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=**Welcome to 7 East English!**=

This wiki page is a great way to keep up with what is going on in the classroom. Just please remember that Ms. Ripley's 7 East wiki is always a work in progress.
=***REMEMBER, STARTING ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2012 YOU SHOULD BE FILLING OUT YOUR READING LOG EVERY NIGHT**=

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= November =

11/1 R NO SCHOOL 11/2 F NO SCHOOL

11/5 M Computer Lab Homework: 1. Reading Log 2. Project due at the end of class on Thursday 11/6 T Computer Lab Homework: 1. Reading Log 2. Project due at the end of class on Thursday 11/7 W End of Unit quiz Homework: 1. Reading Log 2. Project due at the end of class on Thursday 11/8 R Computer Lab Homework: 1. Reading Log due tomorrow 11/9 F Complete participation rubric and collect Quarter 1 reading record. Homework: 1. Reading Log

11/12 M NO SCHOOL Homework: Reading Log 11/13 T **Begin Unit 2** introduction of 5 elements of a short story Homework: 1. Reading Log 2. Complete author's craft pretest (except period 2) 11/14 W Plot and Plot diagrams Homework: 1. Reading Log 2. Mini quiz on Friday (Plot and Setting) Review Plot vocabulary tonight 11/15 R Setting and setting chart Homework: 1. Reading Log 2. Complete setting half sheet homework. 3. Mini quiz tomorrow 4. Reading Logs due tomorrow 11/16 F Plot and setting Mini quiz Homework: 1. Reading Log

11/19 M Character and Conflict Homework: 1. Reading Log 2. Character and Conflict Homework 11/20 T Character and Conflict Day 2 Homework: 1. Reading Log due Monday after Thanksgiving Break. 11/21 W NO SCHOOL 11/22 R NO SCHOOL 11/23 F NO SCHOOL

11/26 M Finish working onusing Scope stories to identify Conflict and character. Review Plot, Character, Conflict and Setting Homework: 1. Reading Log 2. Study for mini quiz on Thursday 11/27 T Theme and Point of View Homework: 1. Reading Log 2. Study for Mini quiz on Thursday 3. complete Theme/POV homework 11/28 W Writing a "Somebody Wanted But So Then" summary Homework: 1. Reading Log 2. Study for Mini quiz on Thursday 11/29 R Mini quiz Homework: 1 Reading Log due tomorrow. 11/30 F Introduce 5 Elements Project Homework:1. Reading Log 2. Read Project story

December
12/3 M Work on Project Homework: Reading Log 12/4 T Work on Project Homework: Reading Log 12/5 W Partner due at the end of the period. Homework: Reading Log 12/6 R Students will read/listen to //The Lady or the Tiger// by Frank Stockton and write a SWBST summary Homework: Reading Log due tomorrow 12/7 F Students analyze the characters of //The Open Window.// Homework: Reading Log

12/10 M Students will read/listen to //The Most Dangerous Game// by Richard Connell Homework: Reading Log 12/11 T Students will finish reading/listening to //The Most Dangerous Game// and write a SWBST summary. Homework: 1. Reading Log 2. Check your grade for Language Arts in Powerschool 12/12 W Students will analyze theme of //The Most Dangerous Game// and write a complete paragraph explaining what they understand to be the theme. Homework: Reading Log 12/13 R Students will read/listen to //The Randsom of Red Chief// by H.H. Munro and write a SWBST summary. Homework: Reading Log due tomorrow. 12/14 F Students will analyze theme of //The Randsom of Red Chief// and create a wanted posted for Red chief Homework: Reading Log

12/17 M Field Trip to the Garde Arts Theater in New London Homework: Reading Log 12/18 T Students will debrief about the field trip by responding to questions using specific details from the theater. Homework: Reading Log 12/19 W Students will learn about specific elements that authors use to craft stories and come up with their own examples. Homework: Reading Log 12/20 R Students will complete a benchmark assessment. Homework: Reading Log due tomorrow 12/21 F Clean out binder Homework: Complete reading Log

12/22-1/1 NO SCHOOL WINTER BREAK

January
1/1 T No School 1/2 W Complete Author's Craft Notes Homework: Read for 20 minutes. No reading log. 1/3 R Read " Priscilla and the Wimps." Begin to identify elements of author's craft. Homework: Read for 20 minutes. No reading log. 1/4 F Complete identification of elements of author's craft in "Priscilla and the Wimps." Homework: Reading log for the weekend. Quest next Friday.

