Read "The Poncho Bearer." The author writes about his son, Sam, who became known as "the poncho bearer." Sam left behind a legacy. Think about the legacy that you will leave behind at the end of your 7th grade year. What will you be remembered for? Use this prompt to get you started:
At the end of this year, I will be known as/for...
Your essay will need to be 1 pg. minimum. You decide how you are going to organize your information into paragraphs.
You will start by BRAINSTORMING. You will turn in evidence that you have brainstormed with your essay.
DUE: Friday, 9/9
WEEKLY REVIEW:
Parents: I sent home a packet with the students that explains my new grading system in Communication Arts. It requires a parent signature, and that portion needs to be returned to me ASAP. Thank you!
This week, students read a great article about legacy. For their weekly writing task, they were asked to consider what it is they want to be remembered for/as when they leave the 7th grade. Our main focus this week was discussing the criteria for quality brainstorming. Students looked at many brainstorming examples and categorized each example into a level of mastery category (no evidence, not met, emerging, met and exceeding). Students did an exceptional job categorizing and justifying their choices. They then were able to develop a criteria for quality brainstorming for both the "met" and "exceeding" categories. This is a critical step as they will have to provide evidence (through their own work) that they are able to brainstorm to generate ideas for writing tasks. We are still working on conventions (capitalization, using quotation marks, punctuation, etc.). Next week, we will review dictionary skills.
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