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Grade 7English Language Arts

Dark They Were, andGolden-Eyed

Science Fiction by Ray Bradbury

Week 9 March 30th -April 4th

Term 2Teacher: Amin Ahmed

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Weekly Plan + Homework AssignmentsDay Classroom Activities Homework

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Connect to your lifeBuild backgroundWords to know

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“ "Dark They Were, and Golden-EyedActive Reading: Reading Science FictionLiterary analysis: Mood

Homework No. 27

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“ "Dark They Were, and Golden-EyedlisteningDaily language SkillbuilderGrammar: Prepositions

Homework No. 28

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“ "Dark They Were, and Golden-EyedActive Reading: Reading Science FictionSpelling: The letters j, ge, and dgeWriting: Letter to the Author

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Spelling and Dictation Test

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

Spelling: The letters j, ge, and dge

justice journal challenge judge jacketjuice pajamas language pledge injuryjumbo conjunction damage bridge marriagejuvenile rejoice mileage badge dodge

Dictation:In science fiction, writers often explore the future. They blend scientific facts and theories and familiarelements of real life with their own ideas. Although science fiction writers portray future times and places,their themes often comment on the problems of today's world.

Kingdom Schools – Boys’ IntermediateEnglish Department

Grade 7IPWeekly Parent Information Letter

Term: 2 Week: 7 Date: March 30th -April 4th

Topic/Theme: “Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed" Genre: Short story

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Homework No. 26Do page 4

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Homework No. 29Do page 10

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• TEXT ANALY5IS: MOOD

Has a story ever made you feel hopeful, nervous, orcompletely terrified! The feeling you get fro-n a storyis called the mood. Writers create a mood by

• C.;lr~fulll choosing words to descrbe the plot, setting,and characters

• showing what characters think and how they ta k

Identifying mood caf'l help 'IOU understand a story. Asyouread "Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed,"think about how itmakes you fe~l, and what words 3ffect you.

• READING STRATEGY: READING SelENer FICTION

In science fiction, writers often exp ore the future. Theyblend scientificf4cts and theories and familiar elements ofreal life with their own ideas.

Although science fiction writers portray future times andplaces, their themes often comment on the problens oftoday's VI:Jrld. ~ yOJ read Ray Bradbury's story.use a cha rt to note characteristics of science fiction.

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.A. VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT

Bradbury's word choice affects the mood of his story. Matcheach numbered word or phrase with a vocabulary word.

WORD conv'vial forlorn recedeL15T dwindle muse subtly

flimsy pen:Julum

1. friendly 5. become dista:'1t2. indirectly 6. daydream3. hanging weight 7. lonely4. decrease 8. brea!<.3b1e

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Ray Bradburybomlq2o

An Early ~tartRay Bradbury credits his mother forencouraging his imaginaticn. Sheloved fill1S and started taking her sontc see them when he was only 3· B'jage 8, Bradbury had developed a lovefor both sc ence fiction and the plcmetMars. Bradbury ,...'rote his first Ma rtianstories when he was 12. Just beforehis 21st birthday. Bradbury sold his fjrststory. That began a career fit ed withbestsellers, awards, and a lasting loveof writing.

Man with a Mission Bradbury believesthat one purpose of science fidioll isto warn about negative thirgs thatmight happen in the future if careis not ta-en in tne present Some ofhis writing reflects his worries aboutwhere our SOCietyis headed.

BACKGROUND TO TH! STORY

Red PI~net Mar> has been the settingof many science fiction films andstories. including "Dark They Were,and Golden-Eyed." Films and storiesabout Mars rarely give a realisticdescription of the planet. but theyoften incorporate elements of actualscientific researcn and developmeotsIn space travel.

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vocabulary Study

WoRDS IN CoNTExTA. Directions: As your teacher reads each item, listen for the boldfaced word. Discuss possible meanings of the word, and write on the chart what you think the word means. After reading “Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed,” confirm or adjust your definitions.

1. The men were a convivial group. They spent the afternoon talking and laughing.

2. Day by day, the family watched their supply of Earth food dwindle. When no more remained, the Bitterings had to eat food grown on Mars.

3. The flimsy blossoms scattered like feathers in the Martian wind.

4. The move to Mars made David feel forlorn. He missed his friends.

5. “You know, Cora,” Mr. Bittering mused, “that peach tree we brought from Massachusetts might grow just fine on Mars.”

6. Laura leaned back in the tire, which swung like a pendulum from the tree.

7. The Earth settlement seemed to recede, looking smaller with each step.

8. They changed so subtly that at first no one noticed it.

Vocabulary Word Predicted Meaning Meaning in Selection

1. convivial

2. dwindle

3. flimsy

4. forlorn

5. muse

6. pendulum

7. recede

8. subtly

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vocabulary Practice

convivialflimsy

muserecede

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A. Directions: Complete each sentence with the correct choice from the box. Use each word only once.

1. The rocket he was trying to build seemed too to withstand the pressure of the atmosphere.

2. Thoughts of home tended to after so many months on Mars.

3. The supply of food in the freezer was going to to nothing if Bittering continued to eat it for every meal.

4. Bittering was feeling quite as he watched his family slowly begin to change.

5. Other humans from Earth were becoming quite and comfortable in their new surroundings.

6. Bittering noticed that the coloring in the vegetation looked different over time.

7. His moods seemed to swing back and forth like a . At first he was eager to leave, then he was resigned to staying.

8. After a while, Bittering ceased to on his fate and simply accepted it.

b. Directions: Circle the word that has the opposite meaning of the boldfaced word.

