1. Welcome Parents and Guardians! We are glad to see you here.

2. This year is my seventeenth year teaching at Clearview. I am also a former student of the district as well as a graduate of Rutgers University and Holy Family College. In addition, I am the 7 th grade Cross Country Coach.

3. ELA…What is it? Based on the Common Core Standards for Reading and Writing Two 45-minute periods – One for reading, and one for writing. Focused and provides many opportunities for student choice. Designed to build and improve upon the reading and writing skills that students already possess. Differentiated instruction for students with different levels of knowledge or need.

4. Daily Routine “Do Now” activity Mini Lesson Group activity Share time Independent Activity Share/discussion Review/exit ticket

5. 7th grade ELA 2014-2015 Novels Boy Guts Brown Girl Dreaming Knots In My Yo-yo String The Giver The Testing Maze Runner Z for Zachariah Tangerine Walk Two Moons Canyons True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle Poems Writing Narrative Essays/Memoir Expository Essays Persuasive Informational Poetry *Vocabulary lessons (weekly) *Grammar, Usage, and Style (Year long)

6. Grading Tests and Major Projects- 50% Quizzes- 25% HW/CW- 25% All grades can be checked on Powerschool (Please allow a few days for grades to be posted.) NO partial credit is given for incomplete homework.

7. Homework Amount of homework given will vary. (many nights it is just study) Homework is usually not assigned on Friday. All homework must be finished on time to receive full credit. HW should be recorded in their agenda books.

8. Sharepoint www.clearviewregional.edu

9. Contact Information E-mail colemansh@clearviewregional.edu Email is the most efficient way to contact me.

10. Thanks for coming! Have a wonderful evening.