Grade 7
I. Notebook rubric in a page protector
II. Cover divider (meaning the first divider in your notebook) should have the following information printed on it:
Name
Grade 7
2007-2008
Xavier Charter School
a. After the cover divider, in a page protector, the "Grade 7" handout with "Course of Study" on the other side
b. Time line in a page protector
c. "The Successful Student" in a page protector
d. Class preparedness/Study Question and Entry Assignment rubrics in a page protector
e. Independent study/Poster rubrics in a page protector
III. Divider labeled "Literature"
a. Outline done in class on Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde with sections to date:
Robert Louis Stevenson
Novella
Thriller
Detective mystery
Allegory
b. October 18 study questions (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Chap 6)
c. October 17 study questions (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Chap 5)
d. October 16 study questions (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Chap 4)
e. October 15 study questions (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Chap 3)
f. October 11 study questions (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Chap 2)
g. October 10 study questions (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Chap 1)
h. October 10 paragraph written in class after studying the ‘thriller’ section of your Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde outline
i. October 5 paragraph written in class after studying the Jack London part of your outline on Call of the Wild
j. October 4 study questions (The Call of the Wild Chap 7)
k. October 1 study questions (The Call of the Wild Chap 5)
l. Handout: Paragraph with missing words from opening paragraph of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
m. Call of the Wild outline done in class
n. Grade level reading list signed by both parent/guardian and student, in a page protector
IV. Divider labeled "Poetry"
V. Divider labeled "Vocabulary"
a. October 18 Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
indifferent
gaunt
laden
baize
ruminate
benefactor
oration
eddy
carbuncle
insensible
sedulously
quaint
b. "America Becomes a World Power" vocabulary to date:
imperialism
annexation
monarchy
propaganda
editorial
headline
yellow journalism
c. October 11 assignment: Find five words from Chapter 2 of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde that you don’t understand and define them.
d. October 10 assignment: Find five words from Chapter 1 of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde that you don’t understand and define them.
e. October 3 assignment: Find five words you don’t understand from Chapter 6 of Call of the Wild and define them
f. September 26: Find five words you don’t understand from Chapter 3 of Call of the Wild and define them
g. Our character vocabulary to date:
respect
self-discipline
responsibility
honesty
integrity
h. Our Word of the Week to date:
benevolent
cajole
chasten
desecrate
digress
effervescent
VI. Divider labeled "Writing"
a. Keyword (it says "note", but it should be "word") outline handout in page protector
b. October 18th: Organizational Outline for your Call of the Wild paper
c. October 15th: List of sources for your Call of the Wild paper
d. October 8th: Topic for your Call of the Wild paper
e. Handout: Call of the Wild Research Paper
f. October 10 keyword outline and paragraph: Egyptian class system and priests
g. October 5 keyword outline and paragraph: Egyptian pharaohs and Menes
h. October 4 keyword outline and paragraph: Egyptian paper—papyrus
i. October 3 keyword outline (initialed by parent or guardian) and paragraph: B.C. and A.D.
j. October 2 keyword outline and paragraph: Semites
k. Notes taken in class: “Public Speaking”
VII. Divider labeled "Grammar"
a. Grammar worksheet: Review 1/7
b. Grammar worksheet: 5/6
c. Grammar worksheet: 3/4
d. Grammar worksheet; 1/2
e. Grammar outline written in class with these headings to date:
articles
nouns
pronouns
verbs
VIII. Divider labeled "Latin/Greek"
a. Latin worksheet ‘Let’s Practice’
b. Latin sounds list written in class
IX. Divider labeled "History"
a. October 18 obituary for José Marti
b. October 17 outline done in class on Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst
c. Handout: Notes on Cuban War/ José Marti pp. 19 and 20
d. Handout: Analyzing a Political Cartoon p. 16
e. Handout: “The Annexation of Hawaii” pp. 15 and 14
f. September 24 keyword outline and paragraph: third paragraph of Klondike handout
g. September 18 paragraph: Choose one event or person on the timeline and write what you know about it
h. September 17 paragraph: Why do we study history?
i. Handout: Klondike
X. Divider labeled "Geography"
a. Cover sheet: Maps, Geography of the United States (in page protector)
b. Outline map of the United States (page protector)
c. USA Capitals map (page protector)
d. United States of America map (page protector)
e. USA: Physical (page protector)
f. USA: Average Precipitation and Temperature (page protector)
g. States and Capitals (page protector)
h. Outline done in class with the sections:
I. Pacific coast ranges
II. Intermountain Basin and Range
XI. Divider labeled "Xavier Procedures" handout (6 pages, signed and dated)
XII. Divider labeled "Entry Assignments"
XIII. Divider labeled "Study Questions"
