Week 14 May 4-8. Term 2. Grade 7 English Language Arts. Teacher: Amin Ahmed. Student s Name: You can make a difference!

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1 Grade 7 English Language Arts Week 14 May 4-8 Term 2 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 Guidelines: "The Charge of the Light Brigade" "The Highwayman" Second Mid-Term Test Grammar: Active/ passive voice spelling: Greek combining forms Writing: Narrative poem from EPLORING THE TITANIC Homework No. 41 Reading Strategy: use chronological order Literary analysis: narrative nonfiction Do page 3 and 7 Saturday Sunday Kingdom Schools Boys Intermediate English Department Grade 7IP Weekly Parent Information Letter Term: 2 Week: 14 : May 4 th 8 th Topic/Theme: from EPLORING THE TITANIC Genre: Narrative nonfiction Monday Tuesday Wednesday from EPLORING THE TITANIC Daily language Skillbuilder Grammar : transition For coherence from EPLORING THE TITANIC Spelling: Words from the French language Writing: Narrative nonfiction Check homework Spelling and Dictation Test Homework No. 42 Do page 6 Homework No. 43 Write A narrative nonfiction essay Note: All homework assignments are due on Wednesday unless specified. Spelling: Words from the French language amateur tongue bureau corsage beret chauffeur league plateau mirage ballet grandeur fatigue trousseau espionage buffet pasteurize vague chateau sabotage gourmet Dictation: Narrative nonfiction tells a true story about events that really happened. Writers use both literary elements and source material to tell an interesting and accurate story.

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4 Reading skill use chronological order Writers use chronological order, or time order, to present events in the order in which they happened. Look for these clues to recognize time order: calendar dates such as Wednesday, April 10, 1912 clock times such as shortly after noon and 8:03 P.M. words that show time order, such as before, later, around lunch time, and for the next ten months Directions: Record the events of the Titanic s final day on the timeline. Sunday morning April 14, 1912 Harold Bride receives iceberg warning from operator.

5 vocabulary strategy AnALoGies An analogy presents a relationship between two pairs of words. To complete an analogy, identify the relationship between the words in the pair. The second pair of words should relate to each other in the same way. If the first pair of words relate to each other as antonyms (words with opposite meanings), the second pair should also relate as antonyms. If the first pair of words relate to each other as synonyms (words with the same meaning), the second pair should also relate as synonyms. Analogies are often presented in this format: big : small :: new : old. You can read the analogy this way: Big is to small as new is to old. Directions: Choose a word from the box to complete each analogy. calm considerate fall plant squirm clumsily cowardly guide sad untested 1. huge : tiny :: brave : 2. ridiculous : serious :: nervous : 3. worker : employee :: leader : 4. careless : reckless :: gloomy : 5. bored : excited :: thoughtless : 6. child : adult :: seed : 7. upset : angry :: inexperienced : 8. push : pull :: climb : 9. flow : stream :: wiggle : 10. obviously : clearly :: awkwardly :

6 vocabulary study context clues A. Directions: As your teacher reads the passage, listen for each boldfaced word and clues to its meaning. Then discuss possible meanings for the word. Dear Phuong, How are you? I like being a camp counselor! It was really sad leaving home, especially when I watched our little brother waving so feverishly at the car that I thought his arm would fall off. Just before we got here there was a sign that said ROUGH ROAD AHEAD. I thought, Uh oh, I hope that isn t a prophecy! Camp is fun, though. After nineteen years in the city, being in the woods is a novelty. And since we re on the coast, the weather is pretty moderate, so we didn t get that heat wave you guys had. The first morning I had to jump off the dock and swim to a boat. I thought the freezing cold water was going to be ghastly, but it felt good. The accommodations are very basic! However, I get so worn out every day that whatever is for dinner tastes great and even on our skinny bunks I sleep like a rock. Do you remember Kyra, from dance class? She s in the adjoining bunk, so we talk every night. If her mom gets into grad school, her family might move to Sacramento, but if not, they ll be around for a long time. Well, it s almost dinnertime, so I d better go. Copyright Holt McDougal, a division of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Write soon, Binh b. Write each boldfaced word from Part A beside its definition. 1. a prediction of the future 2. in an excited way 3. a room to stay in 4. next to 5. not extreme 6. shockingly awful 7. something new and different

7 vocabulary Practice accommodations moderate prophecy ghastly adjoining novelty feverishly Directions: The following sentences are not logical. Rewrite each sentence so that it makes sense. Be sure to use the underlined word in your new sentence. 1. My report is not due for one month, so I am working on it feverishly. 2. The twins wanted to be as far apart as possible, so they asked for adjoining rooms. 3. We interpreted the surprising weather as a prophecy about what happened yesterday. 4. The wolf s howl was so ghastly we hoped it would continue all night long. 5. We could not get accommodations at that hotel because all of the rooms were available. 6. The restaurant charges moderate prices because it uses only the most expensive ingredients. 7. In the 1950s, electricity was still a novelty.

8 Grammar in context transitions FoR coherence Writing that has coherence flows clearly from one sentence or paragraph to the next. Transitions are words and phrases that show how the different parts of a written work are related. The chart contains transitions that show two different kinds of relationships. time order transitions then, later, after, first, before, during, finally The Wreck of the Titan was written in 1898, before the Titanic was built. compare and contrast transitions indeed, but, although, also, yet, instead, however, like although the story pointed out safety problems, the builders of the Titanic made the same mistakes. Original: Edward J. Smith was the captain of the Titanic. He had an excellent safety record. Revised: Before Edward J. Smith was captain of the Titanic, he had an excellent safety record. Directions: For each of the following sentences, underline the correct transition word in parentheses. 1. Three million rivets were hammered into the Titanic (during, after) her construction. 2. The Titanic s funnels were huge, (like, also) subway tunnels turned on end. 3. The builders of the Titanic wanted her to be the last word in luxury, and (indeed, although) she was. 4. The Titanic had received many iceberg warnings, (yet, while) Captain Smith didn t seem to be worried. 5. When the lookout saw the iceberg, he (first, yet) rang the alarm bell three times. 6. (Before, Although) each lifeboat could carry sixty-five people, many were launched only half full.

9 text Analysis narrative nonfiction Narrative nonfiction tells a true story about events that really happened. Writers use both literary elements and source material to tell an interesting and accurate story. Literary elements include plot, setting, conflict, foreshadowing, and suspense. Source material includes quotations from real people, facts from reliable accounts, and photographs. Directions: Use this chart to record examples of literary elements and source material. The first one has been done for you. Literary elements Setting On board the Titanic, 1912 Plot Conflict Foreshadowing Suspense source material Factual information Quotations from real people

10 Reading check Directions: Recall the events from Robert D. Ballard s nonfiction narrative. Then answer the questions in phrases or sentences. 1. What happened fourteen years after The Wreck of the Titan was written? 2. According to the builders and owners of the Titanic, what was special about the new ship? 3. What warnings did the Titanic receive from nearby ships? 4. Why were the lifeboats a concern for Captain Smith? 5. Why didn t the Californian respond to the Titanic s calls for help?