443 Lee Avenue
Clarksburg, WV 26301
304-326-7420
Hilltoppers
It's time for READcess!!!
Mr. Gigliotti
7th Grade Reading
agigliotti@k12.wv.us
ex: 5663
Course Goals:
TO STOW, KNOW, GROW, SHOW, AND BESTOW
-Student will improve reading, writing, and speaking:
- Fluency (how smoothly and accurately one reads, writes or speaks)
- Vocabulary (learning, knowing the meaning of, root, usage, and using words)
- Critical thinking (comparing, contrasting, analyzing, rating, evaluating, creating, synthesizing)
- Increase lexicon and Lexile score
- Genre and types of writing
Classroom Environment:
The classroom climate will be respectful, courteous, and challenging. Teacher and student dignity is always apparent and vigorously guarded.
Academic Support:
Failure is not an option: it is the result of a series of options. As such, students should expect to have discussions concerning quality of work, reading, homework, exams, and other class and educational matters with peers and instructor. In and out of class student-teacher conferences will occur.
The answer to the absentee's favorite question:
"What did I miss?"
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HOMEWORK: READ 20 MINUTES PER SCHOOL DAY
Quotes and Notes Due for 10 points
NEWSELA Middle School Lunchroom Due 10 points
When Complete: Wild Word Garden or Paradise Island
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HOMEWORK: READ 20 MINUTES PER SCHOOL DAY
Focus Text Structure: Problem and Solution
NEWSELA Middle School Lunch Table
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Homework: Read 20 minutes.
NEWSELA Middle School Lunchroom
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HOMEWORK: READ 20 MINUTES PER SCHOOL DAY
Complete Reading and Annotations of "Dealing with Bullies"
Complete Text Features Table
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HOMEWORK: READ 20 MINUTES PER SCHOOL DAY
Read, Understand, Annotate, and Act: "Dealing with Bullies"
"Most Amazing Quotes from Class"
"Don't copy me; quote or paraphrase me." -Mr. G.
"This class is primarily concerned with the process to arrive at correct answers, not copying correct answers." - Mr. G
"If actions speak louder than words, then how is the pen mightier than the sword?" JB
"Don't let your wings be clipped." JJ
"Life is good but success is amazing." HB
"You think your reputation is small, but it is actually really big." AB
"Do your own work. Do not feed off of others' doings." QH 9/15
"Use work as you would use water." KS 9/15
"Instead of having someone else get your water, get your own!" MW 9/15
"Don't nibble off the work of others." KB 9/15
"This is a noun and I know it! Ancestor is a person." KT 4/5
"What happens when you are caught plagiarizing? It looks like you can't do it yourself." CY 3/8
"Summary is taking a basketball and shrinking it to a golf ball." ME 3/7
"Producers produce produce." PS 2/16
"Bean plants can grow in gravel." Mrs. Martin
"Hey Mr. G guess what. I'm halfway finished with my book already." TY 12/21
"She is saying that we cannot change the past but can always change the future."GJIG 12/6
"A rustic old cabin is a palace to a new settler." LR 11/28
"I've noticed the differences between the two tables." JW 11/1
"I've always wondered this: why do they say 'A for effort' shouldn't it be 'E'?" VL 9/29
"What's the difference between effect and affect?" AM 9/29
"Does mingle have an adverb?" SD 9/28
"I can change it into an adverb: professionally." MP 9/28
"May I stand up?" JP 9/21
"Is the number 10 beside weight a footnote?" TG 9/20
"Can I look up the spelling on the computer?" JB 9/16
"To read at an appropriate rate, students must be sure to stick the tempo and spirit of the text." JM 9/12
"If you want to be successful, you have to fix the road." TY 9/8
"Isn't it 'There are no shortcuts on the road to success.' ?" NC 9/8
"You always are learning new things and that is why the road to success is always under construction." SH 9/8
"There's always something you can do before you continue on." ZM 9/8
"It's the empty space!" JP 9/1
"In the first sentence without the comma, Becky is belittling the little boy that has a fluffy duck. In the second sentence, Becky is teasing him with the fluffy duck." MS 9/1
"I am feeling proactive today." DS 9/1
"The comma makes a difference by telling who has the duck." JH 8/31
