Ms. McNulty's 7th Grade ELA Class

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Have a Great Summer!

I just wanted to take this moment to congratulate everyone on passing the NYS ELA exam and for all the hard work you have done which led up to this point.

I am proud of every one of you for working so hard and achieving so much this year. I'm wishing you a safe and happy summer break.

Remember to keep up with your reading!

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

UPDATE Individual Virginia Hamilton Final Project Choice Board

New DUE DATE: Monday, June 20th at the beginning of Period 4

Monday, June 13, 2011

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Individual Virginia Hamilton Final Project Choice Board

Directions: Choose ONE project to match with your Virginia Hamilton novel. Follow the directions carefully.

DUE DATE: FRIDAY, JUNE 17th at the beginning of Period 4.

NO WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER PERIOD 4 ON FRIDAY.

If you feel you will be absent then send in your project with another student or email the project to me: kmcnulty2@schools.nyc.gov before

8AM on Friday.

1. CREATE A FACEBOOK PAGE: In the Point of View of One Character From Your Novel

2. Create a STORY QUILT

3. Write a Sequel (Chapter One) of a Virginia Hamilton Novel

4. Create a PowerPoint or Film a Book Talk about a Virginia Hamilton Novel

CHO

Friday, June 10, 2011

REVISED PROJECT DATES

We will be using the citywide test you completed between this past Wednesday and Friday as your final exam for reading/writing. So, the final scheduled for Wednesday, June 22nd is canceled.

UPDATES...

Monday, June 13th: Begin bringing back CLASS LIBRARY BOOKS

Friday, June 17th:

Final PORTFOLIO/ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY check (for a grade)
Individual VIRGINIA HAMILTON choice board PROJECTS are due

Wednesday, June 22nd:

ALL LIBRARY INDEPENDENT READING BOOKS due back today

Thursday, June 23rd: Fines for library books will be collected today. Portfolios will be completed between today and tomorrow and boxed.

Friday, June 3, 2011

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR READING STARS THIS YEAR

Congratulations to all the students in class 751 who achieved their 25 BOOK reading goal this year:

Cesar

Vallery

Lesly

Ysaira

Brenda

Solangie

Guianina

Jonathan

Mitchelangelo

Margarita

Divanur

Abraham

Daniela

Diana

IMPORTANT DATES

Friday, June 17th:

Final PORTFOLIO/ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY check (for a grade)
Individual VIRGINIA HAMILTON choice board PROJECTS are due

Wednesday, June 22nd:

FINAL reading comprehension exam
ALL LIBRARY INDEPENDENT READING BOOKS due back today

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Homework Assignments - Marking Period 4

