Friday, December 19, 2014

Friday, December 19, 2014

Wed. Regular B-Day, Thurs. A-Day (Basketball games), Friday B2, B3 (B1 at games)  

Announcements and Reminders:

There will be NO cavetime on Thursday or Friday. 
Classes will be normal during B6-B8 and A2-A4.
The only seventh grade classes affected by the charity games will be B5 and A1.

Preparing to go to the Charity Games

  • The deadline for all late work and extra credit 
    • is December 19.

  • If you haven't yet signed up for your December book -- fantasy or science fiction -- sign up as soon as possible.  The project is due by January  6. 


B5:
1.  More on Theme:  
Find the theme in songs -- and sing along.

Sing-Along:
What would be a theme for this song?

* * * * * * * * * * * *
 2 .  More on Main Idea and Supporting Details:  Unscrambling!   Complete this sheet:
Check this AFTER you have done your best to unscramble the sentences and topics: 

Answer Key for Mixed Up Paragraphs


  • Complete the practice first, unscrambling one paragraph with its topic, topic sentence, supporting details, conclusion, and an alternate central idea that is too broad.
  • Then sort the sentences and topics on the other side. This time there are two paragraphs mixed in together for an extra challenge.  
 B5: Before you leave for the basketball games, leave this in the top wire turn-in basket. 


 3a.   If you have catching up to do, work on that. 

 3b.   If not, read your fantasy or science fiction book and/or do the 

 Christmas Mad-Lib (for those who are caught up)




B6:

1.  More on Main Idea and Supporting Details:  Unscrambling!   Complete this sheet:
Check this AFTER you have done your best to unscramble the sentences and topics: 

Answer Key for Mixed Up Paragraphs



  • Complete the practice first, unscrambling one paragraph with its topic, topic sentence, supporting details, conclusion, and an alternate central idea that is too broad.
  • Then sort the sentences and topics on the other side. This time there are two paragraphs mixed in together for an extra challenge.  
12  More on Theme:  
Find the theme in songs -- and sing along.

Sing-Along:
Frosty the Snowman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wx7xrVZJoyA
What would be a theme for this song?



3. More on Theme and Main Idea

THEME:
The Country Mouse and the City Mouse
video: 

Find the story at :
or

The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse


Create a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast the cartoon  with the typed version of the story. 

Describe the country as it is shown in this fable:

Describe the city as it is shown in this fable: 

What is the theme?

B6 got to here._________________
NOW FOR CENTRAL IDEA:   (The BIG IDEA found in nonfiction)
read and practice finding central idea and supporting details



B7:
1.  More on Theme:  
Find the theme in songs -- and sing along.

Sing-Along:
Frosty the Snowman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wx7xrVZJoyA
What would be a theme for this song?

2.  More on Theme and Main Idea

THEME: (The BIG IDEA found in stories, book, poems)
The Country Mouse and the City Mouse
video: 

Find the story at :
or

The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse


Describe the country:

Describe the city: 

What is the theme?


NOW FOR CENTRAL IDEA:   (The BIG IDEA found in nonfiction)
read and practice finding central idea and supporting details


Watched video of The Outsiders to the point where Dally leaves the drive-in movies




If needed: 
  •   Reading from The Outsiders   

    B5:  Page 25 "Okay, I said. . .  " to page 31 page break
    B6: Page 26  "He'd leave you along if he knew you." -- none today
    B7: Page 22  "Dally merely shrugged and strolled off." to page 30, top
            Last time A1 starting on page 13, read through page 18






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