Mrs.

Crowther
www.mrscrowther7@weebly.com tcrowther@wcpss.net

(919) 850-8755 Room 122

Supplies

Welcome to 7th Grade ELA

Two pocket folder with

prongs (fluency)
Three ring binder with
5 subject dividers
(vocabulary, article of
the week, warm ups,
literature,
reading/writing)
1 composition
notebook
2 packs of wide ruled

paper for notebook

Pens, number #2

I hope you had a great summer and have come to East Millbrook refreshed
and enthusiastic! We have a lot to accomplish this year and will continue
using the Common Core State Standards to so. We will emphasize reading
fluency, comprehension, and higher order thinking. Make sure you go to my
website for information about our learning activities, homework, and
additional supports.
1. Reading Literature
2. Reading Informational Text
3. Writing
4. Speaking and Listening
5. Language

Class Rules

pencils, highlighters
Colored pencils and
markers
closed pencil
sharpener

Units of Study
1. Life Is Not Fair
2. Extraordinary in the Ordinary
3. Search for Tomorrow
4. Waves of Change
5. My Voice, My World

Domains

Be prepared daily with

supplies and assignments.

Be responsible for your

work and actions.

Be on time and ready to

work when the bell rings.

Be respectful of yourself
Others will respect you too!

Grades and Behavior

Grading Scale

Wish list:
Tissues
Colored expo
markers
Small prizes and
stickers

90 - 100%
80 - 89%
70 - 79%
60 - 69%
0 - 59%

A
B
C
D
F

Categories/%
10% Homework

30% Minors
60% Major

Entering Class
Must haveRules
a sharpened pencil,
notebook, agenda, homework
and a book daily.
Enter the room quietly and
begin the daily warm-up
immediately.
Copy the homework
assignment into your agenda.

Tardies: Students who are tardy must sign the tardy roster immediately upon
entering the classroom and hand me their tardy note quietly. A tardy is not an
interruption to the learning environment.
1st Tardy = Warning
3rd Tardy = After-School Detention
5th Tardy = ISS

2nd Tardy = Warning

4th Tardy = After-School Detention
7th Tardy = grade-level administrator

Students can bring their own electronic device to class on designated days. I
will leave a Remind message the day before and leave a note outside my
classroom to indicate which type of day it is. Please adhere to our BYOD rules
as infractions require confiscation. Devices are for educational support only
and must be flat on the student desk. No devices are allowed in the common
areas.
Vocabulary and Articles of the Week (AoW) will alternate every two weeks. Prepare for quizzes every week!

Vital Reading Quests

Reading is an integral part of the Language Arts
curriculum. Homework every night is to spend 1520 minutes reading from the book of your
choice. Parents, please support your reader! Read
with them, ask questions about what they're
reading, take them to the library- there is so much
you can do sow your student that literacy is
important!
We will also use an online reading tool,
www.readtheory.org to assist in comprehension and
analysis. Readtheory is expected to be completed
one night out of the week and qualifies as 20
minutes of reading. Students earn points for prizes
and a quarterly grade.
Finally, every student is expected to read 20
Books and document their reading through book
summaries. Each student must have 5 books read
per quarter. Books that we read in class will count
towards the 20 books. We will read the following
novels:
o Seedfolks by Paul Fleischmen

o Origin by Jessica Khoury

o Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli
o Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikalsen
o The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Summary forms are available on the website and
must be signed by a parent or guardian.

Google
www.readtheory
Classroom
.org

Join our classroom

using the code for your

class period:

Prd. 1 - fc9cf26

Students will receive

their unique
username in class.
Username:

Prd. 4 zw5osu
Prd. 5 eavmrcs
Prd. 7 l42d1k
Prd. 8 d9i6x25
Prd. 9 2m6equ

________________________
The password for all
students is
Crowther1.

Remind:
Sign up for homework and class message
reminders:

text @8gkd6 to the

number 81010

Homework:

If your child fails to turn in a

homework assignment, they will call, text, or email you of

this fact. They have 24 hours to get the assignment to me
before it is a 0. Late homework is reduced by 10%.

Food and drink and prohibited in the classroom unless

you have lunch detention. Gum and candy are
prohibited.

Students are responsible for keeping up with their grad

through Powerschool and advocating for themselves.*

*Students must use their Wake County issued email to communicate with teachers via email.

Please sign and return. It will be added to your interactive notebook.

Student Signature:

Parent Signature: