Welcome
to English 7 with Ms. Craft in Room 18. We will be accomplishing much together. We will be exploring short stories (fiction and nonfiction),
poetry, essays, and multitude of different genres. WeÕll be discovering the many ways that we ÒreadÓ the
world. We will spend a great deal
of time with various writing assignments, and weÕll be able to recognize the
connotative power of language and apply what we learn in our own works. WeÕll sharpen our knowledge of grammar,
vocabulary, and writing conventions so that we can communicate more
effectively. Look forward to achieving
academic literacy that will be invaluable in all your classes. We will also be learning strategies
that all good readers use to make sense of difficult texts. We will be predicting, summarizing,
paraphrasing, and asking questions – lots of questions.
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Materials
Needed
1Ó- 1.5Ó 3-ring Binder
Section dividers to organize
your notes (Literature, Vocabulary, Grammar, Reading log, and Writing)
Loose leaf college-ruled binder paper
Pens, pencils, pencil sharpeners
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SSR
will be a regular routine throughout the class with the purpose of gaining
fluency, engagement, and agency. You will be responsible for choosing your own books for independent
reading.
Criteria for an independent reading book 1. It must be a book
(no magazines, newspapers, or comic books);
2. It must have more
words than pictures;
3. It must be something
youÕre interested in;
4. It must be something
your parents would allow you to read.
SSR
ground rules
Stay in your seat so others arenÕt distracted.
Do not work on something else.
Do not talk.
Do your best to read for the whole time
Write in your SSR log when finished.
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1. For excused
absences, make-up work will be accepted per school policy. Students will have the same number of
days to make up an assignment that they were absent.
2. Late work will be
accepted within three days of when it was due for half credit.
Rationale I
believe this policy will enforce responsibility and organizational skills,
which are important attributes for students to obtain. It is also the studentÕs
responsibility to find out the missing work from an absence either by meeting
with the teacher before or after school, checking the homework calendar online
or in the classroom, or asking a peer from class.
In the event of a
home-network or printer issue, please either hand-write the assignment, e-mail
a peer the assignment to print out, or come to school early with a CD and use
the library or computer lab to print out the work.
The daily agenda and
homework are accessible from the class calendar, and are posted in the classroom.
Make-Up Exams
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Class work, homework, papers,
and tests will be graded on a point system.
Homework
15% | Class work 15% | Tests 30 %
| Papers/Projects 30% | Participation 10%
IMPORTANT!
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My
commitment to you
It
will be my goal to establish a safe and caring environment conducive to
learning and exploring new ideas. Remember that I want you to succeed and will do all I can toward that
end. We will have an incredible
year together, and IÕm glad youÕre in my class. You are welcome to e-mail me with any questions or
concerns. My address is dcraft@jsusd.k12.ca.us. IÕm
looking forward to an exciting school year!
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