Mon 6/13 - Thursday 6/16: Reading Log (for those who haven't made their monthly reading goal) + IR (for all) AND work on final Virginia Hamilton Choice Board project DUE FRI JUNE 17th (see new posting for directions)
Mon 6/6 - Fri 6/10: Reading Log (for those who haven't made their monthly reading goal) + IR (for all)
Fri 6/4:Reading Log (for those who haven't made their monthly reading goal) + IR
Thurs 6/3:Reading Log (for those who haven't made their monthly reading goal) + IR
Wed 6/2: EXTRA CREDIT - RESPONSE TO FILM/CHOICE BOARD ("Saving Sarah Cain" on looseleaf) due Thursday +Reading Log (for those who haven't made their monthly reading goal) + IR
Wed 5/25 - Tues 6/1: Reading Log (for those who haven't made their monthly reading goal) + IR + FINAL ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY CHECK of 25 books read and recorded (for prizes) on Wed, June 1st
Mon 5/23: Reading Log/IR + Progress Reports signed and returned by Wed 23 + THE HOUSE OF DIES DREAR FILM CRITIQUE (5 paragraph essay) due Wed 5/25
Wed 5/11 - Fri 5/20: Reading Log/IR
Tues 5/10 - Thurs 5/12: No homework/NYS MATH Exam Wed & Thurs
Mon 5/9: I will be collecting all movie critiques and hand out new reading logs during homeroom Tuesday + reading log
Fri 5/6: Reading log + Write a movie critique of "Love Comes Softly" (on looseleaf, 5 paragraphs) DUE MONDAY
Tues 5/3 - Thurs 5/5 - No Homework/ NYS ELA EXAM TUESDAY AND WED
Mon 5/2: No Homework tonight - get a good night's rest, eat a healthy breakfast, and bring in 3 #2 pencils for tomorrow's NYS ELA exam
Fri 4/15: Reading Log + Finish Test Prep Packet + Annotated Bibliography check Fri. April 29th
Thurs 4/14: READING LOG
Wed 4/13: IR
Mon 4/11: IR
Fri 4/8: IR + "reading log" + final copy of essay with all drafts/frames attached due MONDAY
Thurs 4/7: IR + "reading log" + continue editing/revising essay
Wed 4/6: IR + "reading log" + continue editing/revising essay
Mon 4/4: IR + finish 1st draft due Wed
Fri 4/1: IR+ finish writing frame/dissecting 2 poems so you'll be ready on Monday to begin writing your essay
Thurs 3/31: IR & annotated bibliography check tomorrow
Wed 3/30: IR & annotated bibliography check Friday
Mon 3/28: IR

Homework Assignments - Marking Period 3

Fri 2/25: IR + Essay on looseleaf: Which speech is more effective - Hussain's 1996 speech or Hitler's 1941 speech? Write a 4 - 5 paragraph essay analyziing the speeches and choosing the one which you think was more effective using evidence from the text.
Thurs 2/24: IR + test prep material/propaganda
Wed 2/23: IR
Mon 3/21: IR + complete one choice board assignment on looseleaf + bring in one poem
Fri 3/18: IR + test prep packet
Thurs 3/17: IR & complete any incomplete classwork
Wed 3/16: Bring in a favorite poem + IR + test prep packet
Mon 3/14: IR
Fri 3/10: IR + test prep hw packet + continue revising/editing the Soto essay + FINAL COPY OF ESSAY w/ drafts due MONDAY 3/13/11
Thurs 3/9: IR + continue revising/editing the Soto essay
Wed 3/8: IR + continue revising/editing the Soto essay
Mon 3/7: IR + finish writing 1st draft of the compare/contrast Gary Soto essay
Fri 3/4: IR + test prep homework packet
Thurs 3/3: IR
Wed 3/2: IR +
Mon 2/28: IR + have PROGRESS REPORTS signed with all late work attached by Wed
Fri 2/18: IR + Vacation Essay + Dr. Beckham's Homework Packet + Annotated Bibliography Check is Monday
Thurs 2/17: IR + finish classwork HOMONYM TASK CARD (notebook)
Wed 2/16: IR + finish classwork WRITE A THEME STATEMENT BASED ON "BASEBALL IN APRIL" and/or "THE BOXING LESSON" (Looseleaf)
Mon 2/14: IR + finish classwork LITERARY LETTER (looseleaf)
Fri 2/11: IR
Thur 2/10:
Wed 2/9: IR + finish any incomplete work (charting literary elements from Baseball in April and book club book/test prep material)
Mon 2/7: IR + Andy Rooney essay due Wed 2/9
Fri 2/4:
Thurs 2/3:
Wed 2/2: IR
Monday 1/31:
Fri 1/28: Book Club Evaluation Essay due Monday + IR
Thurs 1/27: SNOW DAY/NO SCHOOL
Wed 1/26: IR + finish Gary Soto's story, "Seventh Grade" and write 3 or more questions in the format of questions on the NYS ELA exam (CW) + Repeat the Soto CW activity using your independent reading book - on looseleaf
Monday 1/24: IR + find 1 word that you find the most important word in your reading, create a word web supporting your choice, and write a paragraph explaining your web

