WELCOME
Ms. Cordry
Language Arts
7th & 8th Grade
Class Content
(CA State Standards)
• Reading Comprehension
• Writing Strategies
• Speaking & Listening
skills
• Grammar, Punctuation,
Vocabulary, Sentence
Structure
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Technology
Laptops
EdModo
MyAccess
Brain Pop
Web Quests
Interactive Presentations
Online Research/Resources
Reading – Accelerated Reader
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Computer tests
Reading Logs & Goals
Independent Reading Books
Read 20 minutes per day at school
and at home to meet goals.
• At least Two grades each quarter:
Average Percent Correct
Percent of Point Goal
Book Checks/Log Checks
• AR grades entered at the end of
each quarter.
Renaissance Home
• You can also:
• Click Email Setup to sign
up to receive emails
showing your student's
quiz or test results.
• Click Help to get answers
to your questions about
Renaissance Home
Connect.
https://hosted111.renlearn.com/268527/Home
Connect/Login.aspx
Reading Units
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(7 )
• Novels – A Proud Taste for
Scarlet and Miniver
• Textbook (Holt- Rinehart)
- Short stories, excerpts, poems, etc.
- Informative Reading (Text, Teen
Newsweek)
• Book Orders
Reading
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Units(8 )
• Novels – The Outsiders
- Nothing But the Truth
• Textbook (Holt- Rinehart)
- Short stories, excerpts, poems, etc.
- Informative Reading (Text, Teen
Newsweek)
7th Grade Writing
• Essays
• * 7th grade State Testing
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Persuasive
Response to Literature
Narrative
Summary
Timed Writing
Vocabulary
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Readings
Vocabulary Units
Review
Tests
http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/vocabulary/levels_a2h.cfm
Supplies
• Agenda
• Outside Reading Book
• Loose-leaf Paper, pencils, pens,
highlighters
• Organized 3-Ring Binder with an ELA
section
• 4 colored pens (blue,black,red,green)
• Flash Drive/headphones
• Writing Binder
We truly appreciate any
donations to the classroom.
Thanks for coming
to
Back to School Night
Parent Communications:
• Parent Portal for student
grades
• Renaissance Home
• South Pointe website to
view homework assignments
The parent portal to view grades:
https://parents.wvusd.k12.ca.us/abi/
To check homework:
www.wvusd.k12.ca.us
Email me at:
wcordry@wvusd.k12.ca.us