7 TH GRADE READING Marki Larkin – main #, ext nd Period Conference 9:05 a.m.-9:55 a.m. Tutorials Tuesday 7:30-8:00

CURRICULUM GOALS 7 th Grade Reading  Vocabulary (Weekly)  Dictionary Skills  Latin and Greek Prefix/Suffix/Roots  Context Clues  Story Elements (Characters, Setting, Main Idea, Theme, Plot, Conflict)  Literary Devices (Flashback, Foreshadow, Mood, Tone)  Genres (Biography, Autobiography, Expository Text, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Horror, etc)  Figurative Language (Metaphor, Simile, Hyperbole, Personification, Alliteration, Onomatopoeia, Idiom etc)  Graphic Organizers (Detail/Sequence, Chronological Order, Spatial Order, Cause & Effect, Compare & Contrast etc)  Fiction and Non-Fiction Short Stories and Passages  Novels (Something Upstairs, City of Ember, and Tears of a Tiger)  Poetry  Media Literacy

WHAT TO DO IF MY CHILD IS ABSENT  Check with Mrs. Larkin. I keep an absent folder with assignments for absent students  Check my teacher web page for notes and homework assignments

GRADES  Per 6 weeks grading period: 3 Major 6 Minor  Test day is Thursday. Review sheet is posted on my teacher web page before the test.

TUTORIALS Before School: Tuesday, 7:30am – 8:00am After School: By appointment only A PASS is required to attend morning and/or afternoon tutorials.

TEACHER WEBSITE LCISD.org *Schools *Reading JHS *Teachers *Scroll to Marki Larkin

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