8th Grade Language Arts Class Procedures-Ms



7th Grade English: Syllabus

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SUPPLIES…

…to purchase for class and are required in class each day:

□ Folder that is only for English class and is labeled "English"

□ Notebook paper (can be loose leaf kept in English folder, or can be in a notebook labeled “English”)

□ Pencils/erasers

□ Sticky notes for the purpose of tabbing literature and taking notes while reading

…provided by the school and are required for class each day:

□ Assignment books/Planners (students will be prompted to fill out planners in class every day)

□ PH (Prentice Hall) Literature books

□ Quarterly Book (Q1: Freak the Mighty, Q2: The Giver, Q3: Breaking Through, Q4: Serafina’s Promise)

…that are optional to bring to class:

□ One box of tissue to donate for the classroom (would really be appreciated)

□ Pens/Colored pencils/markers/crayons/highlighters (only if you wish to have your own, personal supply)

…that are optional, but will be beneficial to keep at home:

□ Collegiate dictionary and thesaurus (or access to online versions of both)

□ Art/scrapbooking supplies (will be convenient to have stashed at home for several projects that will be due throughout the school year)

GRADING…

SCALE: (MMS Standard Scale)

|Grade Mark |High |Low |

|A |100.00% |92.50% |

|A- |92.49% |89.50% |

|B+ |89.49% |86.50% |

|B |86.49% |82.50% |

|B- |82.49% |79.50% |

|C+ |79.49% |76.50% |

|C |76.49% |72.50% |

|C- |72.49% |69.50% |

|D+ |69.49% |66.50% |

|D |66.49% |62.50% |

|D- |62.49% |59.50% |

|E |59.49% |0.00% |

WEIGHTS:

50%: Tests and Final Projects

50%: Assignments

DAILY HOMEWORK CHECKLIST:

1. Finish any unfinished class work.

2. Read AND reread the quarterly book assigned pages and the PH Literature selection(s) of the week.

3. Study for upcoming tests (quarterly book tests and PH Literature tests).

4. Work on next project deadline (this includes both the quarterly writing project and the quarterly book creative projects).

ABSENT POLICY:

(from handbook) Students have an equal number of days to the number of days they

were absent to make up work for full credit. Missed tests are made up during class time.

LATE POLICY: -Late assignments are worth half credit until the end of the marking period.

-Late projects and quarterly assignments lose 10% per day until the marking period's end.

-LUNCH DETENTION will be assigned to any student with two or more missing assignments and

will continue indefinitely until the given student is entirely caught up with zero missing assignments.

PARENT/TEACHER/STUDENT COMMUNICATION OPPORTUNITIES…

□ *Skyward Family Access: online access to our students’ most current academic and attendance information (If you do not have your access code, please call the MPS IT department at 676-6516 for your login and password information.)

*Please be sure to keep your current contact information, including an e-mail address that you access regularly, in Skyward updated at all times. This is incredibly important as it will be the program that I use to e-mail progress reports and class updates. You can update your contact information as often as needed by contacting the school office at 676-6514.

□ *Edmodo: (public URL)

Group Code: sgjbnn (on website, enter code to join the seventh grade English group)

*More information will be forthcoming. Once I learn more about Edmodo,

I will very likely encourage, and maybe ultimately require, students to

join our seventh grade English class group, but this is my first year using this

website, so it will be a learning experience.

□ Fall and Spring parent/teacher conferences: (see MMS yearly calendar for dates and times)

□ E-mail: llewis@mason.k12.mi.us (E-mail is a great way to contact me!)

□ Telephone: at 676-6514, ext. 413 (My prep time is 7th hour, 1:39-2:31, which is when I am most easily reached.)

□ Website: LewisLearners. (be sure to look at 7th grade information, as I teach BOTH 7th and 8th)

□ Instagram: @LewisLearners

□ Twitter: @LewisLearners 7

□ Remind: text to (517) 969-7621 with the message @59ec6 to sign up

TENTATIVE ANNUAL PLAN… (may change as curricular requirements are adjusted)

□ Quarter 1:

o PH Literature: Unit 1

o Book: Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick

o Quarterly Writing Project: Literature Analysis

□ Quarter 2:

o PH Literature: Unit 2

o Book: The Giver by Lois Lowry

o Writing Project: Persuasive Essay

□ Quarter 3:

o PH Literature: Unit 3

o Book: Breaking Through by Francisco Jimenez

o Writing Project: Memoir

□ Quarter 4:

o PH Literature: Unit 4

o Book: Serafina’s Promise by Ann E. Burg

o Writing Project: Poetry Portfolio

*TENTATIVE WEEKLY PLAN… (may change as curricular requirements are adjusted)

□ Mondays: PH Literature Lessons OR Vocabulary Work

□ Tuesdays: Quarterly Book (reading, tests, and book projects)

□ Wednesdays: PH Literature Lessons OR Vocabulary Work (continued from Monday)

□ Thursdays: Quarterly Writing Projects (writing lessons and writing projects)

□ Fridays: PH Literature Tests OR Vocabulary Work

& SOMETIMES Library (for book check-in/out and silent, independent work time)

*Weekly schedule will be modified for shortened school weeks.

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