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Welcome!
Welcome to the Thunderstorm Language Arts website! This page is designed to provide information to you throughout the year on what is happening in our classroom.
Contact Information: telephone (603) 432-6925ext 3182 or email: jtroy@londonderry.org
Extra Help: Monday & Friday mornings 7:30-8:00 OR by appointment
Classwork
Introduction to the personal project in which your child will research an attraction in our state of new Hampshire as a possible field trip , at the end of the year. Each student will be given a calendar for the months of March and April, which chronicles classwork and homework. By the end of the unit, students will: understand the research process; and produce a thesis paper on why their attraction will be the best choice for our class trip. The research will involve the following topics: location, educational value, history, and cost. In class, we will reinforce the technical writing (organization) of their thesis paper. At home, students may "fine tune" their writing.
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Personal Project 
The students will be working on personal projects this year. The first phase of this project will begin in late September when students will choose their topics. Throughout the next few months we will focus on research. In early spring we will start to write a research paper. This entire process of researching and writing will be conducted in school.
The second phase of the personal project will be the presentation. This presentation will be a celebration of the year long immersion in the topic chosen. This phase will be done in class and at home and will be your opportunity to help your child.
Upcoming Events
-Open House September
-Class Novel "Percy Jackson" October-December
-NECAP Testing October
-More Than Words November
-Parent Conferences November
-Mythology Unit December
-Holocaust Unit (Mood/Tone) January/February
- IOWA Testing March
-African Drumming May
-Storytelling May/June
-SKYPE TBA with Pietro Leone in Acitrezza, Catania Sicily
-Field Trip TBA by you the student
-Ongoing: Lessons in the Six Traits of Writing, the writing process, spelling, grammar, vocabulary and enrichment opportunities.
*Note to Mrs. Troy's current students and parents: This page is for teacher training purposes only and is currently under construction; thank you for your patience! (This page is NOT updated)
Personal Project
- Links to ANIMALS
http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/facts/
http://www.animal.dke-encyc.com/
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/lond35359
- Links to NATURAL OCCURANCES
http://www.weatherwizkids.com/
http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/?source=NavEnvHome
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/forcesofnature/
http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/kids/
- Links to GREEN ENERGY
- Links to GREEN PRODUCTS
- Links to POLLUTION
- Links to CLIMATE CHANGES
"A", "C", "DE", "GH" and "I" periods- English Grade 7
CLASSWORK:
Introduction to the personal project in which your child will research an attraction in our state of new Hampshire as a possible field trip , at the end of the year. By the end of the unit, students will: understand the research process; and produce a thesis paper on why their attraction will be the best choice for our class trip. The research will involve the following topics: location, educational value, history, and cost. In class, we will reinforce the technical writing (organization) of their thesis paper. At home, students may "fine tune" their writing and prepare their class presentation.
HOMEWORK:
-Materials (tri-fold, glitter, etc.) for the class field trip presentation are due Monday, May 13th and the class presentation is due Friday, May 17th
*Note to Mrs. Troy's current students: This page is for teacher training purposes only and is currently under construction; thank you for your patience! (This page is NOT updated)
- NOUNS
*Note to Mrs. Troy's current students: This page is for teacher training purposes only and is currently under construction; thank you for your patience! (This page is NOT updated)
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Semester One |
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If you missed a class or an assignment, this archive, along with your X2 online grade report, will give you the opportunity to discover what you missed outside of the current weekly syllabus. |
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Semester Two If you missed a class or an assignment, this archive, along with your X2 online grade report, will give you the opportunity to discover what you missed outside of the current weekly syllabus. |
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Semester Three Syllabus Archive - Term 3 If you missed a class or an assignment, this archive, along with your X2 online grade report, will give you the opportunity to discover what you missed outside of the current weekly syllabus. |
CURRENT NEWS LINKS:
http://www.londonderrynh.net/?p=32186 for African Drumming
*Note to Mrs. Troy's current students: This page is for teacher training purposes only and is currently under construction; thank you for your patience! (updated March 2012)
Parts of Speech/Grammar
Noun
Pronoun
Verb
Adverb
Adjective
Preposition
Conjunction
Interjection
Declarative
Imperative
Interrogative
Exclamatory
Period
Semi-colon
Comma
Question mark
Colon
Exclamation point
Infinitive
Reading/Literature
Thesis
Transisiton
Introduction
Body
Conclusion
Compound
Sentence
Paragraph
Predicting
Connecting
Summarize
Visualize
Inference
Sequencing
Conflict
Exposition
Rising action
Climax
Falling action
Resolution
Annotate
Plot
Setting
Ideas
Conventions
Sentence fluency
Organization
Voice
Word choice
Previewing
Analyze
Compare
Contrast
Biography
Essay
Poem
Mood
Tone
Theme
Poetry Unit
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Simile
Alliteration
Oxymoron
Personification
Assonance
irony
Mythology Unit
Myth
roots
prefix
suffix
etymology
fiction
non-fiction
genre
gods
hero
monster
demi-god
Roman
Greek
Morals
Values
Holocaust Unit
Anti-semitism
Genocide
Concentration camp
Propaganda
Aryan Race
NAZI
Swastika
Historical fiction
Gestapo
Adolf Hitler
Hitler Youth
Tone
Theme
Poetry Unit
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Simile
Alliteration
Oxymoron
Personification
Assonance
irony
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