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Grade 7English Language Arts

Week 13 April 27th –May1st

Term 2

Teacher: Amin Ahmed

Student’s Name: __________________You can make a difference!

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Weekly Plan + Homework AssignmentsDay Classroom Activities Homework

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Second Mid-Term Test

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Stars with WingsReading Strategy: Reading Science ArticleLiterary analysis: Compare and contrast characters

Homework No. 41Do page1

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Daily language SkillbuilderGrammar : passive voice

Homework No. 42Do page 3

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Spelling: Words from the French languageWriting: Science Article

Homework No. 43

Write your science article

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Spelling and Dictation Test

Note: All homework assignments are due on Wednesday unless specified.

Spelling: Words from the French languageamateur tongue bureau corsage beretchauffeur league plateau mirage balletgrandeur fatigue trousseau espionage buffetpasteurize vague chateau sabotage gourmet

Dictation:

Whether you are reading poems about fireflies or the ingredients list on a cereal box, you arelearning something new. What do you do when you want to know more about these or other topics?First, you gather facts, details, and ideas about the topic from the text you are reading or from avariety of sources. Then you connect ideas, or bring together information, to gain a betterunderstanding of the topic.

Kingdom Schools – Boys’ IntermediateEnglish Department

Grade 7IPWeekly Parent Information Letter

Term: 2 Week: 13 Date: April 27th – May1st

Topic/Theme: Stars with WingsGenre: Science Article

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CoNNECT IDEAS IN TEXTReviewing text features helps readers connect ideas to better understand the structure and purpose of an article. Some common text features are:

• Title: Identifies the text and the topic• Introductory Question and Paragraph: Following the title, it may reveal the writer’s focus

or main idea• Subheading: Signals the start of a new topic or section and identifies what it will be about• Graphic Aids: Helps readers visualize people, places, things, and ideas. Graphic aids include

illustrations, maps, and diagrams.

Directions: Record text from the article in the chart and write the scientific facts you learn from it. Some ideas have been recorded for you.

text Scientific Facts

Title: “Stars with Wings” The article will be about fireflies.

Introductory question and paragraph: Fireflies eat bugs that eat vegetable gardens.

Subheadings:1. A Beetle, Actually

1. Fireflies are not bugs or flies. They are beetles

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Graphic Aids:

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TEXT ANALySISFor questions 1–2, see page 603 of the Student Edition.

Directions: Complete the sentences. 3. Identify Characteristics of a Science Article Complete each sentence.

“Stars with Wings” is a science article about fireflies because it includes

“Stars with Wings” is a science article because its purpose is

“Stars with Wings” is a science article because it is organized using

4. Connect Ideas Complete each sentence.

One scientific fact I learned about fireflies is

Another scientific fact I learned about fireflies is

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PASSIVE VOICE PV 4

Change the sentences to passive voice.

1. Many people begin new projects in January

2. You must wash that shirt for tonight’s party.

3. Mum is going to prepare the food.

4. They make shoes in that factory.

5. We will have to examine you again.

6. They had finished preparations by the time the guests arrived.

7. The delegation will meet the visitors at the airport.

8. We have produced skis here since 1964.

9. All workers will read the memo.

10. Nobody can beat Tiger Woods at golf.

11. They also speak German at EU meetings.

12. We must look into the question.

13. Someone reads the newspaper to him every day.

14. The Chinese discovered acupuncture thousands of years ago.

15. Has he given you back the book yet?

16. The police locked up the criminals.

17. They must have left the keys behind.

18. The robbers made up the story.

19. The boy is eating the cake.

20. Dad promised by a box of chocolates.

21. The spider scared her.

22. The guide will show us the Natural History Museum in the afternoon.

23. The dentist is cleaning the woman’s teeth.

24. She showed her relatives the new house.

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amateur tongue bureau corsage beret

chauffeur league plateau mirage ballet

grandeur fatigue trousseau espionage buffet

pasteurize vague chateau sabotage gourmet

Lesson Generalization: Spelling follows certain patterns in every language.Some French letter patterns appear in words commonly used in the Englishlanguage: eur, eau, final silent t, final silent ue.

In both English and French, a soft g is usually followed by e, i, or y. The hard g is usually followed by a, o, or u.

A.1. Not only do some French spelling patterns appear in English, but so too does the pronunciation of

those letter combinations. Find and write words from the word list that have the following Frenchletter patterns and pronunciation:

eur eau final silent t final silent ue

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2. In both English and French, a soft g is usually followed by ____________________,

____________________, or ____________________. What words from the list have a soft g?

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The hard g usually precedes ____________________, ____________________, or

____________________. What words from the list have a hard g near the end of the word?

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B. On a seperate sheet of paper, write a short story using as many words as possiblefrom the spelling list—12 or more. Share your story with a partner or small group.

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148 SPELLING

Words from the French language More Practice

1. amateur 5. bureau 9. beret 13. tongue 17. corsage

2. chauffeur 6. plateau 10. ballet 14. league 18. mirage

3. grandeur 7. trousseau 11. buffet 15. fatigue 19. espionage

4. pasteurize 8. chateau 12. gourmet 16. vague 20. sabotage

A. Complete each sentence with a spelling word.

1. Does the dairy farm ____________________ its own milk?

2. Jeffrey reads books about spies because he likes tales of ____________________.

3. A high, flat stretch of land is called a ____________________.

4. The initials F.B.I. stand for the Federal ____________________ of Investigation.

5. The agents planned to ____________________ the railroads of the enemy’s country.

6. Only ____________________ players can enter this special tournament.

7. The ____________________ image of a lake in the desert was only a ____________________.

8. Tourists are always impressed by the ____________________ of the French Alps.

9. The ____________________ driving that limousine is wearing a ____________________.

10. Doctors say that the exhausted athlete is suffering from ____________________.

B. Unscramble these spelling words and write them on the lines. Hint: TheFrench letter patterns are not scrambled.

1. euraamt ____________________ 11. tobsaage ____________________

2. eterb ____________________ 12. uaffeurhc ____________________

3. ontueg ____________________ 13. eziptsaeur ____________________

4. etmougr ____________________ 14. pteaual ____________________

5. eaurtsous ____________________ 15. rbueau ____________________

6. hctaeau ____________________ 16. eurngrad ____________________

7. imrage ____________________ 17. uegtifa ____________________

8. scroage ____________________ 18. gvaue ____________________

9. ffbuet ____________________ 19. agenoispe ____________________

10. etllba ____________________ 20. aleueg ____________________