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Mrs. Deitelbaum's Website 2015-2016 Week of May 31, 2016 Grade 7 Geometry Unit on Angles **Work Time Stations ** A) Miniature Golf Problem Set

B) Computational practice problems

[|Complementary-supplementary-vertical-and-adjacent-angles]

*C) Word Study list

adjacent angles (sample)

complementary angles (sample)

acute angle

angle

obtuse angle

straight angle

supplementary angles

vertex (of an angle)

D) Dog Leash Task

E) Concept map (must include all the vocabulary words, + protractor, degrees)

F) Video Lesson choice

Khan Video [|Intro to Vertical Angles]

Learnzillion

[|Supp Angles]

[|Comp Angles]

[|Write equations to solve vertical angle problems]

[|Finding measures of vertical and adjunct angles]

G) Maypole Dance Task

H) Vertical Angles Close and Check

Week of May 2, 2016 All grade 7 students will be participating in their Post Performance Broadway lessons after seeing Tuck Everlasting or Matilda before spring recess. Students will be examining documents related to the musical including song lyrics from one of the numbers performed in the musical, a text excerpt from the original novel, and an audio of the song. They will closely examine each and use them to put together a one minute performance that depicts the theme of the number. //from// ** Matilda ** [|Revolting Children] [Text alignment from “The Weekly Test” chapter pp 141-142 and “The First Miracle” chapter pp 168 - 169] [|When I Grow Up] [|Bruce]   //from// **Tuck Everlasting** [|Everlasting] (Winnie) [Text alignment from Chapter 22 pp 114-115, Chapter 23 pp 118-119]

[| The Wheel] (Pa & Winnie) [Text alignment from Chapter 12, pp 61-64]

"Good Girl, Winnie Foster" [Text alignment from Chapter 3, pp.13-16]   media type="file" key="Good Girl, Winnie Foster.mp4" width="300" height="300" align="center"

 April 1, 2016 As grade 7 prepares to visit NYC to see a Broadway play, either Matilda or Tuck Everlasting, students will participate in a pre-show lesson focused on the musical they will be seeing including previewing a small portion of the play and participating in a close reading activity related to the clip they watched. Musical previews can be found here for [|Matilda]or [|Tuck Everlasting.] For those students interesting in reading the full novels prior to the field trip see Mrs. Deitelbaum to sign out paper copies of Tuck Everlasting or click here for the [|eBook]of Matilda.  Jan. 10, 2016 <span style="color: #391fdb; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 190%; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1f1e21; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px; text-align: left;">8th graders have started studying Body Systems and this week worked with the circulatory system. Here is the website, [|The Body's Superhighway], with the definitions and drawings for heart, lung, arteries, capillaries, and veins. The [|"Circulatory Rap"] is a great introduction. <span style="color: #ea7359; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">Dec. 5, 2015 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px;">Some of our math lab students over the last two months have worked hard to become more fluent with their multiplication and division facts and on their own time have been using the website [|Multiplcation.com]to help them. They have reported that it is fun and helping them become more confident in math.

<span style="color: #391fdb; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 190%; text-align: center;">ELA Classroom Website 2014-2015 <span style="color: #ea7359; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">June 9, 2015 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px;">Students had a great time today watching and some even got to participate during the Shakespeare Production Company visit. Later this week students will be be typing their sonnets into the class book being created and doing voice over recordings of their poem for the class sonnet video. The [|sonnet rubric], for the text portion of the poem, must be completed and submitted online to me by the end of the day Friday.

<span style="color: #ea7359; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">May 26 2015 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px;">Everyone can breath a little easier this week as our schedule gets back to normal now that testing is over. In writing workshop students will work on their sonnets and continuing to study the work of Shakespeare. Students may find this website, [|Rhyme Zone], helpful in completing their sonnets. In reading workshop students will begin reading a book from the choice list with a small group in Literature Circles.

<span style="color: #ea7359; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">May 10, 2015 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px;">This week students will begin the SBAC testing which aligns to the Common Core. They will take 4 tests in all, two for English Language Arts and two for mathematics. In order to maintain a comfortable and familiar environment for all students they will be testing with one of their academic teachers each afternoon for approximately one hour.

