1. Welcome, Parents! Mrs. Hickner- Johnson’s Room

2. Welcome to Reading! Mrs. Hickner-Johnson 7 Gold

3. Units of Study 1 st Quarter 6 Reading Strategies Preview/Predict Asking Questions Connecting Inferencing Visualizing SummarizingNonfiction Fact/Opinion Main Idea Supporting Details Propaganda Techniques Subjective/Objective Types of Writing Technical Writing Class Novel: Tuesdays with Morrie

4. Units of Study 2 nd Quarter Fiction Narrative Texts Conflict Point of View Setting Mood Theme Novel The Outsiders Short Stories Plot Flashback Foreshadowing Characterization Irony Theme Predictions Inferences Written 55 Fiction Assessment

5. 3 rd Quarter Units of Study MAP/MCA Testing test prep Poetry Unit Forms of Poetry Drawing Conclusions Imagery Tone Figurative Language Denotation/Connotation/Idioms Sound Devices Symbolism Novel  Bronx Masquerade (Linked in Writing)

6. 4 th Quarter Units of Study Units Reviewed MAP/MCA Testing Drama Unit Play Reading and Dramatizations Skits Greek Mythology Shakespeare

7. Work Expectations Reading every night, at least 15 minutes. Journals assigned on Weds. Due Fri. Book Conferencing Requirements  3 books each quarter – 1 of which comes from the required 7 th grade list. Other assignments will vary. These are updated and available through Moodle.