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Welcome to Back to School Night

Welcome to Back to School Night! Mrs. Cathy Sousa shares her goals for 7th-grade Language Arts students, including developing active and independent learners, enhancing self-respect and critical thinking skills. The curriculum includes units on narrative, genre study, informational texts, argumentative writing, and visual/media literacy.

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Welcome to Back to School Night

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  1. Welcome to Back to School Night Mrs. Cathy Sousa 7th Grade Language Arts

  2. Goals for Students • To acquire skills to be active learners; • To become independent learners and effective collaborators; • To enhance students’ self-respect and self-knowledge; • To become critical thinkers.

  3. Supplies • 1 ½ Binder • Dividers – 5 • Loose leaf paper • Pens/pencils

  4. Curriculum 7th Grade • Narrative Unit • Genre Study: Comparison of historical fiction and historical account of the same event • Compare and Contrast: Text and multimedia version of the same story • Genre Study: Dramatic Poetry • Informational Unit • Compare and contrast: Two authors with different viewpoints on the same topic • Compare and contrast: Text version and broadcast/spoken version of the same topic • Argumentative Unit • Reading and Writing: Cause and Effect Essay and Analysis Essays • Visual/Media Literacy Unit • Creating and Analyzing: Magazine covers/Newspaper headlines and Movie Trailers

  5. Grading • Tests: 30% • Quizzes: 25% • Writing Assignments: 30% • Classwork: 5% • Homework: 10%

  6. Homework 4= complete 3= 1 day late or partially complete 2= incomplete 1= not done Homework posted on AMS Website - Calendar

  7. Contact Information • sousa@alexandriaschools.org • Extension 2135 • Thank you for coming!

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