Bonnie Ball

                7th Grade ELA

 

Email: bonnie.ball@newportgrammar.org

 

Phone:

423-623-3811, ext. 243

 

I encourage 7th graders to know how to log in to Aspen so they can chart their own grades. 

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 UPCOMING EVENTS

FEBRUARY 13: 1:00 DISMISSAL

FEBRUARY 16: PRESIDENTS' DAY

FEBRUARY 18: SCHOOL PICTURES

FEBRUARY 23-27: SPACE WEEK

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7TH GRADE ELA MATERIALS AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS


Short Stories

Novels

Poetry


  • The Dinner Party


  • Thank You, M’am


  • The Lady or the Tiger


  • The Lottery


  • Button, Button


  • The Necklace


  • The Monkey’s Paw


  • Lamb to the Slaughter

Drama:


  • Monsters Due on Maple Street


  • The Witch of Blackbird Pond


  • Murder on the Orient Express

        Speeches:


  • Gettysburg Address


  • I Have a Dream


  • JFK Inaugural Address


  • RFK Announces MLK’s Death


  • A Day In Infamy


  • Churchill’s We Shall Fight


  • Here’s to the Kids


  • Mother to Son


  • Because I Could Not Stop For Death


  • Death Be Not Proud


  • Do Not Go Gently


  • The Highwayman


  • In Vain


  • If


  • L’Envoi


  • Diana


  • Caged Bird


  • Rise

 

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 WEEK AT A GLANCE

WEEK OF FEBRUARY 9

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GREEK & LATIN WORD STUDY

TESTS EACH WEDNESDAY

We will be taking weekly tests on Greek and Latin words. Students have been given a hard copy of the study guide and test schedule. There is also a study guide and test schedule loaded in Google Classroom.

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We are using Study Sync, which is our online textbook. Assignments will be loaded in Google Classroom. Absent students can complete these at home if they have Internet access.

 

We will also be writing more essays...generally one each week. These will also be loaded in Google Classroom. Students can work on them at home if they are absent.

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MON: FINISH CIVICS ESSAY

TUES: FINISH MUSHROOM ESSAY

WED: STUDY SYNC: CASEY AT THE BAT

THURS:STUDY SYNC: DAMON & PYTHIAS

FRI: STUDY SYNC: FLESH & BLOOD

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