<span style="color: #ea7359; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">April 22, 2015 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px;">For writer's workshop we will continue to work on the argumentative essays (approved topic of choice). All students should have finished major revisions to the piece by Friday. In class Friday we will meet in Writer's group to give each other feedback.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px;">In reader's workshop groups will continue to create a book trailer for the "assured read' book Legend by Marie Lu using iMovie. Students should have selected a new book of choice for reader's workshop by Friday. Here is a quick iMovie tutorial on the basics that some groups may find helpful. [|Getting Started with iMovie]

<span style="color: #ea7359; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">March 27, 2015 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px;">Students will have a chance to read the current issue of Scholastic Scope magazine to help them get prepared for writing an argumentative paper of their own topic. The [|lesson] can be found here.

<span style="color: #ea7359; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">Week of March 16, 2015 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px;">Students will continue to review for the test on verbals at the end of the week. They made a [|foldable] to help them study. They also read a nonfiction article title "Watching You" about how our government keeps track of a lot of what people are doing on a daily basis. The article and news clips students watched connect with the novel Legend they have been reading since the government controls everything the citizens in the Republic do. On Friday students had a blast trying to win the [|Jeopardy game]to review for the verbal test on Monday.

<span style="color: #ea7359; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">Week of March 9, 2015 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px;">This week students will continue to read the dystopian thriller //Legend// by Marie Lu. Many students have already finished and have started the sequel, //Prodigy//. Students will also read the classic short story "Harrison Bergeron", a dystopian plot that was written well before it was a popular genre.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px;">Students can listen to the [|audio link here.] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px;">Students can watch the related short film //2081// [|here.]

<span style="color: #ea7359; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">Week of March 3, 2015 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px;">We are continuing our study of using gerunds correctly when writing as well as the various types of gerunds that are used. Below are some sites that may be helpful in pre <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px;">paring for Friday's quiz. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px;">[|Gerunds - FULL Lesson] (Section breakdown: Subjects 4:12, Direct Object 5:28, Subject Compliment 6:52, Object of Preposition 8:26) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px;">[| Gerunds as Subjects and Direct Objects]
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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px;">[|Forming gerunds notes and examples] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px;">[|Gerunds as "objects of prepositions" practice examples] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px;">[|Gerunds as subject practice]
 * // Games to practice: //**

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px;">In writing workshop we will continue to compare and contrast [|persuasive and argumentativ]e writing styles. This set of notes may be helpful to review the elements of each.

<span style="color: #ea7359; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">Feb. 23, 2015 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px;">As we continue reading __Legend__ this week things get exciting as someone gets murdered and the killer goes free. This week the focus is on identifying the exposition and determining the protagonist and antagonist in the novel. If you need to review those literary terms use this [|Shmoop video Who's the Antagonist?].

<span style="color: #ea7359; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">Feb. 20, 2015 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px;">Although this was a short week with only 3 days of school we finally had 3 FULL days without delays or early dismissals! We got a lot done. In writer's workshop we continued our work with verbals by reviewing the first two we studied participles and infinitives. Then we started studying gerunds. Students all got some time to write in their journals and really practice what we are studying. In reader's workshop everyone seems to be enjoying the Legend stations (see more photos of the station work on the Photo Gallery page) as well as finally getting to start reading the novel [|Legend] by Marie Lu. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px;">Gerund notes slides <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px;">

<span style="color: #ea7359; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">Feb. 13, 2015 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px;">Extra video [|lesson on infinitives]

<span style="color: #ea7359; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">Feb. 10, 2015 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px;">Need help identifying the tone of a passage using the DIDLS technique? These videos by Ms. Morris will help! [|Imagery lesson] [|Syntax lesson]

<span style="color: #ea7359; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">Week of Feb. 4 - 6, 2015 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px;">Here are some practice links for those that need more help this week with participles and participle phrases. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px;">Participle Phrase practice: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px;">[|QUI Participle Phrase quiz] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px;">Selection of specific practice in writing present or past participles in sentences/phrases: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px;">[|Learning English online] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px;">Past participles <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px;">[|Flash Quiz Machine]

<span style="color: #ea7359; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">Mon. Jan. 26, 2015 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px;">It looks like it is going to be a snowy week, but thankfully we were able to get two mini lessons in today. In writer's workshop we had a lesson on the three types of verbals (participles, infinitives, and gerunds) with a focus on participles and their usage. In reader's workshop we watched a video about using [|DIDLS to help identify tone] in "The Enchanted Raisin" and following up with a video on studying the author's use of [|"diction"]in literature. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px;">Video lessons: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px;">[|Present participles] [|Past participles]

