Welcome to Curriculum Night!
Diana Campbell
 Regular & Adv. Language Arts
 1st Year at Centennial 13th Year as
Teacher
 Arizona “Sudo Native”/Prescott Girl
 Married to Mark (Teacher at MTPO)
2 Sons Chris (7th Grader @ CMS,
Camden (4 @ MTP Preschool)
 Soccer Mom/Wife and Avid Reader
ALL CLASSES
Backpack/Book Bag
Pencils w/Sharpener or Extra Lead
Pens (Red and Black)
Colored Pencils
Whiteboard Markers
Gluesticks
Looseleaf Paper
Post It Notes
Index Cards
 ELA – 3 Subject Spiral Notebook with
pocket folder
 MATH – 1” 3 Ring Binder with 5
dividers and a basic calculator
 SOCIAL STUDIES – 1 Subject Spiral
Notebook with at least 70 pages (per
semester)
 SCIENCE – ½” 3 Ring Binder with 3
dividers
Polite:
 Treat Others
with Respect
Prepared:
 Be On Time
 Ready to Learn
 Supplies
3 Subject Spiral
Notebook,Pens/Pencils
, Paper, Colored
Pencils, WB Markers
 Use Manners
Performing:
 Follow
Classroom Rules
 Follow
Directions
 Keep Room
Neat
 Engaged and On
Task
 Participate and
Contribute
Learning Goals
 Based on State College
and Career Readiness
Standards
 Drives Instruction
 Determines Students’
Grade
Assessments
 Standards based grading
 4 point scale
 Created by 7th grade ELA
teachers for consistency
 Reassassements allowed
after meeting prerequisites
Weighting
 90% Assessment –
Formative and Summative
 10% Practice –
Classwork and
Homework
A Summative Assessment (test) measures PROFICIENCY
A Formative Assessment (quiz) measures PROGRESS toward proficiency
4.0 Scale will be entered and
averaged for a final grade.
Example: Assesments for QTR 1
Standard A: 3
Standard B: 3.5
Standard C: 2.5
AVERAGE: 3.0
GRADE: A-
Reading
Writing
Composing a variety of
Types of text texts such as:
(nonfiction
Informational
informational, Narrative,
short fiction, and
Persuasive,
novels of different genres
Argumentative,
to build reading fluency and Research, Poetry,
comprehension skills.
& Book Reviews.
Purpose: The purpose of the interactive
notebook is to enable students to be
creative, independent thinkers and writers.
Interactive notebooks are used for class
notes as well as for other activities where
the student will be asked to express
his/her own ideas and process the
information presented in class.
3 Sections Spiral: Reading Logs/Writing,
Notes, Reference/Glossary
Completion and Grading: The majority of
all classwork and homework will be
completed in the notebooks. They will be
graded periodically and entered as a
practice grade.
Purpose:
 To engage and motivate students in
learning things they care about
 To promote a love of reading
 To build vocabulary: reading a lot exposes
students to new words and ideas
 To build knowledge about the world
(through both fiction and informational
text)
 To build reading “stamina”: the ability to
read harder text for longer periods of
time
Regular ELA Requirements:
 Weekly Reading = 1 hour minimum
 Reading Log = 3 entries
 Conferences = every 2-3 weeks to check on
log and comprehension (Practice)
 Book Review = 4 paragraphs at end of
quarter (Assessment)
Adv. ELA Requirements:
 Weekly Reading = 2 hour minimum
 Reading Log = 4 entries
 Conferences = every 2-3 weeks to check on
log and comprehension (Practice)
 Classic Book Analysis = 6paragraphs at end of
quarter (Assessment)
Reading log (in notebook) will include:
 Goal for the week and reflection
 3-4 entries (Minimum of 20 minutes read
for each entry)
 Dates and Pages Read
 Plot Tracker (Summary 2-3 Detailed
Sentences)
 Reviewers Notes (Guided Reading
Reflections Using prompts below)
Reading Conference you will be asked to:
 Show your reading log
 Share your goals
 Discuss your book selection
 Read a passage from the book you have
found interesting
 Answer questions regarding
comprehension
 Reading 20 minutes 3-4 times a week and
completing reading log.
 Typing Agent Online 30-45 minutes a week.
 Completion of classwork (usually in notebook).
 Reading Review/Book Analysis once a quarter.
 Final Drafts of Writing Assessments 1-2 times a
quarter.
Remind provides a safe way for teachers to text message
students and stay in touch with parents about homework,
upcoming due dates and other important information.
www.remind.com/join/
Regular
cam-7ela
Advanced
cam-7advla