Post on 18-Jan-2016
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Welcome to Back to School Night!Mrs. Cospelich7th grade English
+Basic Information:
Mrs. Cos for short
Students are on “blocked” English schedule, meaning approximately 2 hours of class
New electronic textbook
TIMED computer-based assessments
Tasks are weighted as follows:
Classwork/Homework 25%
Quizzes 15%
Tests 35%
Nine Weeks Exam 25%
+Elements of Common Core
Reading
Text complexity and the Growth of Comprehension
Close Reading
Text-dependent questions
Novels this year: The Outsiders and The Giver
75% Non-fiction
+Elements of Common Core
Writing
Text Types, Responding to Reading, and Research
On-Demand Writing
Research Essays
+Elements of Common Core
Speaking and Listening
Flexible Communication and Collaboration
Presentations of essays
Group work
+Elements of Common Core
Language
Conventions, Effective Use, and Vocabulary
Increased Vocabulary
Use of context clues
+Accelerated Reader
Students must read at least one (1) non-fiction AND one (1) fiction book.
Books MUST BE a 4.0 book level or above AND within your child’s reading range.
Students must earn 14 AR points or more per each 9-weeks period.
1st 9-weeks deadline: October 13.
+Policies and Procedures
Bathroom
Homework
Make-up work
Eating, drinking, or gum chewing
Macbook use and information
+Supplies for English EVERYDAY
Notebook
3 tabs in a binder (can be shared with another class) Do Now Reading Writing
Colored pencils
Highlighters (various colors)
CHARGED Macbook
Students will receive a detention for not having any of these supplies.
+Canvas
Canvas is the website where students will upload homework and classwork, and take timed assessments.
https://cpsd.instructure.com/
The login for Canvas is the same as the login for their Macbook.
Canvas can be accessed from ANY computer, so parents can view progress at all times.
A green check means an assignment has been submitted; a red x means an assignment project has not.
+Parents should…
check grades online. I should have them updated by Tuesday of each week.
check for my school webpage at clintonpsd.schoolwires.net/Domain/490 to see lesson plans, homework assignments, and a testing calendar.
send an e-mail if you have a question. My address is bcospelich@clintonpublicschools.com or go to the school’s website.
ask your student about his AR progress toward the AR due date each nine weeks.
ask to see his binder and Canvas each week