1. Room 18 7th and 8th Grade English Language Arts BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT
Welcome! ☺
Room 18
7th and 8th Grade
English Language Arts
BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT 1

2. For Your Child’s - Our Student’s - Success…
Tools
For Your Child’s -
Our Student’s -
Success… 2

3. Community Rules and Policies
Santa Rosa Technology School
Discipline Standards
Mr. Borchard’s Welcome Opening
Ms. Bennett’s Community
Classroom Rules and Policies
Course Objectives 3

4. Behavior Standards Rewards for Positive Behavior
The Three R’s of Citizenship:
Respect, Responsibility, Resourcefulness
100 Citizenship Points
Consequences for Negative Behavior
1st Warning – Reminder Only
2nd Warning – Participation Demerit
3rd Warning – Citizenship Demerit
4th Warning - Administrative Referral 4

5. Successful Outcomes Respectful Behavior = Better Learning
Organization/Routines
Higher Understanding of Standards
Longer Retention of Information
Important Reading Continuums 5

6. Routines are Important!
Daily – Classwork and Participation
Google Classroom
Weekly
Ongoing Assignments/Homework
Online Posting (BLOGS) & Reading Logs
Trimester
District Benchmark Testing
Literature/Vocabulary/Response Writing Assessments
Q/Zangle Grade Reporting 6

7. Course Outline CA Common Core English Language Arts Standards
7th Grade - Literacy (Informational)
8th Grade - Literacy (Informational)
Reading
Writing
Written and Oral Language Conventions
Literacy
Writing and Speech Structures (Grammar)
Listening and Speaking 7

8. Literature Studies 7th Grade – Mythology & Epic Heroes
Beowulf
Ancient Greek and Roman Epic Heroes
Fiction & Cultural Heroes
Scope Magazine Plays and Articles
Adventure Through Authors
Call of the Wild
Banner In The Sky
Science Fiction & Fantasy
A Wrinkle in Time
Holt Anthology of Science Fiction

9. Literature Studies 8th Grade Epic Heroes & Authors Fiction & History
The Old Man in the Sea
Fiction & History
The Giver
The Slopes of War
Social Justice Studies
Roll of Thunder, Hear Me Cry
Glory Field
Inside Out & Back Again
Diary of a Young Girl
A Farewell to Manzanar

10. Materials for Standards Mastery
Holt McDougal (HMH)- Online Materials
Anthology of Literary Selections
Recommended Grade-level Novels
Writing Workshops
Lucy Calkins
Literacy Approaches
Online Blog’s- Diction & Syntax
Academic Vocabulary
Media Literacy - SCOPE Magazine Online
Performance-Based Projects 10

11. Assessment of Learning
7th Grade
Trimester Benchmark Standards
Narrative Writing, Persuasive Writing, Literary Analysis & Response to Literature
Informational/Explanatory Writing
8th Grade
Literary Analysis
Narrative Writing, Persuasive Writing
Preparation for High School English Standards 11

12. Together… We Can Make A Difference!
If you have any questions about your child’s progress…
Please me or call after 3:00 (805) , extension 218.
Thank You for offering me the opportunity to be a part of your child’s Learning Process! ☺
Michelle Bennett ☺ 12