Week of December 4-8, 2017

Welcome to another great week at Ac2E Middle School.  This week in 7th Grade Reading we will continue with our novel 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban' by J.K. Rowling.  We will finish reading the last three chapters of the novel this week! We will also continue working on figurative language in our interactive notebook. Remember all missing assignments are due no later than FRIDAY!!!
Let's have a great week!

Week of October, 30 - November 3, 2017

Welcome to another great week at Ac2E Middle School.  This week in 7th Grade Reading we will continue to read our novel "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban' by J.K. Rowling, we will be reading chapters 9 and 10.  We will also be learning about genres of fiction and work on some foldable activities in our interactive notebook.  Let's have an awesome week!

MONDAY:

• Genres of Fiction foldable activity in interactive notebook 
• HOMEWORK
• Read chapter 9 and answer questions

TUESDAY:

• Genres of Fiction foldable matching activity in interactive notebook
• HAPPY HALLOWEEN! (no homework)

WEDNESDAY:

• Genres of Fiction matching activity in interactive notebook 
• HOMEWORK
• Read chapter 10 and answer questions

THURSDAY:

• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Comprehension and Vocabulary
• Chapters 8, 9, and 10

FRIDAY:

• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 
• QUIZ - Chapters 6-10

Week of October 23-27,2017

Welcome to another fascinating week at Ac2E Middle School.  This week will be a fun and short week for all of us.  This week in 7th Grade Reading we will continue to read our novel 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban' by J.K. Rowling.  We will also be working on Symbolism in our interactive notebook.  Let's have a great week!

MONDAY:

• Symbolism foldable activity in interactive notebook
• HOMEWORK
• Read chapter 6 and answer questions

TUESDAY:

• Symbolism foldable activity in interactive notebook
• HOMEWORK
• Read chapter 7 and answer questions

WEDNESDAY:

• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 
• Comprehension and Vocabulary - Chapters 6 and 7
• HOMEWORK
• Read chapter 8 and answer questions

THURSDAY:

• FALL FESTIVAL

FRIDAY:

• Professional Learning Day - No Classes

Week of October 16-20, 2017

Welcome to another week at Ac2E Middle School.  This week in 7th grade reading we will be very busy.  We will continue with our new novel 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban' we will also be working with Mood and Tone in our interactive notebook.  Let's have a great week!

MONDAY:

• Mood and Tone foldable activity in interactive notebook
• HOMEWORK
• read chapter 3 and answer questions

TUESDAY:

• Mood and Tone foldable activity in interactive notebook
• HOMEWORK
• read chapter 4 and answer questions

WEDNESDAY:

• Imagery foldable activity in interactive notebook
• HOMEWORK
• read chapter 5 and answer questions

THURSDAY:

• Chapters 3-5 comprehension and vocabulary

FRIDAY:

• Chapters 1-5 QUIZ
• Would you rather activity 

Week of September 11-15, 2017

Welcome to another GREAT week at Ac2E Middle School! This week in 7th Grade Reading we will finish the novel Tuck Everlasting on Tuesday.  Make sure you study for the exam on Tuesday!  We will also be starting a new novel, The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton on Wednesday, make sure you have the book by Wednesday! We will also be working with characterization. Below is the schedule for the week ahead. Let's have a great week!

MONDAY:

• Review for Tuck Everlasting Exam

TUESDAY:

• Tuck Everlasting Final Exam

WEDNESDAY:

• Pre-reading activity- Getting To Know the Author article
• HOMEWORK
• Read Chapter 1 and answer questions

THURSDAY:

• Characterization foldable activity in interactive notebook
• HOMEWORK
• Read Chapter 2 and answer questions

FRIDAY:

• Characterization foldable activity in interactive notebook
• The Outsiders Chapters 1-3 Vocabulary
• HOMEWORK
• Read Chapter 3 and answer questions

Week of September 4-8,2017

Welcome to the second week of school.  I am very excited about this upcoming school year and I know all of my 7th grade students will do their very best in my class.  This week will continue to work with our summer reading novel 'Tuck Everlasting' by Natalie Babbitt.  We will also be working with various reading concepts such as conflict and character traits. I look forward to seeing all of my students this week. Let's have a fabulous week!

Welcome Back!

