Bly - LA 7

Revision checklist Spelling/Capital letters punctuation Figurative language Personifying the whole text Specific/interesting word choice Synonyms (variety of words) Ideas are in a logical order and connect Five senses Evoking the emotions you intend to Paragraphs or Stanza

The students are beginning to analyze the poem and letter both titled "Dear Basketball" in preparation for writing their own original text. Here is a link to the Oscar winning short animation based on the poem.  Dear Basketball Here is a link to both texts  Dear Basketball The students will be looking at how to write with a unique voice, using techniques such as flashbacks and chronological order to organize their ideas, incorporating figurative language to create imagery and the effectiveness of a purposeful writing format/style.     There will also be a speaking and representation component to this project.  The work will be done in class, so step-by-step modeling and feedback can be provided.

This week we worked on a few group work tasks to practice speaking, listening and working together.  The students also completed the Gates McGuinity reading/vocabulary standardized assessment.  Next week we will begin working on our first creative project that will include elements of reading, writing, representing and presenting. 

  Elboya School English Language Arts   Grade 7 Course Outline 2019-2020 Ms.Bly: lmbly@cbe.ab.ca Goal The goal of the ELA program is for you to develop the skills necessary to become an effective communicator. Those skills would be: reading, writing, managing information, speaking, listening, and representing your ideas. ELA is a continuing curriculum that builds on the current skills and understanding of each student with room for interest based projects and creativity in addition to functional skills.                                                      Course Content The course content is based on the Alberta program of studies.   For the complete Program of Studies, please see...

All short stories for grade 7 are due on Monday!

Guide for editing short stories: Short story check list Content: -        The context is clearly established (character, setting, hint at problem included in the introduction) -        The events are creative and connect -        Supporting details are precise (show not tell) -        The writing is original and confident (ending not predictable, interesting plot) Organization: -        events are in paragraphs with a clear order -        all actions, details, characters are connected -        the ending ties the events and actions together Sentence Structure: -        sentence beginnings are different -        sentence length is varied (longer and shorter sentences)...