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Reading and Writing Workshop
Reading and Writing Workshop
In class, students will learn and practice within a workshop model.
Students will be given models of writing to read and then a chance to study what authors do in their writing. They’ll have time to practice finding what authors are doing and move the skills into their own writing. The formula in skill building usually rests upon the following: First, students define and recognize a skill. Then, they read and identify the skill. They move on in their development by working on the skill in various crafty ways. Finally, students practice and polish the skill in a writing piece.
The result?
Mastery.
Lessons presented in 7th grade will focus on:
Everyday Editing (Focusing on Grammar)
Literary Devices (foreshadowing, irony, allusion, etc.)
Figurative Language (metaphor, personification, alliteration, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, etc.)
Elements of Plot (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution, and denouement)
Argument Writing (claim, counterclaim, refutation or rebuttal, transitions, etc.)
Poetry Writing (form, expression, mood, tone, etc.)
Narrative Writing (sensory detail, dialogue, characterization, plot development, etc.)
Analysis and Interpretation
A Focus on Growth
A Focus on Growth
What is student growth? Well, for one thing, growth does not occur around a skill a student has already mastered. Instead, growth occurs when a student works at various skills that they have yet to master. Growth occurs when a student has identified their weakness in a particular area, like reading and writing, and works to overcome that weakness. Throughout the year, the teacher will constantly conference with the student, listen to the student’s reading and writing, and peruse the student’s thoughts within their personal notebooks. In this way, the teacher can make a conscious determination on whether students are working to improve themselves.
When a student does not attempt to work through their weaknesses, they are not growing. A student’s grade will reflect their work ethic and the time they spend improving their skills. Ultimately, a student’s grade will be a direct reflection of their growth. It is not a comparison to other students – at least not for this class.
Book Club
Book Club
Late Work
Late Work
Late work is defined as assignments turned in after a collection date without an excuse. If the teacher, student, and family work together to have an extension on an assignment, full credit can be achieved without consequence.
Therefore, points are deducted from unexcused late work. Late work without an excuse on an assignment will drop the possible points to earn from an A to a B (or 15%).
Late work cannot exceed the time limits of the quarter it was assigned in. For example, late work from the first quarter can not be turned in during the second, third, or fourth quarter.
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