Period 5 - English Language Development B (7th Grade) Assignments

I have a favorite video game: It's called the "Street Fighter" series, but I also love "Super Mario Bros." becuase it reminds me of how much fun I had playing both of those games when I was a kid.

If you do have a favorite game, tell me which game is your favorite and why.
If you do not have a favorite game, then simply tell me the last game you played.

Read this article on Newsela and answer the questions that go with it for 12 extra credit points!
After you read the article, select the Activities arrow on the right hand side of the screen and then select the light bulb to answer the multiple choice questions. 
It is easy as that!!!

An extra credit opportunity: For 25 points, write a short essay describing what you are looking forward to for the next school year.
The essay must meet the following parameters:
#1 - At least 2 paragraphs.
#2 - At least 4 sentences in each paragraph.
#3 - Give your essay a proper title.
#4 - Submit the assignment by dismissal time at 1:10pm

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Yesterday (and today for many) was Mother's Day.
Please tell me about your Mother's Day and how you celebrated the special day in a 2 paragraph short response essay in a Google Document and submit it.

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Since today is our last meeting before we go on Spring Break, what are your plans for the week long vacation?
Please type at least 2 paragraphs describing your plans for the break.
Turn it in and you will be free to go!

In a 2 paragraph essay, please detail your weekend.
Tell me what you did and when, on paragraph for Saturday, one paragraph for Sunday.

Watch the Edpuzzle video and and answer the questions as you watch.
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Read the following article, and complete the questions using a Google Document or whatever other form you would like and turn it in when you have completed it.

After reading the story and listening to me read the story to you, what stands out about it?
Answer in a complete paragraph in a Google Document. Review the story and/or listen to the story as much as you need to...

Continued from Monday.
Listen to and read Part II to The Lottery and answer the following questions in a well written paragraph:
So what did you think about the story? How did it make you feel?

Continued from last week...

You have two CNN10 videos to watch. Please watch them FIRST, before answering the questions below (the videos may be interrupted by ads, so skip them when you can). Once you do, submit your answers via the Classroom.
#1) Which of the two videos do you think had the better stories for you to watch?
#2) From the stories you watched in the videos, which made you think and affected you the most and why did it do that to you?
You must answer in 2 paragraphs, one paragraph for each question.

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Last week, we read about Harriet Tubman and how she ran the Underground Railroad to help lead slaves escaping from their owners, to the free northern part of the United States. Things like the Underground Railroad paved the way for the end of slavery, or the abolition of it, to end slavery.
Read the PDF worksheet and complete the questions in a document or Kami, and turn it in.

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We are continuing our exploration of great African Americans with this reading about Harriet Tubman. She risked quite a lot to save slaves.
Read the story below and answer the questions in a Document and turn it in via the Classroom when you are done. This one is long, so just take your time and make certain you read it thoroughly to find the correct answers.

One Year Later: After CNN first reported the COVID virus in China, the world has changed forever.
Watch the video and answer the following questions in a Document and turn it in via the Classroom.

1) According to the video, when CNN first reported the virus in Wuhan, how many people in the United States had been infected?
2) A year later, how many people have been infected in the United States and in the world?
3) Why are they showing us the seafood market?
4) Where does the woman talking to the reporter think her daughter, who died from the virus, get infected?
5) What was the first city ever to host an Olympic Games?
6) How much money has been spent by Japan to hold the 2020 Olympic Games?
7) Why is Kumiko Suto against Japan holding the Olympics during the pandemic?

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Write a 3 paragraph essay about your winter break.
Be detailed and make certain you write a paragraph for each week you were off.
Complete it on a document and turn it in via the classroom when you are done.

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40 years ago yesterday, the death of the songwriter and activist John Lennon, made many people sad and angry.
Despite he being gone, his music has continued to inspire people for a very long time.
First, please watch the video for the song "Imagine" by John Lennon on YouTube.
Then, read the lyrics for the song without the video and the music.
Once you have watched the video and read the lyrics, answer the following 3 questions in a short 3 paragraph essay (1 paragraph per question):
#1 - What do you think this song is about?
#2 - How does this song make you feel?
#3 - Is this is a song that can be applied to ANYTHING that is currently happening in the world?

