7th Grade Language Arts
a work in progress. . .

• Writer's Notebook: regular written responses mostly done in class.

• The Outsiders: class novel with various activities. Final projects due

• Slogan Essay: a five paragraph essay with an introduction, three body paragraphs with reasons why that slogan fits the student, and a conclusion

• DWA: timed writing assessment in November. Process graded by teacher and final graded by state.

• WSA: the district's revised version of the DWA; it's a timed writing assessment in the spring that is in response to literature they read and discuss the day before in class.

• Elf Letters: students become elves and write letters in response to elementary students' Santa letters. All work is done in class on the computer!

• Candy Company Project: in pairs students create their own candy and marketing presentation.

• The Giver: in literature circles students read, discuss, and do various activities helping each other comprehend this AR book.

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