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May 11, 2012 7th Grade

Here's a little rhyme — by David B. Tower & Benjamin F. Tweed —that teachers used in days gone by to help students learn the parts of speech.
Parts of Speech Rhyme

Three little words you often see
Are ARTICLES: a, an, and the.

A NOUN's the name of anything,
As: school or garden, toy, or swing.

A PRONOUN replaces any noun: he, she, it, and you are found.

ADJECTIVES tell the kind of noun,
As: great, small, pretty, white, or brown.

VERBS tell of something being done:
To read, write, count, sing, jump, or run.

How things are done the ADVERBS tell,
As: slowly, quickly, badly, well.

CONJUNCTIONS join the words or sentences together,
As: small yet strong, men and women, wind or weather.

The PREPOSITION stands before
A noun as: in, behind, or through a door.

The INTERJECTION shows surprise
As: Oh! how pretty! Ah! how wise!

The whole are called the PARTS of SPEECH,
Which reading, writing, speaking teach.

Additional Examples:
• preposition - A preposition shows how something is related to another word. It shows the spatial (space), temporal (time), or logical relationship of an object to the rest of the sentence. The words above, near, at, by, after, with and from are prepositions.
• conjunction - A conjunction is a word that joins other words, phrases, clauses or sentences. Some conjunctions are: and, as, because, but, or, since, so, until, and while.


April 5, 2012 7th Grade Only (due Thurs. April 12) COPY sentences and
highlight words.

Spelling Tips Exercises (Homophones)
Fill in the blank with the correct version of the word. Each word will be used once.
there/their/they’re
1. Spain sounds beautiful. We are going _________ this summer.
2. Our neighbors are also traveling. _________ going to Hawaii.
3. Our babysitter will watch our dog and ________ cats.
two/to/too
4. Does this bus take you _____ the corner of Rush and Winter Street?
5. The baby is growing up so fast! She just turned ______.
6. Dennis is getting chocolate chip cookies; he needs to get some for his sister _____.
here/hear
7. I can’t find the book even though I left it right ________.
8. I can’t ________ you when you mumble.
it’s/its
9. ______________ going to be a beautiful day today!
10. The cat has a corner where it keeps ____ favorite toys.
you’re/your
11. ________ coat is in the hall closet.
12. _________ about to get in big trouble!
where/wear
13. Always ___________ clothes that are on the dress code approved list.
14. ___________ is Sheryl going on her vacation?

hair/hare

15. Genna’s _________ always looks so shiny; I wonder what shampoo she uses.
16. Herman adopted a fuzzy pet ____________.



threw/through
17. The GPS said to go directly _______ the tunnel, but it was blocked.
18. Oh no! My mom accidentally _________ away all my notes for tomorrow’s open-note quiz!

one/won
19. Who was the __________ who ______ the game?

do/dew/due
20. Did Jason _____ all the work that was _____ today?
21. The morning _________ makes the grass sparkle.

April 2, 2012 7th Grade Only
Spelling Tips/Homophones
1. there/their/they’re
• there/here
• their…”e-i, e-i, oh” (Old McDonald HAD a farm).
• they are… they’re
(Delete the “a” and REPLACE IT with the apostrophe).

2. two/to/too
• two (w has TWO v’s in it)
• too (has another O ALSO)
• to (You should take the SHORTEST path TO A PLACE)

3. here/hear
• HERE/tHERE
• hEAR with your EAR

4. it’s/its
• ‘ substitutes for i in is

5. you’re/your
• ‘ substitutes for a in are

6. where/wear
• wHERE (place)
• weAr A hat, A shirt

7. hair/hare
• hair (a thin strand of hair – as thin as the letter i)
• hare (bunnies ARE cute)

8. threw/through
• THReW is past tense of THRoW
• Go THrOUGH THOUGH you’re scared.

9. one/won
• WoN is the past tense of WiN
• ONe is ONly 1

10. do/dew/due
• DO your work so it is DOne
• Morning dEW is WEt
• YoUr library book is dUe


Sept. 16, 2011
6th Grade Study Guide
“Eleven� and “Who’s the New Girl� Quiz Review
• Study words and definitions in VIS Chart.
1. Why does the narrator compare growing older to an onion?
2. What does the red sweater represent to Rachel?
3. Why is the sweater like a “big red mountain?�
4. How does the sweater feel?
5. Why does the author have the narrator keep repeating, “not mine, not mine?�
6. What is Rachel’s desire when she is humiliated?
7. Who does Rachel believe treats her unfairly?
8. What does Rachel do when she is first given the sweater?
9. The real owner of the sweater is _______________.
10. What is the setting of the story?
11. What is the worst thing that happens to Rachel on her birthday?
12. How old does Rachel wish to be so she could speak up to Mrs. Price?
13. The narrator implies that feeling scared and sad can make someone feel like a _________.
14. The story’s theme might be that getting older is sometimes ____________(adj).
15. Tell three important facts about Sandra Cisneros (the author).
16. Name three ways the protagonists (main character) in both stories are similar.
17. Name three ways the protagonists are different.

7th Grade Quiz Study Guide
Review
“Seventh Grade�

1. The exposition is at the beginning of the story; what happens?
2. Why do the students squirm in their seats during the principal’s welcome speech?
3. Victor is embarrassed when he says something foolish to Teresa and when he uses her as an example in English class. These parts of the story belong to the ____________.
4. Why does Michael scowl? .
5. What is the conflict?
6. The climax of the story occurs when ___________________.
7. Victor returns to French class after it is over because __________. 8. He is shocked when he gets there because ________________. 9. Victor “pleads with his eyes� because he ____________ .
10. Mr. Bueller doesnt give away Victor’s secret because ___________.
11.. When Teresa asks Victor to tutor her in French that is part of the story’s _____________.
12. The story takes place in various areas of the school. This is its ___________.
13. When Victor mentions how Fresno can reach 110 in the shade, we can infer that
_______________________.
14. When Victor compares picking grapes to living in Siberia, what can we infer?
15. What are three possible themes for this story? Why?
16. Do you think Teresa knew what Victor was doing? Why or why not?
17. How does Victor think 7th grade is going to turn out?

“Dirk the Protector�

18. The narrator of the story came from what kind of family?.
19. His parents had a problem because ___________.
20. Where did he work? Where did he live?
21. Why was Happy’s nickname ironic?
22. What kind of dog was Dirk?
23. How did Gary feel about Dirk at first?
24. Why did Gary give Dirk his hamburger?
25. Was Dirk a sweet, friendly pet?
26. Where did Dirk accompany Gary for the summer?
27. How did Dirk like it there?
28. Who was Olaf?
29. How did Dirk get his nickname?


6th Grade H.W. -- Sept. 9, 2011

3 Column Chart

�Eleven� & �Who�s the New Kid� Compare and Contrast Activity

Only Rachel
Both Rachel & Lois Lowry
Only Lois Lowry
About School


About their Feelings


About their Appearance


Reader�s Choice



Vocabulary Improvement Strategy Chart

Column 1: *Word/*Part(s) of Speech/*Number the words
Column 2: Definition
Column 3: *Page Number/*Context/*Highlight the words
Column 4: Picture/Personal Clue

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