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.