Continuing our Winter Sports readings, please read the PDF on Snowboarding and answer the questions in a Google Document and turn it in via the classroom.
This assignment is not due until Monday December 7th at 8am.
We will be discussing it then!

Watch the video on Shovel Racing then complete the PDF assignment in a Google Document and turn it in via the Classroom...

In a 5 paragraph essay, please describe your Thanksgiving break.
You had one day off for each paragraph you need to write, so 5 paragraphs.
When you are done with your essay, turn it in via the Classroom. This is due by the end of the period today!

Read the History of Thanksgiving Worksheet and complete the questions on the PDF on a Document and turn it in via the Classroom!

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Let's read the following passage about Veteran's Day. Once we read it and discuss it a little, please answer the 12 questions in a Google Document and turn it in via the Classroom.

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It was a different sort of Halloween this year, for sure. Usually, I wouldn't ask you too much about your Halloween went because I would know the answer for many of you; you went door to door, trick or treating! But, we all know what is going on now...so... What did you do for Halloween this year?
Answer this question in one full paragraph, with details about how your weekend went and whether you enjoyed yourself or not!

Start working on the Context Clues worksheets that will help you figure out the meanings to words you may not know!

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After we have read the story as a class, and talked about it a little, you need to answer the 11 questions for homework on a Google Document.
You will need to look at the story often to get the answers. Make certain you turn it in via the Classroom when you are done!

Please complete this second Adjectives & Adverbs worksheet by Monday October 26, 2020 at 8am.
(YOU HAVE NOT DONE THIS WORKSHEET BEFORE. IT IS SIMILAR TO ANOTHER FROM 2 WEEKS AGO BUT IT IS DIFFERENT!)

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Watch CNN Student News video down below. Pay close attention to the stories they describe to you in the video.
Then, please complete the PDF worksheet titled "CNN Student News" in a Google Document and turn it in via the classroom when you are done.

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Complete both of this short reading comprehension worksheet and turn it in via the classroom when finished

Complete this short reading comprehension worksheet and turn it in via the classroom when finished

Complete the following worksheet in a Google Document. It is not due until Monday, October 12th.

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Today, we read through a few pages of the book "Something To Write About".
We discussed writing about our dreams or making up a story about a photo or drawing.
Choose one of the two prompts and write a 3 paragraph essay either about your dreams or a created story.
Complete the assignment in a document and turn it in via the Classroom!

Please create a Google Document and in 3 paragraphs (one for Friday night, one for Saturday and one for Sunday) tell me about your weekend. IT MUST BE AT LEAST 3 PARAGRAPHS OF AT LEAT 4 SENTENCES EACH!
Turn it in via the classroom!

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Today, we discussed parts of speech and specifically, adverbs.
Please complete the following worksheet in a Google Document or in any form you would like (as long as I get a copy of it!).

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Complete the Word Sort worksheet in a Google Document

Watch the video and listen to the music in the link below.
Watch it straight through, without stopping it, the 1st time.
Then, try and answer the questions about the song.
If you can't, watch the video again and pause it as you need to and then answer the questions in a Google Document.
The purpose of this assignment is to listen and to try an understand the point of the song by listening, not to get the answers correct.

#1 - Who sits in the barber shop waiting for a trim?
#2 - What type of vehicle does the banker drive?
#3 - What does the fireman have in his pocket?
#4 - Where is the shelter?
#5 - What is the nurse selling?
#6 - Who collects pictures of people?

Use the link below to get to noredink.com and practice finding the verbs!
When you have finished, go back and complete the Which is the Noun? activity from last week!

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Complete the following assignment on noredink.com. You need to identify the noun in each sentence or phrase.
When completed, submit it!

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All you have to do is sign in using your Google account (what you use to log in to Google Classroom).
The link takes you to story to read and ten questions to answer based on the story. You turn it in on the ReadWorks website and you are good to go...

Complete the Google Form.
When you are done, please submit the form.

Complete the Google Form.
Make certain you follow the directions at the top of the form.
Please mark turned in when you complete the form!