English 7/7H Course Overview

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Our literature study will include class novels, selections from the textbook,

and supplemental readings.

We’ll read poetry, mythology, drama, short story, fiction, and nonfiction.

Participating in discussions, writing short responses, and taking quizzes or tests

are some of the ways you’ll show your understanding of what you read.

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Compositions will be worked on in class and at home.

PREWRITING

DRAFTING

REVISION

EDITING

PUBLISHING

are all part of the writing process. Keep ALL prewriting and drafts together

in your binder or digital folder!

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Your writer’s notebook is a place for your own freewriting

and for in-class practice. The more you write, the more you

will discover about yourself.

Bring it with you every day! Take it home every day, too,

because you never know when inspiration might strike.

At the end of each nine weeks, your writer’s notebook

will be turned in for a major grade.

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You will each have your own blog this year.

You’ll be able to share your thoughts,

comment on each other’s ideas,

and connect with other students

from around the world.

We’ll start blogging in just a couple of weeks!

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Headed to high school?

We’ll be studying Vocabulary for the High School Student!

There are four lessons in a unit, followed by a cumulative test.

You’ll have some online tools to help you practice the words

AND help you expand your vocabulary even further!

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These skills will be taught through warm-ups, mini-lessons,

and literature study.

Concepts are cumulative, so keep your handouts

all year long in the grammar section of your binder!

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Each nine weeks, you’ll set a personal goal for your independent reading.

You’ll choose what to read: any genre, any topic!

At the end of the nine weeks, a reading log will be due

and a new goal will be set for the next nine weeks.

The reading log grade, which counts as a major grade,

will include talking and writing about your reading.

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Major Grades 60%

Skills Development 40%

Practice 0%

Retesting: Any student may retake a test for full credit AFTER scheduling

tutorial time and completing the required remediation work. The student

will earn the higher of the two grades. The same material may not be retested

more than once.

Homework will either be a skills development grade or a practice grade,

depending on the assignment. The better you use your class time, the less

homework you will have!

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You’ve got to get it done!

MORNING STUDENTS: Come to

lunch in Mrs. Schoch’s room on the

very same day!

AFTERNOON STUDENTS: Come to

morning tutoring in Mrs. Kriese’s room or to

lunch tutoring in Mrs. Schoch’s room on the

next day.

If you come to class without your

assignment, you will be expected to

come to a tutoring session to work on

it or turn it in:

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Be respectful.

Be responsible.

Be safe.

Consequences :

• Student warning

• Student/teacher conference and loss of privilege

• Parent notification and possible conference

• Office referral

Bring your charged iPad to class every day.

Your phone should be turned off and put away.

Be respectful, responsible, and safe with your use of technology!

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