Welcome to Ms. Kinnison's 7th grade Reading and English website. Listed below is our work for this week.

Monday 11-8-10 Reading: Notes over Author's Organization. Begin Chapter 5.

English: Warmups this week will focus on Capitalization practice.  Review figurative language. Introduce and begin reading "A Wall of Remembrance."

Tuesday 11-9-10 Reading: Finish Chapter Five and make a cause / effect chart for major events of chapter 5.

English: Finish reading story. Grade pp. 92 and 93 of reader. Review Zebra and Wall stories using reader check and vocabulary worksheets.

Wednesday 11-10-10 Reading: Read and discuss pages 88-98 of chapter 6.

English: Grade worksheets assigned on Tuesday. Test over Zebra and Wall stories.

Thursday 11-11-10 Report cards issued today. Reading: Finish reading chapter 6.

English: Use the "Star Spangled Banner" lyrics to identify figurative language and grammar elements. There will be a special assembly this morning to honor our veterans.

Friday 11-12-10 Reading: Library Day, Silent Reading

English: Test over Capitalization. Final copy of animal writing is due at the end of class. Students have been working on this independently for a week.