.