Class Syllabus

7th Grade Literature and Strategies

This course focuses on reading strategies such as summarizing, gathering context clues, using text evidence to support concepts, and vocabulary. It also focuses on comprehension skills such as inferencing, fluency, and elements of literature. Students will read from various genres such as poetry, prose, and dramas.

Grades will be weighted based upon the following categories and percentage of final grade:

Quizzes—20%

Projects—20%

Classwork—25%

Assessments—25%

Finals (EOC)—10%

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Any assignment with an extended due date will be posted on the calendar; otherwise, assignments are due the next school day.

Color codes for calendar:

Yellow--Extended Due Dates

Light Green--Lecture Notes and Documents

Orange--Quizzes

Red--Assessments

Purple--Projects

Light Blue--Classwork

Dark Blue--Finals (EOC)/Other Important School or District Events