<span style="color: #ea7359; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">Tues., Jan. 13, 2015 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px;">In writing workshop students will continue working on drafting and revising "The Gift of the Magi" essays to include citations using MLA formatting. During revisions they will focus on writing more of the essay in the active voice over passive voice. This week students will read "The Enchanted Raisin", a fantasy story featuring humorous and melodramatic tones.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px;">Websites to practice subject and predicate <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px;">[|Fling the Teacher] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px;">[|My Schoolhouse]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px;">Websites to practice active and passive voice <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px;">[|Hoop Shoot] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px;">[|Sentence Monkey]

<span style="color: #ea7359; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">Mon., Jan. 5, 2015 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px;">Welcome back from our holiday break everyone! I hope everyone had a restful and enjoyable two weeks. This week we will be typing the initial drafts of the essay comparing and contrasting the two short stories "The Gift of the Magi" and "The Perfect Gift". In reader's workshop we will continue to work on three types of irony as well as finishing up our current book choice.

<span style="color: #ea7359; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">Wed., Dec. 10, 2014 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px;">Students will be finishing their gift poems related to the short story "The Gift of the Magi" they have been reading this week.

<span style="color: #ea7359; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">Monday, Nov. 24, 2014 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px;">Happy Thanksgiving! Wednesday will be an early dismissal day so students will be let out of school at 12:00 p.m. to allow families travel time as needed. Students will finish up the point of view carousel activity and post their final customer reviews online. The point of view test will be

<span style="color: #ea7359; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">Monday, Nov. 17, 2014 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px;">This week students will create customer reviews on their books and post them online. They will use the shared [|Google Doc]to organize their ideas and create a draft of their own review. They will read another poem written by the American poet Edgar Allan Poe called Annabel Lee.

<span style="color: #ea7359; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">Monday, Nov. 10, 2014 (No school Tues., Nov 11th Veteran's Day) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px;">Students will finish their reader's workshop book this week and turn in the readers workshop folders. We will continue to work on narrative perspective and explore several types of media formats created using "The Raven" as the basis. One of the class favorites is always [|The Simpsons version].

<span style="color: #ea7359; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">Monday, Nov. 3, 2014 (No school Tues., Nov 4 for students, election day) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px;"> This week students will be finishing up their personal narratives. They will make last minute changes based on their peer review and the audible version they played back using an eReader (either [|FromTexttoSpeech.com] or [|YAKitome.com]). Final copies will be due by Wed., Nov. 12, 2014.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px;">Students can get extra practice here: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px;">[|Notes and a quiz] at the bottom of the page that also shows not only the answers but the rule.

<span style="color: #ea7359; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px;">Students are excited about selecting their own books to read during our daily reader's workshop. This week the focus for reader's workshop is on procedures and protocol, what makes a good summary, and selecting the right book. Here is a link for students to borrow electronic books and audio books from the district library to use on their tablets, eReaders, iPhones, iPads, and iPods. [|Naugatuck Public Schools Electronic Library]

<span style="color: #ea7359; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">Friday, Oct. 3, 2014 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px;">Students will complete their first "video lesson" at home this weekend. After reading an excerpt from the Narrative of Frederick Douglass in class Thursday and Friday they will watch a mini lesson over the weekend on the cause and effect relationship between two characters using video #4461 at Learnzillion.com. The video lesson can be found here... [|Analyzing the Structure of A Text to Identify Cause Effect Relationships]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px;">Today, students are taking the Unit 1 assessment on "Dancer" consisting of three constructed response questions. [|"Dancer" Assessment]

<span style="color: #ea7359; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Monday, Sept. 29, 2014

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.1578483581543px;">This will be a very busy week! Students will continue to study theme in the short story "Dancer" by Vickie Sears. They will continue their word study of the vocabulary from the last two short stories and review them using a game style approach like Pictionary and Charades. =====

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<span style="color: #ea7359; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">Tues., Sept. 23, 2014 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">It has been a very busy few weeks. Students are finishing up writing "Where I'm From" poems. You can see samples from years past under the Writing Workshop link. This week students will be reflecting on their reading habits and using a survey to help themselves set goals for reading this year. [|Reading Interest Survey]

<span style="color: #ea7359; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">Tues., Sept. 9, 2014

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15px;">We have had a great start to the 2014-2015 school year! Students have been respectful and cooperative as well as focused on learning. Reminder that for ELA class each day <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">students should bring their one subject spiral, folder, agenda planner, and Text Book. =====