Posts from the ‘Grade 7’ Category

Writing Assignments

“Writing is the best way to talk without being interrupted.”
–Jules Renard

Students in 5th and 6th  grade will be working on five-paragraph essays as well as reading comprehension essays.  I will be grading the five-paragraph essays for form and mechanics, and I will be grading the reading comprehension essays on comprehension.  Students in 7th and 8th grade will be working on research papers.  They are in the research stage and should be working on notecards (with MLA documentation) and paraphrasing source information.

Play Practice Schedule

Play Practice Schedule for 5th – 8th grade

Monday, March 5th                                                                  All cast (after school until 5 p.m.)

Monday, March 19th – Scenes 1, 2, 3, and 4                  After school until 5:30 p.m.

Monday, March 26th – Scenes 5 and 6 – After school until 5:30 p.m.

Monday, April 2nd – Scenes 1, 2, 3, and 4 – after school until 5:30 p.m.

Monday, April 16th – Scenes 5 and 6 – after school until 5:30 p.m.

Monday, April 23rd – Scenes 1, 2, 3, and 4 – after school until 5:30 p.m.  Stage crew will be present to work with props

Monday, April 30th – Scenes 5 and 6 – after school until 5:30 p.m.  Stage crew will be present to work with props

Saturday, May 5th – please let me know if there are any conflicts a.s.a.p.  All Cast and Crew – Dress Rehearsal – 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m.

Monday, May 7th – entire cast and crew (dress rehearsal) – after school until 5:30 p.m.

Friday, May 11th – school dress rehearsal (entire cast and crew) – No after school practice.  PERFORMANCE NIGHT – Students should arrive at the gym in costume ready for the performance at 5:30 p.m.  The show will begin at 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, May 12th – 12:30 p.m. – students should arrive at the gym in costume ready for the performance.  The performance will begin at 1:00 p.m.

We need mechanics.

Students are learning the importance of mechanics in Language Arts.  They are working with commas, semi-colons, colons, hypehns, parentheses, and end marks.  Students will also be learning many other rules to help them with comprehension and with writing skills.

T-Rac meets the 7th Grade

Illuminated Initials

Illumination is the decorating of pages with ornate lettering, luminous color and precious metals.  The seventh grade will make their own illumination.  The practice of illumination came into style during the middle ages when artists and bookmakers worked together to create beautiful manuscripts.