Mrs. Hawkes

7th Grade Teacher

 Advisory Room 233


chawkes@fallriverschools.org

 

 

LONG TERM ASSIGNMENTS 7TH GRADE

Social Studies-  Mrs. Chhean

The Civilization Project GEWCUS

 

Mathematics- Ms. Correia

The Timeline Probability Project

 

English Language Arts- Mrs. Howard

Response to Literature-  Gary Soto

 

Science-  Mrs. Dallaire

Please come to class prepared. Remember to bring:

  • a blue/black ink pen
  • your subject binder
  • agenda book
  • your homework assignment
  • any books or materials needed for class that day

Extra help or make-up work: I am available

most Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays

from 3:10-4:00 in Rm. 233.

 

Awesome Links

The Secret Annex Online    

This website contains information about the Frank family and the Holocaust. 

Boston.com

This is the Boston Globe's website. Reading the online articles is a great way to learn about current events and practice your nonfiction reading skills.

Easybib.com

URL: http://easybib.com
This site will help organize the information you have into a bibliography or works cited page.

Encyclopedia Mythica

URL: http://pantheon.org
An online encyclopedia of mythology, folklore, and religion

Greek Mythology

URL: http://greekmythology.com
Contains information about Greek mythology

Help with Quotations

URL: http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/quota...
Quotations are NOT just things people have said aloud, they are also words people have written. Your paper should include quotes that are written information from a reference source.

Information about the documentary called "Paper Clips"

URL: http://www.adl.org/paperclips/
Students who were studying the Holocaust collected millions of paper clips to create a memorial to those who lost their lives in the Holocaust. There is a documentary about their journey.

Kidipede: Greek Myths

URL: http://historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/religi...
Greek mythology pages of an online encyclopedia of history and science for middle-school students

MCAS Student Work

URL: http://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/student/
Take a look at real examples of student work on the MCAS. See what a "score 6" essay looks like.

MCAS Test Questions

URL: http://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/testitems.html
See what types of questions are asked on the MCAS exam! This links you to an archive of all prior MCAS test questions.

Mythweb

URL: http://mythweb.com
An overview of the Olympians and selected heroes

Purdue Online Writing Lab - How to format quotations

URL: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/03/
This webpage gives a detailed explanation about how to format quotations in an essay.

Purdue Online Writing Lab - MLA format

URL: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
This website is an excellent resource. It gives detailed instructions on how to format a paper based on MLA guidelines.

Purdue University Writing Lab - How to format citations for electronic sources

URL: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/
This particular webpage gives a detailed description about how to format citations for electronic sources on your Works Cited page. There are also links for other types of sources on this page.

Purdue University Writing Lab - Sample Works Cited page

URL: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/12/
This webpage shows an example of a correctly formatted Works Cited page.

Purdue University Writing Lab - Works Cited page format

URL: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/05/
This webpages gives detailed information about how to format a Works Cited page.

Rescuers and Survivors of the Holocaust

URL: http://teacher.scholastic.com/frank/stories.htm
Scholastic.com has some great resources associated with Anne Frank, World War II, and the Holocaust. Click on the link to check some out!

Rick Riordan's web page - includes links to myth sites

URL: http://www.rickriordan.com/index.php/books-fo...
Rick Riodran, author of the Percy Jackson series, includes many interesting resources on his web page. He includes links to mythology web sites and a recommended reading list.

Scholastic Books: The Hunger Games

URL: http://www.scholastic.com/thehungergames/
Scholastic.com is a great website for information and games.

Schooltube.com

URL: http://schooltube.com
This is a media-sharing site.

The Elie Wiesel Foundation

URL: http://www.eliewieselfoundation.org/
This website is the official website of the Elie Wiesel Foundation. It includes information about the Holocaust survivor,writer, and activist.

Theoi Greek Mythology

URL: http://theoi.com
Profiles of the Greek gods and goddesses, and other characters from Greek mythology with an emphasis on their appearances in literature and art

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum website for students

URL: http://www.ushmm.org/education/forstudents/
This is the museum's website for students.

Usborne Quicklinks

URL: http://usborne-quicklinks.com/usa/usa_entity_...
Usborne Publishing will link you to a series of websites about your given topic. As always, use discretion when choosing websites.

Web games related to English

URL: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games_voc...
Check out web games that review English class skills such as grammar and vocabulary!

World Book Online

URL: http://Worldbookonline.com
This is an online encyclopedia. Please use World Book Student. username: HJSHSlibrary password: bulldogs