Grade 7 English Language Arts. Term 2. The Charge of the light Brigade. Poetry by E-Server. By Alfred Lord Tennyson. The Highway Man.

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1 English Language Arts Week 11 April 13th - 17th Term 2 The Charge of the light Brigade Poetry by E-Server By Alfred Lord Tennyson The Highway Man By Alfred Noyes Teacher: Amin Ahmed Student s Name: You can make a difference! Keep your booklet clean and neat. Website: Get your booklet on a daily basis. Contact me at: aabdulrazeq@kingdomschools.edu.sa

2 Dear parents, Please make sure that your son follows this weekly plan and completes all the homework activities for the week. This plan is a guide for what your son is going to study and do for the week. Please do not hesitate to contact me (aabdulrazeq@kingdomschools.edu.sa) if you have any queries. Please visit so you can browse and download all worksheets and lesson papers. Weekly Plan + Homework Assignments Day Classroom Activities Homework Saturday Sunday Kingdom Schools Boys Intermediate English Department IP Weekly Parent Information Letter Term: 2 Week: 11 : April 13 th - 17 th Topic/Theme: The Charge of the light Brigade and The Highway Man Genre: Poetry The Charge of the light Brigade Connect to your life Vocabulary study The Charge of the light Brigade Reading Strategy: Reading a Narrative Poem Literary analysis: Simile and Metaphor Homework No. 33 Do page 1 Homework No. 34 Do page 4 Monday Tuesday Wednesday The Highway Man listening Daily language Skillbuilder Grammar : Active Voice The Highway Man Spelling: Greek combining forms Writing: Narrative Poem Check homework Spelling and Dictation Test Homework No. 35 Do page 6 Homework No. 36 Do page 8 Edit your first draft. Note: All homework assignments are due on Wednesday unless specified. Spelling: Greek combining forms stereo technical stereophic architect hydrant typical archives stereotype archeology hydrophobia psychic paternal psychology patriarch logical genesis technology genealogy Dictation: Narrative poems tell stories. They have characters, setting, and plot. As a result, they can be read in a similar way to short stories and novels.

3 vocabulary Strategy FOREIGN words IN ENGLISH Words and terms from many languages are now part of the English language. Some words have the same spelling and meaning as they had in their original language, while others may have changed slightly over time. A. Directions: Look up the following words or terms in dictionary and record the meaning in the table. Complete the last column by identifying the original language of the word or term. word or Term Meaning original Language angst faux pas forte mea culpa nemesis quid pro quo B. Directions: For each word or term from the table, write one sentence that shows its meaning.

4 vocabulary Study SELF-ASSESSMENT OF word MEANING A. Directions: As your teacher reads each set of sentences, listen for the boldfaced word and clues to its possible meaning. 1. Her long black hair flowed down her back. It looked like a cascade of dark water. 2. His velvet jacket was claret. It glowed like a ruby. 3. The orange in the sky faded. The horizon became pale and tawny. 4. She tried to writhe enough to loosen the ropes. No amount of twisting relaxed the bonds, however. B. Directions: To determine how well you understand each vocabulary word, fill in the chart. As you read the selection, revise your definition as needed. Vocabulary word new Seen Before Can Use in a Sentence Possible Meanings 1. cascade 2. claret 3. tawny 4. writhe

5 vocabulary Practice cascade claret tawny writhe A. Directions: Write the word from the box that correctly completes each sentence. You will use each word twice. 1. Rick would in pain every time he dropped a hammer on his toe! 2. The child spilled -colored grape juice, which left a red stain on the white tablecloth. 3. The calico cat is a color. 4. The of rushing water powers the hydroelectric plant. 5. Although Eve wanted her hair to be blond, she was satisfied with a similar color. 6. Niagara Falls is probably the most famous in the world. 7. The teacher watched the students as they wrote their essays. 8. The dress is a beautiful dark red color. B. Writing Option: Write a paragraph about a movie or TV show that has a mysterious, eerie setting. Use at least two of the words from the box to describe one of the characters.

