The seventh grade began to try and answer that question this week. The students have been broken down into the four first civilizations (Ancient Egypt, Ancient Mesopotamia, The Indus River/Ancient India, and Ancient China), and they are trying to make… Continue Reading
Dear Seventh Grade Parents and Students, Welcome to the new school year. I thought it might be helpful for you to have an overview of the year’s objectives. I would love to share more about the curriculum with you at… Continue Reading
Next week we will begin to delve into the history and traditions of the major world religions. As part of this, we celebrated a Passover Seder with Mrs. Leff.
Students attended a funeral for “Momma Roma” last week that helped them understand some of the reasons why the Western Roman Empire collapsed. In the pictures below, you can see them acting out the allegory for the fall of Rome.… Continue Reading
There was high drama in the courtroom (classroom) this Tuesday as 7F put Antigone on trial for burying her brother against the laws of the king. The judges eventually found Antigone innocent of all charges. Attorneys question the witnesses: The… Continue Reading
Do you know the difference between a simile and a metaphor? Can you write a sentence with alliteration? How about a hyperbole? The seventh grade prepared for their literary test on Monday by working through some literary term examples.
Chicago Shakespeare’s interpretation of Twelfth Night was very entertaining and engaging. Seeing Shakespeare live is the second-best way to experience the Bard. Of course, performing Shakespeare is the best way! I hope you will join us next Thursday, March 17… Continue Reading
Many scholars estimate that Shakespeare created one out of every twelve words in his plays and poem. He did this by adding prefixes and suffixes, turning nouns into verbs, and creating entirely new word combinations. We have an unfortunate practice… Continue Reading
While revising their sonnets, students tried to help one another understand meter. In one case, a student was willing to pay another student for a word that worked in the poetic form. (As far as I know, no actual money… Continue Reading
Shakespeare wrote over 150 sonnets. After learning about the sonnet form, the seventh grade put sonnets back together again. Each student will write a sonnet in the coming weeks. It is much harder than you might think! Ask your student… Continue Reading