7th grade project guidelines

“Where the Red Fern Grows” Final Project
Due Date: Feb 20

Now that we completed the novel, it is time for the final project. You are to work alone on this. You will research either:
Hunting dogs
Raccoon hunting
Making items from fur
How to train dogs for hunting

You need to create a 7th grade quality Power Point presentation on your topic with at least 12 slides (1 for the title, 10 dealing specifically with your topic and the book, and 1 for a bibliography slide). You can design your presentation and include any information that you found.

You may have to do a lot of the work at home. You can email your presentation to me at: Zwastetzky@stjohnthebaptistschool.org. You may also save it to a disk and bring it in. If you do not have a Power Point program on your home computer, you need to find the time during the school day (before school—come in early or after school—stay late) to get it done.

You are to do research on your topic and then relate it to specific parts of the book. For example, if you find evidence some where that hound dogs are very predatory towards hunting and they don’t give up, you will include the following “He wouldn’t leave the tree, for in his veins flowed the breeded blood of a hunting dog.” (chapter 19). Your slide will look like this:















You will also do a bibliography page that has proper citations of each source you use and also include the novel.




HOW TO CITE A SOUCE:
Book
Author. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, year of publication. (since you are using the book in general, you may by-pass using all the page numbers)

Example:
Smith, John. Billy and His Dogs. Chicago: Chicago Publishing Company, 1975.

Website:
Author. Name of Page. Date of Posting/Revision. Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site. Date of Access .

Example:
Smith, John. Raccoon Hunters Club. 15 Nov. 2006. Hunters Association of America. www.weluvhunters.com.

Be aware that a lot of times you will not find all the information needed for a web site. Start with the order and include whatever is available.

Your project is worth 60 points. This should be the easiest 60 points you can get. Each slide is worth 5 points.

Those five points will include
accurate, detailed, and quality information related to your topic
spelling and grammar accuracy
creativity
having a quote
having a picture

Title page and bibliography page are also five points each and will be earned based on neatness, creativity and following directions for the bibliography.
Rubric for “Where the Red Fern Grows” Power Point project
60 pts.

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Slide 1 (Title)
The slide is creative, includes your topic and name.
The slide is not creative, but does include topic and name.
The slide is creative, but it does not include either your topic or name.
The slide is not creative and does not include the title/topic.
There was little effort put into the opening slide.

There is no title slide.
Slides 2-11
The slide has pertinent information including a topic relevant to the book, information to support that topic and a great quote with chapter number done properly.
The slide has pertinent information including a topic relevant to the book, information to support that topic and a quote with chapter number done properly.
The slide has pertinent information including a topic relevant to the book, information to support that topic and a quote. There is no chapter number to go with your quote).
The information on the slide does not fit in with the topic or the book. There is a quote, but it is a stretch to make it fit with the information.
There is no topic to the slide, there is no relevance to the topic of the presentation, and the quote is random and does not fit with the topic or information.

The information does not fit in with the topic and/or there is no quote.

Slide 12 (Bibliography)
Bibliography includes all your sources used (including the book) and is done as instructed on the guideline sheet.
Bibliography includes your sources used and is done as instructed on the guideline sheet, the only thing is you forgot your book.
You included all your sources in your bibliography, but there were a couple mistakes in how you cited things. You should have used the examples as a guide.
You included your sources but they were not done properly. You should have used your guideline paper as a guide.
Your bibliography page is no where near correct. You didn’t cite things properly. Why didn’t you use your guidelines?

There was no bibliography.


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reading 7

We just finished "Where the Red Fern Grows." We will have a test tomorrow covering chapters 11-20. Students also received a packet and rubric for their final project. They can work alone or with a parther. Keep in mind we will not have class time to work on it. If your child is working with someone, it must be on his/her own time. I'm attaching the guidelines and rubric below this. The due date will be Feb. 20

We will be starting "The Giver" soon. If you did not buy the book from me, please send it in with your child.

Students are also working on persuausive essays. They will have class time tomorrow, after the test, to work on them. They will be due next week.

grades 6-8 English test on pronouns on Thrusday, 1/17/08

Okay, I'll try to make this really brief. This is the info that will be covered on the test.

Pronouns are words used to replace another noun.Subject pronouns are pronouns used as the subject of the sentence. He needs to know them in this order: I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they.
Object pronouns are pronouns used after the verb. He has to know them in this order: me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them.
Possessive pronouns are pronouns that show ownership. In this order: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, yours, theirs.
Reflexive pronouns are used to refer back to the main noun.In this order.myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves. In a sentence like this:I bought myself a new purse. "I" is the pronoun, bought is the verb, and "myself" refers back to the main noun (I).
Intensive pronouns are the same as the reflexive, but follow the noun/pronoun directly like this: I myself can eat an entire cheesecake. (it is used to intensify a statement).
Demonstrative pronouns are used to point something out: this, that, those, these.
Interrogative pronouns introduce a question (like interrogative statements) they are, which, what, who, whom, whose. Whom is an object pronoun, the rest are subject pronouns.
Inefinite pronouns are pronouns that do not refer to a specific noun. There are singular, plural, and ones that can be either.
Singular are: another, anybody, anyone, each, either, everyboy, everyone, everything, much, neither, nobodym no one. (look at the suffix, they are all singular---body, one...)
The plural ones are: both, few, many, several (this makes sense because they talk abobut more than one thing.)
The ones that can be either are: all, any, most, none, and some.
TO determine if they are singular or plural you have to find the verb. Replace the verb with he or they. If it makes sense using he, it is singular; if it makes sense using they, it is plural.
Here is an example:
All of the students are sweet. The verb is "are". would you say "he are" or "they are?" You would say "they", therefore it is plural.
All of the food is donated to a shelter. The verb is "is". Would you say "he is" or "They is?" You would say "he is", therefore it is singular in this sentence.
Antecedents are the noun(s) replaced by the pronoun. For example: Steve plays hockey. He is a goalie. "He" is the pronoun and the antecedent is "Steve."
I bought my mom a gift. "My" is the pronoun and "I" is the antecedet.
Hope that helps.

library project for 8th grade

Library project due dates have been changed. The new due date is on January 14.