"The sentence does not need a comma." TY 8/30/16 1:43 PM
"A synonym for ceremony is ritual." NC 8/19/16
"Their blankets are in the washer!!!" ZF 8/19/16
"May I place my binder on my desk so that I can get right to work when I come back from lunch?" MW 8/19/16
"Our country requires schooling so it will help society and the economy in the long run." SH 8/17/16
"What's the difference between a hyphen and a dash?" JS 5/17
"What are you pushing back?" JR 5/4
"Inferentiation?" RM 5/2
"Look at my binder. It's exploding, like all of the information in my brain!" PH 4/28
"Bean plants can grow in gravel." Mrs. Martin 4/21
"It says here that reality is both a noun and an adjective; is that even possible?!?" TM 4/20
"Is it ok that I read this book while I'm helping him?" WB 4/20
"Mr. G, did you know that all of the letters for typewriter are all in the top row of letters on the keyboard?" KB 4/8
"There's more evidence for question and answer because of the title and subheadings." HS 3/31
"I think its more compare and contrast because it is comparing and contrasting ants to Google." TE 3/31
"Can I take an AR test?" PW 3/30
"I got a new book!" BT 3/30
"In this case, isn't 'effect' spelled with an /e/ ?" PW 3/30
"Principalace?" AL 3/18
"If you want to speak well you must know your audience SEMICOLON you must know their age, humor, beliefs, knowledge, and where they come from." CH 3/18
"May I have summ-ize tea?" AC 3/15
"-Ize -Ize Baby" CH 3/15
"I know I've been in your class too long because I annotated the dos and don'ts for my braces." MG 2/11
"Let me finish annotating!" HS 1/29
"This secondary source contains primary sources because of the photographs." OF 1/8
"Contrary is like when my mom says "You're digging a deeper hole.'" MP 12/11
"Why are hurricanes named after people?" AN 12/10
"Can mine be used as an example?" BV 12/7
"I looked into the text 'Coming to America' and found, 'In 1869 when the last spike was hammered into place at Promontory Point, Utah, immigrants were unemployed.'" RN 11/16
"This says 'United Sates' it should be 'United States.'" OF 11/10
"In the text it says 1910 to 1940." AF 11/10
"Can we use the back of the page if there isn't enough room on the front?" AF 11/10
"I looked up that question you asked in class about hills." OF 11/6
"So now we just use our brains." GH 11/6
"Based on the signal words in the text, I would say that it is compare and contrast." AF 10/29
"Now I understand why it's different and not diffrent. Its from when somebody says 'I beg to differ.' " DA 10/8
"We are building our brains together to make a bridge." CH 10/8
"I've always wanted to see myself through someone else's perspective because I want to see how other people see me and judge me." AC 10/8
"This picture to me means that if I could see through your eyes, I would understand your feelings, thoughts and likenesses." JM 10/8
"Just because someone does not agree with you does not mean they are wrong. It means they have a different perspective." SL 10/8
"This picture teaches that you don't know what other people think of you until you see yourself in their glasses." TM 10/7
"Just cause a painting looks bad to you, someone can say 'Wow, that is one courageous painting you have.'" MP 10/7
"Write! Focus! We only have 5 minutes!" AC 10/7
"Is spectacle the root word for spectacular?" JS 10/6
"What is an intransitive verb?" JS 10/6
"Art is my specialty, writing is my speciality." AG 10/6
"Point of view is like point of you." TE 10/5
"Are they all nouns?" TH 10/1
"What does phonetics mean, Mr. G?" TH 9/29
"Ecosystemology?" JM 9/30
"Is this a good start?" BV 9/25
"Is dissent used with an object in the text?" SR 9/25
"Mr. G., I'm ready to discuss my work with you." KL 9/25
"Aren't their antonyms just each other?" AC 9/23
"This class plants a seed inside my head that sprouts and explodes out of it." JS 9/21
"Time sure goes by quickly when you're focused and working hard." TH 9/17
"The longer you whine, the longer it takes you to learn." GS 9/17
"May I add a suffix to the vocabulary?" NP 9/16
"This is the class that makes my hand hurt." CH 9/16
"May I use a copy of the text?" AF 9/16
ASSIGNMENT HUB
Problem and Solution: "Stopping a Toppling Tower"
Flocabulary Problem and Solution
Actions Speak Louder than Words Diamond
Vocabulary Extender "Return of the Wolves" 30 points
Determine part of speech and definitions from text.
