Welcome Parents & Students
Mrs. