Monday May 5 
Read the Outsiders and Script 
 
Tuesday May 6 
Renaissance Field Trip 
Reading in Literature Book for AR points 
 
Wednesday May 7 
• Media Center 
• Reading Logs due 
• Script Writing 
 
Thursday May 8 
• Finish Scripts and turn in 
• Read the Outsiders and the Giver 
 
Friday May 10 
Believer’s Day 

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Monday 
• Watch PowerPoint on plot structure 
• Bag Skits 
 
Tuesday 
• Media Center 
• Read Outsiders 
 
Wednesday 
• Give rubric and assign jobs 
• Begin brainstorming for plot elements 
• Read Outsiders 
 
Thursday 
• Write 
• Read play 
 
Friday 
• Write  
• Read 

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Monday 
• Watch Seeker Movie 
 
Tuesday—Reading Log Due  
• Finish Movie 
• Talk in groups to make a list of the differences between the movie and the book and then explain why they did that. Pick 4 of the list of 10 differences and write why you think that it was changed in the movie 
• What sometimes changes when you go from the book to the movie? 
• 1, 2, and 5 write Dialogue Prompt #1 
• 3 read The Outsiders 
 
Wednesday—Progress Reports go home 
 
• Go over Dialogue rules and prompts from the day before 
• Do Dialogue Prompt #2 
• Read Outsiders 
• Quiz on the Outsiders/ Giver (2nd , 1st and 5th quiz 2, 3rd quiz 3) 
 
Thursday 
• Dialogue continuing—Fred and Mary 
• Read Outsiders (give 1, 2, and 5 quiz if they get that far)  
 
Friday 
• Read Monsters on Maple Street 
• Talk about elements of a play—what makes a play different from other kinds of writing? (PowerPoint?) 
 

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W1 
Monday: CRCT Reading 
• Finish reviewing 
• PowerPoint on Adjective and Adverb Clauses and Commas 
• Take vote on next book (The Giver, The Outsiders) 
 
Tuesday: CRCT ELA 
Library 
Writing Prompt 
Start Reading Book 
 
Wednesday: CRCT Math 
Talk about Plays and what makes something a play 
The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street 
 
Thursday: CRCT Science 
Read The Outsiders 
 
Friday: CRCT Social Studies 
Read The Outsiders 
 
 

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Monday 4/7  
• Wordwall: Underlying messages 
• Review Flashcards 
• CRCT pages: Analogy and Idioms pages 136-139 
• Check your progress pages 174-177 
• Game 
 
Tuesday 4/8 Reading Log Due!! 
• Wordwall: Inference 
• Review Flashcards 
• Mini-lesson: Context Clues 
• CRCT pages: Determining Word Meanings 140-143 
• Jeopardy 
 
Wednesday 4/9 
• Wordwall: Context Clues 
• Review Flashcards 
• Mini-lesson: Homonyms 
• CRCT pages: Homonyms page 186-189 
 
Thursday 4/10 
• Wordwall: Idiom 
• Review Flashcards 
• CRCT pages: 182-185 
• Game 
• Work on trouble spots 
 
Friday 4/11 AR assessment due! 
• Wordwall: Analogy 
• Mixed Review CRCT pages 190-202 
• Jeopardy 

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Two more weeks until the CRCT! Please encourage your student to do his/her best these next weeks as we are reviewing important terms and information. 
 
Monday 3/31 
• Word Wall: plot 
• Pronoun / Antecedent Agreement: page 594 and 73-74 
• Personification 
• Review Flashcards 
 
Tuesday 4/1 READING LOG DUE! 
• Word Wall: antagonist/ protagonist 
• Standard Agreements CRCT 166 
• Onomatopoeia (handout or find faster assignment) 
• Sparkle with Review terms 
 
Wednesday 4/2 
• Word Wall: dynamic/ static characters 
• Verb Tense 
• Jeopardy figurative language, sentence structure, adjective or adverb, superlative or comparative, Story elements, 
 
Thursday 4/3 
• Word Wall: external/internal conflict 
• Verb Tenses CRCT page 170-172 
• Poetry, stanza, internal rhyme 
• Poem and questions  
 
