Reading

Course Description

In this class we will be improving our reading comprehension and critical thinking through reading a variety of texts and different genres, including fiction, drama, poetry and non-fiction. Topics covered this year will include citing text evidence, summarizing, active reading, text structure, vocabulary building and finding the main idea of a text.

Contact Information

Email (best way to reach me): melinda.wallace@amity.k12.or.us

Remind: class codes will be distributed to each class

School Phone #: 503-835-0518

Room 10 (Amity Middle School Building)

Additonal Help: At times every student struggles or has questions. Please do not hesitate to contact me. It is my goal to help every student be successful.

Class Materials

Student Supplied: notebook paper, colored pencils, a 1 inch 3-ring binder, a highlighter, a dry erase marker, pencils, and a ruler with inches and centimeters

School Supplied: mini whiteboard, Chromebook (if needed), online subscriptions to Scope Magazine for students and Tales2Go audiobook library.

**Students will also be required to read books or other materials at their reading level. I will distribute a list of online resources for fiction and nonfiction articles, and classic books. Hopefully students will be able to access the public library, school library, and my classroom library as well.

Grading

Grades will be based on scores earned from classwork, homework, projects, participation, and assessments. Letter grades will be assigned based on the percentage correct. A=90-100% B= 80-89% C= 70-79% D =60-69%.

Grades can be checked online using the Parent Internet Viewer. Contact the middle school office for more details and passwords.

Late Assignments

Student are expected to complete work on time. If an assignment deadline is missed, students have one week to complete and turn in the missing work. Late assignments will earn no higher than a C, unless the student has communicated with me, and has been granted an extension. Assignments turned in more than a week late will not be accepted for points and graded.

Correcting Work

Most assignments, besides quizzes and tests, can be corrected once for additional learning and points.

Absences

Ill students will be given extra time to complete missed work. It will be the absent students responsibility to notify me and the middle school office that they are not well, and to make up all missed work in a timely manner.

Academic Honesty

Students are expected to do their own work. Giving answers to another student or copying work from the internet or another resource is not honest and does not help a student to grow academically.

Students who are caught cheating, and/or giving answers to another student will receive an automatic zero on that assignment and parents will be contacted. Additional consequences may be given.