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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