Friday, 10/26/18

English 7

I CAN: Recognize Foreshadowing

Entry Task

     

Finish ISAT interim

The Twilight Zone Episode, Nothing in the Dark

Thursday, 10/25/18

English 7

I CAN: Show my Knowledge  

Entry Task

Think about an incident that happened to you and exaggerate in the telling. Make it into a tall tale.

ISAT Interim, Reading Literary Text

Finish I-Ready Packet

Wednesday, 10/24/18

English 7

I CAN: Compare and Contrast Stories

Entry Task

“Point of View Switch a Roo”

Tell one of the story’s below from another character’s point of view.

Cinderella

Little Red Riding Hood

Your Choice ___________________________

Read, A Running Brook of Horror, P. 575

 I Ready

Tuesday, 10/23/18

English 7

I CAN: Compare 2 Articles  

Entry Task

What would you do if you could travel into the future? 

District Writing Assessment

Begin IReady Packet #1

Monday, 10/22/18

English 7

I CAN: Compare 2 Versions of a Story

Entry Task

What would you do if you could travel into the past?

Read, The Hitchiker, P. 654

          Hitchhiker Handout

Thursday, 10/18/18

English 7

I CAN: Make a Prediction

Entry Task

Select one of the story starters below and use it to write a story.

• Icy fingers gripped my arm in the darkness.
• Wandering through the graveyard it felt like something was watching me.
• The eyes in the painting follow him down the corridor.
• A shrill cry echoed in the mist.

Write Source, P. 602 and 603

The Landlady (Handout and Audio Recording)

Monday, 12/15/18

English 7

I CAN: Research Information about a new author

Entry Task

Read the excerpt and make inferences:

Crack!  Thunder struck and rain poured.  Max stared blankly out the window, trying to contain his emotions that raged like the weather.  He was beginning to lose it.  Dropping the kite from his hand, Max broke out into full sobs.  His mother comforted him, “There, there, Max.  We’ll just find something else to do.”  She began to unpack the picnic basket that was on the counter and offered him a sandwich.  Max snapped, “I don’t wanna sand-mich!”  A flash from the sky lit up the living room.  Boom!  Mom sighed.

1.Why is Max upset?

2. How do you know this? Cite evidence from the text.

3.  What was Mom planning on doing today?

Watch Edgar Allen Poe Video

            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-387NMCR6w

1.      Find a school appropriate SHORT horror story.

2.      Read the story.

3.      Write a short summary of the story on your entry task paper.

4.      Research the author of the story

5.      Write a biography about the author.