1. Welcome to 7 th grade Language Arts with Mrs. Nystrom Back to School Night 2014-15

2. Writing Genres: – Informational/Explanatory – Argumentative (Persuasive) – Poetry – Literary Analysis Homework: – Drafting – Word processing at home- if needed, student should email his/herself to print (not teacher)

3. Periods 1,6,7 Literature Units - Novel Study and Literary elements Schooled by Gordon Korman – Genre Study: Classic A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens – Non-Fiction Literature Circles – Author Study : Edgar Allan Poe

4. Periods 2,5 Literature Units – Novel Study and Literary Elements Trouble by Gary Schmidt – Genre Study: Classic A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens – Non-Fiction Literature Circles – Author Study : Edgar Allan Poe

5. Reading Reading Workshop – First day of every week – Content: Independent Reading (PCR book) Skills and Strategies Reading Minutes (oral presentations) Genre Study Article of the Month (Non-fiction) Poetry Homework: – 20-30 minutes of PCR most nights of the week

6. Grammar Unit 1: Review-Noun, Pronoun, Sentence Structure Unit 2: Verbs-Tenses, Parts, Sentence Patterns Unit 3: Phrases-Prepositional, Adjective/Adverb Unit 4: Complex Sentences and Clauses Pretest and Post Test

7. Department Grading Policy Reading Grade 40% Writing Grade 40% Grammar Grade 15% Homework/Classwork 5%

8. What you can do to help… Use my teacher websitewebsite Donate gently used books Scholastic Book orders, library trips Model reading – Newspapers, book clubs, novels – Pick up a copy of your child’s PCR book