1. Welcome to Ms. Mallick's Class
Seventh Grade
Advanced Language Arts

2. STUDY SKILLS Organization MALLICK WEB PAGE Homework & Documents
LATE WORK POLICY
Assignments ideally turned in on scheduled due date!
Late work - “pink slip” (assignment completion reflection)
Afterschool homework help or Catch-Up Cafe
STUDENT PLANNER
FAMILY ACCESS
Contact Information
– preferred method
Phone –
Students should use their planner on a daily basis. Mallick’s Webpage for homework and documents.
Late Work Policy - Pink slip (assignment completion reflection) – late work will affect the students Work Ethic grade.
Organization

3. LANGUAGE ARTS CURRICULUM
Common Core Standards
WRITING
READING
Embedded skills
VOCABULARY
ROOT WORDS
GRAMMAR AND PUNCTUATION
SPEAKING AND LISTENING SKILLS
Writing: Common Core standards – Narrative, Informational, Argumentative – Writing Fundamentals program.
Grammar and punctuation: Grammar exercises imbedded and direct instruction.
Vocabulary: Root Words and vocabulary imbedded in the reading that we will be doing, both in the literature anthology and novels.
Oral presentations: Group projects, PowerPoints, Literature Circles/ Socratic Seminar
Reading: novels-projects, seminars, quizzes

4. WRITING Modes (7th Focus) peer writing groups
Narrative (personal memoir)
peer writing groups
Informational (book review)
Argumentative (photo essay)
research
Common Core State Standards
Formats:
Essays
PowerPoint (photo essay)
short & extended responses
Modes: Common Core standards – Narrative, Informational, Argumentative – Writing Fundamentals program.
Research will be integrated into both informational and argumentative writing.
Six Traits of Writing: Ideas, Organization, Sentence Fluency, Conventions, Word Choice, Voice

5. READING Literature Text Junior Great Books Whole Class Novel
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
Readers Workshop (thematic book bins)
Courage to Be an Individual
Nonfiction
Shared Inquiry
Analysis of Literary Elements
setting, character, plot, theme, etc.
Literature Circles (book discussion)
Upfront magazine (non-fiction)
Scope magazine (short stories)
Independent Reading
goal setting and reading logs

6. GRADING Grade Composition 70% - Assessment 30% - Assignments
(Writing Essays, Projects, etc)
Students are expected to complete
all assessment pieces.
30% - Assignments
(Process work, accountability quizzes)
Missing work
50% (“zero score”) = “F”
Student Success Indicators
Scored as 4,3,2 or 1.
These will be reported as comments
on the student’s report card.
Work Habits
Initiative
Collaboration
Citizenship

7. Integrating Technology
PowerPoint
Individual and Group Presentations
Office 365
- Students should have accounts
Google documents and slides
- Great for group projects and writing
Word Processing
Internet Based Research
Publisher
brochures and newsletters

8. Go Dawgs! Experienced Educator Educator for 35 years Issaquah S.D.
7th grade Advanced Language – 2014-current
7th grade Social Studies
7th grade Humanities Plus
Architecture Elective
Program Assistant IMS
(building level program development & student discipline)
Challenge Elective (highly capable students)
6th grade Humanities
Principal’s internship IMS
K-12 Special Education - Tonasket S.D
Credentials
Continuing Education (ongoing) – life-long learner
Administrator’s credential (1990)
M.Ed. – University of Washington (1990)
Educator’s certification (1981)
Bachelor of Sciences – University of Washington (1981)
Go Dawgs!