7th Grade Language Arts Ms. Sarah Kang

How to Access School Wires Go on www.riverdell.org Click “Middle School” Click “Faculty” Click “Kang, Sarah”

What is on School Wires? Contact Information Extra Help Expectations Grades Week-at-a-Glance Homework

Contact Information If you ever need to get in contact with me, please email me! sarah.kang@riverdell.org

Extra Help I will be available on Tuesdays and Thursdays (Afterschool) Fridays (With an appointment)

Expectations Materials are expected to be in class by the time the bell rings. Laptop (Needs to be charged every night) Notebook Pen/Pencil Post it Notes Homework Students are expected to write down their homework every day. It is available to them on the Week-at-a- Glance page AND on their OneNote. Students are expected to do their homework every night on their own Make up Work: Students can come talk to me about any missing work.

Expectations Extra Credit Cellphones There will be extra credit given through out the marking periods. Cellphones No cellphones are allowed in class. It needs to be put away and turned off. RULES Be respectful Do all assignments on their own with full effort Be prepared Ask questions!

Grading Homework: 15% Quizzes: 35% Tests (Exams, Essays, Projects): 50%

What are we learning? Vocabulary One unit every week Quiz every Friday Grammar Complete Subjects and Complete Predicates Simple Subjects and Simple Predicates Compound Subjects and Predicates Direct/Indirect Objects Predicate Nouns and Predicate Adjectives Prepositional Phrases

Readings Readings: “Rikki-tikki-tavi” Short Story 4 different types of conflict Internal/External conflicts “The Dinner Party” Plot Structure Point of View Duffy’s Jacket Finding suspense/theme Alternate ending to the story Freak the Mighty (Novel)

Daily Routine Do Now (Quote of the day) Homework Check and review Mini Lesson Group/Individual Work Classroom Library Students have access to all the books in the library. They are allowed to take them out whenever they want, as long as it is returned to me some time throughout the school year.