7th Grade Weekly Overview!
January 29-February 2, 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 read, “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street,” as a reader’s theater in class. It is a screenplay for a Twilight Zone Episode that first aired in 1960. We watched the video (yes, black & white!) in class and talked about the differences.
The essential question that guided us this week was: Why to people follow what others do? We are then going to practice our CER writing with a choice of themes from “Monsters,” and then follow-up next with some comparison readings (poetry, articles) and then another FISHBOWL! 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: ¡Vaya lío! - What a mess! 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/How to Sleep Better 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 | We are beginning our first project for this semester. See the video for more information: | |
Art | We finished our Eric Carle homages and this week we have begun to work with clay. Below are a few of the stand out pieces of art that we made with the paper that we made below. | |
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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