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MIDDLE SCHOOL GATEWAY ENGLISH/7th SOCIAL STUDIES
Rules, Procedures, Expectations
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Be ready to start at the bell.
Bring all materials, supplies, and assignments to class.
Respect others’ rights and property.
Follow directions.
Don’t interrupt while others are talking.
Class work/Homework
Most class work can be finished in the time allowed at school. In the event that a
student doesn’t finish, it may be necessary to finish the assignment at home. The
assignment is due the next school day.
Many homework assignments are assigned to be completed over several days. The
assignment is to be completed before class on the due date. Assignments not turned in on
the due date can be turned in for ½ credit the next day. Please check agendas for
assignments and the dates they are due.
Materials and Supplies
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ELA fee $10
Social Studies fee $5
Pencils
Pens (blue or black and 1 red checking pen)
Binder
Loose-leaf notebook paper
2 Marble composition notebooks
Package of dividers with pockets
Enriched Vocabulary (ELA)
Wordly Wise 3000 is an enriched vocabulary program that GATEWAY students
complete at Herndon. Class fees are used to purchase the workbook. Students will
complete one lesson per week. The unit is introduced on Monday. Students are
responsible for completing all exercises for homework. The unit is due on Friday, and a
test will be given on the unit. If a student is absent on Friday, the unit is due on the day
they return to school.
Outside Reading (ELA)
Students in GATEWAY are expected to read a book every two weeks. They will take
an AR test on the book when we go to the library. Also, each grade has an assignment on
each book. Sixth grade students will have reading projects focusing on some element of
the book. Seventh grade students will complete responses and logs on the books. Eighth
grade students will write essays and complete novel questionnaires that analyze literary
elements of the book they read.
Comprehensive Curriculum (ELA)
The ELA comprehensive curriculum for each grade is divided into 6 or 7 thematic
units. Each unit incorporates the grade level expectations (GLE’s), which include literary
strategies, writing skills, and language concepts. Throughout the units higher order
thinking skills are stressed. Activities include research, individual and group projects,
and writing activities. Vocabulary development and grammar instruction occur within
the context of the literature and student writing.
Units of Instruction ELA
Grade 6
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Nonfiction-Newspapers and Magazines
Fiction: Realistic Fiction
Historical Fiction
Myths
Poetry
Drama
Research Reports—Writing Prompts
Grade 7
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Content Area Reading/Informational Nonfiction
Modern Fantasy/Science Fiction
Ode to Me-Poetry
Fiction-Short Stories and Novels
Propaganda/Persuasion
Speech and Drama
Grade 8
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Who Am I? Biography and Autobiography
Content Area/Informational Nonfiction
Laughing Out Loud—Humorous Fiction/ Essays
Mystery—Elementary, My Dear Watson
Life Is a Poem-Poetry
That’s a Novel Idea-Novel
All the World’s a Stage--Drama
Comprehensive Curriculum Social Studies
7th Grade Social Studies American History
Unit 1. The American Revolution (1776-1789)
Unit 2. Building a New Nation (1789-1880)
Unit 3. Expansion and Conflict (1800-1850)
Unit 4. Growth of a Nation (1800-1860)
Unit 5. Reform Movements (1800-1861)
Unit 6. The Civil War ( 1861-1865)
Unit 7. Reunion and Reconstruction (1865-1877)
Please feel free to contact me with any question or concern.
Pam Hergenrader
[email protected]
Phone: 221-7676
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