Homework Assignments - Marking Period 2

Fri, Jan 7: IR +Final copy (& all draft copies) of proposal is due Monday
Thurs, Jan 6: IR + continue revising your advertising proposal
Wed, Jan 5: IR + continue revising your advertising proposal + Final copy of proposal is due Monday
Mon, Jan 3: IR + finish incomplete classwork (posting your assignment on http://mcnultymystery.blogspot.com & one ACHIEVE3000 assignment)
Thurs, Dec 23: IR + Annotated Bibliography check Jan 3rd + 3 vacation choice board assignments due Jan 3 + Completed 1st draft of "advertising proposal" (includes the media plan and conclusion worked on in class)due Jan3
Wed, Dec 22: IR + finish 1st draft of "target audience statement" on looseleaf
Mon, Dec 20: IR + on looseleaf complete 4 more "linear arrays" (total of 8/4 from CW)
Fri, Dec 17: IR + vocabulary test Monday + finish the 1st draft of the "background analysis" ONLY on looseleaf due Monday
Thurs, Dec 16: IR + Progress Reports signed and returned due Fri
Wed, Dec 15: IR + Progress Reports signed and returned due Fri
Tues, Dec 14: Persuasive Essay (first draft/frames/final copy) due tomorrow (you did the 1st draft/frame in class today) on looseleaf - use the "persuasive writing prompt choice board" to select the topic for your essay + IR
Mon, Dec 13: Persuasive Essay (first draft/frames/final copy) due Wed on looseleaf - use the "persuasive writing prompt choice board" to select the topic for your essay + IR
Fri, Dec 10: IR + choose one persuasive writing paragraph from the three you worked with this week and write a 5 paragraph persuasive essay (due Monday). Include all writing frames and drafts attached to the final copy + Vocabulary Test Monday + Polling information due Wednesday + Finish incomplete CW (find 2 competitors for your product/write 3 types of polling questions)
Thurs, Dec 9: IR + determine what kind of fictional product you will be developing for your adver tising project + Finish incomplete CW (in notebook) choose an advertisement, describe it, identify its target audience, and explain your reasoning) + choose another writing prompt from your "persuasive writing choice board" and complete on looseleaf
Wed, Dec 8: Complete readers choiceboard activity in notebook (cw) if it's not finished, IR + choose another reading choiceboard activity (looseleaf)
Mon, Dec 6: IR + finish incomplete CW (1 writing prompt from "persuasive writing choice board" in the notebook) + choose another writing prompt from the persuasive writing choice board (looseleaf)
Fri, Dec 3: IR + Find 2 examples of alliteration in an advertising slogan from television/internet/radio/print ad (looseleaf) + complete/hand in all incomplete cw/hw assignments. Progress Reports will be going home Wed/Thurs of next week.
Thurs, Dec 2: IR
Wed, Dec 1: IR+ Repeat the assignment we had today in class using another print ad/TV commercial/Internet Ad - create a poster identifying the IMAGE a product is projecting or use looseleaf to briefly describe the product/physical description of the ad/Image projected/rationale. OR CHOOSE THE ALTERNATE HW ASSIGNMENT: Watch the video on teacher tube about "Subliminal Advertising". On looseleaf, write about what happened in the video, describe subliminal advertising, and critique the video (2 - 4 paragraphs). http://www1.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=44325&title=Subliminal_Advertising
Mon, Nov 29: IR + Finish blogging with your independent reading book (CW) - one entry about your book and another leaving comment about someone else's blog entry + Finish 1 assignment on Achieve3000 (CW) + Annotated Bibliography check Wed
Wed, Nov 23: IR + finish BOOK CLUB CHOICE BOARD PROJECT
Mon, Nov 21: IR + Finish Vocabulary worksheet (CW from Friday) + write a literary letter about a book from your list of top 20 books or one that you've recently finished or currently working on (see class rubric)
Fri, Nov 18: IR + watch TV and list (on looseleaf) 3 commercials. Discuss what kind of "appeals" companies make during these advertisements and how you know + finish Vocabulary worksheet (CW)
Thurs, Nov 17: IR
Wed, Nov 16: IR + List top 20 favorite books of all time & top 20 movies of all time (ntbk)
Mon, Nov 15: IR/Parent Teacher Conferences 1-3PM, 6-8:30PM Tuesday, Nov 16th
Fri, Nov 12: IR/Parent Teacher Conferences 1-3PM, 6-8:30PM Tuesday, Nov 16th
Thurs, Nov 11: IR + make revisions to the paragraph your wrote using the story "Lamb to the Slaughter" or "The Price" and rewrite it on looseleaf paper.
Mon, Nov 8 and Wed, Nov 10: IR
Fri, Nov 5: Final Copy with drafts attached due Monday, November 8th + IR
Thurs, Nov 4: Final Copy with drafts attached due Monday, November 8th + continue working on your revisions/editing
Wed, Nov 3: IR + Continue revising 1st draft of mystery story
Tues, Nov 2: ELECTION DAY/NO SCHOOL
Mon, Nov 1: IR + Continue revising 1st draft of mystery story