1. dwindle

announce increase live scatter

2. flimsy

strong empty kind many

3. forlorn

lonely everlasting orderly cheerful

4. convivial

friendly serious happy frightened

5. subtly

softly loudly differently obviously

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vocabulary Strategy

THE LATIN RooT pendThe Latin root pend means “hang.” Sometimes the root is spelled pens. To understand words with this root, use context clues and your understanding of the root’s meaning.

A. Directions: Write a definition for each of these words that contain pend or pens. Use a dictionary to confirm your definitions.

1. appendage

2. pensive

3. depend

4. suspend

5. appendix

b. Directions: Use each word you defined above in a sentence that shows its meaning.

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Reading StrategyREADING SCIENCE FICTIONWriters of science fiction often explore what life may be like in the future. Theyblend scientific facts and theories and familiar elements of life today with their ownimagination to create fantastic worlds and unique situations.

Directions: As you read “Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed,” find examples of theelements of science fiction. Record them on this chart.

Elements of Sci-ence Fiction

Examples in the Story

known scientificinformation

familiar elements oflife today

imaginary worldsand situations

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Text Analysis

MooDThe feeling you get from a story is called the mood. Writers create a mood by carefully choosing words to describe the plot, setting, and characters, and by showing what characters think and how they talk.

Directions: Think about the way plot elements, setting, characters, and dialogue affects the feeling you get from the story that contribute to the mood. Record examples from the story that contribute to the mood. Then answer the question that follows.

Plot elements “They stood in the shed and looked at their one cow. It was growing a third horn.” (lines 158–159)

Setting

Characters “[Fear] lay with Mr. Bittering and Mrs. Bittering, a third unbidden partner at every midnight talk, at every dawn awakening.” (lines 32–33)

Dialogue

What is the overall mood of the story? How do you feel after reading it?

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Grammar in Context

uNDERSTAND PREPoSITIoNSThe verb in a sentence must agree in number with its subject. A prepositional phrase is a group of words that begins with a preposition, such as from, in, after, or with, and ends with a noun or pronoun. Be careful when you form a sentence that has a prepositional phrase between the subject and the verb. The verb should agree with the subject of the sentence rather than the noun in the prepositional phrase.

Original: The grass under the peach trees are soft and purple. Revised: The grass under the peach trees is soft and purple.

Directions: Rewrite each sentence, choosing the verb form in parentheses that agrees in number with the subject of the sentence.

1. Harry’s plants, after time on Mars, (starts, start) to change colors.

2. The Martian city in the mountains (is, are) cooler in the summer.

3. Earth, after the atom bombs, (doesn’t, don’t) send any more rockets to Mars.

4. The men from the human town (laughs, laugh) at Harry for wanting to build a rocket.

5. The settlers, after five years on Mars, no longer (looks, look) human.

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SPELLING 133

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justice journal challenge judge

juice pajamas language pledge

jumbo conjunction damage bridge

juvenile rejoice mileage badge

jacket injury marriage dodge

Lesson Generalization: The letters j and g often sound alike.

The letter j is used at the beginning and in the middle of words, not at the end.

Unlike the letter g, the letter j has a soft sound before the vowels a, o, u.

The letters ge spell the soft sound of /j/ at the ends of words. The letters dge areusually found in a one-syllable word with a short vowel.

A. Read the words in the spelling list aloud. Then answer the questions.

1. In what part of a word does the letter j appear?

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Write the words from the list that include the letter j. Circle the j in each word.

____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

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2. The letter combination ge at the end of a word has what sound?

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Write the words from the list that fit this pattern. Circle the ge in each.

____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

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3. Where are you most likely to encounter the letter combination dge?

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Write the words from the spelling list that end in dge. Circle the letters.

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B. On a separate sheet of paper, write the words from the spelling list. Circle thevowels. Say each word aloud.

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134 SPELLING

The letters j, ge, and dge More Practice

1. justice 5. jacket 9. rejoice 13. damage 17. pledge

2. juice 6. journal 10. injury 14. mileage 18. bridge

3. jumbo 7. pajamas 11. challenge 15. marriage 19. badge

4. juvenile 8. conjunction 12. language 16. judge 20. dodge

A. One underlined word in each phrase is part of a spelling word. The otherunderlined word is a clue to its meaning. Write the spelling word.

1. the right age for a wedding ___________________

2. no award for being bad ___________________

3. dare to give your all ___________________

4. ruined by age ___________________

5. across the ridge ___________________

6. ice in your drink ___________________

7. jam on your nightshirt ___________________

8. hid the diary in the urn ___________________

9. joined with the prefix con ___________________

10. ran a good distance for his age ___________________

11. promised to edge the lawn ___________________

12. Cleopatra’s youth on the Nile ___________________

B. Circle the spelling words in the word search. They are placed forward,backward, up, and down. Be sure to find all twenty.

YWREJOICEUEU

SKCJEGDIRBGR

FOFUEGAMADAT

KTLSPLEDGEUE

ZCLTJCBI

WFGK

DGXIOOSMEJNC

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EGDUJUAEREMO

JUICENJAULAB

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CHALLEN GEJEW

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