7TH GRADE ENGLISH -- Fourth Term!

Book Reports for 4th Term:  Students will be writing their 4th term book reports.  Remember that these books are read outside of class; however, the book reports are done in class.  Total points for the book report will be 100 points.

• First part of the book report (worth 25 points) will be on April 6 or 7.
• Second part of the book report (worth 25 points) will be on April 28.
• Final part of the book report (worth 50 points) will be on May 20 or 21.
• Note:  If a student finishes a book early, he or she may complete the book report early!

Journals:  Students will keep information in their journals (spiral notebooks) throughout the term.  Journals will be turned in at the end of May.  Remember that these journals are an important and large part of a student's grade. 

Literature:  Students will be reading short stories and poems by Edgar Alan Poe. They will also be reading the novel, The Outsiders, by S. E. Hinton.

Grammar and Writing:  During the fourth term, students will practice pre-writing methods using venn diagrams and cluster webs.  Also, alliteration, onomatopoeia, personification, metaphors, and similes will be practiced.