
7th Grade ELA - 11/2/2020
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7th Grade ELA
Monday - 11/02/2020
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Poll
Would you rather get $1,000,000 now OR $5,000/week for the rest of your life?
get $1,000,000 now
get $5,000/week for the rest of my life
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Learning Goals
I can explain what it means to write a coherent argument essay with appropriate structure and relevant evidence.
I can analyze the argument in a model essay.
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Open Ended
Think about a time that you were in an argument with someone.
What causes an argument? (Explain your answer.)
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Lyddie (Ch. 17 - 19)
You will now be tested on your knowledge of Chapters 17 - 19 of the novel.
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Multiple Choice
Why has Lyddie become worried about Rachel in chapter 17?
The owner of the boardinghouse will no longer allow Rachel to stay at the boardinghouse
Rachel has developed a very bad cough that wakes her up at night.
The factory owner has agreed to allow Rachel to work a very dangerous job at the mill.
Rachel gets a fever and can no longer remember her name or the people around her.
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Multiple Choice
How does living with Rachel affect Lyddie?
Lyddie becomes bitter and resentful because she has to take care of Rachel.
Lyddie becomes angrier and angrier at her mother for sending Rachel to live with her.
Lyddie becomes friendlier and nicer as a result of Rachel's influence.
Lyddie becomes overjoyed because she will receive money from the state of Massachusetts to take care of Rachel because she is under the age of 18.
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Multiple Choice
When Lyddie was ill, what was her biggest concern?
How Charlie was doing
If Brigid was keeping up with the loom work at the factory
Spreading her illness to the other girls
If she still had a job or not
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Multiple Choice
In chapter 17, who sends Lyddie a letter?
Mama from Brattleboro Asylum
Uncle Judah
Jeremiah Stevens
Charlie
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Multiple Choice
In chapter 17, what does Rachel ask for?
To return to her uncle and aunt's house.
To work the looms with Brigid.
To become a doffer in the mill.
Money for a new dress.
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Multiple Choice
At the end of chapter 17, what decision does Lyddie have to make?
Lyddie needs to decide to keep Rachel in Lowell or send her away.
Lyddie needs to decide what the next book she will purchase with her money.
Lyddie needs to decide if she should send another letter to Charlie asking for help.
Lyddie needs to decide whether she leave Lowell and pursue an education, like Betsy.
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Multiple Choice
In chapter 18, there are many changes with the farm and Rachel.
How do these events represent a turning point in the story?
Lyddie no longer has to weigh concerns for her family against concerns about factory conditions and her own life.
Lyddie makes a major decision to marry Luke Stevens since his family now owns the farm.
Lyddie makes a regrettable decision to run away with Rachel for the Phinneys cannot claim her.
Lyddie decides she will no longer have contact with her own family because she thinks it will be for their own good.
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Multiple Choice
After Luke Stevens' marriage proposal, Lyddie compares what it would be like to be married to Luke Stevens to...
a state of slavery
winning the lottery
a restful vacation
having her family back together
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Multiple Choice
How is Charlie treated at the Phinney's?
He is fed 3 times a day, goes to school, and is treated very well.
The Phinney's mistreat Charlie, giving him only scraps of food and making him work 12 - 13 hours a day.
Not horrible, but not well. He gets simple foods to eat, but is not treated kindly.
He lives in luxury. They have given him the finest clothes and no longer needs to work.
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Multiple Choice
What happens to Lyddie's family farm?
It burns down.
Charlie is finally able to buy it.
Quaker Stevenses bought it.
It became a secret hideout for slaves.
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Choice
What happens when Lyddie goes to sign the petition?
She is fired from the mill.
Mr. Marsden is there, also, and promises her a better job if she does not sign.
She's too late; the petition had been filed and already failed.
Nothing special...she signs the petition and realizes that she had been worried for no reason.
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Multiple Choice
Why does Diana leave her job at the factory in chapter 19?
She has developed a cough similar to Rachel's and must leave for health-related reasons.
She was caught signing the labor petition by the Concord Corporation and has been fired.
She is pregnant and would be dismissed anyway because of it.
She has a very ill relative in Virginia who needs Diana to care for them.
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Multiple Choice
Why does Lyddie feel envy in chapter 18?
Because Rachel is getting a lot of attention from the girls in the factory & Ms. Bedlow.
Because Rachel is going to live with Charlie in much better conditions.
Because Brigid has become a better worker than her at the mill.
