welcome to mrs. c’s 7 th grade english class. introductions – meet the teacher

Welcome to Mrs. C’s 7th Grade English Class

Introductions – Meet the Teacher

Bachelor of Science in Education

Baylor University

Master of Arts in Education

Administration

Lamar University

Family Information

Stephen (44 yrs.)

Lance (22 yrs.)

Luke (19 yrs.)

Sarah (40 yrs.)

Blake (23 yrs.)

Scot(5 ½ yrs.)

Class Information• Edmodo Nightly Flipped Classroom• Reading Log due on Thursdays• Daily Vocabulary, Grammar, & SpringBoard• Six Weeks Genre-Based Units• Semester Goal Tracking• End of Year Portfolio• College Readiness

Student ExpectationsMrs. Campbell’s Rules

The 6 B’sBe safe.

Be kind.

Be respectful.

Be prepared.

Be on time.

Bonus RuleThe Fun Factor

Be a Scholar.

Professional Expectations

Family Expectations• Read with your student• Talk about the news• Show interest in her stories• Reward effort over performance• Communicate regularly with her teachers• Enjoy this season• Celebrate your talents• Showcase your experiences

The Challenge“Fewer than 40 percent of students who enter college intending to major in a STEM field complete college with a STEM degree today.”

- A Report by the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, February 7, 2012

Click Here Middle School Moment

Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy

Evaluating

Analyzing

Applying

Understanding

Remembering

Creating

Visit Edmodo for videos and handouts on Bloom Kaboom!

6 Traits + 1 Writing• Prewriting (ideas, purpose, audience, form)• Drafting/Discovering• Responding• Revising (ideas, organization, word choice,

voice, sentence fluency)• Editing (conventions, mechanics)• Closure/Publishing (presentation)

Student Conferences• Completed Prewriting• Completed Rough Draft• Completed Revision with Peer Support• Completed Editing with Peer Support• Completed Proofreading with Peer Support• Completed Grouping = Time for…Publishing Station with Mrs. C

Virtual Tutorials

Family Conferences

Please sign up for a parent conference for Wednesday, September 24, 2014.

Or email, text, or call to schedule an appointment to talk about your student’s success in my class.

Grading Policy

A++Please refer to the YWCPA handbook for all HISD

and YWCPA Grading policies and procedures.

Upcoming Deadlines

Please refer to the reminder handout posted on Edmodo daily for updates.

Library Card Friday, September 26Personal Narrative Monday, September 29Vocabulary Book Thursday, October 2

Contact Information

Sarah Campbell, Pre-AP 7th Grade English

Cell phone: 713-449-6758

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Edmodo

Blog: http://sarahcampbell.edublogs.org

scampbe5@houstonisd.org