October 5 - October 9

Grade 7


On Monday students will be introduced to Unit 2A Vocabulary.  This week's words are: defunct, malfunction, capacity, captivate, and recipient.  There will be a test on Friday. 


Comics are due Tuesday.


This week students will learn how to combine sentences by using compound subjects and compound predicates.  Additionally, students will learn to elaborate sentences by using compound subjects or compound predicates. 


Students will complete a student-generated assessment this week.  Students were given writing, grammar, and vocabulary goals and were tasked with creating their own assessment. This assignment is due Friday.


Students will continue working on identifying main idea and supporting details.  They will begin to write paragraphs on topics they established last week.


Academic English 9


Students will take the Unit 3A vocabulary test on Friday.


Students completed a RACERS assignment on Monday:


A dramatic foil is a character who highlights the traits of another character through contrast.  For example, in Act I, Benvolio, who tries to quiet a group of brawling servants is a foil to Tybalt, who has a fiery hot temper.  Foils possess contrasting personality traits.  Choose either Benvolio or Mercutio and explain how he is a dramatic foil for Romeo.






Students will work on their Shakespeare Remix for the rest of the week.  Student groups were tasked with choosing a scene from Act I to remix.  Students are to imagine the events taking place in a different time and place.  Then students will rewrite the scene in the new setting and give their interpretation of the scene.  The original intent should be present.  Students then choose to act out their scene live in front of our class or submit a video.  The project is graded on both the script and the performance.