th
7
grade
WEEK OF FEBRUARY 23
Monday, Feb 23
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Homework: Finish chapter questions. Due Wednesday.
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Journal: Write a journal entry pretending that you are Johnny Cade hiding
in the abandoned church. Be sure to include how you are feeling and the
thoughts that you are having.
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Today’s agenda:
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Finish chapter 6
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Answer questions in packet
Tuesday, February 24
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Homework: Chapter questions due tomorrow
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Journal: Write down what words come to mind when you hear the word
GOLDEN. What ideas does it give you?
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Today’s agenda:
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Journal
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Poem- Robert Frost’s “Nothing Gold Can Stay”
Nothing Gold
Can Stay.
By Robert Frost
NOTHING GOLD CAN STAY
Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.
-Robert Frost
Your Group Task
The next slides will break down the poem line by line. For
each line (or set of lines), there will be a couple of discussion
questions. Spend some time discussing each question then
record your group’s ideas on the group brainstorm sheet! Be
prepared to share your ideas with the whole class.
NOTHING GOLD CAN STAY
1. Nature's first green is gold,
a) What does "nature's first green” mean?
b) Why is it "gold"? Do you think Frost
means the color gold? What else could
gold symbolize/represent?
NOTHING GOLD CAN STAY
2. Her hardest hue to hold.
a) What is a "hue"?
b) Do you think nature has a hard time
"holding" onto green?
NOTHING GOLD CAN STAY
3. Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
a) What would an "early leaf" be?
b) Why is it only that way for an hour? Is
it really an hour? What is Frost saying
here?
NOTHING GOLD CAN STAY
4. Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
a) What does the word "subsides" mean?
a) What is "Eden"?
c) What do you think is meant by the
reference to "grief"?
NOTHING GOLD CAN STAY
5. So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.
a) We don't typically think of dawn, or a
sunrise, as "going down", as we would
with dusk. Why do you think Frost
worded it like this?
b) What is meant by "nothing gold can
stay"?
NOTHING GOLD CAN STAY
Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.
6. a) Why do you think Frost chose to use the
words in red?
b) What do they indicate to you?
FINAL THOUGHT
7. Do you think the
message of this poem
could apply to more than
nature? What does it say
about people and life in
general?
The Outsiders
S.E. Hinton
Writing blurb:
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Which character do you consider to be “golden”?
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Write 1 page explaining who you chose and why you believe they are
golden.
Wednesday, February 25
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Homework: Study for Friday’s test
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Today’s agenda:
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Book reports!!!
Thursday, February 26
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Homework: Study for test
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Today’s agenda: Review