2017-2018               Academy for Academic Enhancement Middle School               Rm#7064

7th Grade Reading 

Syllabus

Mrs. Julissa A. Barrera

jewlsalvarez@yahoo.com

(956) 352-6324

Grading Policy:

Class work, homework, class participation, quizzes, projects shall have the value of 75 % of the six-week grade.

Six Weeks or Novel Final Exam shall have the value of 25%.

A minimum of 3 grades per week will be given.

The semester grade will be the average of the three six-week grades.

Materials Needed:

One 3 Subject Spiral Notebook

One Composition Notebook

One package of Colored paper

One pair of scissors

Two bottles of glue

(*Students are required to have a pen or pencil to write with. Students will have projects to do throughout the school year and will need materials such as colors, markers, scissors, and glue, but I will let students know ahead of time when they need to bring them to class*

Expectations:

Throughout the course of the class you will be presented with various genres of literature. The material is designed to make you a more confident reader. Throughout the school year, you will gain the necessary skills and knowledge to excel, not only in middle school, but in high school and college as well. The class is designed to discussion based student participation is a priority. 

Assignments:

Students will be required to read a different novel every six weeks. The students will read one chapter to two chapters a night and be required to answer discussion questions for each chapter. Discussion questions need to be completed every night and brought back the next day for a daily homework grade.  Ten points will be deducted everyday the assignment is turned in late.  Teacher will not accept assignment after 5 days! 

   

Projects:

There will be several projects throughout the six weeks based on the novels we are reading. Students should be prepared to work on their own or in groups. Projects will consist of classroom activities as well as project that will be assigned to do at home. The students will be given the information for the projects ahead of time and will be given plenty of time to complete them.

Late Assignments:

Being present in class every day is important. Every day will build on skills needed for completing assignments. Students are responsible for missed assignments/topics when they are absent. They may ask one of their classmates, or myself, for missed assignments. Missed assignments must be turned in within five days of the absence. 

Attendance:

It is imperative that you attend class on a daily basis, as failure to do so will result in you missing out on important information. *AFTER 3 ABSENCES, STUDENT WILL BE REFERRED TO AN ADMINISTRATOR*

Participation: 

Participation in all class activities is necessary to gain a better understanding of the material being covered. A grade will be issued for participation and on class discussions over topics and or chapter questions on novels.

Tardiness:

Be in (as opposed to near) your assigned seat when the bell rings and remain there until the teacher dismisses the class. In the event that another teacher or staff member detains you, a signed excuse should be brought to me as soon as possible.

Hall Privileges:

You will have adequate time to take care of business between classes. I will allow you to make restroom trips as you feel necessary UNTIL it becomes an abuse. I reserve the right to take away restroom privileges. If you have a medical condition that requires you to need to go to the bathroom frequently please bring me a medical excuse so that I can be aware of it.

School Wide Violations:

School wide rules are strictly enforced. Violators will receive a warning as a first offense, a call home will be the second offense, and a parent/teacher conference request would be the 3^rd offense. At this point, if you are not making an effort to correct the inappropriate behavior, a disciplinary referral will be issued. 

Cheating Policy:

Anyone who participates in cheating on a test, project or other assignments will receive a zero for that grade. There is no reason why cheating is ever excusable. If you did not understand an assignment, then let me know and I will explain it to you and grant you an extension. 

Class Rules:

•Be prepared to apply yourself

•Be respectful of yourself and others

•Be responsible for what you say and do

•Be Diligent with your time

•Be safe for yourself and others

Daily Arrival Procedures:

I expect you to abide by the following procedures without me having to call your attention before I make my way to the front of the room:

• Come in to the classroom. If the door is unlocked and I am not inside, please make a line outside the door and wait until I arrive. This prevents accidents from occurring inside the room while it is unsupervised.

• Grab your interactive notebook, journals from the appropriate shelf.

• Turn in any homework to the indicated folder. Make sure it has your name on it. No name = trash.

• Take a seat. 

• Have a pencil to write with. Not having a pencil is no excuse to not be ready for class. If you need a pencil, find one BEFORE I start teaching. 

•Everyday there will be a Do Now displayed on the board. Students walk in and start on the Do Now for that day.

When We Have a Visitor:

- When we have someone come into our classroom that is not part of our class (teacher, administrator, student, parent) you are expected to follow the same classroom rules and procedures. You are expected to be polite to the visitor. Do not talk to the visitor unless he/she is talking to you directly. Continue working on your assignment as usual.

