This week students will read both a passage and a poem based on the Greek myth of Icarus and Daedalus. Students will analyze the role of nature in both the passage and the poem and use evidence from both to craft a written response. Both the written response and the graphic organizer are due on Friday.
In addition to working on the myth, students will show their mastery of introducing and closing topics, transitions, organizing ideas, supporting and developing topics, and task, purpose, and audience.
Introducing and Closing Topics - due Tuesday
Transitions - due Wednesday
Supporting and Developing Topics - due Thursday
Organizing Ideas - due Friday
Task, Purpose, and Audience - due Monday
*Please note that these are the last topics we will be covering on Study Island this year. Upon completion, students will have mastered ALL grade 7 reading/writing standards!
Important Dates:
4/4- End of marking period
4/10 - English Language Arts PSSA testing begins
4/11- ELA PSSA testing / Report cards sent home
4/12 - ELA PSSA testing
