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     To all those born in May, Happy Birthday!!! (Link) Supplies for class: blue composition notebook, blue/black pens, personal stapler with staples, highlighters, 2 folders, single pack lined loose leaf paper, paper towel, sanitizer, and face tissue. 

 

LINKS BELOW:

UChicago 5Essentials Survey

Technology Newsletter Link 

Technology Newsletter Link 3

Microsoft Teams 

NearPod Login                                                                                                               

Castlelearning Login (Clever) 

 Clever Login           

 Library Services  

 DataMate 

Digital Resource Survey Link                                                                        

 

REMIND APP CODES  Click to join Remind App and then Enter Class Code Below(Receive notifications for ELA Assignments; Parents please sign up; Students get your parents' permission)

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CLASS(701)     @metz202

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September 2022-May 2023:

PROJECT-SURVIVE, DON'T PANIC!!! (Link) Due Monday, March 27th

CONTEST ALERT!!! ROTARY CLUB of YONKERS SPEECH $$$(LINK) Due Friday, March 31st

*HW ALERT: HW POSTED ON FLOCABULARY DUE MAY 27th, "Environmental Change"

***RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT-DUE MONTH OF FEBRUARY. PLEASE CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINKS FOR INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE: BLACK HISTORY MONTH PROJECT OUTLINE(Link)

                      RUBRIC FOR PROJECT(Link)

                      HOW TO MAKE A BROCHURE EXAMPLE 1(Link)

                      HOW TO MAKE A BROCHURE EXAMPLE 2(Link)

                      HOW TO MAKE A BROCHURE EXAMPLE 3(Link)

                      HOW TO MAKE A BROCHURE EXAMPLE 4(Link)

                      HOW TO MAKE A BROCHURE EXAMPLE 5(Link)

*Map Testing- Week of May 15th and Week of May 22nd

*Final Essay for novel begins December 1st; Project for novel is due December 7th

*November is Native American Heritage Month, Project DUE November 7th, LINK

*National Museum of the American Indian(Smithsonian Museum) Link 

*Castle Learning HW-Due October 30th, NYS ELA Test Sampler

*October is National Bullying Prevention Month (Link)

*Text Structures Handout (Link)

*Open House is October 6th

*Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month DUE September 23rd(LINK)PDF

*Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month DUE September 23rd (Link) WORD DOCUMENT

*Project Due September 14th-Guidelines reviewed in class

*This week: Written Test, "Identifying Central Idea" AND REVIEW Text Structure

*HW-Castle Learning-Review, Context Clues DUE September 28th

*Focus-Learning Target/s: Novel Study; Themes: Survival, Identity (Individual vs. The Group); Observing Character Development

 

BELOW-PRIOR ACTIVITIES AND MATERIALS Links:

**Poetry Selection for Presentations

**RUBRIC for Poetry Presentations

**7TH GRADE RESEARCH PRE-READING ACTIVITY FOR NOVEL STUDY

**COLLEGE RESEARCH PROJECT PARTS ONE AND TWO

**COLLEGE RESEARCH PROJECT PART 3 DESIGN(Click)

*Central Idea, Supporting Details, Writing a Summary(Supplemental Instruction)

*Basic Paragraph, Graphic Organizer and Writing Template

*Argumentative Essay Outline, Click

*ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY RUBRIC 

*Compare and Contrast Essay Template 

*Compare and Contrast Essay Rubric 

*ESSAY-The Basic Outline of a Paper

*5 Point Essay Rubric

*Short Answer Response Rubric (Paragraph)

*Making Inferences (Practice) 

*Tone vs Mood (Review) 

*VOCABULARY STUDY LINK

*Writing Handout (Using Transitions Effectively)

*Technology Support for Families

 

 

 

 

CLASS INTRODUCTION LETTER, CLICK

SUBSTITUTE FOLDER (MAIN OFFICE) PLEASE CLICK "Sub Plans" BLUE TAB ON LEFT FOR ADDITIONAL WORK)

 

OFFICE HOURS 2:30-3pm(Mon.-Fri.) YOU CAN ALSO COMMUNICATE WITH ME THROUGH MY EMAIL tsamuels@yonkerspublicschools.org