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Christensen - Lit/Comp 1 (Section Tue 7)

Course Description

 

Class Title:

Literature & Composition 1

Code:

MLA350

Text:

See Lit/Comp Scope & Sequence

Rating:

4

Prerequisite:

6th/7th grade reading level

Grade:

7-8

Fees:

None

Max:

15

Can be repeated? Yes

Description: With whole book studies as the starting point, students in this class will explore the key components of literature as well as investigate the historical and cultural context of each core work. Students will develop and refine their reading comprehension strategies and their ability to think critically about literature. Reading selections will also provide a springboard for writing exercises and the development of formal essays, through which students will explore writing techniques, sentence structure, and grammar. Literature selections will be determined at the beginning of the year, selected from our Literature Scope and Sequence at the back of this catalog. Note: This class is designed so that students can take it two years in a row, with alternating book lists each year.

Posts

Tuesday: Lit Comp 1

Hi Students! I am looking forward to seeing your projects next week! Here is a picture of the notes from the board that we talked about today in class. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CG2AYSk530PuNnvYaPv7SXobKX08biWpXNHJ3mKVQ_Q/edit?usp=sharing
 

Here is the rubric and instructions again:

 Here is the rubric and directions. 
Here are a couple of videos on making a mobile or a pennant garland. 
 
email if you have questions! Mrs. G
 

Tuesday: Lit comp 1

Hi Students! We have finished A Midsummer Night's Dream! Yay! It was really fun to read this play with you! To finish this unit, we will do a project on the many aspects or sides of love that Shakespeare explores in MSND. Please look over your brainstorming notes that we took in class today. Here is the rubric and directions. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P7b9nsaIWnfL2pHHLIH5VS8gUUuXwUobfXuc6G71YNE/edit?usp=sharing
We will work on it in class next week. I will have supplies and examples in class to help you. Here are a couple of videos on making a mobile or a pennant garland. Thanks! Mrs. G

Lit comp 1

Hi Students! I was super excited to see the pictures of your MSND plots on the board!! Wow! Impressive!!! Please read Act 5 this week. That will be your only homework assignment. Have a great weekend! Mrs.G

Tuesday: Lit Comp 1

HI Students! Great work reading the beginning of Act 3! You make it so exciting with your voices! I love it! This week please continue on in Act 3. Things will get crazier before they calm down in this play! Also, please answer these homework questions:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1192wsFKJndpzL0Uxn6RBP6QKOCn0crncm2jgImVLGeY/edit?usp=sharing

Please share that with me by class next week! Thanks! Have a great week! Mrs. G

Tuesday: Lit Comp 1

HI Students! I am so sorry I did not post last week! Totally an accident! We are just reading Act 1 one of Midsummer Night's Dream for homework this week. Thanks! See you tomorrow (unless this blizzard keeps up! Check the website!) Thanks! Mrs G

Tuesday: Lit Comp 1

HI Students! Please make progress on your essays this week. I will devote some of the class time to workshopping your essays again, but we need to move on to "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by Shakespeare! Please look at the comments I made in your essay documents. If you wrote your essay in something other that Google, please do not do that anymore! Always write in Google docs at home so that we can access it in class. If you did write it in something else (Word, Pages), copy what you wrote there and paste it into the Google doc you were working on in class. Email me with any questions! Thanks! Mrs. G 

Tuesday: Lit Comp 1

Hi Students! Great to see you again! This week please write your introductory paragraph for your Tom Sawyer essay. It should contain a summary and the thesis statement we talked about. Also, please bring three reasons you think Tom Sawyer the book will be a book people love to read forever and two examples per reason from the book (6 examples altogether) to support your thesis. Do these in pencil on the sheet or go ahead a start your essay in a Google Doc. Eventually you will turn it in as a Google Doc. Thanks! Mrs. G

Tuesday: Lit Comp1

Hi Students, Please finish the Conflict chart and the two questions below this week. I would like 2-3 full sentences for those last two questions. Also Please read up to chapter 25 or page 126. Feel free to read ahead if you would like. We will finish the book over the vacation. Have a great week! Thanks! Mrs. G

Check grades!

Hi Everyone, just a reminder to check infinite Campus this week to see if you are missing anything. Do not send me an email saying, "I did this." If you think you did do it and it shows as missing, then resend it to me in an email or reshare it. I will need to have grades in by Dec. 13 for High School students. I will accept missing work or corrected work until 12/13. Thanks! Mrs. G

 

Tuesday: Lit Comp 1

Hi Students! Please continue reading Tom Sawyer this week up to page 96 or ch.18. Also complete the character sketch handout I gave you in class today of Tom and make the chart to go with it. Have a great week! Mrs. G

Tuesday: Lit Comp 1

Hi Students! Nice work on your in class presentations. If you were not here to present today, please come prepared to present your slide show to the class on the Tuesday you return. Over the break, please read the first 50 pages of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Here is an audio version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SF7lSyjmZwQ
I haven't found a great online version and there are many abridged versions out there. Please find a copy at the library or used bookstore if you want a hard copy to read over the break.
 
Please complete this Slide show essay recap assignment over the break. You can go into the slide show and see the comments I made. Please then respond to the comment right there by rewriting the comment in your own words (or you can do it slide by slide on a separate document.) Then write a 2-3 sentence reflection on what you will do next time in an essay or similar essay slide show. This should be pretty a fast. You are also welcome to change/correct any part of the slide show for more points. I will take this the week after the break.
Thanks! Happy Thanksgiving and have a wonderful time with your families! Mrs. G
 

Tuesday: Lit Comp 1

Hi Students, I am looking forward to your slide shows next week. Do your best to check over the rubric to see if you are on track. This is a hard assignment but give it a good effort and we will talk about it after Thanksgiving break. Here is an example:(yours is on the Raven poem)
and the rubric for this final assignment

Tuesday: Lit Comp 1

HI Students! Please begin working on your Symbolism Google Slide show.  Come next week with at least 6 slides done and we will work on them in class together. I will meet with each of you to answer questions and make sure we are all on track. Here is an example slide show
and the rubric for this final assignment
If you missed class, please check out the example and the rubric. Give the slides a try (Google slides is part of the Google suite included in your svvsd account. Here is a website to help: https://support.google.com/docs/answer/2763168?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en) and I will help you in class next week.
Have a great week! Mrs. G