7th Grade Stories

Questions to be answered in the story:
Who?
What?
Where?
When?
Why?
How?

Parts of a story:
Beginning (introduction)
-Setting (time, place, characters)
The Body of the story
-A problem is introduced that needs to be solved by the end of the stroy
Climax
Conlcusion

Homework:

To write a first draft of your story and post it in the comments by Sunday night at 7pm

Meeting Outline

• Post Summer Catch-up
• Our Books
• Where is everyone's progress?
• What are our next steps?
• This Year!
• Brainstorming ideas for this years projects!
• What do you want to write about?
• Welcome 7th Graders: Your 1st Assignment
• Write a one page story about a trip to the mountains.
• Brainstorming
• Someone finds a monkey in the mountain (bianca d.)
• A girl goes to the mountains and finds a pizza monster! Ah! (cristina)
• Someone finds a tiger in the forest! (ioana)
• Someone finds a bear in the mountains (biana b.)
• A mountain lion (amalia)

Kid's Book by Kids

EM has decided to write and illustrated their own kid's books. Here are the results of our brainstorming meeting:

- Plan for 10-20 pages
- Each page containing at least two paragraphs = 20 to 40 paragraphs depending on the length of the story.

Parts of the story: For next week

PLOT: The plot of your story tells the actions and events that take place in your story. Your plot should have a beginning, a middle and an end. The plot tells the events of your story in a logical order.

SETTING: This is where your story takes place. The setting is a time - the future, the past, or now. The setting is also the place - on the moon, in Chicago, at the Whitehouse. The setting is an important part of your story.

List of CHARACTER: Make a list of your main characters, explaining who each is and their role in the plot of the story. Do you have a hero and a villian? Or one lead character who must overcome multiple situations.

Please post any questions or ideas that you may run into and be ready to present your outlines next Wednesday.

Grade 8: Discussion Questions

Below are some discussion questions for chapters 5-6. Please respond to them and I look forward to seeing the 8th graders tomorrow at 12pm. Thanks!

Chapter 5-6
1. What are some differences Katniss notes between the Capitol and her own District 12?
2. What's unusual about District 12's costume?
3. What does Cinna ask Katniss and Peeta to do just before they ride out in their chariot?  What is the  
    purpose of this gesture?
4. Why is it so hard for Katniss to trust Peeta's kindness?
5. What is an Avox?
6. How does Katniss know the Avox?

Grade 7: Rhyming Poems

Jumping Rope By Shel Silverstein

UPDATE: For grade 7 we will no longer be reading the book. Therefore only have one assignments for the Creative Writing Group.

Write a rhyming poem on any topic you would like.

 

We are using the inspiration of the great children's poet, Shel Silverstein, as inspiration for our own rhyming poems.

Below I have linked the Shel Silverstein website for inspiration and a rhyming dictionary!

Shel Silverstein

http://www.rhymezone.com/

Chapters

The Hunger Games <---- Link to the book

Pages
Chapter 1 pg. 1-19
Audiobook 1 -part 7

Chapter 2 pg. 19-31
Audio Book 8 -part 12

Chapter 3 pg. 31-44
Audiobook 13 - part 18

Chapter 4 pg. 44- 55
Audiobok 19 -part 23

 Chapter 5 pg. 56 -68
Audiobook 24 - part

Chapter 6 pg. 68 - 80
Audiobook Chapter 6

Chapter 7 pg. 80 - 96
Audiobook Chapter 7
Chapter 8 pg. 96 - 106
Audiobook Chapter 8

Chapter 9 pg. 106- 122
Audiobook Chapter 9

Chapter 10 pg. 122-136
Audiobook Chapter 10

Chapter 11 pg. 136-149
Audiobook Chapter 11

Chapter 12 pg. 149-160
Audiobook Chapter 12

Chapter 13 pg.160- 172
Audiobook Chapter 13

Chapter 14 pg.172- 182
Audiobook Chapter 14

Chapter 15 pg. 183 - 194
Audiobook Chapter 15

Chapter 16 pg. 194 - 207
Audiobook Chapter 16

The Hunger Games Chapter 4

This week we will be discussing what has taken place so far in the adventure of Katniss Everdeen and her fellow tribute, Peeta Mellark.

Currently, Katniss and Peeta have left their home in District 12, along with Haymitch and Effie Trinket. They have just arrived in the Capital they contiune to prepare to meet their competition in the games, as well as their stylists (a very important group of people.)



I found this image online about what someone thought Panem
would look like. Note that the blue dotted line represents
what is believed to be a new coast line, therefore
everything outside of it would not exist.



Below I have listed a group of discussion questions for you to answer in the comments section for this week. Since no one has come to our meeting today, I will plan to not continue reading until next week, but you must all be caught up to the end of chapter 4 and answer the questions before Monday night at midnight!



Also linked below is a better copy of the book, which includes the chapter breaks to make it easier for us to

know where everyone should be at.

Good Luck!





Discussion Questions

1.The story is written in the first-person, present tense. How does this affect the story?

2. Do you think strategy will be helpful or necessary in the Hunger Games, for what you know about how the games work so far? And if so, how?



3. How does Katniss feel about Peeta by the end of chapter 4? How do you think this will affect her in the games or any stragety she might be planning?



The Hunger Games -Better Copy