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Welcome to Back to School Night!Mrs. Cospelich7th grade English
+Basic Information:
Mrs. Cos for short
Students are on “blocked” English schedule, meaning approximately 2 hours of class
New electronic textbook
TIMED computer-based assessments
Tasks are weighted as follows:
Classwork/Homework 25%
Quizzes 15%
Tests 35%
Nine Weeks Exam 25%
+Elements of Common Core
Reading
Text complexity and the Growth of Comprehension
Close Reading
Text-dependent questions
Novels this year: The Outsiders and The Giver
75% Non-fiction
+Elements of Common Core
Writing
Text Types, Responding to Reading, and Research
On-Demand Writing
Research Essays
+Elements of Common Core
Speaking and Listening
Flexible Communication and Collaboration
Presentations of essays
Group work
+Elements of Common Core
Language
Conventions, Effective Use, and Vocabulary
Increased Vocabulary
Use of context clues
+Accelerated Reader
Students must read at least one (1) non-fiction AND one (1) fiction book.
Books MUST BE a 4.0 book level or above AND within your child’s reading range.
Students must earn 14 AR points or more per each 9-weeks period.
1st 9-weeks deadline: October 13.
+Policies and Procedures
Bathroom
Homework
Make-up work
Eating, drinking, or gum chewing
Macbook use and information
+Supplies for English EVERYDAY
Notebook
3 tabs in a binder (can be shared with another class) Do Now Reading Writing
Colored pencils
Highlighters (various colors)
CHARGED Macbook
Students will receive a detention for not having any of these supplies.
+Canvas
Canvas is the website where students will upload homework and classwork, and take timed assessments.
https://cpsd.instructure.com/
The login for Canvas is the same as the login for their Macbook.
Canvas can be accessed from ANY computer, so parents can view progress at all times.
A green check means an assignment has been submitted; a red x means an assignment project has not.
+Parents should…
check grades online. I should have them updated by Tuesday of each week.
check for my school webpage at clintonpsd.schoolwires.net/Domain/490 to see lesson plans, homework assignments, and a testing calendar.
send an e-mail if you have a question. My address is [email protected] or go to the school’s website.
ask your student about his AR progress toward the AR due date each nine weeks.
ask to see his binder and Canvas each week