Welcome to
English 7
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ENGLISH 7
GOAL:
Become the best writers ever
SUPPLIES:
Pencil & reading book
CONTACT ME:
Your teacher
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CLASS RULE:
Show respect
WHY?
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About the Class
This class is primarily a writing class.
Every day we do some type of writing so
come prepared to write! We work on daily
journaling prompts, week-long essays, and
longer 3-4 week writing units.
Students practice writing a plan/outline, a
rough draft, and a final draft.
Plans and rough drafts will receive full
credit if they are complete and turned in on
time. Final drafts will be graded on
improvement over rough drafts.
Grades
Homework & Late Work
Middle School late work policy:
Work that is 1 day late receives
75%. Work that is 2 or more days
late receives 50%.
Grading
Jumpstarts (ixl & vocab)
Vocabulary tests
Paper Outline
Rough Draft
Paper Final Draft
Citizenship & Participation
10%
10%
10%
20%
30%
20%
Citizenship
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Effort
Tardies
Gum chewing
Dress code
Eligible students (No “N”s
and no more than 2 “S”s)
may attend a citizenship
party after each semester
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WEBSITES
Google
IXL
Our school provides
students with a Google
account. All drafting will
be written and shared on
students’ Google accounts.
Students can login at
home or school. All final
papers are submitted on
Google Classroom.
ixl.com is an online,
adaptive grammar practice
site. Students spend 10
minutes several days a
week practicing different
language arts skills on this
site.
Compose.com
Compose.com is an online
writing program that gives
immediate feedback.
Students submit rough
drafts on Compose.com to
receive help on grammar
and spelling.
Vocabulary
Students practice
vocabulary on
vocabulary.com. Lists are
based on current
vocabulary words from
history class, science
class, and literature class.
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SOME OF WHAT WE WRITE
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Biography research paper
Personal narrative
How-To paper
Argumentative article
Poetry
Fantasy fiction story
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WRITING PROCESS
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Students brainstorm,
draft, edit, and revise for
a final paper.
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NO PLAGIARISM
HOMEWORK
Any unfinished classwork
Why does
writing well
matter?
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“
A word after a word
after a word is
power.
--Margaret Atwood
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