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Welcome to 7 th grade Language Arts with Mrs. Nystrom

Welcome to 7 th grade Language Arts with Mrs. Nystrom . Back to School Night 2013-14. Writing. Collins writing program grades 6-12 Genres: - Narrative Informational Persuasive Poetry Literary Analysis (Loaded Questions) Homework: Drafting Word processing at home.

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Welcome to 7 th grade Language Arts with Mrs. Nystrom

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  1. Welcome to 7th grade Language Arts with Mrs. Nystrom Back to School Night 2013-14

  2. Writing • Collins writing program grades 6-12 • Genres: - Narrative • Informational • Persuasive • Poetry • Literary Analysis (Loaded Questions) • Homework: • Drafting • Word processing at home

  3. Literature Units • Threads of Identity: 7th grade theme • Schooled by Gordon Korman • Genre Study: Classic • A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens • Non-Fiction Literature Circles • Author Study : Edgar Allan Poe

  4. Reading • Reading Workshop • First day of every week • Content: • Independent Reading (PCR book) • Skills and Strategies • Reading Minutes (oral presentations) • Genre Study • Article of the Month (Non-fiction) • Poetry • Homework: • 20-30 minutes of PCR most nights of the week

  5. Grammar • Unit 1: Review-Noun, Pronoun, Sentence Structure • Unit 2: Verbs-Tenses, Parts, Sentence Patterns • Unit 3: Phrases-Prepositional, Adjective/Adverb • Unit 4: Complex Sentences and Clauses • Pretest and Post Test

  6. Department Grading Policy • Reading Grade 40% • Writing Grade 40% • Grammar Grade 15% • Homework/Classwork 5%

  7. What you can do to help… • Use my teacher website • Donate gently used books • Scholastic Book orders, library trips • Model reading • Newspapers, book clubs, novels • Pick up a copy of your child’s PCR book

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