Transcript Welcome to Back to School Night

Welcome to
Back to School Night
2013-2014
What to Expect from Your
Seventh-grader
Cul De Sac by Richard Thompson
The Seventh Grade Team
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Denise Saylor
Sarah Graff
Sabrina Britton
Adair Spence (History)
Elaine Keysor
We Work Together
• We are great team! Mrs. Britton and Mrs. Graff
are new to Wells, and bring great ideas and
energy. Mrs. Saylor and myself bring experience
and Wells traditions to the team.
• We will be covering the same standards at the
same time. Sometimes we will have common
project/assignments, other times different
projects/assignments. BUT, always we are
covering the material with the same goal in
mind: your student’s success and growth.
Texts and Supplements
ELA
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Literature, Reading and Language: Pearson
Spelling and Vocabulary: Pearson
Writing and Grammar: Prentice Hall
Grammar Exercise Workbook: Prentice Hall
Novels: The Hunger Games, True
Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, Song of the
Gargoyle, The Outsiders, Small Steps, to
name a few.
Text and Supplements
History
• World History, Medieval to Early
Modern Times: Holt
• Supplemental Materials: History Alive,
Geothemes, Mini-Qs in World History
7th Grade Projects
1. Sock Monkeys
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Research a historical figure
Follow instructions to construct a sock monkey
Sew an appropriate costume
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be divided into teams (manors)
compete in various games
create medieval art
understand the social structure of the time
2. Medieval Fair
Mrs. Keysor’s 7th Grade Core
California State Standards
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Common Core State Standards
http://www.cde.ca.gov/
Testing and Accountability
Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium
Practice Tests
The Myth of Multitasking
http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/05/how-does-multitasking-change-the-way-kids-learn/
Helpful Handouts
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40 Developmental Assets
Boys Adrift article
Reviving Ophelia book review
“Your A+ Back-to-School Action Plan”