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7th
Language Arts
mailto:sbecker@scsk12.org
Welcome, Parents and Students!! Please email me anytime! Click ÒAssignmentsÓ to see our lessons! Please check grades regularly, including conduct grades. Library book required check out Oct 29-HISTORICAL FICTION! 1st, 2nd, 3rd projects due
Nov 12! Book Report shown below! |
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Shelby County Schools offers educational and employment opportunities
without regard
to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, or disability.
Shadowlawn Middle School
Our Mission:
The mission of Shadowlawn
Middle School is to develop studentsÕ intellectual, physical, social, and
ethical character, preparing them to take their place in todayÕs multicultural
society.
Our Beliefs:
1. Each student is a unique individual capable of learning and
achieving in a supportive, safe, and disciplined environment.
2. An effective learning environment is the responsibility of
faculty, students, parents and our community.
3. A variety of assessment tools is essential in
evaluating student performance and creating instructional plans.
4. Utilizing the guidelines
established by governing bodies will lead to student success.
5. Input from all stakeholders is
vital in decision making for Shadowlawn.
Our Vision:
Shadowlawn Middle School will be a place where students are
successful due to their active involvement in the learning process and their
practice of responsible citizenship.
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Class Rules for Mrs. Becker |
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In order to have a successful learning experience,
students must follow these procedures in my classroom: |
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1. Be respectful in every
word and deed. 2. Do your very best
every day! 3. Be prepared for class. 4. All work should be
turned in on time. Any assignment, except homework, may be turned in late for
late credit. Points earned will be reduced depending on how late the work is
received. After two weeks, the score will be 25. *Homework should be
turned in the next day unless absent. It should then be turned in immediately
upon return. Otherwise, homework will not be accepted for late credit. |
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AssignmentsÕ Procedures when absent |
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If a
student is absent, assignments and tests should be made up within the number
of days the student was absent. Example: If the student was absent for three
(3) days, s/he has three days to make up those assignments and test. This is
the SCS policy. |
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Assignments turned in late will be
penalized by a reduction of points. |
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It is
always the studentÕs responsibility to complete any make up work. The
objectives are located on the dry erase board and remain for a week. Students
may also ask other students for objectives, and/or they should check the
assignmentsÕ section of this web page (below) for class assignment
information. |
ASSIGNMENTS
All lessons are subject to change as needed.
FIRST, SECOND, THIRD PERIOD CLASSES
Nov 2-6
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1.journal- none 2.BW-DRP Week 3 3.Review pronouns on Grammar Blast. Write answers on dry erase board. Record points earned. 4.Test on pronouns. **Give out book report project instructions. |
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1.journal- none 2.BW-DRP 3.Present the ÒDo the Right ThingÓ writing contest. 4.Add definitions for grammar terms list-Nominative case p. 521, Objective case p. 523, Possessive case p. 525. 5.Practice each, workbook p 121-122. HW-Workbook p. 124, Ex 2 only p. 125-126. |
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1.journal- none 2.BW-DRP 3.Correct HW. 4.Practice pronoun/antecedent agreement, workbook p. 135-136. |
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1.journal-none 2. BW-DRP 3.Practice agreement, text p. 544, Ex 9/check. 4.Play computer game in teams to review pron |
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1.journal-none 2. BW-DRP 3.Review, text p. 519, EX A. 4.Quiz on case and agreement. 5.DEAR-work on book report. |
Historical Fiction Book Report
HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK REPORT
Name____________________________________
Assigned ___________________ Due Date __________________________
To be completed on a 5x8 index card. (one provided)
SIDE ONE – NO lines (30 points)
*Write your name in the top, right-hand corner of this side of your index card.
*Design a new cover for your book. Be sure to include the title/author. Should be in sketch form, or colored. Should directly relate to the book.
SIDE TWO – LINED side (70 points)
(Write the Roman Numerals with each item)
I. On the top line, write the book title and author.
II .Number each and write the words in bold with the information for each:
1.Setting –
2.Main Character(s) – (description)
3.Basic Situation -
4.Climax –
5.Resolution –
III. Briefly describe the significant historical event(s) referred to in the story that make(s) this historical fiction.
(If more space is needed staple a second card to the first, side one on
top.)