Because Diana and the girls were able to sign the petition and she couldn't.
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Multiple Select
Now that Rachel is gone, how does Lyddie act?
(Select two choices)
She becomes so depressed, she won't work.
She feels a deep loneliness.
She feels free, and begins to socialize more during her free time.
She throws herself more into her work.
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Five Paragraph Essay
We will now watch a short video on the "five paragraph essay."
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Multiple Choice
Where is the thesis stated in a 5-paragraph essay?
in the introduction
in the first body paragraph
in the third body paragraph
in the conclusion
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Multiple Choice
What is the purpose of the body paragraphs?
to restate the thesis
to give support for the thesis
to offer an introduction
to provide a conclusion
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Multiple Choice
In the essay, each body paragraph should have a ________.
thesis
question
topic sentence
conclusion
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Multiple Choice
True or False?
The introduction of a five paragraph essay should describe each of your points in great detail.
True
False
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Multiple Choice
Here is the second paragraph from a five paragraph essay about sloths.
Sloths have long claws that let them easily grip tree branches and hang upside down. In fact, sloths' claws make walking on the ground very difficult for them, and they're clumsy on land. Sloths can sleep upside-down for up to 18 hours at a time. Algae grows on sloths' fur, which camouflages the sloths and allows them to blend into the trees. Their diets include tree leaves, shoots and fruit.
Read the paragraph and choose the best topic sentence for it.
Sloths are very humorous creatures.
Sloths use camouflage to avoid predators.
Sloths are well-suited for their lives in the rainforest trees.
Sloths can give birth to their young upside down.
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Multiple Choice
Where does the writer restate the thesis in a new way?
in the introduction
in the first body paragraph
in the third body paragraph
in the conclusion
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Multiple Choice
In a five paragraph essay, the ________ is the main idea you're trying to prove.
introduction
title
first body paragraph
thesis
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Multiple Choice
Which of these shows the correct order of the parts of a five paragraph essay?
introduction, conclusion, three body paragraphs
three body paragraphs, introduction, conclusion
introduction, three body paragraphs, conclusion
conclusion, three body paragraphs, introduction
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Multiple Choice
Your thesis is "summer is the best season."
Which of these is most likely to be one of your three main points?
Some schools don't have summer vacation.
During the summer months, there are many activities for students to enjoy.
Summer camp can be boring and expensive.
There are four seasons in a year.
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Multiple Choice
True or False?
In the conclusion, you should restate your thesis word for word.
True
False
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Writing a Thesis
We will now watch a short video on "writing a thesis."
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Multiple Choice
A thesis should be ________.
a statement that can be argued
a question you answer in the essay
a statement that is a fact
a question for which there is no right answer
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Multiple Choice
Where should a thesis appear?
as the first sentence in an essay
as the second paragraph in an essay
as the last sentence of the first paragraph
as the last sentence of the essay
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Multiple Choice
A strong thesis must ________.
use big words
be something everyone would agree with
be something a smart person could disagree with
be hard to find in your essay
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Multiple Choice
What immediately follows a thesis in an essay?
paragraphs with evidence to show the thesis is wrong
paragraphs with evidence to support the thesis
paragraphs with additional thesis statements
a concluding paragraph in which the thesis is restated
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Multiple Choice
A thesis needs to be ________.
obvious
too large to support in one essay
an argument
vague and written in the first person
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Multiple Choice
Which would be the strongest thesis?
Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web is a novel.
Charlotte is a character in Charlotte's Web.
The novel Charlotte's Web by E.B. White teaches valuable lessons about life and death.
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Multiple Choice
Which would be the strongest thesis?
Eating breakfast is essential to being able to learn in school.
I will show that eating breakfast is essential to learning.
You should eat breakfast so it's easier for you to pay attention in school.
Rayella never eats breakfast, and she is hungry and distracted in school.
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Multiple Choice
Which would be the strongest thesis?
This essay is about junk food.
Junk food should not be served in school cafeterias.
Candy bars and fries are examples of junk food.
Children often eat junk food while watching TV.
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Multiple Choice
Which would be the strongest thesis?
England is a country.
he United States used to belong to Great Britain.
Independence Day is celebrated on July 4th.
Independence Day is the most important national holiday in the United States.
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Multiple Choice
Is cyberbullying worse than in-person bullying?
Why is this not a strong thesis?
It is a question and not a debatable point.
It is so general that it's hard to defend.
It states a fact.
It is written in first person.
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Monday - 11/02/2020
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