Dialect

"Monstah" or "Monster"?  "Old Man" or "Father"?  What is the difference?  What can you tell about a character based on their dialect?

Type in the paragraph of dialect you wrote for homework.  Click "comment" below, type your paragraph, sign your name after your writing, click anonymous, and publish your comment.

How did Mark Twain use truth in fiction?

In order to discover some of the ways Mark Twain used truth in his fiction, review the information in the links below which will provide you with background and information on the setting of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

Mark Twain Museum
Mark Twain's Mississippi
Mark Twain Scrapbook
Twain Library
Norman Rockwell's Mark Twain
The Official Website of Mark Twain
Mark Twain's Times

Extended Metaphor

An extended metaphor compares two unlike things throughout a series of lines or paragraphs, making the comparison more intense in the reader's mind.  We see extended metaphors in literary works, songs, and theater.  Click the links below for examples.
Life is an Open Book
Hope
Extended Metaphor Prezi
Juliet is the sun
Teen Ink 
Love is a Metaphor
Sports Metaphors We Live By
Let Will Ferrell Tell You
Once you have written your first extended metaphor stanza, click "Comments" below to publish your work and share your ideas.

Mood Paragraphs

Write a paragraph which uses imagery and dialogue to create a particular mood.  Use unique language!  Click comments below to post, and sign your name after your paragraph.  Proofread for errors.  Check to be sure compound and complex sentences are properly punctuated. 

Candy Exploded Moments

Click on "Comments" below to post your exploded moments.  This writing should be full of imagery (description which appeals to one or more of our senses).  Check your spelling, punctuation, and grammar to receive full credit, and sign your name below the post.  Yum.

Memoir

Memoir Examples
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writeit/criticspicks.asp

Writing The Senses
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writeit/cavalcade/pdf//feb2005/master_class_fuller_p28_p30.pdf

S.E. Hinton

Use these links to create a web regarding the following question:

What influenced S.E. Hinton's writing?
 
http://www.sehinton.com
About S.E. Hinton
Hinton Bio Pt. 1
Random House Interview
Hinton On Location
The Outsiders 40 Years Later
Vanity Fair Interview
Outsiders Glog

Exploded Moments

An exploded moment looks at life through a microscope so that you can appreciate all of the fine details of a moment.  Today we will be brainstorming some of the things we can see, hear, taste, touch and smell at the beach.  Think about a moment from your summer that you can explode, brainstorm, and write a detailed paragraph.  Post your paragraph in the comment section below and sign your name. Be sure to proofread for grammar and spelling.

Welcome to 7 Red!

Hello everyone!  I am very happy to be meeting all of you on this finale of August and summer. This day reminds me of the opening to Natalie Babbit's novel, Tuck Everlasting. She writes, "...August hangs at the very top of summer, the top of the live-long year, like the highest seat of a Ferris wheel when it pauses in its turning.” Please join me as this pause comes to an end and we ride through 7th grade together. Click on "Comments" below and post about what you are leaving behind with summer, what you are looking forward to, and any questions that you might have. Enjoy!

Mark Twain Webquest

Use the following links to complete the Mark Twain webquest:

http://muscarellar.victorschools.org/Mark%20Twain%20Webquest.html

Scroll to:

Who is Samuel Clemens and Mark Twain?

Use the links on the following website to answer the above question.

http://teacherweb.com/MA/DrKevinMHurleyMiddleSchool/dsturner/apt11.aspx
Scroll down to the guiding question:

What were the historical, social, and cultural climates prevalent

 at the time Samuel Langhorne Clemens lived and wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer? 

Use the links on the following website to answer the above question.

http://teacherweb.com/MA/DrKevinMHurleyMiddleSchool/dsturner/apt11.aspx

Sample Writing

Sample Writing

Hooks

This is the face we should all be making when we read the first line of your narrative.  Hooks are important and set the tone for your writing.  Post yours here.  Don't forget to sign your name.

Mood

Create a short narrative paragraph which creates a particular mood.  Do not reveal the mood you are trying to create, we should be able to guess.  Click on the word "comments" below to post your writing and sign your name after your paragraph.  Please use proper grammar and capitalization.....this is not a text message and those comments with mistakes will not receive full credit.  

Dialect

"Monstah" or "Monster"?  "Old Man" or "Father"?  What is the difference?  What can you tell about a character based on their dialect?

Type in the paragraph of dialect you wrote for homework.  Click "comment" below, type your paragraph, sign your name after your writing, click anonymous, and publish your comment.

Japanese Internment

Use the following link to research information about the Japanese Internment and write an explanation about the photo we discussed in class (below).


Japanese Americans and the U.S. Constitution

Anne Frank

Use the following links to make a list of 10 facts about Anne Frank and what was happening in the world during her life.

http://www.annefrank.org/en/Anne-Frank/

http://annefrank.com/about-anne-frank/who-is-anne/

Anne Frank Bio & Video

Anne Frank Secret Annex

Interview with Miep Geis

Nazi Propaganda

Nazi History

Propaganda Presentation

Anne & Hanneli

The Omnivore's Dilemma

Use the following links to find an article that supports or opposes a point made by the author in The Omnivore's Dilemma.  Use your research to support or oppose this point in on of your essay paragraphs.

http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/09/10/is-organic-food-worth-the-expense

http://www.appetiteforprofit.com/articles/

http://www.foodpolitics.com/links/

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/04/health/04meat.html?hp&_r=0

http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.php?date=08/01/07&pundit=2

http://www.naturalnews.com/037208_organic_foods_study_Stanford_Cargill.html

http://www.naturalnews.com/037231_GMO_labeling_junk_science_financial_ties.html

http://www.grassfedtraditions.com/grass_fed_butter.htm 

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/harvest/exist/   

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/11-amazing-facts-about-the-mcdonald-s-mcrib-170212930.html

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/harvest/exist/   

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113619474 

http://www.newser.com/tag/23559/1/michael-pollan.html

Monsters & Witches

Use the following links to research the Salem Witch Trials and answer quiz questions.  Think about how fear of the unknown may have influenced the people of Salem in the same way it influenced the neighbors of Maple Street.  How did individuals influence events?
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/previous_seasons/case_salem/index.html
 http://www.salemwitchmuseum.com/education/index.shtml
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/brief-salem.html?device=ipad

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/salem/

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/previous_seasons/case_salem/index.html

Preamble to the United States Constitution

As we decode the language in the Preamble to our nation's Constitution, I want you all to incorporate research into preparing your collage.  The following links may help you:

http://ratify.constitutioncenter.org/constitution/details_explanation.php?link=003&const=00_pre_00
Use backissues of Junior Scholastic for articles about history:
http://junior.scholastic.com/
http://www.barefootsworld.net/constit1.html#preamble

http://www.usconstitution.net/constkids4.html
http://www.usconstitution.net/xconst_preamble.html

http://constitutioncenter.org/education/students/
http://civicssms.blogspot.com/
http://www.annenbergclassroom.org/page/a-guide-to-the-united-states-constitution
http://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/preamble

http://www.schoolhouserock.tv/Preamble.html
Research events in United States history and connect one of these events to your phrase.

Exploded Beach Moments

An exploded moment looks at life through a microscope so that you can appreciate all of the fine details of a moment.  Today we will be brainstorming some of the things we can see, hear, taste, touch and smell at the beach.  Use our class ideas or your own in order to explode a moment on the beach.  Post in comments below and sign your name.