Memoir: Neighborhood Walk

For Today's class:
Video for Neighborhood walk
Make a copy of this file and add it to your grammar folder.
Grammar Unit: Subjects, Predicates, and Tools

Today, we used google maps to revisit some of our old neighborhoods. Visiting your past is an excellent strategy to generate ideas for memoir.

Grammar H/W
This is an IMPORTANT task that needs to be completed by next Monday. It should take a max. of 5-10mins if you use google or youtube effectively. This is known as the 'flipped classroom model' - you learn the content at home - you practice and reinforce the learning in school.

Bonus Plus Point (Optional: Write a comment saying why 'chunking' might be a useful tool for improving your writing.)

Enjoy Srijon's work.

Membean

Use this link to make a copy of your Membean note taking sheet

H/W  C/D - E/F classes
10 mins of Membean practice between today and Friday. You should have approx. 20mins in total practice for the week. (We did 10 mins in class)

Structure and Craft
Spend 5mins writing about the 'structure and craft' moves in a sport that you play. - Write your post as a comment to this blog post. +1 bonus for doing this.

READ...

Reminder: All classes - You will need any addresses where you have lived for tomorrow's class!

Getting Organized: From Identity to Memoir

Click on this link for the Parts of Speech test

Use this form for the Identity Unit Teacher Feedback Questionnaire (This is NOT a test) This form is just to provide feedback for the teachers on the unit and your suggestions for improvements.

Make a copy of this file and add it to your 'Memoir Slide' in your 7th grade RLA slideshow
Memoir Unit: Note Taking Sheet

Make a copy of this sheet: My Learning. My Goals

H/W - Due Thur
For Thursday:
Bring the addresses of the different homes you have lived in. We will be doing a google maps activity, so you will need to know the addresses/neighbourhoods where you have lived.

Reading: Many of you still need to work toward 30mins a day. Use tonight to improve your average. Keep your log up to date.

Tomorrow: Parts of Speech Test
To show mastery (Grade A) on 'parts of speech' you will need to be able to:

• Identify 'adverb' parts of speech that DO NOT end in -ly
• Classify at least 16 words that you have written into parts of speech
• Know when a word is being used in a sentence as an adjective or a noun
• e.g. We traveled to Spain's capital.  (What part of speech in Spain's?)
• Know the parts of speech of some more challenging words e.g. is, everyone, this, those, never

Congratulations on your impressive presentations today. Enjoy some movie versions from your classmates.

Taya's piece has a message for all of us!

Writing Closings

For Monday: If you are reading your work - BRING A PRINTED COPY, this way you will not need to hold your computer. Videos can just be shown on your computer.  

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Read Carolina's piece (It is not finished but serves as an example of length, sophistication of ideas, use of structure and transitional phrases.) +1 if you write a comment stating 'specifically' what you are working on this weekend to make sure you are ready for Monday.

G/H class: Identity Portfolio: Final Draft

Use one of these techniques to bring your ideas together
Emotions Database: emotion



The FRIDAY Message - This is useful for your piece. Really worth 6mins of your life!