Homework Assignments - Marking Period 1

Fri, October 29: IR + finish drafting ending of mystery short story + finished 1st draft is due on Monday + "Murder Mystery Party" is Monday
Thurs, Oct 28: IR + finish drafting body of mystery short story + Reading Test tomorrow
Wed, Oct 27: IR + finish drafting introduction of mystery short story
Mon, Oct 25: IR + finish CW (Detective Sheet using my mystery short story)
Fri, Oct 22: IR + Finish CW (after independent reading, find 5 or more areas of dialogue. Identify which kind of dialogue this is: moving the plot, authentic, revealing character traits, or revealing character motivations. Complete in your notebook.)Annotated Bibliography & notebook checks next week
Thurs, Oct 21: IR + begin to think about ideas for your mystery short story
Wed, Oct 20: Finish CW/writing frame with three paragraphs on a mystery story on looseleaf (read a mystery short story and write one paragraph on each topic: summary of short story, "the process" discuss how the detective/what process did the detective use to begin his/her investigation, "the case" discuss how the detective set up/created a case against the suspect - remember to name the suspect + IR + Detective Task Paper due tomorrow
Tues, Oct 19: Detective Task Paper NOW DUE Thurs, Oct 21
Mon, Oct 18: Read any short mystery story from the take-home packet or from "Odds are Good". On looseleaf, chart (like you did in class) the short story's clues. Due Wed.
Fri, Oct 15: IR + "Detective Task Paper" due Monday October 18
Thurs, Oct 14: IR + research on your "Detective Task Paper" due Monday October 18
Wed, October 13; IR + finish CW (assignment from choice board) + begin research on your "Detective Task Paper" due Monday October 18 + Vocabulary test postponed until tomorrow
Fri, October 8: IR+ Idiom Essay (include edited/revised first draft + writing frame + final copy) on looseleaf paper + Voc Test Wed
Thurs, Oct 7: IR + TAKE HOME TEST (frame+draft that is edited/revised+final copy)
Wed, Oct 6: IR + finish incomplete classwork (in ntbk - finish character trait vs. type chart then on LL, choose one character and write one paragraph about a trait your found + evidence and one paragraph about a type + evidence)
Mon, Oct 4: IR + finish any incomplete classwork + on looseleaf, write a short passage or story using 5 out of 10 vocabulary words you collected from your IR. Underline those words.
Fri, Oct 1: IR + finish any incomplete classwork (reread the story "A Case of Four and Twenty Blackbirds" available on his webpage below and finish collecting vocabulary and interesting expressions) + Voc Test Monday
Thurs, Sept 30: IR also check out the Neil Gaiman website and reread the story "A Case of Four and Twenty Blackbirds"
Wed, Sept 29: IR + get Progress Reports signed and return
Mon, Sept 27: IR only
Fri, Sept 24: IR, finish CW (literary letter in ntbk), notebook check on Monday, Progress Reports handed out on Wednesday
Thurs, Sept 23: IR, on LL write a 5 paragraph essay based on your independent reading book. Choose 3 traits one character has and support your position with evidence from the text. Due tomorrow. Please include all writing frames and/or graphic organizers.
Wed, Sept 22: IR, finish WANTED character type chart (CW) then create a character chart on LL using your IR book
Mon, Sept 20: IR, one paragraph on LL describing what is meant by the title "...Nobody Gets Blamed"
Fri, Sept 17: IR, one paragraph on LL (looseleaf) describing the introduction of your IR book, make sure all incomplete classwork is done
Wed, Sept 15: Independence reading, overdue summer reading projects
Mon, Sept 13: Independent reading, overdue summer reading projects
Wed, Sept 8: All supplies, independent reading book, and signed welcome letter due Monday
Thurs, Sept 16: IR, finish summary of "Suspense" in notebook (CW), summary of "Don't Ask Jack" in notebook

