2021-2022
Mrs. Wilson
7th Grade Language Arts
OTMS PHONE NUMBER - (601) 898-8730
Welcome to seventh grade and to what I hope will be an exciting year of Language Arts. After a school year full of changes and challenges last year, I am super excited to begin a new year with your student. Please know that I am here to help your student learn and grow this year.
Throughout the year, students will be studying language mechanics, literature, poetry, and a variety of writing styles and techniques. Students will also improve skills in public speaking, listening, and critical thinking. Your student was introduced to my classroom rules and procedures (digital copy) today. Please review the classroom rules and consequences with your student to ensure he or she understands the classroom and school-wide expectations.
Also note that if you ever have any comments, questions, or concerns, I am available for phone calls and conferences (by appointment) each day before or after school. You may also contact me via email, and I will respond within 24 hours.
Please make sure you sign up to be an "observer" on your student's CANVAS account. This will help you ensure your student is turning in assignments on time. I have posted a link to the digital copy of the instructions below this letter.
I am excited about working with your child. I welcome questions or comments, and I am looking forward to a great year!
Sincerely,
Lori Wilson
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Classroom Links we will use throughout the year:
A Long Walk to Water
Ch. 1-3
Vocabulary Workshop
Unit 1 Vocabulary and Definitions
Unit 8 Vocabulary
Hero Unit
Unit 7 Vocabulary
Argument Essay
Scope Article
Poetic Portrait Assignment-
Directions- Reread the poem "Beginning: 1920," the first entry of the book. Use it as a model to create a portrait of yourself or another person. The portrait can describe such things as how or where you were born, what you look like, what you do. Note the way Karen Hesse uses similes, comparisons with like or as (e.g. "cheekbones like bicycle handles," "mean as a rattler") in her poem.
Use your own similes in the poem as you write. You must have at LEAST 3. Your completed portrait must be illustrated with photos and/or drawings.
Pele's Revenge
Out of the Dust Resources
Excerpt from A Christmas Carol
Narrative Writing Examples
- Personal Narrative 1
- Biographical Narrative 2
- Fictional Narrative 3
Rating Narratives Activity
Copy of the Independent Reading Project Guidelines
Copy of the Writing Packet
***This is worth one test grade.
Essay Analysis Activity
Argument Essay Resources
Should Balloons Be Banned-- resources for writing your essay
Yes- Video shown to the whole class
Paired Texts
Writing Discussions and Interventions
The list of all 60 words can be found below.
Test on theme, POV, central idea, and context clues
Context clues activities 1, 2, & 3
Types of Conflict Notes
Argumentative Essay Outline
Informational/Expository Essay Outline
I. Introduction
a. hook
b. background information (discuss Burmese pythons in general & tell how the presence of the snakes is changing the Everglades)
c. thesis statement
II. Body Paragraph 1
a. Main idea and details about changes in local animals
b. Supporting evidence
III. Body Paragraph 2
a. Main idea and details about changes in people
b. Supporting evidence
IV. Body Paragraph 3
a. Main idea and details about changes in ecosystem
b. Supporting evidence
V. Conclusion
a. restate the thesis statement
b. summarize main ideas and details presented in body paragraphs
c. strong concluding sentence