On back extender, only producers uses 4 parts of speech columns.
Herbivore and carnivores use noun and adjective.
Food chain, ecosystem, and livestock only use noun column.
Fatal Wolf Attack NBC NEWS
WOLF ATTACKS Facts and Details
Understanding Text Structure PowerPoint
Lexicon: Deconstructing the Family Structure
Nonfiction Text Structure Table
Nonfiction Text Structure Table and Signal Words
Sequence: 10 Richest US Presidents
"Can Fame Make You Happy" Scope article/debate
Lexicon: Cause and Effect
"I Have a Dream" lined numbered text w instructions
Why is MLK Day Celebrated on Monday?
Illusion vs Allusion vs Elusion vs Delusion
13 Everyday Phrases that Came from Shakespeare Assignment
13 Everyday Phrases PowerPoint
Your Amazing Brain and Paragraph Assignment
Learning Styles Sample Assignment
Learning Styles Diamond (use 1-5 links under "HOW DO I LEARN?")
Learning Styles Inventory Printout
Text Features Table Assignment
Fiction vs. Nonfiction table and fill in the blanks
Movie vs. Text "All Summer in a Day" Compare and Contrast
Diamond "All Summer in Day" page 1, page 2
"All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury Text
Illusion vs Allusion vs Elusion vs Delusion
Tompkins Square Park Nonfiction Assignment
7th Grade Annotation Guide (Class Notes)
Accompanying Article and PRINTABLE WORD DOC
Lexicon: Plot a course to multiple meanings
"Amigo Brothers" By Piri Thomas Text
What happens when friends compete? Journal Prompt
Vocabulary Page for class texts
"Amigo Brothers" Plot Line Complete
Printout for Computer Diamond Assignments
Instructions for Computer Days
Lexicon: "Quote" and (Parenthesis)
Lexicon: Punctuation = Point Out!
Level-Up Your Lexicon: Agitate vs. Aggravate
Buddy/Tandem Computer Partners Guidelines
CLASSROOM LINKS
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Where Should You Place the Apostraphe in President's Day?
What will you do when we visit Kennywood?
Problem and Solution
List of Middle School Problem and Solution Writing Prompts
100 Problem and Solution Writing Prompts
Problem and Solution Diagram Graphic Organizer
ANALOGY
Analogies for Everyone: Great Worksheets
Analogy Match Game High School Level
Analogy Jeopardy 2 player game
Analogy Battleship 2 player game
CAUSE and EFFECT
Cause and Effect Pretest, Pretest II
Lady Gaga: Fame and Fortune Doesn't Make You Happy
Example of Cause and Effect in current sports media www.espn.com
"The New Addition" passage and questions
Effect vs Affect Quiz (MEDIUM)
Effect vs Affect Quiz (DIFFICULT!)
Cause and Effect Relationships
Quiz One [five questions] - Quiz Two [five questions]
[flashcards] Cause and Effect Matching Game, Matching Game 2
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Cause and Effect - 2 Effects
Cause and Effect - Chain
Cause and Effect - Chart
Cause and Effect - Events and Consequences
Cause and Effect - Herringbone 4 Causes and Effect
Cause and Effect - Herringbone 4 Causes and Effect with Lines
Cause and Effect - Herringbone 6 Causes and Effect
Cause and Effect - Herringbone 6 Causes and Effect with Lines
Cause and Effect - Star Chart
Cause and Effect - T-Chart
REPETITION
What is anaphora? Definition and Examples
Parallelism Structure Examples
Parallelism: Everyday Grammar Video
"I Have a Dream" text pdf (primary source)
"I Have a Dream" video (youtube link in case)
"I Have a Dream" Rhetorical Devices
Post Reading Digital Test (Print Answers)
"I Have a Dream" Visualization Lesson
ALLUSION
Illusion vs. Allusion Dictionary.com article
Grammarist Allusion vs. Elusion vs. Illusion
PERSPECTIVE
10 Award Winning Optical Illusions
Point of View vs Perspective Prezi
Narrative Perspective PowerPoint
Optical Illusions PowerPoint
9 Mind-Blowing Comparisons Assignment
9 Mind-Blowing Comparisons Article
HOW DO I LEARN?
