14 Sept 2015

BELL ACTIVITY: WHEN YOU RECEIVE YOUR 7TH GRADE SELFIE BACK PLEASE DETACH THE FINAL DRAFT

FOLD IT INTO THIRDS USING HORIZONTAL FOLDSPLACE IT IN THE ADDRESSED ENVELOPEPLACE EVERYTHING (envelope, grading sheet, rough drafts) IN YOUR PORTFOLIO FOLDER.

Today’s Agenda:7TH GRADE SELFIE IN THE PORTFOLIOELA 7 FORMATIVE TESTSpelling/vocab Units 2 & 3

THIS TEST WILL ASK YOU QUESTIONS YOU WILL BE EXPECTED TO ANSWER BY NEXT SPRING.

YOU ARE NOT NECESSARILY EXPECTED TO KNOW THE ANSWERS NOW, ALTHOUGH YOU WILL PROBABLY KNOW SOME OF THE ANSWERS.

THIS TEST IS VERY BROAD, IT DOES NOT COVER EVERYTHING YOU WILL LEARN.

YOU WILL BE TAKING THIS EXACT SAME TEST NEXT MAY.

IT WILL BE USED TO DETERMINE HOW MANY OF YOU IMPROVE OR ‘GROW’.

ELA 7 FALL GROWTH CHART

STEP 1: FILL IN THE HEADING INFORMATION ON THE SCANTRON

STEP 2: USE A PENCIL TO MARK THE BEST POSSIBLE ANSWER TO EACH QUESTION ON THE SCANTRON SHEET.

DO NOT MARK ON THE TEST

YOU MAY USE A HIGHLIGHTER ON THE SCANTRON TO MARK ANY QUESTIONS YOU ARE UNSURE OF, OR WHICH YOU THAT YOU WISH TO COME BACK TO LATER.

DO YOUR BEST, BUT DON’T SWEAT IT.

WHEN YOU ARE DONE: • PLACE YOUR SCANTRON SHEET FACE DOWN ON THE

• TOP CORNER OF YOUR DESK.

• PUT THE TEST COPY IN THE FOLDER

• LIE THE FOLDER FLAT ON TOP OF THE SCANTRON SHEET

• READ SILENTLY.

14 Sept 2015

YOU WILL NEED:A PENA BLANK SHEET OF PAPERA SPELLING BOOK

Write your heading on a blank sheet of paper. Across the top line write

“Spelling/vocab Unit 2 & 3: DUE WEDNESDAY 9/23.”

TRANSITION PAGE

SYM·PHO·NY (ˈsimfənē)

Sym (together) + phon (sound)an elaborate musical composition for a full orchestraSomething positive that is composed of different elements

MICROPHONEMicro (small) + phon (sound)

PHO·NO·GRAPH (ˈfōnəˌgraf)

phono (sound) + graph (written)A sound recording etched into wax or vinyl (a record) an early sound-reproducing machine that used cylinders to record as well as reproduce sound

XYLOPHONE [zahy-luh-fohn] Xylo (wood) + phone (sound)A musical instrument in the percussion family consisting of wooden bars struck by mallets

CALLIGRAPHY (kəˈligrəfē)

calli (beautiful) + graph (writing)Artistic lettering

CHOREOGRAPHYchoreo (dance) + graph (written down)

AUTOMOBILEauto (self) + mobile (able to move)

AUTOGRAPHauto (self) + graph (written down)

AUTOMATICauto (self) + matic (willing to do)

Machines that will do something without manual labor. EXAMPLES: automatic dishwasher, automatic sprinkler system, etc.

AUTOMATIC can also describe an action or habit that is done without you having to think about it. EXAMPLE: saying, “You’re welcome” when someone says thank you.

BIBLIOGRAPHYBiblio (book) + graph (written record)A recorded list of books used or read.

TELEPHONEtele (communication with wires over distance) + phone (sound)

TELEGRAPH

tele (communication with wires over

distance) + graph (written down)

Homo- (the same)Greek prefix

HomophoneSame + sound

ToTwoToo

ThereTheirThey’re

CapitalCapitol

HOMOGRAPH:

SAME WRITING

bow = bending forward at the waist

bow = a decorative part of a knot

Bat = a device used in baseballBat = to swat or hit at something or someoneBat = a flying rodent

PHONETIC (foh-net-ik,)based on speech sounds

This is the phonetic

spelling of the word

PHONETIC

GEOGRAPHYGeo (earth) + graph (recorded)

PHOTOGRAPHphoto (light ) + graph (recorded or written down)

A photograph uses paper or film that is sensitive enough to record light wave lengths.

GRAPHIC: related to a written or drawn record

PARAGRAPH: Para (similar or like) + graph written information grouped together because of a similar topic

Finish up the rest of your spelling work by next Wednesday.

DO THE BOOK WORK FIRST SINCE YOU CANNOT TAKE THE BOOK HOME.

YOU WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THE SPELLING BOOKS FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS THIS WEEK.