CWW - Article

The editors of SAS Crossroads Magazine are looking for a couple of 7th graders to write an article on their experience at CWW. If you would like to have your writing published in the SAS magazine, drop me an email and begin your piece. Deadline is Sept 17th. Any person who volunteers will get  class time to work on their piece. The piece just needs to be a reflection stating what you have taken away from the experience, possibly with some anecdotes. Any volunteers?

Identity Unit - Claims and Evidence

Lesson Recap

How strong is your claim about: What you have learned about yourself so far?

Win+1 if you add your claim to 'comments'

On Monday, you will write your first piece on your identity unit. This is your rubric. Optional:You may work on this on the w/end if you choose to do so.  G/H class - you may want to spend time thinking about your claim and evidence

Core Values: Things I Won't Let Slide

G/H Class - YOU DO NOT NEED TO READ TODAY'S BLOGPOST. Make sure you are practicing your Parts of Speech, spending at least 5mins on your Membean and doing 20-30mins of independent reading. Keep your reading log up to date! I am no longer chasing G/H students for your monthly message. If you have a zero in PowerSchool for this, you know what to do!

Optional: Enjoy Varun's excellent MM poem
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Make a copy of this file: Core Values

(Put it in your mini lesson 3 class notes)

Lesson Recap

What I Won't Let Slide...

• Talk about 3 or 4 of your top core values.
• Talk about 1 or 2 values that you would like to improve
• Minimum x4 core values - Max x6 core values

For each core value you might decide to talk about a combination of:

• Use a quote associated with the core value
• Define the core value
• Give one or two reasons why this value is important to you
• Talk about situations where you have seen this core value happening in your life
• Talk about what would happen if everybody did or didn't follow this core value
• Talk about the 'dots' in your life and your world. How will you stop being influenced by them.
• You own ideas

H/W C/D and E/F

• Read and keep your reading log up to date.
• Practice your 'parts of speech'

Tuesday's Lesson and Resubmitting Work

Tuesday's Lesson
 1) Recite the roots of the week with the actions
 2) 10mins of Membean
 3) Lesson 2 - What do I value (see below) - Do your writing in your digital notebook under mini- lesson 2


4) 20 mins of silent reading with reading partners.

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IMPORTANT

Resubmitting Assignments, Missed Work or Late Work

I have added a file to the right side of the blog for resubmitting assignments. 

If you do not turn your work in on time or wish to resubmit for a higher grade, you must put the link to your resubmitted work in this file if you want to get your work regraded. If you are absent from school, any missed work should be resubmitted here. Work that is not turned in on time, automatically receives a failing grade until it is resubmitted. To get this grade changes, it is your responsibility then to get the work to me. I will NOT chase you up for work. If you have a '0' in powerschool for any reason, it will only be changed when you put the link (shared with me) in the resubmitted work place. DO NOT SEND ME AN EMAIL with your work in it. I get more than 50 emails a day that need my attention.  Your work might get lost. Once your work is in the Resubmitted Work File, it will be graded within 7 days. 

e.g. Links that might need putting in R.W.F.  now?

• G/H class - All the people that did not hand in their monthly message by class today (Tue)
• All classes - people that did not turn in their first 'claim' from two weeks ago.
• People that did not complete the summative 'Claims and Evidence' test or wish to redo the summative test

Ask any questions you have about this under comments
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Enjoy Ramu's exemplary piece that provides multiple pieces of evidence from his OWN work. He is not just regurgitating what was taught in class.

My Name

The secret word is: tomato ketchup! 
H/W is at the end of this post. Make sure you read it!

Today's lesson Notes

Important H/W: Due Tuesday

• Bring in two items that you value for tomorrow’s class. Be sure to ask your parents for permission! (If you can't bring an item, bring a photo of the item)
• Go to this website to see examples: www.susanmullally.com

Remember - You have until WEDNESDAY (I have given you one extra day!) to share your monthly message with you parent(s). Don't forget to add the photo as evidence in the file here. Insert the photo into this file. People who created slideshows, make sure you EXPLAIN the slideshow and not just give them the slideshow. 

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Optional: Parts of Speech Studying - Your summative on this will be on 2-3 weeks. Study these exercises at your leisure.

Beginners: http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/parts_of_speech/quiz395.html

Making progress: https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/parts-of-speech_quiz.htm

Easy  http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/215.html

Harder   http://www.quia.com/cb/188350.html     

Hardest http://www.quia.com/rr/143009.html