Feb 29th

If you have not handed in your descriptive text - It is LATE!!!!

Perseverance poster are due tomorrow

Look at the picture Something Under the Rug from "The Mysteries of Harris Burdick" by Chris Van Allsburg.  Brainstorm a list of everything you see in the picture.  Tomorrow as a class we will fill out the what I see/What I think chart in class.  We will then infer was to what might be under the rug.

Ms. B

Feb 24th

Your descriptive writing assignment is due MONDAY (Feb 27th).  Please have the assignment ready to go at the beginning of class.  If you need to print off anything make sure you come at recess. 

Character Education posters are due Thursday.  This is a media mark and should be taken seriously.  You are grade 7 students the quality of the work should reflect that.  You will have one more period to work in class and then we are moving on.

Have a great weekend.

Ms. B

Feb 22nd

Rough draft of your multi-paragraph description is due tomorrow.  I gave you a period today to work on it, some students worked very hard others did not.  I will be VERY disappointed if there are students without work to edit tomorrow.

Ms. B

Feb 21st

This week we are working on the descriptive writing assignment, students if you are not sure what I am talking about come and see me.

Your rough draft is due on Thursday.  During Thursdays class I would like to give you the opportunity to peer edit.

Good Copies are due on Monday (Feb 27th).

Ms. B

Feb16th

Happy LONG weekend.

This weekend you should be thinking about your descriptive writing assignment.  You will have some time in class but the amount of time will be directly linked to the effort you put in. 

Rough Draft is due on Thursday Feb 23rd.

Ms. B

Feb 15th

Today students finished up their quizzes.

Students should be thinking about their assignments.  I will answer any questions about the assignment tomorrow, as a class we will also agree on a deadline for the rough draft and good copy.  I would like to finish this unit next week, so keep that in mind.

Cheers

Ms. B

Feb 13th

Today the students started their descriptive text quiz. Many students need a couple of minutes to finish up their quizzes, they will have this time on Wednesday.  I will have the quizzes marked as soon as possible and return them to the students. 

Students in EF7A can be working on their plans and ideas for the descriptive writing assignment.  We will review the assignment and discuss ideas in more concert terms on Wednesday, as tomorrow the students have their Valentines Day dance.  Students will be given time in class to work on their assignments, provided the time is used effectively.

Ms. B

Feb 9th

Monday: you will have a quiz on descriptive texts.  You will be asked to read a variety of texts written by grade 7 students.  You will rank order them most descriptive to least descriptive and then you will explain to me why you selected your top choice as the most descriptive.  Finally, whichever text you choose as the least descriptive you will add description to.

This isn't a quiz you can study for but you can prepare for it.  Take a look at the criteria of a descriptive text, the sample descriptive texts I gave you as well as my sample answer to Why is Queen of the Jungle considered a descriptive text.

OVER DUE: Many students have not handed in their descriptive text selection and explanation.  This is now late.

Ms. B

Feb 8th

Many students still need to hand in their descriptive paragraph justification. 

Monster description is due tomorrow.  An assignment is coming, the writing lessons and the Monster activity is practice before the assingment.

Ms. B

Feb 6th

Descriptive text challenge was due today, you were to find a descriptive paragraph and justify why it is descriptive.  If you did not get it in make sure it is handed in tomorrow.

Monster:  Descriptive Paragraph

We are practising writing descriptive paragraphs (an assignment will be coming soon - this is the practise session).  Think up a monster of your own creation, it can be anything you want (mean or nice monster).  You are to write a descriptive passage that shows your reader what the monster looks like (take a look at the show, don't tell lesson).  Come to tomorrows class with a plan for you monster, you will have time in class tomorrow to work on your description.  We are going to test our descriptions, no leaking out details.


Ms. B

Feb 3rd

For Monday: Find a descriptive text and use the criteria in your notes to justify why the text is descriptive.  Use my example of an answer (its posted on this blog for those who did not copy it down) to write your answer. 

I will be looking for:
*can you choose a descriptive text
*can you use the criteria to justify that the text is descriptive
*spelling and grammar (it is an English class after all)
*that the assignment is completed on time (you have known about this assignment for a while - check the blog its on it)

See you Monday, have a great weekend.

Ms. B

Feb 1st

Today we looked at picture, built a list of descriptive words and used those words to write descriptive paragraphs.  We will continue with this tomorrow.  I would like everyone to compile a collection of descriptive paragraphs they have written so that we may work with them.

DUE MONDAY: you need to find a descriptive passage and write an answer to the question what makes this passage descriptive.  Use the criteria from your notes to justify the passage as descriptive. This will be a marked assignment.

Ms. B