7th Grade News: October 16-20, 2017

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Important News from Ms. Maxey About the Hilsman Scholars Program

Please view detailed information about the 2017-2018 Hilsman Scholars Program here:  Click Here to View

ELA News

Monday: Argumentative Essay Planning
Tuesday: Work on Argumentative Essays
Wednesday: Argumentative Essay Planning
Thursday: Guided Reading
Friday: Drafting An Argumentative Essay
***Students have a 30 minute per night reading log. 
RL1: Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
RL2: Determine a theme and/or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
L2: Analyze the main ideas and supporting details presented in diverse media and formats and explain how the ideas clarify a topic, text, or issue under study.

Science News

This is the final week of Unit 1!
Monday:  Unit 1 Test or Work on Food Web & Biome Project
Tuesday:  Food Web & Biome Projects due
Wednesday:  Unit 1 Restesting or Unit 1 Enrichment
Thursday:  Literacy Lesson - ScienceWorld Magazine
Friday:  Big 10 Quiz #11 & Focus on the Taiga Biome

Food Web & Biome Project:  due on Tuesday, October 17
Instructions linked here:  Food Web & Biome Project

Math News
As we begin our 2nd nine weeks, math classes with continue to work on Unit 2 standards - proportional relationships, scale factor, and equivalent ratios. We have a shorter week this week due to early release and parent conferences but we will still be operating as usual, going through approximately one lesson per day. Attached below is an example presentation that will be used this week for your viewing pleasure if you would like an idea of what students will be working on. We look forward to seeing everyone at the Parent Meeting on Tuesday night at 6:30. 


Homework for Ms. Destefani's math students will be to complete their Unit 1 lessons in the Math icon on Moby Max. These lessons review adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing integers.

As always, please feel free to email your child's respective math teacher if you have any questions.


Social Studies News

Students will be studying the economies of African countries as well as general economic principles such as the benefits of trade and trade barriers (tariffs, quotas, embargoes). The African countries we focus on are Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa. Also, there is a quiz on Tuesday over the government vocabulary terms students have been studying for the past few weeks. The list is here: quizlet.com/229504318/africa-government-vocab-flash-cards.

SS7E1 The student will analyze different economic systems. a. Compare how traditional, command, and market economies answer the economic questions of (1) what to produce, (2) how to produce, and (3) for whom to produce. b. Explain how most countries have a mixed economy located on a continuum between pure market and pure command. c. Compare and contrast the economic systems in South Africa and Nigeria. SS7E2 The student will explain how voluntary trade benefits buyers and sellers in Africa. a. Explain how specialization encourages trade between countries. Compare and contrast different types of trade barriers, such as tariffs, quotas, and embargos. b. Explain why international trade requires a system for exchanging currencies between nations. SS7E3 The student will describe factors that influence economic growth and examine their presence or absence in Nigeria and South Africa. a. Explain the relationship between investment in human capital (education and training) and gross domestic product (GDP). b. Explain the relationship between investment in capital (factories, machinery, and technology) and gross domestic product (GDP). c. Explain how the distribution of diamonds, gold, uranium, and oil affects the economic development of Africa. d. Describe the role of entrepreneurship.

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