RUTLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
715 Rutland Road, Kelowna, B.C. V1X 3B6
Phone: (250) 765-2988 Fax: (250) 870-5009
S.D. #23 (Central Okanagan)
English 7
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_____________Mrs. Piche
Welcome to English 7! This year in English, we will be studying a variety of literary
forms and themes. We will read a variety of texts including fiction and non-fiction,
poetry, paragraphs, short stories and novels. We will also have the opportunity to write
in many different forms such as paragraphs, poems, critiques, stories and essays. We will
learn how the English language works and we will practise using it.
Learning Outcomes (Tentative Schedule)Prescribed learning outcomes are
statements of what students are expected to know and do by the end of this course.
Below is an overview of the year and the learning outcomes that will be covered in each
unit. For more details on the learning outcomes please visit:
http://www.bced.gov,bc,ca/irp/pdfs/english language arts/2007ela 812 8.pdf
Term 1
Novels
Short Stories
Writing Unit
WCRA/SWW
Term 2
Battle of the Books
Writing Unit
Creative Writing
Term 3
Literature Circles
Poetry
WCRA/SWW
Year Long
Silent Reading
Spelling and Grammar
Collaboration
Goal Setting & Reflection
A1, A3, A7, A8, A9, B1, B5, B6, B7, B8, B9,
B11, C3, C4, C8, C9
A1, A3, A7, A8, A9, A10, B1, B4, B5, B6, B7,
B8, B9, B11, C4, C8, C9, C11
A1, A2, A5, A7, A10, A11, A12, B2, B4, B7, B8,
B9, B10, B11, C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7,
C8,C10, C11
A1, A7, A11, B1, B2, B5, B6, B7, B9, B11, C1,
C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, C8, C9, C10, C11
A1, A2, A3, A7, A8, A9, A10, B1, B5, B6, B7,
B8, B9, B11, C1, C4, C5, C8, C11
A1, A2, A5, A7, A10, A11, A12, B2, B4, B7, B8,
B9, B10, B11, C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7,
C8,C9,C10, C11
A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, A9, A10, B1,
B5, B6, B7, B8, B9, B11, C1, C4, C5, C8, C11
A2, A3, A4, A8, A10, A12, B1, B4, B5, B8, B11,
C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, C11
A1, A7, A11,B1, B2, B5, B6, B7, B9, B11, C1,
C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, C8, C9, C10, C11
B3
A7, C11
A4, A6, A10, B10, C5
A5, A10, A12, B10, C5
At RMS each student will have opportunities to develop and demonstrate their skills as
21st century learners through project-based learning and TC2.
SD23 ATTRIBUTES OF A 21ST CENTURY LEARNER
A Learner
A Thinker
An Innovator
A Collaborator
A Contributor
a person who is engaged, resilient and seeks to understand
a person who analyzes, makes connections, inferences, asks
questions, and transfers knowledge
a person who sees possibilities and generates original ideas with
value
a person who excels at working with others to create new
understanding
a person who participates in the local and global community
Assessment
Assessment will be ongoing and will be based on a 5 point scale. Students will be
assessed in the following areas, as outlined in the BC IRP:
 Oral language
 Reading and Viewing
 Writing and Representing
Assessment for
Learning
• formative assessment
• teacher assessment,
student self
assessment and/or peer
assessment
• involves both teacher
and student in a
process of continual
reflection and review
about progress
Assessment as Learning
Assessment of Learning
• formative assessment
• self-assessment
• provides students with
information on their
own achievement and
prompts them to
consider how they can
continue to improve
their learning
• student-determined
criteria based on
previous learning and
personal goals
• summative assessment
• teacher assessment
• criterion-referenced or
norm referenced
Remember RMS stands for:
R-Respect M-Maturity
S-Scholastic
Rutland Middle School encourages parent involvement in their child’s education.
If you would like to contact me, e-mail works well: andrea.piche@sd23.bc.ca
You can also:
1. Stop by the class (Portable 6) by appointment.
2. First Class Voice Messaging- (250) 870-5000, ext. 6313
Thank you,
Andrea Piche
RMS- Middle School Specialty
Social Studies/English/French ****************************************************
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