Friday 4/4 
• Word Wall: Thesis 
• CRCT page 68-69 Sound, figurative language and graphics 
• Charades or other review game 

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Monday 
• Warm-up: Subject/ Verb agreement BrainPop 
• Word Wall: Compare/ Contrast 
• Mini-lesson: Alliteration—notes on PowerPoint, coming up with tongue twisters 
• Work on index cards 
 
Tuesday 
• Warm-up: Subject/Verb agreement notes 
• Word Wall: Perspective 
• Work on index cards 
 
Wednesday 
• Warm-up: Subject/Verb Agreement 208-210 
• Word Wall: Summary 
• Review of Alliteration 
• Mini-lesson: Hyperbole 
• Work on index cards 
 
Thursday 
• Media Center 
• Word Wall: Interpret 
• Work on index cards 

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In the 4th nine weeks the reading requirements in my class will be the same as previously. Below is a detailed explanation. 
 
1. Each student needs to read 12 points this quarter.  
 
2. There will be two AR assessment dates to keep students on track with their reading. Each assessment will be worth a test grade. The dates are as follows: April 12 and May 16. 6 points need to be read each assessment period. 
 
3. There are three choices for how a student can gain credit for reading a book 
• By taking an AR test and making at least a 70 on it. 
• By writing a three-paragraph summary on the book. 
• By making a ten question and answer test on the book. 
 
4. A weekly homework grade will be given for the reading students do at home. Per week each student should read at least an hour. Students have been given a reading log where they can record their reading. There is also a space for the parent or guardian to sign. Please help your students be responsible about keeping up with their reading. These sheets are to be turned in each Tuesday. If for some reason the reading log has not been returned to the student before the next Tuesday it is still the student's responsibility to turn in a record of his reading.  
 

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Parents, please be aware that I mainly depend on papers for the test grades in my class. While we may occationally have a grammar test, the major grades generally come from papers. We spend a large part of class writing these papers. We may be working on a paper for as long as four weeks before the final paper is due. Because we spend so long in class working on these papers, I am very strict about them being turned in on time. Please realize that I subtract ten points for every day the paper is late.  

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Language Arts Team 7-1 Ms. Selle Room 802 
 
Course Objectives 
Students will demonstrate mastery, on the seventh grade level, in the areas of reading comprehension, vocabulary, writing styles, spelling, grammar, and Standard English conventions.  
 
Textbooks 
• McDougal Littell: Language Network: Grammar, Writing, and Communication 
• Zaner-Bloser, Inc.: Spelling Connections 
• McDougal Littell: The Language of Literature 
• Triumph Learning: Georgia CRCT Coach, GPS Edition, Reading and Language Arts, Grade 7 
• Various other trade books and workbooks 
 
Year Plans (subject to change) 
Spelling, vocabulary, reading, and writing skills will be taught all through the year. 
 
Unit 1 (4 Weeks, 8/2 - 8/31) 
Narrative Texts 
 
Unit 2 (4 Weeks, 9/4 – 9/28) 
Expository Texts/ Research 
 
Unit 3 (4 Weeks, 10/1 – 11/2) 
Persuasive Texts 
 
Unit 4 (6 Weeks, 11/5 – 12/19) 
Technical Writing 
 
Unit 5 (6 Weeks, 1/8 – 2/22) 
Response to Literature/ Author Study 
 
Unit 6 (5 Weeks, 2/25 – 3/20) 
Analyzing and Creating Nonfiction Texts 
 
Unit 7 (3 Weeks, 3/31 – 4/18) 
Standards Review (Preparation for On-Demand Writing situations) 
 
Unit 8 (4 Weeks, 4/21 – 5/23) 
Poetry/ Drama 
 
Grade Scale  
90% - 100% A Tests/ Major Projects 50% 
80% - 89% B Class work/ Homework 25% 
79% - 75% C Quizzes 25% 
74% - 70% D 100% 
Below 70% F  
 
Grades will be updated weekly on the school’s Power Grade system. You can access Power Grade through the system website: walkercountyschools.org 
Class work, assignments, and other information will be available on my Web Blog.  
 