- What kind of student are you?
- Learning Styles Quiz
- Which study habits can you improve?
- Multiple Intelligences Self-Assessment then read Multiple Intelligences Examples
- What is My Learning Style?
- 13 Mnemonic Sentences
NONFICTION TEXT FEATURES
and STRUCTURE
Traits of Nonfiction - Scholastic
Informational Text Features Purposes
Text Features Review Game: Bouncing
Text Features Review Game: Free Kick
Text Features Review Game: Wild Taxi
Text Features Rags to Riches 2
Text Features Rags to Riches 3
Fiction vs Nonfiction Jeopardy
Fiction vs Nonfiction Jeopardy 2
World's Most Beautiful Libraries
360 of Trinity College Library
The Art of Annotating- Slide Show
"Schools work to teach importance of goal setting with students"
"Amigo Brothers"
FLUENCY
How to Speak Well and Confidently
How to Read Faster by Looking at Phrases
Project: Project! The Best Exercise to Project Your Voice
How to Project Your Voice on Stage
Project your voice without shouting: the importance of consonants
Great Horned Owl Hooting At Sunset - YouTube
CONSTITUTION
1. Partner Read: Article "I was 11 on 9/11"
3. Which Founder Are You? Game
4. Lincoln's Crossroads Game
5. A. Partner read this to prepare for game
6. (Bonus up to 100) Seize the Vote Game
7. (Bonus up to 100) Constitutional Timeline
SPELLING COUNTS
128 Words to use instead of "Very"
Making Words Plural Infographic
15 Most Common Spelling Mistakes
VIDEO: How many words are there in the English language?
Their, There, They're - Dictionary.com
Presume vs Assume - Dictionary.com
Affect vs Effect - Dictionary.com
PUNCTUATION POINT
How to use a semicolon - Emma Bryce
Transitive vs Instransitive Verbs
GRAMMAR
ROOTS
INTERESTING ARTICLES
How a student took a photo of a single atom
Airline pilot explains code words
Brains Flush Toxic Waste in Sleep
Name the Longer Form of these Clipped
Phone-addicted teens are unhappy
Words35 Interesting Facts about Inaugurations
10 Things to Remember About Memorial Day
Why Do Students Get Summers Off?
Why Do Americans Smile So Much?
Poland's Prettiest Painted Village
How Hand Sanitizer Works Video
The Mesmerizing Beauty of Birds in Flight Video
25 Day Kidney Bean Sprout Video
INFERRING
Inference: Detective Notebook PBSKids
Inference/ Street of Dreams Fitbrains
PARAPHRASE
Identifying Acceptable Paraphrases
The Tell-Tale Heart Paraphrase
BrainPop Paraphrasing Movie Transcript
Article Direct Quotation and Paraphrase
SUMMARY
Charlie Brown's Steps to Summarizing
NY Times Skills Practice Summarizing
Harvard's Guide to Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Quoting
Quote, Paraphrase or Summarize Prezi
STOP BULLYING
CyberBullying CrossWord Printout
SEQUENCE
WORD GAMES
Word Buster (like Word Bubbles)
BigBot (synonyms + math)
English Language Arts Online Reading Games
BRAIN GAMES
Wild Word Garden-FitBrains Classic
Paradise Island-Fitbrains Classic
Paradise Island 2- Fitbrains Classic
Super Word Scrapers -FitBrains Classic
Street of Dreams -FitBrains Classic
Pandara's Boutique -FitBrains Classic
Busy Bistro -FitBrains Classic
Treasure Hunt -FitBrains Classic
"Owl Moon" Fluency and Phrasing Recordings
SPL Links
INDISPENSIBLE LINKS
Trailblazing Introductions/ Conclusions
FUNBRAIN 7th Grade Books and Games
Fact Monster: Online Dictionary/Encyclopedia
Online Map Grid Reference Activity
Susan Ferrell, Principal
Katrina Hill, Assistant Principal
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