Middle School Language Arts with Mrs. Reynolds
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English is a course designed to assist students in improving their reading, writing, speaking, and critical thinking skills. The Indiana Academic Standards are used to guide the curriculum.
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Grades
Grades are calculated on a total point basis.
Accelerated Reading
These tests can be taken before school, during recess, in class, and after school with Mrs. Reynolds. Students who surpass their reading goal may be eligible for reading rewards.
Class Routines
Weekly information will be posted in the Monday Memo . Daily homework is posted in Google classroom.
*DLR- a daily grammar practice
*A Digital Reading series is used in class and for homework. It is called Study Sync. Students will receive information to access it from any digital device with internet access.
*Novels and dramas read in class will be provided by St. Malachy School.
*Comprehension checks – some announced and some unannounced over assigned reading.
*Tests and quizzes are announced a minimum of one week before test day. Check the test calendar regularly.
Absences
Check with Mrs. Reynolds the day after your absence. We will schedule a time to make up missing instruction, tests, or quizzes. It is your responsibility to meet with me and complete the missed work! .
Expectations
* All rules in the handbook apply in the classroom.
* Have a good attitude and try your best.
* Be respectful and responsible.
Goals
* Students will write appropriate responses to literature and complete ILEARN writing requirements to enhance growth in written expression.
Quarterly Reading Goals: AR Reading Requirements and Grading
Once Quarterly goals have been set, the Reading Challenge begins.
Individual reading goal will translate into a grade for the quarter worth 30 points. Any student, who meets his personal goal, will earn all 30 points for the quarter, translating into 30 out of 30 which is a 100%. Any student, who does not meet his personal goal, will earn credit for the percentage of his goal completed. For example: if a student’s goal is 24 points, and he earns 93% of his goal, his AR quarter 1 grade would be a 28 out of 30 which is a 93%.
To reach their goal, students should be reading 20 to 30 minutes a day.
*AR Due Dates* are posted in all classrooms and on the test calendar
*AR points will be evaluated for grades and rewards.
Novels and Dramas
In addition to the classroom reading book, students will read and engage in supplementary novels and dramas. All of these materials are provided by St. Malachy School.
Listed below are the literary works for each grade level.
The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl, Heaven is For Real, Number the Stars, A Long Walk to Water, and Phantom Tollbooth
The Outsiders, The Giver, The Crossover, Monsters on Maple Street, and A Christmas Carol
Night, Animal Farm, To Kill a Mockingbird, She Said Yes: The Unlikely Martyrdom of Cassie Bernall, Sherlock Holmes Speckled Band, and Diary of Anne Frank
