7th Grade Weekly Overview!
February 12-16, 2024
Course | Teacher | Here is what’s happening this week! |
ELA | EQ: Why do I see and understand things the way that I do? This week we practiced our CER writing with a choice of themes from “Monsters,” and then followed-up with some comparison readings (poetry, three articles) and then another FISHBOWL! The essential question that guided us this week was: Why do people follow what others do? We will be focusing on this question for our Fishbowl Discussion. This unit explores how we perceive and interpret the information around us. We will be examining what being media literate means, and how to think critically about what we see and read online and on social media. | |
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Science | We are working on the Earth Systems and Processes and will complete Atmospheric Layers on Wednesday of next week. Here is the link to the work they have been doing. | |
Social Studies | We’ve been learning about the Columbian Exchange and the impact of European exploration and colonization of the Americas. This week we’ll be learning about the Middle Passage and the Atlantic slave trade. | |
Spanish | The phrase of the week: ¡Imagínate! - Imagine that! Students will continue with Unit 8 - La comida latina. We will do various activities that support the language acquisition of the target structures: busca - looks for encuentra - finds sabes - you know | |
PE | Coach Dameron - Softball/Benefits of Weight Training Coach Burroughs- We will start our hockey unit. Please dress appropriately for colder weather. | |
AVID | 7th grade AVID has focused on community building and the basics of organization for the first few weeks of school. We’re now moving into the Tutorial process, in which students will form collaborative groups to assist one another with challenging questions and “Points of Confusion” in their academic classes. | |
PLTW Green Energy | We are preparing presentations to share our research on a technology artifact and are excited to see what students have discovered! | |
PLTW Design and Modeling | Check back next week for an update, we are still working on our first project. | |
Art | Our works of clay have all gone to the kiln now and while we await their return they have begun working towards making a self portrait. This is an annual project that we complete in every grade and it begins with practicing a photorealism technique where we create a grid to look more closely at the image. Below are a few of the portraits that students will use to draw themselves. | |
Chorus | Please refer to the weekly choral newsletter. | |
Band | We will be sending out a bi-weekly band specific newsletter that will have all necessary reminders and upcoming events for band! If you do not receive it, please email us so we can add you to our list! | |
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