December Assignments – 7th Grade English
Monday, Dec. 3
Turn in Rough Drafts of 3 page short story of man, woman, orangutan.
Write – Detail a time that were treated unfairly, or were unjustly accused. (3/4 page minimum).
Discuss stories of injustice. Set up Rosa Parks, Civil Rights Era.
Tuesday, Dec. 4
Read “Rosa Parks” Autobiography p.85-100
Answer p.101 #1,3,4,8,10 + my 3 questions:
1)What were the MIAs 3 demands? Were the demands radical in your mind? 2) Name 2 actions whites took to break up the boycott. 3)How does boycotting work to make a business change its practices?
Wednesday, Dec. 5
Finish reading with time to do the assignment, and late work. Discuss local racial discrimination of 50 years ago, KKK in the northwest.
Thursday, Dec. 6
Demonstrate the process of creating a rubric, and revising the drafts that we will be using tomorrow. Played word game Balderdash.
Friday, Dec. 7
Create rubrics; see examples and discuss; begin revision.
