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Welcome to 7th Grade Language Arts with Mrs. Kim - Room C23

Join Mrs. Kim in Room C23 for an engaging 7th Grade Language Arts experience! Communication is key, so feel free to reach out via School Loop or email at kima3@sfusd.edu with any questions. Homework and grades are regularly updated online. Students will explore literature through short stories, essays, and novels, and participate in activities like reading logs and group projects. With a focus on vocabulary, writing skills, grammar, and creative expression, this course invites collaboration and fosters a love of learning. Let’s make this a memorable year!

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Welcome to 7th Grade Language Arts with Mrs. Kim - Room C23

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  1. Welcome to 7th Grade Language Arts! Mrs. Kim, Room C23

  2. COMMUNICATION • Please email me on School Loop or at kima3@sfusd.edu if you have questions or concerns. • Homework assignments posted on School Loop • Grades updated as often as I can - definitely every 6 weeks • You’re welcome to schedule a conference anytime

  3. MATERIALS • Pencil or pen • Language Arts Binder: for handouts, writing, daily Do Nows, notes, etc. • Literature Textbook: class set, use online version for homework • Grammar Workbook • Hoover Reads book or other novels as necessary

  4. READING • Literature textbook: short stories, essays, articles, plays, poetry, biography and autobiography, informational text • Audio versions of literature selections, teacher reading, “popcorn” reading, partner reading, choral reading, independent reading • Reading Comprehension tests: multiple choice and short answer/essay • Class Novels: The Outsiders, Lord of the Flies, others

  5. READING, continued • Independent Reading: Hoover Reads; one book report due every six weeks • Oral presentations and book talks • Reading Record log • Reading projects (research, art projects/posters, creative writing, annotated bibliographies using NoodleTools, etc.)

  6. VOCABULARY • Academic Vocabulary (exposition, simile, metaphor, foreshadowing, infer) • Literature selection vocabulary (portly, languish, evasive) • Word roots, suffixes and prefixes • Spelling and vocabulary tests • Class spelling bees • Vocabulary in writing

  7. WRITING • Informal Writing: daily Do Now journals, in-class writing • Creative Writing Projects • Writing Genres for the 7th grade assessment: • Autobiographical Narrative • Fictional Narrative

  8. WRITING, continued • Summary • Persuasive • Response to Literature • Writing for homework and “on-demand” writing • Peer editing and feedback • Teacher feedback

  9. GRAMMAR • Parts of Speech • Parts of a sentence and sentence structure • Mechanics: capitalization, punctuation, special focus on avoiding fragments (incomplete sentences) and run-on sentences.

  10. OTHER GOALS • Take a field trip: suggestions and help with planning most appreciated! • Collaborate with the librarian and use the Library effectively for writing, research projects, and book selection • Expand my classroom library: if you’d like to donate a used book or a new one from the Book Fair, I’d be grateful! • Find and promote writing contests that my students can enter • Speeches, debates, group projects and presentations

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