WELCOME TO ENGLISH 7

Mrs. Gumbs-Wallace
• Be Present - daily attendance is
mandatory
• Participate- voluntarily share your
thoughts, ideas, and reflections
• Perform- complete all assigned work
(due dates are important)
 Communicate
Students/Parents should use any of the mediums provided by our school to
connect with your teacher:

TEAMS : private messaging, or telephone calls( 3-4 p.m. Mon-Fri.)

Ask for a special meeting time. Team L teachers are available from
1-1:55 p.m.

Email: cynthia.gumbs@vide.vi

Schoology message box

 Excus
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After an absence:
• You must send a note or provide the teacher
with a reason for your absence.
• If you do not have an absent note from your
parent your absence will be considered
unexcused.
 What do I do
TARDINESS if I’m late?

Tardy 3mins
after start time

If you report to class

late, complete what you
missed for homework
and submit to the
teacher.
 Supplies
• Notebook
• Pens
• Planner
 Assignments
• All graded assignments will be posted in Schoology or on
other platforms used in English.
• Assignments must be submitted before or during class-
time on the due date.
• Assignments submitted after the due date/class-time will
automatically receive a -15pt deduction and five points
each day after. Work that is submitted five days after
the due date receives an automatic 50%.
• Unsubmitted work will receive a 20%
 All About Me

Activity:
Write four facts about yourself and
one statement that is fictional.
 THE THREE BEES
A young boy once asked
A wealthy beekeeper:
“What is the secret of
Your success?”
The beekeeper simply smiled
And replied:
“To be successful,
One has to be one of three bees:
The queen bee,
The hardest working bee,
Or the bee that does not fit in.
One success is inherited,
And the next one is earned.
While the last one is
Self-sought,
Self-served,
And happens on its own
Terms.”
“And which bee are you?”
Asked the boy.
The beekeeper then wiped
The sweat from his head
And said:
“The last may seem the riskiest,
But the glory of achievement
Is the most rewarding.
Freedom always comes at a
high cost,
But only when you are
Your own boss,
Can you truly
Afford it.”
Suzy Kassem
 Reflect
• Do you agree or disagree with the
speaker’s ideas?
• Select any particular words of the speaker
that you do or do not support. Explain why.
 LET’S LEARN
Standard: W.7.2 Write
informative/explanatory text to examine a topic
and convey ideas, concepts, and information This Week
through the selection, organization, and 1.Topic- Informative Text
analysis of relevant content.
2. Overview
Objective: Students will analyze and
discuss features of the informative text. 3. Intro to Informative Text

4. Are You iReady?-

Complete

5. HMH- Into Literature-

Assessment
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