School Year: 2018/19
Curriculum
Georgia
Standards of Excellence
https://www.georgiastandards.org/Georgia-Standards/Pages/ELA-6-8.aspx
Course Description
Reading
Skills and Strategies, Literary Concepts, Writing opportunities, Grammar,
Vocabulary, and Spelling Skills, Study and Research Skills
Units Overview
The
following academic concepts will be covered.
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CURRICULUM OVERVIEW
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Unit
1 – Exploring narrative reading and writing.
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Unit
2 – Comparing and contrasting written and visual literacy.
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Unit
3 – Changing the world.
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Unit
4 – Soundtracks of my life.
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BOARD-APPROVED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
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Title
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McDougal
Littell Literature (Grade 7)
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ISBN
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13: 978-0-547-07528-0
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Online book and/or resources
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Various online resources will be utilized throughout
the school year.
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GRADING SYSTEM: The DeKalb County School District believes that the most important
assessment of student learning shall be conducted by the teachers as they
observe and evaluate students in the context of ongoing classroom instruction.
A variety of approaches, methodologies, and resources shall be used to deliver
educational services and to maximize each student’s opportunity to succeed.
Teachers shall evaluate student progress, report grades that represent the
student’s academic achievement, and communicate official academic progress to
students and parents in a timely manner through the electronic grading portal. See Board Policy IHA.
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GRADING
CATEGORIES
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*GRADE PROTOCOL
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Formative
Assessment (Pre-Assessment) – 0%
Assessment During
Learning – 25%
Guided,
Independent, or Group Practice – 45%
Summative
Assessment or Assessment of Learning– 30%
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A 90 –
100 ~P (pass)
B 80 –
89 ~F (fail)
C 71 – 79
D 70
F Below 70
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DISTRICT
EXPECTATIONS FOR SUCCESS
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STUDENT
PROGRESS
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Semester
progress reports shall be issued four and a half, nine and thirteen and a
half weeks into each semester. The progress of students shall be
evaluated frequently and plans shall be generated to remediate deficiencies
as they are discovered. Plans shall include appropriate interventions
designed to meet the needs of the students. See Board Policy IH.
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ACADEMIC
INTEGRITY
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Students
will not engage in an act of academic dishonesty including, but not limited
to, cheating, providing false information, falsifying school records, forging
signatures, or using an unauthorized computer user ID or password. See the Code of Student Conduct - Student Rights and
Responsibilities and Character Development Handbook.
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HOMEWORK
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Homework
assignments should be meaningful and should be an application or adaptation
of a classroom experience. Homework is at all times an extension of the
teaching/learning experience. It should be considered the possession of
the student and should be collected, evaluated and returned to the students. See Board Policy IHB.
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MAKE-UP WORK
DUE
TO ABSENCES
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When a
student is absent because of a legal reason as defined by Georgia law or when
the absence is apparently beyond the control of the student, the student
shall be given an opportunity to earn grade(s) for those days absent. Make-up
work must be completed within the designated time allotted. See Board Policy IHEA.
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SCHOOL
EXPECTATIONS FOR SUCCESS
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CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS
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By implementing specific expectations and
specific consequences, we hope to help each student develop a sense of
responsibility for his or her actions, belongings, and academic requirements.
We expect our students to do the following:
A. Expectations
1.
Respect YOURSELF.
2.
Respect EACH OTHER.
3.
Respect OUR CAMPUS.
B. Rules
1.
Come to class with all materials.
2. No talking while I am teaching.
3. Raise your hand to ask questions
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Take notes when given
5.
Respect everyone and everything.
6.
Participate in the lesson and ask questions.
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MATERIALS
AND SUPPLIES
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Students
should come to class with paper and a writing utensil daily.
Blue
or black ink pens, pencils, Notebook paper OR a 1 inch three ring binder OR
Composition book OR Spiral notebook, Art Supplies , etc.
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