WELCOME TO
SEVENTH GRADE
ENGLISH
CONTACT INFORMATION
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EMAIL: paula.eramo@norwellschools.org
SCHOOL WEBSITE: www.norwellschools.org
Find teacher pages and click. The team
websites are there under team pages.
• AR WEBSITE:
www.hosted147/renlearn.com/8473
• You can check AR titles, student quiz scores,
and print quiz grade reports here.
• AR BOOK FINDER:
www.arbookfind.com
You can read summaries, search by genre, and
choose your novels here.
• ROOM: 212
• PHONE: 781-659-8814 ext. 4211
• LATE NIGHT: Thursday
• BEST WAY TO CONTACT ME: EMAIL
Additional Information
• An AR letter went home today explaining
the procedures for outside reading.
Please read this and email any further
questions.
• This presentation can be downloaded and
printed from your home computer through
the school’s website on my webpage.
x2
• This year I am going to open my x2 grades.
• It is important that you read my grading policy so
you understand and are aware of my system. Most
of you have signed this policy already.
• I have 107 students so items will not be posted right
away. I will post about every 2 weeks.
• If you have questions about a grade, speak with
your child first, then contact the teacher.
GRADES
Students will be graded on homework (15%), classwork, Acclereated Reading
quizzes (5%), grammar (15%), vocabulary (10%), literature/reading comprehension
(20%), projects (15%), writing (20%).
These will be averaged together for a final grade. There are occasional
opportunities for extra credit.
HOMEWORK
I assign homework Monday-Thursday. I try not to assign homework on
weekends. I view the weekend as a chance for students to catch up on
Accelerated Reader novels, work on long term projects and writing
assignments, and to make up any missing work.
The students are expected to bring their agendas every day and write
homework in agendas at the beginning of class. They may use the homework
board, the running agenda I keep on my shelf, and the homework webpage.
Many of this year’s activities can be printed directly from the website if needed.
Homework is expected to be done efficiently, neatly, and to the best of the
student’s ability.
If your child misses a homework assignment, I will contact you via email to
notify you of the miss. This policy will be in effect until Thanksgiving. After that,
you will be able to check homework grades online. Students can turn in
homework one day late for partial credit. After one day, no credit will be given.
Exceptions can be made for extenuating circumstances. Please communicate
via email any situations which prevent your child from completing homework.
When absent, students should check the community center for any handouts
that were distributed while they were out.
MCAS
• MCAS will be scheduled between March 20th and April
2, 2012.
• Tests include Long Composition (March 20, 2012) which
requires students to write a five paragraph essay on a
given prompt.
• Tests also include Language and Literature taken over
three days. Students will read short selections and
answer multiple choice questions and short answer
questions.
• We will work on these skills throughout the year.
• Check www.doe.mass.edu for examples to practice.
Curriculum
READING
Short Stories:
• “Miss Awful” Arthur Cavanaugh
• “After Twenty Years” O. Henry
“Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” Rudyard Kipling
MORE CURRICULUM
• Plays:
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“The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” Mark Twain
“The Monkey’s Paw” W.W. Jacobs
“The Necklace” Guy Maupassant
“The Tell-Tale Heart” Edgar Allan Poe
“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” Washington Irving
• Novels:
• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Mark Twain
• The Contender Robert Lipsyte
• Poetry:
• Various selections and creative writing
WRITING GRAMMAR VOCABULARY
VOCABULARY:
Assigned on Mondays, practiced
throughout the week, quizzes online
on Fridays.
Practice games are linked to
teacher pages on the school
website.
WRITING:
This year’s main focus. Writing on
the computer using word
processing is best for assignments.
Always use 12 font, times new
roman, double spacing. Our main
focus will be five paragraph essays
based on MCAS writing prompts.
GRAMMAR:
The main focus this year is learning
the usage of all parts of speech.
Other topics will be according to the
MA frameworks and include the
study of mechanics, usage, and