- If the visitor needs to speak to me privately, I expect you to remain in your seat without talking until I finish speaking with the visitor.

Three minute dismissal checklist:

To have things run more smoothly, I expect you to do the following when I say “2 minutes” & you hear the appropriate alarm:

• Put your unfinished homework away; Turn in any completed assignments.

• Put away your binder and journal in the appropriate shelf, neatly.

• Gather all of your belongings; Throw away any trash around your table and chair.

• Stand by your desk and wait to be dismissed. This does not mean to crowd the classroom door waiting for dismissal.

Cluster Planning:

If you have any questions feel free to come in and see me during my 8^th and 9^th planning periods which are from 1:50p.m. to 3:35 p.m. You may call me at 352-6324.

Blog

This class will have a blog where I will be posting reminders, due dates, discussions questions, quotes to discussion, and other topics that pertain to the class. Sometimes it will be daily and sometimes it will be weekly depending on the information that needs to be given. Students should check the blog daily to make sure that no new information has been added. Students will be able to comment on blog and participate in discussions on blog. 

Tentative Schedule for 7^h Grade Reading:

Required Novels:

Summer Reading : Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne

I Am Malala * Young Readers Edition * by Malala Yousafzai 

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle

*Students are required to purchase their own novels. They may purchase novel on electronic device. However, they may NOT purchase audio version of novel *

Week of May 1-5, 2017

Welcome to another week at Ac2E Middle School. It's crunch time! Only FIVE more instructional days are left until we take our STAAR assessments in 7th grade MATH and READING.  This week in 7th grade reading we will be reviewing everything we have learned throughout the entire year in order to prepare for the upcoming STAAR assessment.  We will be working on a STAAR practice test as a class and clarify any questions we might have about a specific topic.  We will also continue to read our new novel "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" by J.K. Rowling.  We need to make sure we bring our book to class!!!!


Let's have a great week!

Week of April 10-13, 2017

Welcome to another great week at Ac2E Middle School! This week in 7th grade Reading we will continue to read our novel 'I Am Malala' and homework will be given on Monday and it will be due on Thursday.  We will also be working in our interactive notebooks with non-fiction text structures.  I know this week is a short week due to the Easter Holiday but I encourage everyone of my students to come to school everyday! Let's have an awesome week!!!

Week of April 3-7,2017

Welcome to another fantastic week at Ac2E Middle School.  I would like to congratulate all of my 7th grade students for having tremendous success in our Reading District Benchmark #2, 99% passing and 43% level III is something to be very proud of.  Now that we only have 23 instructional days left until the Reading STAAR exam we need to work harder than ever to reach our goal of 100% passing and 50% level III.  We are almost there and I know we can do this together!!!!

This week in 7th grade reading we will continue reading our novel 'I am Malala'.  We will read part three.  You will get the part three questions on Monday and they will be due on Friday! While you are reading the novel I want you to put yourself in Malala's shoes, how would you feel if you were in her situation and was not allowed an education just because you are a girl?

Remember that Friday is the last day of the Six Weeks and you need to turn in any late assignments if you have any by then.  Let's have a great week!

Week of March 27-31, 2017

Welcome to another great week at Ac2E Middle School.  This week will be a very important week for all students in our school.  We will be taking our STAAR examinations as well as district benchmarks.  On Tuesday 7th graders will be taking the Writing STAAR test.  On Wednesday 7th graders will be taking the Reading District Benchmark #2.  I am positive that all of our students will excel in these exams.  I want to wish the best of luck to everyone and remember to relax and concentrate during these exams.  This week in 7th grade Reading we will continue to read our novel 'I Am Malala'.  We will be reading part two this week and homework will be due on friday!
Let's have an AWESOME week!

Week of March 20-24, 2017

Welcome to another great week at Ac2E Middle School.  I hope everyone had a wonderful and restful spring break.  This week in 7th grade reading we will be starting our new novel 'I am Malala' (young readers edition).  This is the first non-fiction novel that we will read and I hope we enjoy reading it!  Everyone needs to have the book by Monday, March 20th! Don't forget to bring your book to class everyday!!!!

Week of February 20-24, 2017!

