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Welcome to 7th Grade Pre-AP English
 

Instructor:Michelle Cearley

Planning periods: A days, 2nd period; B days, 5th period

School phone: 254-5345

email: mcearley@bentonvillek12.org

7th Grade Pre AP Language Arts is a daily class that focuses on stretching each student’s already advanced reading and writing skills even more.  Students will be required to read a variety of texts:  modern fiction, classic fiction, non-fiction, short stories, poetry, periodicals, etc. They will also write five major essays that include a narrative essay, persuasive essay, literary analysis essays, and comparison/contrast essay. Students will move through the writing process with instruction on expanded essay structure, and they will be introduced to the MLA format for documentation. Students will read more advanced novels which come from the suggested AP Reading List, in preparation for the future AP exam. Class discussion will include higher level inference skills, and students will regularly participate in Socratic circles, literature circles, and text annotation. Students in this course will also mentor a kindergarten student at Apple Glen Elementary each quarter as well as participate in community service projects each semester.

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 Announcements

 
Weekly Agenda 
by Cearley, MichelleNo presence information		 12/20/2011 1:20 PM

​Parents, I will be trying to post an entry titled "weekly agenda" on Mondays of each week on my website calendar. This will be a brief overview of what we will be studying in class that week in order to keep you better informed.

 
Make up work 
by Cearley, MichelleNo presence information		 8/23/2011 8:45 AM

​When you are absent, please see the class officer in charge of make up work when you return. The officer will give you the daily agenda planner where the daily work was recorded plus any handouts that you missed. If you need additional explanation, please...

 
 

 Calendar

 
< May, 2012 >
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  Weekly agenda
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  book quiz (title off AP reading list)
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  Lit circle #3
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  All lit circle books must be returned/fines cleared
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  House on Mango Street unit test
  HOMS map project (in class in pairs)
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  HOMS map project (in class in pairs)
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  HOMS map project (in class in pairs)
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  school talent show
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  1st period: EOC essay test
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  3rd and 4th periods: EOC essay test
  HOMS novels turned in with essay final exam
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  6th period: EOC multiple choice test
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  7th and 8th periods: EOC multiple choice test
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  Last day of school!
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 Parent Information Center

 
Double-Entry Journal for "Sea Devil" or "To Build a Fire" 
by Cearley, MichelleNo presence information		 1/17/2012 11:58 AM

​ On the left side of T-chart, write  the entire quote and paragraph number.

§On the right side, provide the following information about the quote:
 - Who is the speaker/ what is the point of view (or who/what is being spoken about/described)

  - What...

 
Figurative language chart terms "I Have a Dream" 
by Cearley, MichelleNo presence information		 11/4/2011 1:59 PM

​1. idiom

2. metaphor

3. metaphor

4. alliteration

5. allusion

6. allusion

7. anaphora

8. anaphora

9. polysyndeton

10. personification

list a quote and explain the effect for each device.

 
Parent-Teacher conferences 
by Cearley, MichelleNo presence information		 10/3/2011 11:20 AM

our PT conference night will be Monday, October 10, from 4:30-7:00. It will be a drop-in time to meet with some or all of your child's teachers in the gym.

 
Did you miss the pre-AP/AP informational night? 
by Cearley, MichelleNo presence information		 9/16/2011 2:26 PM

​If you were unable to attend the informational meeting on September 13, please let me know if you would like a copy of the power point.

 
Parents! 
by Cearley, MichelleNo presence information		 8/23/2011 8:37 AM

​Please check the calendar on this website throughout the year to see when your child will have major tests, essay, quizzes, lit circle deadlines, or other significant assignments due.

 
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