OCTOBER 26-30
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1.journal- none 2.BW-DRP week 2 3.Review nouns, p. 295 and workbook p. 5, writing app. 4.Complete test on nouns, p. 300, Ex 6 and 10. Write nouns in columns. 5.Add to Grammar Terms: Pronoun, antecedent, personal pron, demonstrative pron, interrog pron, indefinite pron, reflexive pron (glossary) |
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1.journal-no topic 2.BW-DRP 3.Watch Brain Pop-Pronouns (personal) 4.Make a foldable including the lists of each type of pronoun. MEMORIZE! 5.Practice identifying pronouns, workbook p. 7-8. **HW-Ex A, wkbk p. 9-11 |
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1.journal- none 2.BW-DRP 3.Check HW. 4.Continue practice of demon and interrog pron, wkbk p. 9-10 B if needed. 5.Identify indef pron, wkbk p. 11-12. |
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1.journal- 2.BW-DRP 3.Play Bingo with pronouns. Make BINGO board - head each column with a type of pron and fill in boxes. LIBRARY |
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1.journal- 2.BW-DRP 3.Review foldable. 4.test on pronouns. 5.Read p. 345-346. Distinguish demons/interrog. pron. from adjectives. |
APEX-4th period
Nov 2-6
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1.journal- (same) 2.Prepare for pronouns student-taught lessons presentations. 3.After MAPS present pronouns. 4.Begin flashcards for WWW, lesson 12, 13-25. Front-stem, origin, and 3 example words from the stem list. Back-stem meaning, definitions of the bold example words from book sentences. |
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1.journal- 2 FINISH LESSON PRESENTATIONS. 3.Go to computer lab to work on flashcards. |
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1.journal- 2.BW-DGP – do Mon, Tues, and Wed 3.Create test questions for your pronouns lesson./make key 4.Discuss writing contest-Do the Write Thing 5.Check flashcardsÉquiz Friday. *PASS OUT H.F. BOOK REPORT ASSIGN. |
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1.journal- 2.BW-DRP 3.Complete pronouns test. (student created) 4.Check the tests. 5.Evaluate the student-taught lessonsÉwhat was good, what did you learn about pronouns, what did you learn about teaching? |
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1.journal- 2.BW-DRP 3.Quiz on WWW, lesson 12 (14-25) 4.Prepare notes for creating a timeline. 5.Work on projects. PRESENTATIONS DATES TBAÉ. |
Textbooks*
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Literature |
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English |
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Mathematics |
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*Shelby
County School Board Textbook Policy Statement:
Textbooks
are issued to students with the understanding that the textbooks will be
properly maintained and returned at the appointed time. Sanctions will be
invoked in the event that a pupil refuses to pay for a lost or damaged textbook
at the replacement cost less reasonable depreciation. These sanctions are
intended to prohibit lost or damaged textbooks through willful intent or
neglect and include:
a. Not
allowing the student to earn course/subject credit until restitution is made;
b. Withholding
of all grades, cards, diplomas, certificates of progress, or transcripts until
restitution is made; and
c. Refusal
to issue any additional textbooks until restitution is made.
Nothing in this
policy shall prohibit any pupil or parent from voluntarily purchasing
textbooks. (Policy 6212; T.C.A.¤49-3-310)
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Shelby County Schools is responsible for questionable or controversial content
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Grades
There are
four nine-week grading periods* as follows:
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Nine Week period |
Interim Report Issue date |
End of Nine Week Grading Period |
Report Cards Issue Date |
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1st |
September 6, 2005 |
October 5, 2005 |
October 14, 2005 |
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2nd |
November 14, 2005 |
December 15, 2005 |
January 12, 2006 |
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3rd |
February 8, 2006 |
March 9, 2006 |
March 22, 2006 |
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4th |
April 25, 2006 |
May 26, 2006 |
Mailed Home |
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Grading Scale
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A |
93-100 |
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B |
85-92 |
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C |
75-84 |
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D |
70-74 |
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F |
Below 70 |
Neither Shadowlawn Middle School nor
Shelby County Schools is responsible for questionable or controversial content
found through links external to this site. Shelby County
Schools offers educational and employment opportunities without regard
to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, or disability.