Gainesville Middle School

2015-2016 School Year

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7 Grade ELA
Mrs. Dallas Thompson

You can borrow a book, but you get to keep the ideas.
English/Language Arts: Grammar, Literacy, Information, Writing, and Vocabulary

OUR MISSION:

Supplies Needed:

As ONE GAINESVILLE, we will inspire, nurture,

challenge, and prepare our students as we educate them
to be successful in a 21st century global society.

2 (or thicker) Binder

CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS:
*We will use Whole Brain Teaching techniques in this
classroom.
*Please bring your notebook, supplies, and book to class
each day.
*Understand that mistakes help us learn!
*Follow these rules at all times:
Enter and leave the classroom appropriately.
Listen silently when the teacher is speaking.
Start work right away.
Use academic language when speaking and
writing in class.
Treat classmates and adults with respect.
Wait to pack up until directed to do so.
*Keep a positive attitude and HAVE FUN!

#2 Pencils
Notebook Divider Pages
or 3-Prong Pocket
Folders
Highlighters
Blue/Black Pens
Colored Pencils and/or
Markers

Suggested Supplies:
Glue
Scissors
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Major Focuses by Quarter:

Spring 2016

First Quarter:
Primary Text Focus: Literary Texts (fiction)
Secondary Text Focus: Informational Texts (nonfiction)
Primary Writing Focus: Informative/Explanatory

Second Quarter:
Primary Text Focus: Informational Texts (nonfiction)
Secondary Text Focus: Literary Texts (fiction)
Primary Writing Focus: Argumentative

Third Quarter:
Primary Text Focus: Literary Texts (fiction)
Secondary Text Focus: Informational Texts (nonfiction)

Contact Me:

Primary Writing Focus: Argumentative

Fourth Quarter:

dallas.thompson@gcssk12.net

Primary Text Focus: Informational Texts (nonfiction)

Class website:
mrsthompsonteaches.com

Secondary Text Focus: Literary Texts (fiction)

Remind Signup: Text

Detailed Topics by Content Area:

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Late Work:
Students will not have the
option to not do work in class.
If a student does not complete
an assignment, they may be
asked to complete it at home
in addition to homework that
has already been assigned.
Students will be required to
turn in a record of late or
unfinished work.

Absences:
It is the students
responsibility to get any
assignments that are missed
due to absence. I have a spot
in the classroom dedicated to
absent work that will have
student names on it.

Primary Writing Focus: Informative/Explanatory

All Areas: Cite several pieces of text evidence to support ideas.

Literary Texts: Analyze the development of a theme throughout
a text; analyze how particular elements of a text interact (i.e., how
settings shape characters or plot); analyze how a poems structure
contributes to its meaning; compare and contrast a fictional text
with a historical account of the same period to understand how
authors of fiction use and affect history.
Informational Texts: Determine multiple central ideas and how
the author develops them; understand bias and provide objective
summaries; determine the denotative, connotative, literal, and
figurative meanings used in a text; trace an authors point of view
throughout a text.
Language (Grammar): Use phrases and clauses appropriately;
recognize and correct dangling modifiers; correctly use coordinate
adjectives; use simple, compound, complex, compound-complex
sentences correctly in writing; punctuate and spell correctly.
Writing: Argument (claims, counterclaims, and evidence);
Informational (organized ideas, relevant facts, cohesive
transitions); Narrative (sensory language, descriptive details,
narrative techniques)