Welcome to Mr. Harris’ ELA classroom! There are index cards scattered throughout the room. If you have any questions or concerns about this class or about your child, leave me a little note and drop it in the bin by my door on the way out, and I will try to respond to you in a timely fashion. There are also some printouts of this PowerPoint next to the previously mentioned bin.

A little bit about me…

Important info that can help you assist your 7th grader… Homework is posted daily by 3pm My email and phone number are listed on my personal website nharris@cbsd.org (267)-893-3300ext. 3376 Grades will be updated regularly on parent portal If your child is ever absent, you can notify the school by either calling the main office, or you can have your student deliver a note to their HR teacher

What this class is all about… Becoming a better communicator Becoming a better thinker Becoming a better teammate Becoming more organized And of course, becoming a better reader and writer

What We Will Read….. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Coraline by Neil Gaiman The Diary of Anne Frank Wednesday Wars by Gary Schmidt Short stories from the textbook Poetry Self-selected books Select newspaper articles and journal entries

What We Will Write….. Journal entries (reading strategies/literary responses/connections to text) Poems Essays Narrative Textual evidence based argumentative Research based argumentative

How Grades Will Be Earned… Homework & Classwork 20% Quizzes & Tests 40% Projects & Alternate Assessments 40% Second Chance Learning policy…see website for details: Second Chance Learning Tab

Thank you for coming to back to school night! If you ever have any questions or concerns, please email me at nharris@cbsd.org Or you can reach me at 267-893-3300 ext. 3376