Ms. Hincker's 7th grade English Blog

Today, we did our in-class essay on Animal Farm.

Homework: Please finish your autobiographies.

1. Make corrections on chapters 1&2 according to my suggestions. (Period 1 is exempt from chapter 2 corrections.)

2. Read over chapters 3, 4, and 5 and correct any glaring errors BY YOURSELF. You will not be graded on the edits for these three chapters.

3. Make sure each chapter is long enough. (3 pages)

4. Include at least 3 pictures per chapter.

5. Create a cover and label your pictures.

Turn in Autobio.

Today, we went over the definition for our words and worked on our posters for the words.

Here’s the list with my definitions and sentences. Quiz will be next week.

Animal Farmvocab
Homework: Please read ch.2 of Animal Farm and be prepared for a reading quiz.

On Friday, students will be drawing pictures for all of our words and writing sentences about their pictures using the vocabulary words themselves.

Homework: Please read the first chapter of Animal Farm.

Today, we finished our notes on all of the important figures in Russian history, from Nicholas II through Stalin, who will figure prominantly in our novel.

Homework: Please define the fifteen new words from Animal Farm. Try to put those words in sentences of your own creation.

On Wednesday, we took notes on George Orwell, Animal Farm, and Russian History.

Homework: Please get your progress report signed.

On Tuesday, we took our test on Roll of Thunder.

Homework: Please bring Animal Farm to school and finish ch5 of your autobiography about your hopes and dreams.

Today, we went over the practice test for Roll of Thunder.

Homework: Please study for the test. Here is an additional practice test for you: roll test practice test
Here are some other suggestions:
1. Review all chapters from the book by making brief summaries of each one. Include only the major events and character developments.

2. Read through notes from class and make more notes in your old notes (comment on things that you see foreshadowing in, star pieces of info. that you had forgotten, make connections between events, etc.)

3. Review any quizzes that you took

4. Review the practice test

5. Look for passages in your book that we’ve underlined or highlighted. Think about the significance of each one.

Remember that you’ll need to come up with TWO significances for each quote (SQuIDS) on the test.
Your options for significance include:
1. Historical Meaning
2. Plot Development (You have to be specific and tell me what part of the plot it is: climax, inciting action, rising action, conclusion, etc.)
3. Character Development
4. Literary Device (Foreshadowing, Irony, Suspense, etc.)
5. Author’s Agenda
6. Theme

Friday was CORE Day in the middle school, and that meant that we wrote haikus in class!

Homework: Please study for the test Tuesday and work on ch 5 of your autobiographies (all about your hopes and dreams)

Today, we worked on the practice test in class together.

Homework: None! Enjoy Fine Arts Night!

On Wednesday, we finished discussing the last chapter of the novel in each of our classes.

Homework: If you received the practice test in class, please spend 30 minutes or so on it.