Andrews’ Association

Georgia Performance Standard for Technical Writing

The student demonstrates competence in a variety of  genres:Technical(business correspondence, memorandum,emails, letter of inquiry, letters of complaint, instructions and procedures, and slide presentations

Monday: Review of Technical Writing Vocabulary

Tuesday: Writing business letters

Wednesday: 7th Grade Stars and Stripes Field Trip

Thursday: Instruction and Procedures

Friday: Technical Writing Wrap Up and  Quiz

Homework: MEGA MILLIONS READING

This week we will be starting our unit on technical writing? You will  create a business. As the owner/manager of the business, you will need to communicate with your customers and your employees. Communication will involve creating a home page, composing and sending memorandums and e-mails , and writing instructions and procedures.

Essential Question: How do I use technical writing to communicate?

Monday: Creating a home page

Tuesday:  Writing and sending e-mails and memorandums.

Wednesday: Grammar and literature

Thursday:Instructions and procedures

Friday: Presentations and Evaluations

Homework: Keep reading. Don’t forget  to share what you are reading on your  log.

This week we will be in the PC  Lab all week.

Why? We are working on our writing skills and improving our reading skills with USA Test Prep.

Homework: Read some great books. Share them with us.

***I am looking forward to meeting your parents during conference week.

Today was a catch up day for our reading and grammar practice. 

There is no homework tonight.

McClure’s Book Fair

Most of you finished your paragraphs for the “We  Didn’t Start the Fire ” project, but there are a few loose end that need to be tied up. We  will have one more day in the PC  Lab.

Homework:  Practice using WORD on the computer.

Today was a research day in the media center.  You guys found some interesting topics to research. I was excited when  you guys  discovered interesting events, people and things  that were around from 1949-1989.

Tomorrow: We will continue our research. Your graphic organizer is due.

Friday: The first pargraph of your topic is due. Mini presentations

Tuesday(1/19):  Catch up and start posters activity

Homework: Continue to research your topics.

Wikipedia Link—There are a LOT of links within this one….
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_didn%27t_start_the_fire

Another video—pretty good, too. There are links within the video…
http://yeli.us/Flash/Fire.html

We will be in the media center on Wednesday doing research for our “We Didn’t start the Fire” unit. You can get a head start by using the link below.  As you are review the websites, write down two or three topics you would be interested in doing  for your project. More information to come.

http://cobblearning.net/csmith/wdstf/

Today’s Agenda

1.DGP/DRP

2. Review of steps to writing a good paragraph.

3. Spelling Bee- Congratulations Myeisha and Phil

4. Fact or Opinion

Homework: Review “We Didn’t Start the Fire” websites using the link above.

1.The Year-2010

2.The Grading Period-This is the beginning of the  3rd nine weeks. Today you have an A in language arts. I challenge you to keep it.

3. Our class reading and writing focus: Informational Texts and Research

4. Our new attitudes-We are amazing people who do amazing things.

Today in class-Benchmark Testing. Where are you in your learning? The test will tell. We will share the results with you and your parents in a few weeks

Homework:

Tuesday -Bring in your favorite book.

Wednesday-No Homework

Our Class is reading Charles Dickens’  A Christmas Carol. The seventh grade literature book version has been dramatized by Fredrick Gaines.  The  dramatic skills of my students have really allowed them to make the play their own. Our daily activities are listed below:

Monday: Read the play and identify theme in drama

Tuesday: Read play and  compare and contrast holiday customs using venn diagram

Wednesday: Read play and define vocabulary using context clues

Thursday: Read play and identify and analyze sequence.

Friday: Finish reading play and explore  parallel versions of The Christmas Carol.