6 Reading Strategy READING A NARRATIvE POEM Narrative poems tell stories. They have characters, setting, and plot. As a result, they can be read in a similar way to short stories and novels. Directions: As you read each poem, complete a story map to keep track of characters, setting, and plot. The Charge of the Light Brigade Characters: Setting: Conflict: Plot Event #1: Plot Event #2: Characters: Conflict: Event #1: Event #2: The Highwayman Setting:

7 Question Support TExT ANALySIS For questions 1 3, see page 591 of the Student Edition. Directions: Answer each question. 4. Compare and Contrast Characters Write two words from the following list to complete each sentence. a. honorable b. abusive c. cowardly d. brave The soldiers in The Charge of the Light Brigade are The soldiers in The Highwayman are 5. Analyze a Ballad Circle the features of The Highwayman that make it exciting to read aloud. a. strong rhythm b. repetition c. capital letters d. vivid verbs e. romantic theme f. slow pace 6. Reading a Narrative Poem Explain what two elements of setting contribute to the plot of The Charge of the Light Brigade: a. b. 7. Identifying Recurring Theme Complete the following sentence. A theme that occurs in both poems is 8. Evaluate Rhythm and Meter Write a line that you like from each poem. Use your hand to beat out the rhythm of each line. Then explain what each poem s rhythm adds to its meaning. The Charge of the Light Brigade The Highwayman

8 Grammar in Context use THE ACTIvE voice Verbs can be in the active voice or the passive voice. In a sentence that uses the active voice, the subject performs the verb s action. In a sentence that uses the passive voice, the subject receives the verb s action. In general, the active voice is preferable to the passive voice because it is more direct. Active: The highwayman loved Bess, the landlord s black-eyed daughter. (The subject highwayman performs the action of the verb loved.) Passive: Bess, the landlord s black-eyed daughter, was loved by the highwayman. (The subject Bess receives the actions of the verb phrase was loved.) Directions: Rewrite each of the following sentences by using the active voice. 1. Bess was taken prisoner by some soldiers. 2. She was being used by the soldiers to lure the Highwayman. 3. The musket was fired by Bess to warn the Highwayman. 4. The shot was heard by the Highwayman. 5. The Highwayman was shot by the soldiers.

9 Lesson 25 Greek combining forms stere stereo stereophonic typos, typi typical stereotype psycho psychic psychology logi, logy logical technology techni technical architect arch archives archeology patri paternal patriarch genes genesis genealogy hydro hydrant hydrophobia phobia phobia acrophobia Lesson Generalization: Greek combining forms (GCF) are word elements that, unlike prefixes and suffixes, can be added to either the beginning or the end of other word elements. GCF may be joined in the same way that the two parts of a compound word are joined. Knowing the meaning of the separate parts will help in understanding the words. The spelling of the GCF may change slightly when it is joined to other word parts. A. The noun suffix ant forms the noun hydrant (hydro + ant). The adjective suffix ic forms the adjective psychic (psycho + ic). GCF joined like a compound word: patri arch / archeology logi is a prefix logy is a suffix Teaching 1. The Greek combining forms in the first column become English nouns or adjectives when suffixes are added. Write the words from the second column that are made up of a Greek combining form and a suffix. Underline the combining form in each word, and circle those words whose combining form changes spelling when the suffix is added. Copyright McDougal Littell Inc. 2. The words in the third column are formed by joining two Greek combining words. Write each word. Then, for each word, underline the combining form that is common to that in the first and second column. Finally, circle those words whose combining form changes spelling when joined to another combining form. B. On a separate sheet of paper, write the spelling words and a brief definition for each. Look up the words in your dictionary and note the meanings of the combining forms. SPELLING

10 Lesson 25 Greek combining forms More Practice 1. stereo 6. psychology 11. archives 16. genealogy 2. stereophonic 7. logical 12. archeology 17. hydrant 3. typical 8. technology 13. paternal 18. hydrophobia 4. stereotype 9. technical 14. patriarch 19. phobia 5. psychic 10. architect 15. genesis 20. acrophobia A. First look at the meaning of each of the Greek word parts listed below. Then use the meaning of the Greek parts to find spelling words that match the definitions. phobia fear psycho mind logi, logy reason; study of genes origin hydro water typos, typi type, example stere strong techni skilled arch first phon sound patri father acro highest 1.fatherly 11. fear of water 2.study of origins 12. study of skill 3.dealing with a skill 13. street pipe for water 4.reasonable 14. strong type 5. first father or leader 15. study of first people 6.fear 16. study of the mind 7. first documents or record 17. concerning the mind 8.strong sounding 18. origin 9. first skilled builder 19. strong-sounding record player 10.fear of heights 20. a usual type B. Write the word from each pair of spelling words that best completes the sentence. 1. Joyce will not swim because she suffers from (hydrophobia, acrophobia). 2. Ralph s family has traced its (archeology, genealogy) to the sixteenth century. 3. A home computer is one product of modern (technology, psychology). 4. The discovery of fire marked the (genesis, genealogy) of a new way of life. 5. Consider all aspects of a problem carefully to arrive at a (logical, technical) solution. 6. Students of (archeology, archives) may work at actual digs while learning about that science. 7. Thomas Jefferson was the (patriarch, architect) who designed and built Monticello. 8. The term for any extreme fear is (phobia, acrophobia). Copyright McDougal Littell Inc. SPELLING