Subject/Predicate

Please complete the worksheet that we started in class.

This week we did a lot of work with anayzing writing and forming sentences. Next week we'll start trying to construct our own sentences, making sure we use lots of detail and showing, not telling.

Great Sentences

ALWAYS HAVE:

Capital letters (beginning word)
End Punctuation
A subject
A predicate

Tonight, fix the fragments and run-on sentences on the worksheet.

Bootcamp Continues

Today we analyzed more essays and started to compare weak to stronger pieces of writing.

Tonight you will be reading and analyzing a second piece called "The Right Wheels for You!" Bring it for class tomorrow.

Tomorrow we'll see how well you do organizing pieces of writing.

Writing boot camp begins

Day 1: We started by first looking at a graphic organizer, a great way to structure writing multi-paragraph pieces. Then we began to analyze that structure by looking at various essays and marking the components.

Tonight you will continue that work by looking at the essay "Mexico." If you don't have it, please make a copy.

Check out the math blog

If you haven't already noticed, a new Math blog has gone up for seventh grade. You can access it on the right hand side of this blog, or click through to sevenspotmath.blogspot.com.

Tonight, make sure that you have completed the tech survey. Many people also need to submit their summer work. I will not accept summer work past this Wednesday.

I enjoyed reading your essays on goals today. I am not grading them, but we will go over how to better read an essay prompt tomorrow in class.

Until then ... Ms. Larson

Tech Survey

Greetings. I would like to get an idea of how comfortable you are with technology as I start planning our activities and lessons this year.

Please take a moment and answer our Tech Survey. Click Here to take survey now.

Thanks
Ms. Larson

Day One Down.

Hey class,

Great gettiing acquainted today and I'm looking forward to getting to know each of you better.

The class was a bit chatty today, but I'm sure everyone was excited to see all the new and familiar faces back at school.

Don't forget to complete the Warm-Up Worksheet that you were given in class. It will count towards your first homework assignment.

See you all at 8 a.m. tomorrow!

Welcome Back!

Greetings Grade 7.

I'm looking forward to meeting all of you tomorrow at our orientation day. We'll be jumping right into a large writing practice unit that I'm fondly calling Writing Boot Camp. Expect at least two weeks of rigorous training to get you in shape for the year ahead.

On Friday, I'll be collecting your summer homework. So please get that ready to be handed in.

Cheers,
Ms. Larson