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Welcome To English Class. Polly Metz. SURVIVAL & ISOLATION . Stories that tie into 7 th grade core Science and Social Studies Curriculum. Themes of 7 th Grade Reading. Central America, South America, Europe, etc . Books we may read:. Independent Reading. “Bump” Reading.
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Welcome To English Class Polly Metz
SURVIVAL & ISOLATION Stories that tie into 7th grade core Science and Social Studies Curriculum Themes of 7th Grade Reading Central America, South America, Europe, etc.
Books we may read: Independent Reading “Bump” Reading Read Aloud in Class
Nightly Reading • The best way to improve reading is to read or be read to! • Nightly homework – read 30 minutes • Please help encourage your child to read and help them by initialing their RRS nightly. • Books on tape are OK as long as your child reads along with the book. • If you read aloud to your child, that can count towards the 30 minutes that night. • Goodreads.com • http://www.goodreads.com • You can even join
Writing Projects: • Persuasive Business Letter • Book Reviews • Research Papers • Writing for SS or Science Projects
Writing Process • Brainstorming • Composing • Conferring • Revising • Editing • Polishing for others to read!
Six Traits of Good Writing • Ideas • Organization • Voice • Word Choice • Sentence Fluency • Conventions
Homework • Nightly – Read 30 min • Reading assignments • Reading comprehension questions • Editing or Revising written work • Research • Students are welcome to come in early for extra help any day at 7:20.
I’m looking forward to a wonderful year of reading and writing!!