Seventh Grade Reading

Expectations

• Students are expected to have a notebook, three ring binder, folder, and writing utensil.
• Student must bring their materials to class everyday!
• Each marking period, students will be given participation points based on their materials, attitude, and participation in class discussion.

Curriculum

• The Seventh Grade Reading curriculum focuses on giving students the tools to analyzing and evaluating different genres of literature.
• We will discuss fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, stories told in oral tradition, novels, and short stories.
• Students will learn various reading strategies and will be expected to use them on a regular basis.
• Vocabulary will be contextual. 
• Activities, assignments, and projects will have both written and spoken components. 
• Students will also develop a working portfolio throughout the year, which will become a display portfolio by the end of the fourth marking period. This activity will teach students to evaluate their own academic progress and work ethic.

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