Smarter Than the Test!

Class was full of raffles with candy and prizes as Beauport 7th graders participated in a little  ELA MCAS trivia and fun in order to prepare for the big day tomorrow! Students will be tested on reading comprehension which requires them to read an excerpt, answer multiple choice questions, and answer open responses. They are more than ready to go!

GET REST!

EAT BREAKFAST!

BRING A READING BOOK!

Makes You Think

TWO TOUGH QUESTIONS Question 1: If you knew a woman who was pregnant, who had 8 kids already, three who were deaf, two who were blind, one with minimal IQ, and she had incurable disease, would you recommend that she have an abortion? Read the next question before looking at the answer for this one.

Question 2: It is time to elect a new world leader, and only your vote counts. Here are the facts about the three leading candidates.

Candidate A - Associates with crooked politicians, and consults with astrologists. He's had two Mistresses. He also chain smokes and drinks 8 to 10 martinis a day.

Candidate B - He was kicked out of office twice, sleeps until noon, used opium in college and drinks a quart of whiskey every evening.

Candidate C - He is a decorated war hero. He's a vegetarian, doesn't smoke, drinks an occasional beer and never cheated on his wife. 

Which of these candidates would be your choice?

















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Candidate A is Franklin D. Roosevelt. 

Candidate B is Winston Churchill.

Candidate C is Adolph Hitler.


And, by the way, the answer to the abortion question: If you said yes, you just killed Beethoven.

Pretty interesting isn't it?
 Makes a person think before judging someone.

March Madness: Crazy Hair Day!

 

GO 7th GRADE

Evening of Excellence

Welcome Parents/Guardians to Beauport 7's ELA BLOG! 

Feel free to browse through the site 

(A, B, C, D) block and check out some of the students' writing by clicking on the "comments" link at the bottom of each post. Also, there are various updates including pictures and videos that fill you on about what is/was happening in class! After observing the site for a bit, you are more than welcome to leave a comment/message below for the students to view!

Thank you!

Blog Post of the Week

 Congrats to Jett S. of B Block for earning Blog Post of the Week! His well-written piece advising 6th graders on how to be successful in 7th grade was organized and informative. Check it out below!

 

"Seventh grade seems very difficult but when you get used to it its not that bad. Here is some advice to survive the seventh grade. Firstly, You MUST do your homework. If you are in Beauport House you won't have much homework in ELA, Science, and Social Studies (other than a blog post in ELA). On the other hand you will have math homework everyday. Most homework isn't hard all you have to do is use your notes and pay attention in class. Also remember to write your homework down in your assignment notebook. Secondly, You have to be prepared. Being prepared means having a pencil every day, bringing you textbooks to class and having your binder. If you are missing one of these it is almost impossible to function and get your work done. Some teachers sell pencils for $0.25 and some let you give them your binder/book any thing you can't leave without and lend you a pencil. But that is for emergencies only don't let that make you think you don't have to bring one. Thirdly, you shouldn't chew gum. A couple teachers don't care unless you are chewing very noticeably. But in other teachers classes they are very strict about gum chewing. If they find you chewing gum you will get lunch detention. To avoid problems just don't chew gum in the first place. Fourthly, don't take advantage of substitutes. If you thing you can fool around when subs are in place of you real teacher you are wrong. They will report to your teacher and you will get in trouble. Some people think that they don't have to do work when there is a sub you do. The work is NOT fun its just busy work. Don't worry hopefully your teacher will only be out for one day. Lastly, Specialist Classes are not a time to fool around. Health, art, spanish, and pro forming arts are real classes, you get homework, you get a grade and you have to do work. Clearly, these steps will help you be successful in seventh grade."

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World Education Games!

7th grade participated in the World Education Games today for the first time ever! Malaysia and the UK seemed to be the countries to beat! Take a look at the excitement below!

Comprehending Yoga

Today we worked on reading comprehension as we read a nonfiction MCAS piece together about the benefits of yoga. Students volunteered and we attempted some of the poses (described in process order) included in the excerpt! After reading, students worked together to tackle some of the multiple choice questions.

Blog Post of the Week

Congratulations to Taila B of B Block for earning blog post of the week! She filled us in on her morning routine and did a great job of utilizing transitions and keeping it logical so that the reader could follow her writing! Check it out below!

"Ring Ring Ring!" Yells my alarm clock to wake me up at exactly 6:15 A.M. I usually lay in my bed for about 5 minutes. Then, I get up to pick out my outfit that I plan to wear to school. After, I go into the bathroom and brush my teeth and do my hair. I need to put this lotion in my hair to keep it thick and straight. After, I go back to my room to get my mascara and eye liner. Sometimes, I use a lot of eye liner and mascara because I want it to be perfect. Next, I apply my make-up and head back to my room and put my shoes on as well as get my backpack. Then, I wait for my friend to pick me up for school. After school I usually go to my grandma's or hang out with my friends. That concludes my morning routine.

Emphatic Order!

 

 Students anxiously compete  in groups to piece together the paragraph as they witness, first-hand, the power of emphatic order in writing!