MONTHLY READING GOALS

Portfolios will be checked for Annotated Bibliographies/Book Reports MONTHLY. Grades will be given for quality and quantity of assignments checked on that day only.

September 13: 2 TOTAL annotated bibliographies/book reports due (summer reading)

September 30: 4 TOTAL Annotated Bibliographies/Book reports due

October 29: 6 TOTAL Annotated Bibliographies/Book reports due

November 30: 8 TOTAL Annotated Bibliographies/Book reports due

January 3: 11 TOTAL Annotated Bibliographies/Book reports due

January 31: 14 TOTAL Annotated Bibliographies/Book reports due

February 28: 17 TOTAL Annotated Bibliographies/Book reports due

March 31: 20 TOTAL Annotated Bibliographies/Book reports due

April 29: 23 TOTAL Annotated Bibliographies/Book reports due

May 27: 25 TOTAL Annotated Bibliographies/Book reports due

Ms. McNulty's Independent Reading List

Catering to Nobody (mystery) by: Diane Mott Davidson
Cereal Murders (mystery) by: Diane Mott Davidson
Children of the Mind (science fiction) by: Orson Scott Card
Comfort Food (realistic fiction) by: Kate Jacobs
Cream Puff Murder (mystery) by: Joanne Fluke
Dark Tort (mystery) by: Diane Mott Davidson
Double Shot (mystery) by: Diane Mott Davidson
Dune: House Corrino (science fiction) by Herbert, Anderson, Youll
Dying for Chocolate (mystery) by: Diane Mott Davidson
Enchantment (fantasy) by: Orson Scott Card
Fatally Flaky (mystery) by: Diane Mott Davidson
Friday Night Knitting Club (realistic fiction) by: Kate Jacobs
Hate that Cat: A Novel (fiction/poetry) by: Sharon Creech
Howard's End (classic) by: E. M. Forster
Interactive Notebooks and English Language Learners (nonfiction) by: Carter, Hernandez, Richison
Jane Eyre (classic/fiction) by: Charlotte Bronte
Knit the Season: A Friday Night Knitting Club Novel (realistic fiction) by: Kate Jacobs
Knit Two: A Friday Night Knitting Club Novel (realistic fiction) by: Kate Jacobs
Life in the Fat Lane (teen fiction) by: Cherie Bennett
Petty Crimes (realistic fiction) by: Gary Soto
Plum Pudding Murder (mystery) by: Joanne Fluke
Round Robin (Elm Creek Quilts Novels/realistic fiction) by Jennifer Chiaverini
Shadow of the Giant (science fiction) by: Orson Scott Card
Shadow Puppet (science fiction) by: Orson Scott Card
Sweet Revenge (mystery) by: Diane Mott Davidson
The Apple Turnover Murder (mystery) by: Joanne Fluke
The Blueberry Muffin Murder (mystery) by: Joanne Fluke
The Breadwinner (fiction) by: Deborah Ellis
The Cherry Cheesecake Murder (mystery) by: Joanne Fluke
The Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (mystery) by: Joanne Fluke
The Cross-Country Quilters (Elm Creek Quilts Novels/realistic fiction) by Jennifer Chiaverini
The Devil's Food Cake Murder (mystery) by: Joanne Fluke
The Handmaiden's Tale (science fiction) by: Margaret Atwood
The Key Lime Pie Murder (mystery) by: Joanne Fluke
The Lemon Meringue Murder (mystery) by: Joanne Fluke
The Lost Gate (fantasy) by: Orson Scott Card