1/7 M Read "Monkey Man" and write a SWBST summary Homework: Reading Log 1/8 T Students create a Flip Chart of Literary Elements for "Monkey Man" Homework: Reading Log. Project due at the end of class on Wednesday 1/9 W Students put final touches on Flip Chart of Literary Elements for "Monkey Man." Project must be turned in by the end of the period. Homework: Reading Log. Quest on Friday. 1/10 R Students create a notecard that they can use on their Quest Homework: Complete Reading Log due tomorrow. Study for Quest 1/11 F Quest Homework: Reading log for the weekend

1/14 M What are inferences? Practice with Inferences Homework: Reading Log 1/15 T Read "Sherlock Holmes" play. Make inferences and support with evidence. Homework: Reading Log 1/16 W Complete "Sherlock Holmes" play Homework: Reading Log 1/17 R Looking at real life detectives. Homework: Reading Log due tomorrow. 1/18 F Presentation from a Hartford police detective. In class written response. Homework: Reading Log for weekend.

1/21 M NO SCHOOL Homework: Reading Log 1/22 T Introduce __Blackwater__. Assign Lit Circles. Homework: Reading Log 1/23 W Go over lit circle expectations and reading calendar. Begin reading chapter 1. Homework: 1. Reading Log 2. Complete reading of chapter 1. 3. Complete assigned activity page 1/24 R Chapter 1 Lit Circle meeting. What worked? What could we improve on? Homework: 1. Reading Log due tomorrow 2. Read Chapter 2 3. Complete assigned activity page 1/25 F Chapter 2 Lit Circle Meeting. One page written response Homework: 1. Weekend Reading Log 2. Read chapters 3 and 4. 3. Complete assigned activity page.

1/28 M Lit Circle Meeting for Chapters 3 and 4 Homework: Reading Log 1/29 T In class reading time for chapters 5, 6, and 7 Homework: 1. Reading Log 2. Complete reading 3. Complete assigned activity page 1/30 W Lit Circle Meeting chapter 5, 6 and 7 Homework: Reading Log 1/31 R Go over Literature Circle Role Sheets: Character Sketcher, Have in Common Connector, Solution Suggester and Plot Person. Begin Reading chapters 8 and 9. Homework: 1. Reading Log due tomorrow 2. Finish reading chapters 8 and 9 3. Complete assigned role sheet. 2/1 F Lit Circle Meeeting chapters 8 and 9. One page written response (inferences about Alex) Homework: 1. Weekend Reading Log 2. Read Chapters 10 and 11 3. Complete assigned role sheet.

February
2/4 M Lit Circle Meeting Chapters 10-11. Literary Elements in __Blackwater__ handout. Homework: 1. Reading Log 2. Read chapters 12 and 13 3. Complete assigned role sheet 2/5 T Lit Circle Meeting Chapters 12 and 13. Writing Prompt Truthfulness. Homework: 1. Reading Log 2. Read chapters 14 and 15 3. Complete assigned role sheet 2/6 W Lit Circle Meeting Chapters 14 and 15. Complete Progress sheet for each group member Homework: 1. Reading Log 2/7 R Go over Project in class. Project will be a trial that will take place in class on 2/14 and 2/15 Homework: 1. Reading Log due tomorrow 2. Work on project. 2/8 F Work on Project Homework: 1. Weekend reading log 2. Work on project.

2/11 M Work on project Homework: 1. Reading Log 2. Work on project 2/12 T Work on project Homework: 1. Reading Log 2. Work on project 2/13 W Work on project Homework: 1. Reading Log 2. Finish project. Due tomorrow 2/14 R The Trial of Brody (project) Homework: Reading Log due tomorrow. 2/15 The Trial of Brody (project)

2/18-2/22 February Vacation