Homework Rubric

Announcement for:  7S2, 721, and 722:

Hi everyone!

I posted the homework rubric under your class's announcement link (the page links are on the right).  You will get a hard copy of this rubric next week, but since I gave back some of your homework assignments today, I thought posting it on our blog will be useful.  Besides my comments, the rubric will give you a better idea about my expectations for homework and how I grade your assignments.


Keep up the good work everybody!  See you tomorrow!

-Ms. Macchio  :)

7S2, 721, and 722: Independent Reading Options

Hi everyone!

I hope you are enjoying the long weekend!  Wednesday, 9/19, your independent reading books are due in class.  Below is a list of Young Adult Literature options you can choose for your independent reading book.  You can go to http://www.scholastic.com/home/  to research books that you might be interested in and check the reading level for each book.  If you have any questions, please e-mail me at msmacchio141@gmail.com

See you on Wednesday!

-Ms. Macchio  :)

YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE OPTIONS

 “Teen Issues ” (Outcast and Identity)

1.     Monster by Walter Dean Myers

2.     When I Was a Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago

3.     Forged by Fire by Sharon Draper

4.     Holes by Louis Sachar

5.     The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

6.     Scorpions by Walter Dean Myers

7.     Stargirl- Spinelli

8.     Diary of a Wimpy Kid -Kinney

Disability and Mental Illnesses

1. Joey Pigza Swallows a Key by Jack Gantos
2. Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick
3. Curious Incident of a Dog in the Night-time -Haddon

Issues around Class and Poverty

1.     Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan

2.     Asphalt Angels by Ineke Holtwijk

3.     Tyrell by Coe Booth

4.     The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

5.     La Linea by Ann Jaramillo

6.     The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis

7.     Buried Onions -Soto

Science Fiction, Mystery, Horror, and Fantasy

1. House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
2. Feed by M.T. Anderson
3. Betwixt by Tara Bray Smith
4. Eragon by Christopher Paolini
5. The Giver by Lois Lowry
6. Hunger Games Trilogy-Collins

Race, Culture, Ethnicity

1.     Born in Sin by Evelyn Coleman

2.     The Circuit by Francesco Jimenez

3.     The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis

4.     The Skin I'm In by Flake by Sharon Flake

5.     Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman

6.     A Step from Heaven by An Na

Religion/Spirituality

1. Habibi by Naomi Shihib Nye
2. The Chosen by Chaim Potok
3. Bless Me Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya
4. Ms. Isabelle Cornell Herself by Carol Farley

Historical Fiction

1. Fever by Laurie Halse Anderson
2. Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko
3. Code Talker by Joseph Bruchac
4. Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers
5. Farwell to Manzanar by Jeanne W. Houston and James D. Houston
6. Before We Were Free by Julia Alvarez
7. Book Thief –Zusak
8. Night -Weisel

Announcement about summer reading assignments for 7S2, 721, and 722!

Starting Monday (9/10) any summer reading assignments that are returned to me this week will not receive full credit.  Remember 141Q’s policy is that an assignment will lose 10% of its worth for each day it is late.  The last day that I will accept the summer reading assignment is on Friday (9/14).  I e-mailed those students and parents who wrote their e-mail addresses on the class contract.   I will also make another announcement in class on Monday.

If you have any questions, please e-mail me.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

-Ms. Macchio  :)

Heading Format for Homework Assignments

Reminder for 7S2, 721, and 722:  Every homework assignment must have a heading and homework number.   The heading is:

I.S.141Q                                                                                    Name:

Class:                                                                                         Date:

** Skip a line**

Homework #  _________

**Skip a line**

Start homework

Please make sure to follow this format for all homework assignments. 

It was great meeting all of you today!  See you tomorrow!

-Ms. Macchio  :) 

Welcome back!

Welcome to the seventh grade and to our class blog!  This blog is a resource for both parents, guardians, and students to check for announcements about upcoming tests, quizzes, projects, and homework assignments.  On the right you will see links for announcements and homework assignments for each class.   Students and parents will not be able to post on the blog, but please feel free to e-mail me at MsMacchio141@gmail.com.   I look forward to getting to know each of  you and to have a very successful 2012-2013 school year!

-Ms. Macchio  :)