7th Grade Language Arts7th Grade Language ArtsMrs. PassarelliMrs. Passarelli

Room 2108 Room 2108

7th Grade Language Arts7th Grade Language ArtsMrs. PassarelliMrs. Passarelli

Room 2108 Room 2108Contact Information:

Email = = spassarelli0416@oswego308.orgVoice Mail = (630)636-2650 = (630)636-2650

Homework Hotline = (630)636-2650 = (630)636-2650 (press 1 when you hear the voice mail (press 1 when you hear the voice mail greeting)greeting)

Web site = = http://mysite.oswego308.org/schools/th/staff.asp?EID=2115

Twitter Account: @MrsPassarelli

7th Grade 7th Grade Language Arts Language Arts

CurriculumCurriculum

Literature Text Used - Elements of Literature (First Course)

Exploration of various literary genres (short stories, non-fiction, poetry, drama, mythology)

Discussion and application of literary terms

Core Novel Study: The Outsiders

OWL Reading Strategies

Sensory Imaging

Self-questioning

Vocabulary Acquisition

Grammar and Usage Conventions Usage Phrases (adjective and adverb) Clauses (adjective, adverb, and noun) Verbals (gerunds, infinitives, and participles) Types of sentences (simple, compound,

complex, and compound-complex sentences) Misplaced and dangling modifiers Commas to separate coordinate adjectives Spelling

Composition

Narrative (text based)Argumentative (Issue oriented) Informative/ Explanatory

We will be practicing these writing genres every quarter in some form.

ResearchTopic: The impact of a person or the impact of a

group of people on societySkills Focus:

Note Taking Credible Sources Research Questions Summarizing and Paraphrasing Relevant and sufficient support Developing a Basic outline Creating Topic Sentences Presentation with a focus on main ideas

Classroom Management

Classroom & Behavioral Guidelines

Respect yourself and othersCome to class prepared to learnFollow directionsBe responsibleAlways do your best!

Assignments/Homework

Homework is practice Homework should be completed on the day it is due.

• Homework will receive a 1 if it is completed and ready to check, a 0 if it is incomplete or if it is done but not in the classroom when it is due.

Graded assignments, compositions and projects not completed or turned in on the day they are due will be considered “LATE” and will lose 10% of the grade each day they are late. (No late assignment will receive less than 50% of the possible points)

Student GradesThe following categories will be used for

student grades:

Homework (homework practice)Classwork (graded assignments and short writing

assignments)Projects (compositions, group projects and individual long-

term assignments)TestsQuizzesParticipation/ Graded Discussions

What to do if you are absent?

If a student is absent, he/she will have 1 day plus the number of day absent to complete assigned work.

All assignments that were due on the day of your absence should be turned in promptly upon the student’s return to school.

Students should check Homework Hotline when they are out if possible and the “Were you Absent?” folder when they return.

If a student misses a test or quiz, they should see me upon their return to set up a time to take it.

It is the student’s responsibility to find out what they missed when they were absent.

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Thank you for coming!Feel free to contact me any time. I look forward

to working with you this year!

Mrs. Stefanie PassarelliSpassarelli0416@oswego308.org(630)636-2650http://mysite.oswego308.org/schools/th/staff.asp?

EID=2115Twitter Acct: @MrsPassarelli