1. 7th Grade Reading/Language Arts
Ms. Kathryn A. Hopkins

2. About Me Bachelors: DePaul University
Masters in Curriculum and Instruction: Saint Xavier University
LBS1 Endorsement: Saint Xavier University
5th Year Teaching
7th Year at Summit Hill Jr. High

3. About Mrs. Governale Bachelors: Governors State University
LBS1 Endorsement: University of St. Francis
1st Year teaching at Summit Hill Jr. High

4. Reading Content
Prentice Hall’s Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: Collections
The reading curriculum will consist of the literature text, independent reading, novels, and essays.
Tests, daily assignments, book reports, reading logs, Accelerated Reading Tests, etc. will be assigned throughout the year.
Reading logs every two weeks (200 minutes)
Accelerated Reading Project once a quarter
Students are to have a novel with them AT ALL TIMES.

5. Books needed for class…
The Outsiders-S.E. Hinton
Chains-Laurie Halse Anderson
Chasing Lincoln’s Killer-James Swanson
To purchase Chasing Lincoln’s Killer, I have set up a classroom store on scholastic.com-parents- shop-scholastic reading club.
Our class access code is NCY28

6. Language Arts Content Prentice Hall’s
Writing & Grammar: Communication in Action
The Language Arts curriculum will consist of the grammar textbook, Vocabulary Workshop workbook, writing assignments/essays, journal writing, and stem derivatives
Tests, daily assignments, essays, etc. will be assigned throughout the year. Point values for each will be announced beforehand.
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday students will use the vocabulary workshop books.
Tuesdays and Thursday students will work with stems derivatives, and/or a grammar lesson.

7. Stems Tuesday/Thursday 25 stems per list
Each list will be broken into fourths for the first few lists
Once the students get acclimated to their lists, the list size will be broken down into halves

8. Bell Ringers Monday through Friday Monday-Picture Prompts
Tuesday-Grammar Text Fail
Wednesday-Word Choice
Thursday-Video Journal
Friday-Creative Journal
Students will engage in Bell Ringers every other week.

9. Grading Policy All unfinished class work is automatically homework.
If a student is absent, it is he/she’s responsibility to get the work they missed and complete it upon return.
Homework/classwork (Formative) are 25% of grade.
Tests/Projects (Summative) are 75% of grade.
A-(100-90)
B-(89-80)
C-(79-70)
D-(69-60)
F-(59-50)

10. Discipline Plan Check Chart (Classroom behavior/Homework)
Check #1 verbal warning
Check #2 parent contact
Check #3 reflection
Check #4 detention
Begin each quarter with a clean slate
No checks by mid-quarter earns reward
PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports)
Spartan Spirit

11. Resources for your child
Ms. Hopkins or Mrs. Governale – Please encourage your child to talk to one of us and we’ll set up a time for me to help her/him before, during, or after school.
Study Hall- Teacher supervised
Academic Behavioral Study Hall (ABS)- Monday through Friday during lunch
Website-
SHJH
Teacher Pages
Hopkins
Homework assignments and upcoming assignments are posted weekly

12. REMINDER Check website on a weekly basis:
Usually ready for viewing by Monday morning
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