7th Grade ELA (Period 2) Assignments

AOW 19: Diseases from ticks and mosquitoes are on the rise

AOW 18 and Last AOW for 8th

 

7th: Watch for rattlesnakes while climbing

8th: How long can you survive without essentials

AOW 17

7th: What is snake venom

8th: How to monetize your Instagram account

AOW 16

 

7th: Disney to launch streaming services for movies and live sports

 

8th: Instagram yields insta-riches for popular "influencers" and marketers

AOW 15

 

7th: Google app that matches your face to artwork raises privacy concerns

 

8th: How Instagram is changing the way we design cultural spaces

AOW 14

 

7th: "Fornite" shoots to the top of teenagers' most wanted games list

 

8th: Unicorn Frappuccino just the latest food designed with Instagram in mind

AOW 13

 

7th: Brad Pitt & Bill Mahler speak up for caged hens

 

8th: Understanding key terms in the gun control debate

AOW 12; Assigned April 3rd

 

7th: McDonald's switch to cage-free eggs has companies scrambling

 

8th: Deep divisions over arming teachers

AOW 11 (First to start Quarter 4)

 

7th: Animal Welfare Laws

 

8th: Dick's and Walmart Gun Policies

AOW 10 (Last before the end of Quarter 3)

 

7th: NASA's Vegetable Garden

 

8th: Restaurants and Bars Anticipate Legislation 

Article of the Week Number 9

 

7th: "The effects of space on your body"

 

8th: "Malibu bans single use plastic items"

AOW 8 is being assigned late because of Interim SBAC testing. Students are working on the AOW Wednesday and Thursday in class.

 

8th: Is it possible to create zero waste?

7th: NASA's 12 newest astronauts

AOW 7, Assigned 2/20/2018

 

7th: "SpaceX successfully launches the world's most powerful rocket"

 

8th: "Could a new plastic-eating bacteria help combat this pollution scourge"

AOW 6

 

7th: "20 years after Dolly the Sheep led the way- where is cloning now?"

 

8th: "Amazon Go Store is opening to the public"

Articles for the week of February 5th

 

AOW Number 5 for 7th and 8th grade

 

7th: "Chinese Scientist Have Successfully cloned Two Monkeys"

8th: "Amazon Hopes to Profit from the Teenage Market"

AOW 4, Week 5

 

7th: "Olympic Alpine Racecourse will be Tended to by Snow Magician"

 

8th: "Amazon Wants to Come In and Drop Off Packages"

Semester 2, Week 3 AOW

 

7th: "Competitors to watch at the 2018 Winter Olympics"

8th: "Virtual Reality Revolutionizes the Retail Experience"

Semester 2, AOW 2

 

7th: "Why North Korea's decision to attend the 2018 Olympics matters"

8th: "Why virtual reality won't transform sports viewing"

Semester 2, Week 1

 

7th: AOW -  "Doug Chiang Talks Designing Star Wars Themed Land for Disney Parks"

 

8th: AOW - " Oculus Says Virtual Reality Will Revolutionize Video Game Playing"

Final AOW for the year!!

 

7th: AOW 17, Refugees giving back

 

8th: AOW 16, Schools reduce stress

Week 17 AOW's

 

7th: AOW 16; Makeover for Twitter and Snapchat

 

8th: AOW 15; Depression in Kids

Week 16 AOW

7th: Biology's Beloved Amphibian (AOW 15)

8th: Link Between Social Media and Teen Suicide (AOW 13)

 

Week 15 AOW

7th: "Unboxing" this years hot toy (AOW 14)

8th: Traceable Turkeys (AOW 13)

Week 14 AOW

7th: AOW 13, Running Stars Reach Their Limits

8th: AOW 12, Humans Must Trust Robotic Cars

AOW Week 12

 

7th (AOW 11): New NFL Helmets

 

8th (AOW 10): Autonomous Cars in the Big Apple

AOW 10

7th: Haunted House Industry

8th: No AOW this week. Instead we are working on our essay outlines and typing our essays. Essays are due no later than Saturday by midnight. Check Google Classroom for more information.

AOW 9

7th: Halloween Spending Record

8th: How Much Does Carpooling Matter?

AOW 8

7th: The World's Biggest Pumpkins

8th: How to Develop an App

AOW 7

7th: What happens to your body when you drink soda

8th: Phone Battery Myths

AOW 6

7th: "Diet" Soda Isn't

8th: Protecting "Smartphone Zombies"

AOW 5

7th: Soda Taxes

8th: iPhone X and iPhone 8

AOW 4

7th: Real Life Pet Detective

8th: Life on Mars

AOW 3

7th: Anti-aging Drugs for Dogs

8th: NASA Twins Study Project 

 AOW 2

7th: Lineage of Cats and Dogs

8th: Microscopic Organisms on Space Station 

 First AOW of the year!!

7th: What is the cost of a pet?

8th: Planetary Officers