7th Grade Language Arts Mrs. Passarelli Room 2108 = = (630) Contact Information: = Voice Mail = = (630) (press 1 when you hear the voice mail greeting) = Homework Hotline = (630) (press 1 when you hear the voice mail greeting) Web site = Twitter

7th Grade Language Arts Curriculum

Literature Text Used - Elements of Literature (First Course) Exploration of various literary genres (short stories, non-fiction, poetry, drama, mythology) Discussion and application of literary terms Core Novel Study: The Outsiders

OWL Reading Strategies Sensory Imaging Self-questioning Vocabulary Acquisition

Grammar and Usage Conventions Usage Phrases (adjective and adverb) Clauses (adjective, adverb, and noun) Verbals (gerunds, infinitives, and participles) Types of sentences (simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences) Misplaced and dangling modifiers Commas to separate coordinate adjectives Spelling

Composition Narrative (text based) Argumentative (Issue oriented) Informative/ Explanatory We will be practicing these writing genres every quarter in some form.

Research Topic: The impact of a person or the impact of a group of people on society Skills Focus:  Note Taking  Credible Sources  Research Questions  Summarizing and Paraphrasing  Relevant and sufficient support  Developing a Basic outline  Creating Topic Sentences  Presentation with a focus on main ideas

Vocabulary Vocabulary Acquisition and Usage Unknown and multiple meaning words Context Clues Greek and Latin Affixes and Roots Dictionary and Thesaurus Skills

Classroom Management

Classroom & Behavioral Guidelines Respect yourself and others Come to class prepared to learn Follow directions Be responsible Always do your best!

Assignments/Homework Homework is practice  Homework should be completed on the day it is due. Homework will receive a 1 if it is completed and ready to check, a 0 if it is incomplete or if it is done but not in the classroom when it is due. Graded assignments, compositions and projects not completed or turned in on the day they are due will be considered “LATE” and will lose 10% of the grade each day they are late. (No late assignment will receive less than 50% of the possible points)

Student Grades The following categories will be used for student grades: Homework (homework practice) Classwork (graded assignments and short writing assignments) Projects (compositions, group projects and individual long-term assignments) Tests Quizzes Participation/ Graded Discussions

What to do if you are absent? If a student is absent, he/she will have 1 day plus the number of day absent to complete assigned work. All assignments that were due on the day of your absence should be turned in promptly upon the student’s return to school. Students should check Homework Hotline when they are out if possible and the “Were you Absent?” folder when they return. If a student misses a test or quiz, they should see me upon their return to set up a time to take it. It is the student’s responsibility to find out what they missed when they were absent.

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