This is because the original date was the 18th and there is an inservice day. It is imperative that all projects be turned in on time so that they will get graded by the time report cards go out. We will not accept late work.

graes 7 library project

Library projects will be due the following dates:

7th grade

Summaries need to be written and edited by January 11
Final scrapbook is due on January 15. This is a revised date since we will be out of school on the 18th. It will also allow a couple days to grade the projects. Since the nine weeks will be over that week and report cards will be printed, we need all projects turned in on time. Late projects will not be accepted since the grading period will be over.

grades 6-8 spelling

Sorry, I know it has been a while.

Spelling in all grades will be due on Friday, January 11. We did not have spelling due today since it was a very short week. Students were given time in class today to start the pages. All six are due on Friday. The test will also be on Friday. Grade 8 only, sentences are due on Friday.

8th grade

Research project info has been distributed. Please ask to see it so you are aware of the due dates. Basically they are each Monay until 12/17 (with the exception nof Tuesday after Thanksgiving since we are not here on Monday.

Pigman project is due on Wednesday.

Pigman quiz is on Wednesday.

Noun quiz is on Thursday.

7th grade

Brian's Winter test will be on Wednesday.
Final project is ue on Tuesay (Tomorrow)

Noun quiz is on Thursday.

Spelling unit 13 is due on Friday.

6th grade

We will finish the candy wrapper story tomorrow. They are really cute!

Spelling unit 11 test an workbook pages will be on Friday.

7th grade

We finished "Brian's Winter" and the kids received the rubric for the final project. It will be due on Tuesday.

Spelling unit 11 workbook pages and test will be ue on Friday.

Noun quiz will be on Weddnesday.

The next book we will read is "Where the Red Fern Grows." If you didn't buy the book from me, please get it. If you have it at home, please send it in for your child.

8th grade

Unit 11 spelling sentences, workbook pages (skip the last one), and sentences are due on Friday.

We will continue to work on the yearbook project on Friday in the computer lab.

We just finished reading "The Pigman." Students will be given a packet to go along with the story to o in class, they will also have a final quiz covering the last section of the book. The final project (they will get the guidelines and rubric this week) will be due sometime next week.

The reading quiz will be Tuesday.

The next book we will read will be "Flowers for Algernon" If you haven't purchased the book, please do so now. If you have a copy of it at home, please have your child bring it in.

We will also be starting the research paper soon. I'd like to finish it before Christmas. They will be oing it on a counrty. We will also be working on a cross-class project with computer class where they do a slideshow of the country to present in class.

6th grade

Spelling test for unit 10 will be tomorrow (Nov. 2) Workbook pages also need to be completed. Unit 11 test will be on Friday, Nov. 9. Since it is a short week, they may skip the last page of the chapter.

They are woking in groups/indiviually on a candy wrapper story. They may come home and say that their homework is to eat their Halloween candy--they are being honest :)

They are using the wrappers (candy name) to create stories. I'd like them to be completed by Wednesday.

We will also be finishing up the noun unit soon. They will have a test after that.

7th grade

We will be finishing "Brian's Winter" soon. Students will take a final test on the last section of chapters and then do an individual final project. The rubric will come shortly.

Spelling test and workbook pages for unit 10 will be checked on Monday since they are going on a field trip tomorrow. Unit 11 will be due on Friday, November 9. Since it is a short week, they may skip the last page of the unit.

We will also be finishing the unit on nouns next week. We'll be having a test for that.

8th grade

We will be finishing the novel, "The Pigman," next week and the students will complete a packet covering the book.

Their final project will be a group/individual project based on their learning style. It will be a great way to incorporate what they are good at into showing what they got out of the book.

Spelling test for unit 10 will be on Monday since they are going on a field trip tomorrow.
Spelling unit 11 is due next Friday, and since it is a short week, they will only have to do 5 pages (skip the last one). Their test for unit 11, the workbook pages, and the sentences will be due on Friday, November 9.

We will also be finishing the noun unit soon. I'd like to start their research project so it will be over with before Christmas. They will be "visiting" a country for seven days. This will be the cheapest trip they will ever take:) The research project will be high school level with outlines, notecards, rough rafts and bibliographies with annotations---tons of fun. If you haven't purchased notecards yet, please do that. They will probably need at least two packs. Please get the 3x5 lined cards.

spelling 7-8

Unit 8 test and workbook pages are due on Friday the 26th.

Grade 8 also needs to do sentences.

All grades

I passed out your child's grades so far for my classes. If you haven't, please sign the paper and return to me.

Also, any work that needs to be made up is due on Monday. I will not accept anything after that.

English 6

Final copy of personal narrative is due on Monday.

Spelling unit 8 test and workbook pages due on Friday the 26th.