Text
Moral / Message / Theme (1 CS)
Plot Summary (1 CS)
(What happened in this text?)
“Thank You,
Ma’am”
Comfort
The Tortoise
and the Hare
Turn over…
(“The moral of the story is…”)
(“What does this story suggest?)
Text
Hatchet
Cinderella
Little Red
Riding Hood
Plot Summary
Moral / Message / Theme
(What happened in this text?)
(“The moral of the story is…”)
V8FQ
7TH GRADE HUMANITIES
Name ___________________
Vocab Focus Questions
Vocab List no. 8
Date __________________
Section 7.1
Directions: For each numbered word below, write a
complete sentence that uses the numbered word and one of
the words in the fish bowl. Make sure to write a clever,
meaningful sentence that show you know what the vocab
word means. Try not to use a fish bowl word more than
once!
1. portray
7.2
7.3
flying
building
Ms. Hogan
kind
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2. protagonist
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3. mortal
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4. context
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Directions: For each real or nonsense word, write down what you think it means.
1. transcontinental
2. superchilled
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3. transform __________________________________________________
4. supervision
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Directions: Fill in the blanks below with the correct no/know/now homophone!
1. There is ________ talking during the exit slip in Humanities 7.
2. ________ that we have time to talk, what do you want to ________ about the
history notes?
3. Javian _________s all of the components of the entry routine and makes
_________ mistakes when he enters.
4. After she visits the HW First Bin, there are _____ papers left in Nakishi’s HW First
folder because she __________s to turn them in first thing in the morning and
that they won’t be accepted __________.
Directions: Write a sentence answering each riddle that uses two or more vocabulary terms.
1. How has a text you’ve read portrayed mortality?
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2. What message does a myth send readers if its protagonist reaches their goal?
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3. In your DEAR book, what is the context surrounding your protagonist?
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4. Would it be acceptable if we transplanted muscles to create superathletes to make
watching sports more exciting?
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5. Now that you’re a young adult, how do you know what to do when there’s no one to
advise you?
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Directions: Circle and fix the errors below using CUPS.
1. I no many students who like that there is know talking during DEAR
2. They think its a time too quietly read and relax with no acceptions.
3. i like two read magazines about American politics at least too times a week?
4. Allot of students have been reading many novels, but they haven’t a loted
time for magazines yet.
5. Know that we are in quarter too, it’s a good time to start reading magazines
and types of texts you haven’t gotten around two in you’re 40 Text
Challenge.
U3H3
7TH GRADE HUMANITIES
Name ___________________
Unit 3: Messages from the Past
Date __________________
HW: “Epic of Gilgamesh” Section 7.1
7.2
7.3
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Glossary:
o Oppressive (adj): cruel
o Yearning (n): a deep longing
o Decree (v): to declare
o Cease (v): to stop
o Compassion (n): great kindness
Directions:
 Read and react to the MYTH by leaving at least one (1)
annotation per page. Also write a So Basically at the end.
 Dig up evidence for each RDF (star) of your OR.
 Slash the trash for your multiple choice question.
At least
one (1)
At least ONE (1) per page
R:…
1.
Reactions
2. Connections
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Write reactions in the margins of at least a few words each.
React to what makes you smile, frown, or go “Wow!”
React to what you really agree/disagree with.
Feel free to put a symbol before/after your reaction.
T2S: …
- Text-to-Self: Make a connection to something from your
personal experience.
T2T: …
- Text-to-Text: Make a connection to another text you
have read in class, at home, etc.
T2W: …
- Text-to-World: Make a connection to world history, a
news story, a famous person, etc.
3. Questions
Q:…?
- Write questions you have in the margin.
- Think who, what, where, when, why, & how.
- Deep questions are open-ended & lead the reader back to
the text.
- Do NOT just ask what a word means.
4. So
SB:…
- At the end of the reading (or at the end of each chapter,
section, etc), write 3-5 sentences that summarize what you
just read.
Basicallys
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1. Which of the following is not a detail that describes
Gilgamesh prior to befriending Enkidu?
a. He was strong, tall, and handsome.
b. Gilgamesh was arrogant and powerful.
c. He didn’t know how to use weapons and hated battle.
d. Gilgamesh stole daughters from their fathers and loving brides
from their husbands.
TURN OVER
2. What does the myth “The Epic of Gilgamesh” suggest about human
beings’ desire to be immortal (live forever)? Support your answer with
relevant and specific information from the excerpt. (14+CS)
a. Dig up at least 4-5 pieces of evidence to support your answer.
b. Make sure your answer is written in your own words. Do not copy directly
from the text unless you use quotation marks and then put the quote in your
own words in the following sentence.
c. Use the space below to outline your response using:
i. power topic sentence (the heart symbol)
ii. at least 4-5 reasons/details/facts (RDFs—stars),
iii. evidence/example sentences for each RDF (EVs)
iv. explanation/elaboration sentence for each piece of evidence! (EXs)
v. a conclusion to restate your topic sentence in a fresh way (gift box)
d. Don’t forget to cite your page number in parentheses in BOTH your outline
and your actual written response
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Did you write at least one (1) annotation on each page?
Yes
No
Did you write a So Basically at the end of the myth?
Yes
No
Did you dig up at least four pieces of evidence and number each piece?
Yes
No
This a modern sculpture of Gilgamesh and
Enkidu. Gilgamesh, on the right, often was
shown taming lions since he was such a
strong warrior.
http://learner.org/courses/worldlit/gilgamesh/explore/slideshow.html#slideshow_2
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CCSC - 7th Grade Humanities
Unit 3
"Epic of Gilgamesh"
U3H3 - Name:
Date:
Section: 7.1 7.2 7.3