English 7th (Period 6) Assignments

Lupita Manana Book project is due

Concrete Poem

Self-Portrait Poem

In preparation for the book project on Lupita Manana, you need to have the following sections:
1. Brief summary of the entire book. Do not copy the summary from the back of the book! The summary should be long enough to explain the main events in the book but short enough so you do not rewrite the book. The summary must include the most important events that occurred in the book as well as who the primary (main) characters are and what their functions are in the story. What is the book about?
2. Describe the main characters in the book. Include who they are and what their purposes in the story are.
3. Describe the setting of the story. Include specific details and adjectives.
4. Plot:
-opening of the story--the events that occurred in the beginning of the story.
-conflict of the story. What problem/s are the main charactes facing, dealing with?
-complications in the story. What is stopping the main characters from solving the problem/s in the book.
-climax--the turning point. Describe the main events in which the character chooses a way to solve the main problem. Usually the most exciting part of the story.
-resolution--the problem is solved and the story ends. Hoe does the story end? What happens after the character/s choose a way to solve the problem?

This is a draft. Due at the end of the class on Tuesday, May 18th.

No Homework

Read Lupita Manana ch.10

1.Using ch.8 of Lupita Manana, write an "I Am..." poem from Lupita's point of view as she and Salvador are walking from Colton to Indio. For each line write a phrase or a sentence, not just one word. You have to show your understanding of events and details in this chapter and Lupita's feelings. Follow the format for the poem below:
I am...
I wonder...
I hear...
I want...
I am...

I feel...
I touch...
I worry...
I cry...
I am...

I understand...
I say...
I dream...
I try...
I hope...
I am...

The final copy has to be either typed or handwritten in pen or colored pencils. No illustration is necessary.

2.Using ch.9 of Lupita Manana, illustrate the setting of a neighborhood where Aunt Consuelo lives and the interior of her house. Add captions. Explain how the setting of the neighborhood and the house relate to the mood of the story.
Writing has to be in pen or typed. Illustration has to be neat and colored.

Lupita Manana ch.9

Lupita Manana ch.8

Flow chart of events from Ch7 Lupita Manana

1. Write one good paragraph summary of chapter 6 (Lupita Manana)
2. Write a short prediction for the rest of the story

Lupita Manana ch.5

Write one paragraph summary of the events that happened in chapter 3.
Explain the connection Lupita saw between her and Salvador and the pelicans.
Explain the following quotes: "Papa had said that a boy who carried a knife on his body carried the thought of using it in his head" (p.47) "Salvador's knife was something that meant as much to him as Papa's silver cross did to Lupita" (p.47).

Read chapter 4

Journal: Compare Salvador's and Lupita's reactions to their mother's plan for them. (p.30-35)
Read ch.3 of Lupita Manana

Lupita Manana ch.2

Read Lupita Manana ch.1 p.9-19

Movie Review: Write a critique of the movie
Paragraph 1: describe the movie
Paragraph 2: describe the characters
Paragraph 3: if and why you liked it
Paragraph 4: if you would recommend it and why

Read p.6-10
P.11 #1,3

Final copy of "If I were..." typed or hand-written.

Suppose you were in place of one of the characters from a "Wrinkle in Time." What would you do in one of the following situations?
1. You have a five-year-old brother who can "read your mind" with unbelievable accuracy.
2. Mrs. Whatsit has just knocked at your door in the middle of the night.
3. Three unbelievably strange women want you to go on a dangerous mission with them.
4. You experience travel through time and space.
5. You are a child on Camazotz who does not want to bounce a ball in rhythm with everyone else.
6. You are Charles Wallace, beginning to feel the presence of a very powerful, mind-controlling face.
7. You must decide whether or not to face IT again to save the life of your brother. You may not succeed.