The Lost Recipe for Happiness (romance) by: Barbara O'Neal
The Main Corpse (mystery) by: Diane Mott Davidson
The Master Quilter (Elm Creek Quilts Novels/realistic fiction) by Jennifer Chiaverini
The Master Quilter (Elm Creek Quilts Novels/realistic fiction) by Jennifer Chiaverini
The Master Quilter (Elm Creek Quilts Novels/realistic fiction) by Jennifer Chiaverini
The Peach Cobbler Murder (mystery) by: Joanne Fluke
The Quilter's Apprentice (Elm Creek Quilts Novels/realistic fiction) by Jennifer Chiaverini
The Quilter's Homecoming: A Novel (Elm Creek Quilts Novels/realistic fiction) by Jennifer Chiaverini
The Quilter's Legacy (Elm Creek Quilts Novels/realistic fiction) by Jennifer Chiaverini
The Quilter's Legacy (Elm Creek Quilts Novels/realistic fiction) by Jennifer Chiaverini
The Quilter's Legacy (Elm Creek Quilts Novels/realistic fiction) by Jennifer Chiaverini
The Runaway Quilt (Elm Creek Quilts Novels/realistic fiction) by Jennifer Chiaverini
The Seventh Son (fantasy) by: Orson Scott Card
The Sugar Cookie Murder (mystery) by: Joanne Fluke
Three Weeks in Paris (romance/realistic fiction) by: Barbara Taylor Bradford

MORNING HOMEWORK HELP/TEST PREP: in Room 338 - All students who attend receive extra credit

EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENTS (Marking Period 2)

"A Trip to the Supermarket" Project (due Monday, December 22, 2010)

1. Draw a map of the store showing where magazines, candy, and general food items are placed in the store.
2. Identify which food items are placed on shelves at "kids' eye level". Which products are on the higher shelves? Do you notice any patterns?
3. Describe any store ads/displays promoting specific products. Would this be a product YOU would buy? Explain.
4. Go down the cereal aisle anda vote for the box of cereal that you consider most appealing and explain your rationale.
5. How prominent are generic products? Are they as appealing as the brand-name products? Explain.

This project may be handwritten or typed. It can be done as a regular report or as a PowerPoint presentation.

UPCOMING EXAMS, PROJECTS, AND UNITS OF STUDY

EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENTS (Marking Period 1)

"Write a Mystery Television Review"

Choose one of the following programs to view:

Sherlock Holmes: Sat Oct 2nd at 7pm on WLIW21, Mon Oct 4th at 2:30am on WLIW21, OR Tue Oct 5th at 2pm on WLIW21

Rosemary and Thyme: Tue Sep 28th at 8pm on WLIW21 OR Mon Oct 4th at 12:30am on WLIW21

Masterpiece Mystery: Thurs Sept 30 at 9pm on PBS channel 13

Wallander: Airing October 3, 10 & 17, 2010 on PBS

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/wallander/series2.html

Then write an essay of 5 or more paragraphs which includes:

a) a summary of the program

b) identify the type of mystery, setting, main characters, clues

c) comment on interactions between characters and special effects/music/visuals

d) identify and evaluate the elements of mystery within the film

DUE: October 15, 2010