1. Welcome! Mrs. Holder 7 th Grade ELA

2. Supply List  3-Ring Binder with Dividers for ALL Subjects  Composition Notebook (preferably non-spiral) to Use Daily for Squire Warm-up  Loose-leaf Paper  Pencils/Pens  Colored Pencils Wish Lists are Located on the Desk in the Hall. Please Feel Free to Take One

3. Grading Policy  Classwork and Homework (Including RR Log Check) will Count One Time in the Grade Book  Quizzes will Count Two Times in the Grade Book  Tests, Projects, and Major Essays will Count Three Times in the Grade Book  Reading Renaissance will Count 3 times of Each Quarter Grade  Semester Exams will Counts as 20% of Each Semester Grade

4. Reading Renaissance  Reading Renaissance will Count 3 times of Each Quarter Grade  Students are to Read and Pass (70% or higher) 3 Fiction and 3 Nonfiction Books for a Total of 6 Books Each Quarter  Students May Read Two 0.5 Point Books of the Same Genre to Equal One Book  Quarter Grade is as Follows:  1 Book = 17%  2 Books = 35%  3 Books = 50%  4 Books = 67%  5 Books = 83%  6 Books = 100%

5. ELA Schedule  Tuesday is Library Day  Every Tuesday, the class will go to the library for approximately 20 minutes to check out new books, renew old books, take RR tests.  Friday is Reading Renaissance Day  Students need to bring their RR logs to class for I will be checking their logs and giving them a grade.  Students need to bring their RR books to class for they will be given time to read in class that. Really, students need to bring their books to class every day!!!

6. Classroom Rules/Procedures  Come to Class Prepared and with All Materials  Keep Hands, Feet, Objects to Yourself  Do Not Speak without Permission  Please Raise Hand to Ask/Answer Questions  Do Not Get Out of Seat without Permission  Begin Squire Warm-up Upon Entering Class  Work Quietly without Disrupting Others  Show Respect to the Staff, Students, School