7th+Grade+Language+Arts

=**7th Grade Language Arts**=
 * Karen Thompson, MAEd**
 * thompk.grw@pitt.k12.nc.us**
 * 252-752-6614**

Each day students have a journal entry or grammar sentence to complete as they enter class. They have about five minutes to respond to the journal prompt and then we spend some time sharing responses before beginning the lesson of the day. If students do not finish their journal entry, they must do so for homework that night. Mrs. Thompson will periodically collect journals for grading. This will not be announced, so students are encouraged to keep their journals up to date.
 * General Information**

Each night, students should be completing reading their library book for thirty minutes and completing a reader response entry in their notebook. I do not assign much homework outside of reading and responding. I have set up a conference schedule so that I can meet weekly with students to track their reading progress and discuss their reader response entries.
 * Reading Requirements**

Seventh grade students participate in the state writing program. If you would like to know more about the 7th grade requirements, go to []. In October, students will be completing an on-demand writing test. They will be given a prompt and must create a piece of writing over a 75 minute period. The writing will be scored by myself and another language arts teacher using the state rubric available on the website listed above.
 * Writing**

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