Welcome to another great week at Ac2E Middle School.  This week in 7th grade reading we will be finishing our novel 'The Boy in the Striped Pajamas' by John Boyne.  We will be working on a PLOT map activity and reviewing for the final exam of the novel.  The final novel exam will be on Thursday.  We will also be going to the STARR COUNTY YOUTH FAIR on Friday.  Let's have a great week!

Week of February 13-17, 2017

Welcome to another GREAT week at Ac2E Middle School.  I am very proud of all the my 7th graders who did an exceptional job in their 'I Am' poems/projects.  You all surprised me with your imagination and creativity.  These projects will be displayed in my classroom and in the 7000 hallway. 
This week in 7th grade reading we will continue reading our novel 'The Boy in the Striped Pajamas' by John Boyne.  We will also be working with our interactive notebook and studying the different parts in a Drama. 

Monday:

• Parts of a Drama foldable activity in interactive notebook 
• HOMEWORK
• Read chapter 15 and answer questions (due Thursday)

Tuesday:

• 7th Grade Writing District Benchmark

Wednesday:

• 4th Six Weeks Common Assessments
• Reading
• Math

 Thursday:

• Parts of  drama activity
• HOMEWORK
• Read Ch. 16 and answer questions

Friday:

• STAAR READY lesson 7
• HOMEWORK
• Read Ch. 17 and answer questions (due Monday)

Let's have a fantastic week.

Week of February 7-10, 2017!

Welcome to another great week at Ac2E Middle School.  This week in 7th grade reading we will continue to read our novel 'The Boy in the Striped Pajamas' by John Boyne.  We will also work in our interactive notebooks and analyze the three different types of irony: verbal irony; dramatic irony; situational irony.  Don't forget the 'I AM' poem is due Friday, February 10th!

Week of January 30 - February 3, 2017

Welcome to another week at Ac2E Middle School. This week in 7th grade reading we will continue to read our novels 'The Boy in the Striped Pajamas' by John Boyne.  We will also be working in our interactive notebook with making inferences activities. 

Week of January 23-27, 2017

Welcome to another fantastic week at Ac2E Middle School.  This week in 7th grade reading will be one busy busy week.  It is the third week of the 4th Six Weeks and we have many things to accomplish.  We will continue to read the novel 'The Boy in the Striped Pajamas' by John Boyne.  We will also continue to work on figurative language and how to identify the different types of figurative language in a text.  Here is the schedule for the week:

MONDAY:

• Figurative Language sorting activity in interactive notebook
• HOMEWORK
• Read chapter 7 and answer questions

TUESDAY:

• Continuation to Figurative Language sorting activity in interactive notebook 
• HOMEWORK
• Read chapter 8 and answer questions

WEDNESDAY:

• Figurative Language
• review for mini assessment
• HOMEWORK
• Read chapter 9 and answer questions

THURSDAY

• 4th Six Weeks Mini Assessment

FRIDAY

• STAAR READY lesson 3
• Comparisons and Connections

REMINDERS:

• Panoramic Picture Feb. 1st
• 'I Am' Poem due Feb. 10th
• Progress Report Card Night Feb. 1st @ Peter Piper Pizza

LET'S HAVE A GREAT WEEK!

Week of January 16-20, 2017

Welcome to another GREAT week at Ac2E Middle School.  I hope everyone had a great weekend!  This week in 7th grade reading we will be working with Figurative language.  We will be doing a lot of foldable activities in our interactive notebooks.  We will also be listening to different songs and watching the music videos to each song in order to identify the different types of figurative language in each song.  We will continue to read our novel 'The Boy in the Striped Pajamas' by John Boyne, we will have homework Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.Lets have a great week!!!!!!!

Week of January 9-13, 2017

Welcome back FALCONS! I hope everyone had a restful and amazing break.  This week in 7th grade reading we will begin a new novel 'The Boy in the Striped Pajamas' by John Boyne.  Here is the schedule for the week:

MONDAY:

• 2017 Goal Setting Activity in interactive notebook

TUESDAY:

• Holocaust Video
• KWL Chart in interactive notebook
• HOMEWORK
• Read Ch. 1/Questions

WEDNESDAY:

• The Boy in the Striped Pajamas inference activity in interactive notebook
• HOMEWORK:
• Read Ch. 2/Questions

THURSDAY

•  The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Point of View activity in interactive notebook
• HOMEWORK:
• Read Ch. 3/Questions

FRIDAY

• STAAR READY lesson 1

LET'S HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!!!