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NO DOL this week
Today, students used laptops to complete thier COMPLAINT and COMPLIMENT letters.
Complaint & Compliment letters - DUE Tuesday, 4/29
POST CARDS due - Thursday, May 1st
Guidelines for post card:
FRONT
Picture or illustration
Name of country, city, or state
Name of attraction/landmark
MUST be in ink
NO white showing on front
BACK
Printed or drawn STAMP
Address to a friend
A hand-written message including (3) facts about your place
Signature
Here is a website for the 7th grade CRCT Study Guide:
Go to the subject and you can find sample questions for ALL content areas -
Be careful - Do NOT print the WHOLE document - it is 100 pages!
You can select to PRINT JUST THE PAGES you NEED!
CRCT Testing is on the following days:
Wed., April 23 - Reading
Thurs., April 24 - Language Arts
Fri., April 25 - Math
Mon., April 28 - Science
Tues., April 29 - Social Studies
Students have full school days, but will have shortened class periods.
NO DOL this Week
Monday, 4/21 - DUE TODAY, Invitations and driving directions
Students took a POP QUIZ (Business Letters)
Class completed CRCT Practice
Tuesday, 4/22
MORE CRCT Practice in class
Wednesday, 4/23 (25 minute classes due to testing)
NOTES: Complaint & compliment letters
NOTES: Postcards
Thursday, 4/24 (25 minute classes due to CRCT)
Small group activities - complaint/compliment letters
Friday, 4/25 (25 minute classes due to CRCT)
WORK DAY - students will be able to work on laptops to complete compaint OR compliment letters OR complete POSTCARDS
NO DOL this week
We are working on our TECHNICAL WRITING UNIT in class on Mon, Tues, and Wed.
MONDAY
Students recieved a PROJECT sheet for their FANTASY GETAWAY Vacation on Monday.
Download fantasy_getaway_bailey_requirements.doc
PARENTS: Please read sheet - do NOT let your child GO ON!
Students also recieved Assignment # 1 TRIP PLANNER sheet on Monday and we worked on laptops to find information on their vacation.
Download trip_planner.doc
TUESDAY
Students worked on their TRIP PLANNER sheet and used laptops in class.
Tuesday's HOMEWORK - work on TRIP PLANNER sheet
WEDNESDAY
Students worked on their PARTY BUDGET sheet (assignment #3).
Download budget_party_sheet.doc
Wednesday's HOMEWORK - finish TRIP PLANNER and Party Budget sheets
THURSDAY
Students took notes on INVITATIONS (assignment #4) - due Monday.
Students took CRCT Practice.
Thursday's HOMEWORK - work on your party invitation - due Monday!
FRIDAY
Students took notes on DRIVING DIRECTIONS (assignment #5) - due Monday.
Students took CRCT Practice.
Friday's HOMEWORK - Complete your party invitation & driving dirctions!
BOTH assignments due MONDAY!
DOL#23 Quiz will be on Friday, April 4th.
Here is the DOL from this week:Download dol_april_1.doc
For the rest of the quarter, we will be working on a TECHNICAL WRITING UNIT.
Each student will be required to plan the ultimate “Fantasy Getaway” vacation as a part of our Technical Writing unit. (10) TECHNICAL WRITING ASSIGNMENTS will be required for the project. Some will be done in class and some will be done AT HOME.
On Thursday, April 3rd, students handed in the FIRST requirement...........
The FIRST requirement is:
Request Letter – This is a business letter requesting information about the vacation of your choice and all that is included with it (hotel, airfare, things to do/places of interest).
This letter is going to be written in BUSINESS LETTER FORMAT to a travel agent or agency – you make it up.
This letter must be typed. Students used laptops on Thursday to type letters.
Refer to your notes for proper format and text requirements.
DOL #23
Because we are out of school, many families will be taking long trips and students in Georgia will be enjoying great weather.
Today we listed the PARTS OF SPEECH
Technical Writing Unit
I collected last night's homework (comparison sheet)
Today we compared a friendly letter to a business letter. Students used their TECHNICAL WRITING "My Notes" to take notes.
NO HOMEWORK
