Kosciuszko Middle School English Language Arts Grade

7/8 Syllabus
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English Language Arts 'Grade 7/8( - Students will focus on grade level texts, gradually
increase independence, increase exposure to non-fction texts, make progress through
performance tasks, draw evidence from text to write, and change the nature of classroom
conversation.
#eading Standards )or Literature Grade 7/8
Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences
drawn from the text.
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text provide an o!"ective
summary of the text.
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including fgurative and connotative meanings
analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds #e.g. alliteration$ on a specifc verse or stanza of a poem or
section of a story or drama.
%nalyze how an author develops and contrasts the points of view of di&erent characters or narrators in a text.
'y the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of grades ()
* text complexity !and independently and profciently, with sca&olding as needed at the high end of the range.
#eading Standards )or *n)or$ational e!t Grade 7/8
Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences
drawn from the text.
Determine two or more central ideas in a text and analyze their development over the course of the text provide an
o!"ective summary of the text.
%nalyze the interactions !etween individuals, events, and ideas in a text #e.g., how ideas in+uence individuals or events, or
how individuals in+uence ideas or events$.
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including fgurative, connotative, and technical
meanings analyze the impact of a specifc word choice on meaning and tone.
%nalyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the ma"or sections contri!ute to the whole and to the
development of the ideas.
Determine an author,s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author distinguishes his or her position from
that of others.
-race and evaluate the argument and specifc claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence
is relevant and su.cient to support the claims.
%nalyze how two or more authors writing a!out the same topic shape their presentations of key information !y emphasizing
di&erent evidence or advancing di&erent interpretations of facts.
'y the end of the year, read and comprehend literary nonfction in the grades ()* text complexity !and profciently, with
sca&olding as needed at the high end of the range.
+riting Standards Grade 7/8
/rite arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
/rite informative0explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection,
organization, and analysis of relevant content.
/rite narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using e&ective techni1ue, relevant descriptive details,
and well-structured event se1uences.
2roduce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and
audience.
3se technology, including the 4nternet, to produce and pu!lish writing and present the relationships !etween information
and ideas e.ciently as well as to interact and colla!orate with others.
Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, re+ection, and research.
/rite routinely over extended time frames #time for research, re+ection, and revision$ and shorter time frames #a single
sitting or a day or two$ for a range of discipline-specifc tasks, purposes, and audiences.
Language Standards Grade 7/8
Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard 5nglish grammar and usage along with correct capitalization and
punctuation when writing or speaking.
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words or phrases !ased on grade 7 reading and
content, choosing +exi!ly from a range of strategies.
%c1uire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specifc words and phrases gather voca!ulary
knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
Common Core Standards
#e)erences6
Common Core State Standards 4nitiative6 www.corestandards.org
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-his year, our 5nglish 7anguage %rts 80* classroom will !e implementing the Daily 9 :odel
with C%;< immersion. -he Daily 9 :odel was developed !y =ail 'oushey and >oan :oser
#www.thedailycafe.com$ and is modifed !y :s. -roxtel to meet the needs of all students in
the our classroom. -he Daily 9 is a series of literacy tasks #reading to self, reading with
someone0listening to reading, and working on writing$ which students complete daily while
the teacher meets with small groups or confers with individuals. ?ur goal is to create a
structure that will help students develop the daily ha!its or reading, writing, and working
with peers that will lead to a lifetime of independent literacy.
he ,aily - Schedule 'Monday hursday(
*69@ am ) *6A@ am ) Bound C6 /ork on /riting
*6A@ am ) D6EE am ) C%;< Strategy 7esson
D6EE am ) D6C@ am ) Bound F6 Bead to Someone ?B 7isten to Beading
#Successmaker$
D6C@ ) D69E am ) Bound 96 Bead to Self
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-he C%;< system is an acronym for Comprehension, %ccuracy, ;luency, and 5xpand
Goca!ulary. -he system includes goal-setting with students, small group instruction !ased
on clusters of students with similar goals, and focusing whole-class instruction on
emerging student needs.
.o$1rehension ) 4 understand what 4 read.
Accuracy ) 4 can read the words.
/luency ) 4 can read accurately, with expression and understand what 4 read.
E!1and 2ocabulary ) 4 know, fnd, and use interesting words.
Daily 9 0 C%;5 Schedule

.lass3ork H 9EI of grade
Completion of daily lesson assignments
>ournal during Bound C #@ points daily$
*n)or$al Assess$ents '/or$ati4e( H 9EI of grade
;luency Checks
5xit Cards
C%;< - Checkpoints
/or$al Assess$ents 'Su$$ati4e( H 9EI of grade
3nit %ssessments
Success:aker %ssessments
5artici1ation H CEI of grade
2articipation during class conversations is mandatory during class.
Bead to Self 0 Bead to Someone daily participation points will !e awarded to
students.
/eekly Be+ection Sheets
Se$ester Grade
.ategory 5ercentage o) Se$ester Grade
Juarter C AEI
Juarter F AEI
:id--erm0;inal 5xam FEI
/inal E!a$s H FEI of ;inal Semester =B%D5
%t the end of each 1uarter, students will take a cumulative examination including all
the materials covered that 1uarter. Students :3S- !e present for the exam in order
to !e assessed. Students missing an exam will receive a zero grade for the exam.
Students with con+icting appointments or travel dates :3S- make alternate
arrangements with us !efore exam day.
Grading Scale
Letter Grade 5ercentage
% 6-"&778
%- 67"6%8
'K 86"878
' 8-"898
'- 87"8%8
CK 77"768
=rade 'reakdown and 2olicy
C 7-"798
C- 77"7%8
DK 97"968
D 9:"978
5 7"9;8
C. Students will !e marked tardy for entering class or !eing out of their seat after
class is scheduled to !egin. %ny students later than CE minutes to class after the
scheduled start time will !e marked a!sent.
F. Students a!sent or tardy to class are responsi!le for fnding out work missed !y
checking the course calendar #located in the classroom. %ny 1uizzes or tests
missed are the responsi!ility of the students to schedule for a make-up. Students
have two days for each day missed to make-up missed work from days a!sent.
Students with excessive a!sences will need to make up work outside of the school
day !y making an appointment with one of the teachers.
C. Students should enter the classroom 1uietly, o!tain their note!ook and !linder
from the designated crate, and sit in assigned seat with materials #note!ook,
!inder, pencil$.
F. Students are to use the restroom !etween classes for they will not !e allowed to
leave once class has started unless in an emergency.
9. %s soon as the !ell rings to !egin class, students should immediately date their
"ournal entry and !egin Bound C6 /ork on /riting !y responding to the daily "ournal
topic.
A. Students are to remain in their seats at %77 times unless receiving permission from
the teacher !y raising their hand.
@. During instruction, students are to remain 1uiet and respectful of the instructor and
peers.
(. Students are to wait for the teacher to dismiss them !efore exiting the classroom.
8. 4f the student does not follow the expectations of L:S as stated in the student
hand!ook, the following discipline plan will !e followed and logged6
a. % ver!al reminder will !e given and logged in the discipline log.
!. % parent will !e contacted.
c. % detention will !e given.
d. %n o.ce referral will occur.
%ttendance, %!sences, and -ardies
Classroom 5xpectations and 2rocedures