Wilbur-ELA-1st Period Assignments
- Instructor
- Mrs. Amy Wilbur
- Term
- 2021-2022 School Year
- Description
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7th & 8th Grade ELA/Writing
Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
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On-Demand Writing Prompt: 5th Grade Letter
Write a letter to a fifth-grader explaining what to expect in middle school and give them your advice.
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BrainPop: Commas With Pause Points-1st Period
Instructions: Complete the movie, movie quiz, and challenge quiz. -- Due date: Apr 27, 2022 -- Topics: Commas -- Features: Pause Points, Quiz, Challenge
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BrainPop-Misplaced Modifiers-1st Period
Due date: Apr 26, 2022 -- Topics: Misplaced Modifiers -- Features: Movie, Quiz, Worksheet
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IXL: Choose topic sentences for the narrative paragraph
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IXL: Capitalization review
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CommonLit: Meet Hannah Wynne: Teen Storyteller
This assignment is due 03/30/2022. Click the attached link to access the assignment; on the CommonLit login page, click Log In With Google.
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CommonLit: How Pixar Tells a Story
This assignment is due 03/25/2022. Click the attached link to access the assignment; on the CommonLit login page, click Log In With Google.
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Sentence Structure Quiz
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BrainPop- Story Conflict
Due date: Mar 11, 2022 -- Topics: Story Conflict -- Features: Movie, Quiz
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Achieve Article- Twitter Takes a Stand
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Argumentative On-Demand
Today, you will choose a topic or issue that you know and care about, an issue around which you have strong feelings. You will have to write an argumentative essay. You will state your claim and tell reasons why.
Remember to:
Introduce your topic (HOT strategy - introduction)
Support your side of the argument (body paragraph)
Address the opposite side of the argument (counterclaim)
Provide closure (conclusion)
Use transition words or phrases
Remember to:
Introduce your topic (HOT strategy - introduction)
Support your side of the argument (body paragraph)
Address the opposite side of the argument (counterclaim)
Provide closure (conclusion)
Use transition words or phrases
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Achieve Article- Mari Speaks Up
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Achieve Article-Write It Down
Read the article on your independent reading level,
Respond by answering the comprehension questions, and
Write by completing the thought question using the RACER strategy.
Respond by answering the comprehension questions, and
Write by completing the thought question using the RACER strategy.
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Identify the Simple Subject or Predicate of a Sentence on IXL
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Identify the Complete Subject or Predicate of a Sentence on IXL
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Achieve Article-Real-Life Marvel Heroes
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Personal Narrative Final Draft
You should start with your Hook & Lead paragraph (page 29). Next, you should type your Rising Action #1 (page 31) and Rising Action #2 (page 33). Then, you should type your Climax (page 35). Finally, you should type your Falling Action & Resolution and Conclusion (pages 37 & 39). Be sure that you use punctuation and capitalization throughout the entire essay.
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Achieve Article-My Grandfather the Artist
Complete the Achieve Article called "My Grandfather the Artist".
Be sure you ask for help if you get stuck on a question.
Be sure you ask for help if you get stuck on a question.
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Narrative Writing-Session 4 (Student Activity)
You should have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Use the draft you should have written on page 17 (rising action) and page 21 (climax/conflict scene) of your writer's notebook.
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Narrative Writing-Session 5 (Student Activity)
Please see the example that I attached.
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Achieve Article: Communicating, Lego Style
Be sure to complete the activity questions and the thought question using the RACER strategy.
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Narrative Introduction (Leads & Hooks)-Student Activity
Be sure to use one of the "hooks" that we discussed in our Spongebob lesson!
You should also introduce your character(s) and your setting.
This paragraph should be 3 to 5 good sentences without telling your reader everything too soon!
You should also introduce your character(s) and your setting.
This paragraph should be 3 to 5 good sentences without telling your reader everything too soon!
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Session 6 (part 1) - Story Arc
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Do Now-09/08/2021
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Do Now for 08/30/2021
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Narrative Writing-Session 1 (Student Activity)
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Narrative Writing-Session 3 (Student Activity)
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Narrative Writing-Session 2 (Student Activity)
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Achieve Article-Think Before You Post
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Character Struggles for The Scholarship Jacket and YOUR story.
Here is an example of what should be in your writer's notebook. Once you have both of these in your notebook on the correct pages, click the "mark as done" button.
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Complete Sentence or Fragment? (Pre-test)
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