Teacher Contact Information: 
Phone: 706-638- 2802 
Email: amaliaselle@walkerschools.org 
 
Materials 
Bring the following to class every day: 
1. Pencil/ Pen 
2. Notebook with paper 
3. Additional materials may be needed for special project or presentations. I will tell you when these materials are needed. 
 
Rules  
1. Respect all teachers, members, and fellow students 
2. Listen, look, and learn. Pay attention to teachers’ instructions and follow directions 
3. Be in the right place, at the right time, doing the right thing 
 
Consequences 
1. Verbal warning 
2. Silent lunch/ lose one stamp 
3. Parent contact/ lose two stamps 
4. Parent contact and after school detention 
5. Office referral 
6. Teacher discretion 
 
Other Policies 
 
1. Bring needed materials to class. There is no excuse for not bringing your folder, paper, and pencil to class. 
 
2. I Will Not Accept Late Work!! Exceptions: death or severe illness in family, major accidents, earthquakes (exceptions are only made with a note from a parent / guardian). 
 
3. Homework 
There is normally no homework assigned with the understanding that any uncompleted classwork is your homework. Unless I tell you otherwise, work is due the next day at the beginning of class. After that time it is late and you will receive a zero. 
 
4. Absence 
It is your responsibility to find out what you missed in class! You must turn in missed work within five school days of the absence. After that time, no work may be made up and you receive a grade of zero.  
 
5. Being Tardy 
• You are tardy if you are not in your seat when the tardy bell ends. 
• More than one unexcused tardy in the space of a week will result in the loss of one stamp.  
• If you are tardy please enter the room quietly and follow normal class procedures.  
 
6. Requests  
1. I only hear hands. Please raise your hand to answer or ask questions. 
2. Wait patiently for my response. 
3. Continue with the rest of your work until you receive help.  
 
7. Talking 
1. Please do not talk when I am talking.  
2. Please do not talk when a fellow student is asking a question or making a comment. 
 
8. Group Work 
• Research has shown that group work helps students understand and retain new material  
• However, when directions are not followed, group work becomes a waste of time. 
• Don’t waste my time and your time. Working in groups will be dependant on class behavior. 
 
9. Leaving the room 
• You must have a pass in your agenda when leaving the room. Agenda pass pages must not be torn out of the agenda. This is a school policy. 
• Do not expect to be allowed out of class to use the restroom. Use your class changes wisely.  
• Return quietly. 
• Continue with your assignment.  
 
10. Having water, candy, gum, and food.  
• Water (H20) is allowed in class ONLY in clear plastic bottles.  
• No one is allowed out of class to refill bottle; think ahead. 
• No gum or food is allowed into the classroom. 
 
11. Dismissal 
• The bell doesn’t dismiss you, I do. 
• I will not dismiss you until all materials have been put away. Please clean up after yourself.  
 
12. Tests  
• You must turn in a test before leaving the room.  
• If you must leave the room, you must turn in the test.  
• It will be graded as you have turned it in.  
• YOU must inform me if you know that you will be leaving school. We will then discuss when you will take the make-up test  
 
13. Quizzes 
1. Quizzes may be given at any time of the class week or class day 
2. Quizzes may consist of the following:  
• Class work assignments  
• Homework assignments.  
• Random notebook and book checks 
• End of class quizzes  
 
14. I do not assign textbooks. However, you will be able to check a book out from me overnight. Books checked out overnight must be returned during homeroom the next day. 
 

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The majority of your student's grades come from work they complete in class. When a student is unable to finish work, they are to take it home for homework. Therefore, the weekly assignments posted on this site will not always be homework. It is the student's responsibilty to bring home the materials needed to complete any unfinished classwork.  
 
I have not assigned books, but if a student needs a book to finish an assignment, I will sign one out to them. I need to have these books back by homeroom the next morning so I can use them during the day.  
 
Most days I am available after school until 4:00. If your student is having trouble understanding a concept I am more than willing to help him/her after school. If help is needed, please check with me first to make sure I will be there.  

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