January 9, 2024 – Mr. Coward's Seventh Grade English

Advisory Schedule. Link to Slides.

“Vocab, 1/9.” fastidious, insinuate, improvise, shrewd, allegory, absolution, consign, agitate, sanction

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After three warnings, Joel was _____(ed) to the “naughty chair.”
He tried to _____ himself into the “cool crowd” by hanging around them A LOT.
North Korea is still under economic and trade _____(s) by the United States and others for the treatment of their citizens.
Now that he had found religion, the former criminal wanted to earn ______ for the things he had done.
I didn’t like his ____(ion) that I wasn’t good enough to make the team.
Mr. Coward does not ______ the use of cell phones at school.
The annoying kids taunted the dog over the fence until he was _____(ed) enough to jump over it.
(2) He fooled his pursuers with a _____ trick that he ______(ed) on the spot.
Which one is the allegory? (ANSWER, NOT LETTER.) a) Using animals instead of people in Maus. b) The early bird gets the worm. c) “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” d) He slept like a rock. e) B and D. f) All are allegories. g) None are allegories.

Vladek to the end of Book 2-Chapter 1.

120 Seconds

(1-6) Introduction-Presentation: How well done? Did reader give title, author, and genre of the book and brief setting of the scene? Did reader capture the audience’s attention immediately?
(1-6) Mechanics: Reading Clarity. Is the pacing good? Are words pronounced correctly and easily understood? Are words read slowly enough for the audience’s understanding? Is there enough volume?
(1-6) Stage Presence: Does the reader appear confident? Does the reader establish eye contact with the audience during the intro? Are gestures, if any, natural and appropriate to the reading? Does it look like she/he has practiced?
(1-6) Reading Interpretation: Are characters identifiable/differentiated by your voice? Can you tell when it’s a question? Can you tell when description ends and dialogue begins? CAN YOU AVOID THE MONOTONE DRONE?
(1-6) Quality of Selection: Is it entertaining, whether dramatic, suspenseful, or funny? Does it make us want to read the book?
(1-6) Audience Appeal: Is the reader holding the listeners’ attention? Overall impression?

Work on Interview Essays. Final due next Thursday, 1/18.

Introduction: Setting. Description of scene/setting. How it was set up. Why you chose this person. Relationship to this person.
Description of person. Show, don’t tell.
- Looks. (Details.)
- Voice and choice of words. Delivery.
- Personality. (Bitter? Enthusiastic? Happy? Lost in memories? Crabby? What?)
The intro/description should be 250-300 words.
Interview.
- Questions you asked, followed by answers and follow up. (“My first question was…” “I started by asking…” Etc.)
- You may summarize their answers, but please include at least three good quotes (word for word, as close as you can get, using quotation marks) that use the person’s actual words.
Conclusion: Discuss what you learned, most surprising info, most interesting, change in attitude toward older people, etc. About 75-100+ words.
Name and Period and AN INTERESTING TITLE actually typed into the document.

Examples of Finished Products.