TODAY’s AGENDA:
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Welcome and Introduction
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Supplies for class
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Expectations for notebook, homework, and
assignments
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Summer Reading
assignment/assessment
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Vocabulary
REMINDERS:
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Weekly Lesson Presentations will be posted on my
teacher web page at the end of every week.
Also refer to my teacher web page for copies of
handouts
Thurs., Aug. 29, 2013
Open House
“I can…gain an understanding of what my child will be doing
in his/her seventh grade RELA class.
DO NOW: (see side bar)
TODAY YOU WILL NEED:
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Pen/pencil
Composition notebook
Your brain!
NOTES:
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Supplies for class
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Composition book
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Writing utensil
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Colored pencils, scissors, and glue
What
supplies
do I need
for class?
Expectations for notebook,
homework, and assignments
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Everything will be done or put into the
composition notebook
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What does not get completed in class
should be done for homework prior to
the next notebook check
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Notebook checks every 2-3 weeks with
several grades being taken, including a
grade for the overall upkeep of the
notebook
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Cornell note-taking style
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Benefits of the notebook
What are
the expectations for
assignments?
It is very important to be prepared for class everyday. The most
important item I will need is my notebook b/c all of my work will be
kept in it, and my parents can review it to see what I am learning.
DO NOW:
Parents, please fill out the
sign-in sheet before you
leave.
(BACK SIDE)
NOTES FOR OPEN HOUSE
What
about the
Summer
Reading?
3. Summer Reading
assignment/assessment
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4.
The Giver by Lois Lowry – reading
needs to be completed before
Sept. 23rd (pre-AP) or Oct. 7 (level)
Knowsys Vocabulary
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Cards will be handed out by the
third week of September; students
will be given the lists to prepare
each week
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Green order forms are still
available if you need to purchase
cards
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Pre-test will be given tomorrow
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Quizzes will be every Thursday,
beginning next week
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The expectation is that preparation
for the quizzes will be done
outside of school
What about
the
vocabulary
“stuff”?
It is very important to read the summer reading text if I
have not already done so b/c an assessment will be given
towards the end of the grading period. I am also expected
to prepare for vocabulary quizzes outside of school.
Wed., Aug. 28, 2013
Character Descriptions
“I can…develop descriptions of characters based on
observations.”
Ex.: the way they express themselves
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NOTES: Traits Used to Describe a Person or
Character
1.A person’s name (N) or nickname could reflect
their personality?
2.The way they appear (A) or dress
3.The way they act (A) or behave alone or with
others
4.A person’s mentality (M), or way of thinking,
about topics, issues, or life in general
5.A person’s emotions toward him/herself or
others? (E)
6.The way a person speaks (S) or uses his/her
speech to express him/herself?
Do not write in this space on your paper!
DO NOW: General Observations of People:
NOTES: Traits Used to
Describe a Person or
Character
Copy down these notes as
you see them.
Be sure to leave a blank
section (about three lines
worth) at the bottom of your
page.