Movie Review Questions:
1. In the beginning, how does Meg feel about herself?
2. In on well-written sentence, characterize Charles Wallace.
3. Describe the relationship that exists between Meg and Charles Wallace.
4. Describe Mrs.Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which.
5. In one well-written sentence, characterize Calvin O'Keefe.
6. What does the Happy Medium show the children about Earth that frighten them?
7. What do the Earth children discover about the children on the outskerts of Camazotz?
8. What is the Central Central Intelligence/
9. In one well-written sentence, characterize the man with the red eyes.
10. Who is the one mind of Camazotz?
11. What has happened to the boy who couldn't bounce his ball in rhythm?
12. Why does Meg have to be the one to go back to Camazotz and rescue Charles Wallace from IT?
13. Hoe does Meg pull Charles Wallace away from IT?

"Seventh Grade" and "Melting Pot" test

"Seventh Grade" and "Melting Pot" Test tomorrow
Will be collected: 1.WB p.41,42,44,45 2.classwork: vocabulary, definitions of tone and idioms, review questions p.125 #3-9

Idioms: on a blank white sheet of paper write two idioms from "Seventh Grade," two idioms from "Melting Pot," a one idiom that you use that is not in any stories. For each idiom draw a picture that represents literate meaning and a picture that represents intended meaning. Writing needs to be in pen. Drawings in colored pencils or crayons.

WB p.44

p.125 #3-9

WB p.42
Read "Melting Pot" p.122-124

Textbook: p.115 copy vocabulary words, definitions of tone and idioms
WB p.41

"Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" open book test is tomorrow.
Will be collected: WB p.126-128, vocabulary+definitions classwork page

WB p.128

Textbook p.423 questions #1-9
WB p.130

Read "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" p.408-422

final copy of African-American Empowerment essay.
draft of compare-contrast essay.

Complete first draft of a comparison-contrast essay

Poster for the research is due

Research Poster due

"I Am" Poem based on your historically significant person. Typed or written in pen on construction or white paper; illustrations need to be relevant and are optional. Follow the format below:

I Am _(name of your person)___

I am...
I wonder...
I hear...
I see...
I want...
I am...

I feel...
I touch...
I worry...
I cry...
I am...

I understand...
I say...
I dream...
I try...
I hope...
I am...

Draft of an essay, story, song, or poem on "African American Empowerment: Remembering the Past...Writing the Future". Be original and show knowledge of African American History. Typed; not to exceed one page.

Research Paper Bibliography

Gather and bring to class reading materials and sources for your reaserch paper

Read p. 152-154 (textbook)
Bring a magazine/newpaper article on a scientific topic

Read "All Together Now" starting on p.532

"I am a Native..."
1.Venn diagram comparing Chief Dan George's culture and American culture.
2. Summary
3. Review ?s p.331 #3a, 3b, 5a, 6

Read p.528-531

Finish reading "Barrio Boy" p.523-
book order money due

Summarize "Rattlesnake Hunt" using the guidelines in the Writing Lesson on p. 537 (textbook)

Read "Rattlesnake Hunt" p.518-522

Biography final copy; typed or handwritten in pen

Biography: complete draft

"Nolan Ryan" Test
wb p.161-165 will be collected
vocab page will be collected

Review "Nolan Ryan"
Test tomorrow
wb p.161-165 and vocab. page will be collected

WB.p163

1.Textbook p. 578 Word Analysis: Prefix ob- (same paper as vocabulary)
2.WB p.161-162

WB p.165

WB p.164
Make up: "Papa's Parrot" vocabulary, review questions p.443 #1-5

p. 571 Vocabulary+synonyms and antonyms for each word

"Papa's Parrot" test tomorrow. WB p.131-135 will be collected

Mystery/suspense genre book project

WB p. 131

Finish test "Two Kinds"

"Two Kinds" p.31 Writing Lesson: Different point of view draft

Finish WB p. 6,10

Read "Two Kinds" p.17-28

WB p.125
Review "After Twenty Years"

Type autobiographical narrative. Create a cover.

Finish "Strong Verbs"

Bring a book for the essay (if you did not read a book from the reading list, you can use any book you read over summer or last year)