7th & 8th Grade Syllabus
Welcome to Literature 7 and 8
Quizzes Tests, Homework, and Grades!
Expect quizzes following any reading assignment. Vocabulary rests will be on Fridays. There will be some exceptions, and you will be told in advance. If you are absent, you must approach me about taking the test or quiz within three days. If you do not make up a quiz or test due to an absence, you will receive a zero.
Expect homework. Homework includes reading and writing assignments, vocabulary, book reports, and special projects, ECT. Failure to complete a homework assignment by the designated date will result in a deduction of ten points for every day it is late. All homework assignments are to be maintained in your English notebook and folder.
Report card grades are based on quizzes, tests, homework, class work, class participation, book projects, a major research assignment, special projects, and oral presentations.
Class Rules
1. Be prepared. Have your appropriate book, notebook, pen, and folders.
2. Be in your seat ready to work by the start of the period.
3. Speak when recognized. You will be given the opportunity to express yourself.
4. Do not engage in conversation unless permission has been given.
5. Respect the thoughts and opinions of others in the room. Abusive language will not be tolerated under any circumstances.
6. Pass requests should be made in a quiet and discreet manner. Outbursts will automatically be denied.
7. There is no eating in the classroom.
8. Do not close your materials or leave your seat until you are dismissed.
9. Give 100% effort everyday.
10.Be willing to think out of the box!!!
7th grade novels
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
The Red Pony by John Steinbeck
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley by Israel Horvitz {Text}
In addition to the novels listed above, the class will also be covering a unit on poetry, literature from around the world, and short story. Vocabulary and grammar will be covered weekly.
There will be a strong focus on writing. The following list is just a smattering of what will be covered this year.
Business letters
Friendly letters
Short stories
Personal narratives
Autobiographies
8th Grade NovelsThe Endless Step by Esther Hautzig
Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom
The Diary of Anne Frank by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett text}
In addition to the novels listed above, the class will also be covering a unit on poetry, literature from around the world, and short story. Vocabulary and grammar will be covered weekly.
There will be a strong focus on writing. The following list is just a smattering of what will be covered this year.
In the literature class, there will be group work, projects, oral presentations and book projects. Class will be designed to create a love of reading and writing in every student.