Stuck in the Middle
FMS 7th Grade Newsletter: Week of April 22-26
7th Grade Field Trip is Tuesday!
Classroom Notes
ELA
Now that we’re finished with MAP testing, we’ll be digging deeper with persuasion! We’ve been learning about persuasive techniques, so next week, we’ll talk about what makes a good argument, and how an author can use claim, reason, and evidence to convince the reader.
Week at a Glance:
Monday - NWEA testing in reading
Tuesday - Field Trip to Jefferson City
Wednesday - Finish NWEA testing, author’s argument and persuasive writing
Thursday - Author’s argument, persuasive writing, finish NWEA if needed
Friday - Finish up author’s argument/test, persuasive writing
Learning Targets for the Week:
R.I.2D Evaluate an author's argument, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient to support the claims.
W.2.A.c: Develop argumentative writing by introducing and supporting a claim with clear reasons and relevant evidence, acknowledging counterclaims, and establishing relationships between claims and supporting evidence.
Important Vocabulary:
Analyze
Determine
Argument
Reasoning
Gather evidence
Craft argumentative writing
Paraphrasing vs. Quoting
Power Standards for the Quarter: ***If you click on this title, it is linked to the 7th grade ELA objectives in your eBinder.
R.I.2D Evaluate an author's argument, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient to support the claims.
RL.1.B.: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings using context affixes, or reference materials.
SL.1.C.: Acknowledge new information expressed by others including those presented in diverse media and, when warranted, modify their own views.
W.2.A.c: Develop argumentative writing by introducing and supporting a claim with clear reasons and relevant evidence, acknowledging counterclaims, and establishing relationships between claims and supporting evidence.
W3.A: Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.
Learning
Creating advertisements using persuasive techniques
all about
Persuasive techniques stations
persuasion!
Persuasive techniques for shared reading
Math
Announcements:
Our Level up Hyperdocs can be used to help your student know what to practice at home to improve their math grade for Objective 4: Expressions and Objective 5:Equations.
To see what we are doing in class, ask your child to show you their daily agenda on the Hyperdoc attached to Google Classroom. Here you can see the agenda as it is updated daily to reflect what students are doing each day. Our objective rubrics for the quarter are linked to the Power Standards below.
Learning Targets for the Week:
I can find the volume of a right prism.
I can find the surface area of right prisms.
Important Vocabulary: volume, surface area, prism, pyramid
Power Standards for the Quarter:
7.EEI.B.4: Write and/or solve linear equations and inequalities in one variable
7.GM.B.5: Use angle properties to write and solve equations for an unknown angle
Exploring Cross Sections of 3D Shapes using models.
Exploring Cross Sections of 3D Shapes using models.
Exploring Cross Sections of 3D Shapes using models.
Life Science
Week at a Glance:
This week we will continue talking about natural selection and adaptations.
Learning Target for the Week:
I CAN identify some changes in genetic traits that have occurred over several generations through natural selection and selective breeding such as the Galapagos Medium Ground Finch or domestic animals.
Important Vocabulary
- Natural Selection
- Selective Breeding
- Organism
- Environment
- Genetic Traits
- Genetically Modified Organism
- Adaptation
- Charles Darwin
- Understand and define ecological factors that makeup our planet.
Social Studies
Week at a Glance:
In Mrs. Brunk's class we wrapped up our Famous Patriots projects, and then learned how Britain punished the colonies for the Boston Tea Party through the Intolerable Acts. We also learned to look at events in history from multiple view points and used bias to create our own political cartoons.
In Mrs. Yate's class we finished the story of Johnny Tremain, an apprentice silversmith that in the Colonial time period joins the Sons of Liberty, participates in the Boston Tea Party, and other high points of the Revolutionary War. Students also explored what it means to be a Patriot and painted famous quotes and images related to patriotism.
Learning Target for the Week:
Students will trace the events that lead to the American revolution from a Patriot (or Colonists) and Loyalists (or British Government) point of view.
Vocabulary: rebel, revolution, Patriot, Loyalist, representation, authority, Sons of Liberty, liberty, Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, Intolerable Acts, Lexington and Concord
Questions? Email your child's social studies teacher:
Heather Yates - hyates@fulton58.org
Lara Brunk - lbrunk@fulton58.org