Ms.

Alavez
English Language Arts 7th Grade

In this class, you will study English Language Arts through various literary texts and writing acquisition.
Your efforts and attitude will secure your success. You can relax, you are going to have a great year in
this class.

Contact Info: Brenda.Alavez@calbaptist.edu

Classroom Rules

1. Respect others.
This classroom will be a safe environment where all members are valued. We will keep our hands,
feet and objects to ourselves and treat others with kindness.
2. In seat when bell rings.
We will begin each class with a warm-up assignment. There will be many seating arrangements
throughout the year near many different people and you are expected to be in your current
seat.
3. Come prepared to learn.
Have a cleared desk with a pencil or pen in hand beginning the warm up at the start of class.
Please bring all materials needed for class each day and have them readily available.
4. No offensive language.
We will be kind and respectful in our words and we will listen courteously when others speak.
5. Follow directions when given.
Please give your attention when it is asked for, listen and follow directions the first time they are
given and refer to the white board or projector for visual directions/steps.

Classroom Procedures

Start of Period: Enter classroom respectfully. Clear desk and put personal items underneath. Get out
pencil/pen and Weekly Warm-Ups sheet. Begin warm-up posted on white board.

End of Period: Wait in seat to be verbally dismissed by teacher, not by the bell.

Classroom Pencils/Pens, Tools & Materials: Feel free to use all materials on student shelves and desk
near the door. Put all borrowed materials back when you are finished.
o Pencils/pens, tissue, hand sanitizer are on the desk by the door
o Books are in the back bookshelf for checkout
o Tape, stapler, colored pens, markers, paper, envelopes, cards, etc. on large open shelves
Turning in Assignments/Homework: Wait for person on left to pass their paper to you. Place your paper
on top. Pass pile of papers to person on right. Person on far right hands papers to teacher. Turn in late
work to bin on the desk by the door.

Texting, Phones & Electronics: Turn phones on silent and put away out of sight before class begins. Also
put earbuds away out of sight.

Beverage & Food: Put away all beverages other than a bottle of H20. No food/beverages allowed in
class as per school-wide policy.

Garbage: If there is a piece of garbage on the floor, regardless if it is yours, please throw it away it
blesses others. Before you leave the classroom, check around your seat to make sure there is no trash
on the floor.

Clothing & Exam Clothing Hoodies off upon entering class. On exam day, students will be given extra
credit points for coming to school dressed professionally for the test this standard is business
interview attire.

Academic Integrity: All your work will contain your own original ideas/words, or others ideas/words
with full citations; MLA citations are preferable. Any potential incident of plagiarism, representing
someone elses ideas/writing as your own, will be pursued thoroughly according to school policy and the
assignment will receive a zero.

Grading: Grades are based on the completion of daily assignments, homework, and quality of writing,
projects and tests. Scoring guides will be provided for quality work grades. Grades can be accessed at
any time online through Skyward. Grades will be updated in a consistent timely manner.

A grade will be assigned based on the grading scale below:

90% - 100% = A 60%-69% = D
80%-89% = B 59% and below = F
70-79% = C

Homework & Late Work

All assignments are due in class on the dates assigned. Assignments turned in late will lose 20%. It is
your responsibility to check the past work bin for the day that you were absent.

Assignments accepted during school hours, not via email. Schedule make-up tests or extra help during
lunch or after school. If you need an extension, ask ahead of time.

Homework or missing work will be turned into the turn in bin by the door before class begins. Graded
work will be returned via the filing folder with your name on it.

Parents:
 Be sure to check your childs agenda for homework and project assignments. Homework will be
written in on Mondays for the week. Also, look for my initials to ensure that the assignments
have been recorded correctly.
If your child is absent, it is his/her responsibility to make up the classwork and homework that
was assigned. A While You Were Out Chart is hanging in the front of the class. Your child will
need to get the materials that were missed. This will be your childs responsibility. Students
have two days after the absence to turn their work in. Again, this will be your childs
responsibility.

I will also have master copies of class notes in the class website. If the notes were misplaced or lost,
your child can copy the notes on regular notebook paper and then return them to the folder. If your
child was absent on the day the notes were handed out, then they can receive the same handout the
other students received and just copy the new information.

Student
I understand the classroom rules and expectations.

___________________________ ______________________ ______

Print Name Signature Date
Parent
I understand the classroom rules and expectations. I agree to support you and your efforts in
achieving a successful year.

___________________________ ______________________ ______

Print Name Signature Date