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Ms. Dillon. 7 th Grade English/ Language Arts. Family. Daughters. Background. December 27 Youngest of 4 children Fort Deposit, Alabama Greenville High School. Education . Bachelor’s Degree from UAB Master’s Degree from the University of Montevallo
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Ms. Dillon 7th Grade English/ Language Arts
Background • December 27 • Youngest of 4 children • Fort Deposit, Alabama • Greenville High School
Education • Bachelor’s Degree from UAB • Master’s Degree from the University of Montevallo • Education Specialist’s Degree from the University of Montevallo
Experience • This is my 17th year as a 7th grade language arts teacher. • I’ve been at Thompson Middle for all 17 years. • I’ve taught approximately 2130 students in Alabaster. • I’ve raised two children.
Pet Peeves • Interrupting • Standing/moving around the room during instruction time • Packing up before the bell rings • Lies • Laziness • Lack of responsibility
Drills • Fire • Tornado • Soft Lockdown • Hard Lockdown
Classroom Rules • I am here to teach. • You are here to learn. • Anything that interferes with #1 or #2 is a problem.
Consequences • Warning • Isolation • Silent lunch/written assignment • Parental notification • Office Referral
Supplies • Journal • Loose leaf paper • Pens/pencils
Daily • Date • Objectives • Journal • Important Dates
Independent Reading Assessment • Independent Reading Assessment • Due once every nine weeks • 100 points
Summer Reading • Due: Monday, September 9
Procedures • When you enter the room, get prepared for class. • Put your name on all of your assignments. • Turn assignments into the white drawers behind my desk. • Graded assignments will be in the white drawers. Leave them there. I keep all papers. • Check with a friend about missed assignments.
assignments • Answer questions in complete sentences. • Use capital letters appropriately. • Use correct punctuation. • Check your spelling. Dictionaries are in the bookcase. • Answer all of the questions entirely. • Incorporate the question into the answer.
Question • Do you think Victor learns anything from his first day in seventh grade? Is so, what is it?
Not Acceptable • Yeah • I don’t know • No • Go to class no • He go to class and meet s a girla and then faked frensch and she liked hime and he got intruble so he learned to telll the tru so he don’t gets truble
Acceptable • Victor learns that it is important to be himself. He learned that he could impress Teresa more if he really knew French instead of just pretending. • Starts with a capital letter. • Ends with punctuation. • Answers in complete sentences. • Incorporates the question.
Pretest • Clear your desk. • Take out a sheet of paper. • Take out a pen or pencil. • Number 1-19.
Pretest • 1-8 Name the 8 parts of speech. • 9-13 Name 5 genres . • 14-19 Name the elements of a story. • Make sure your name is on your paper.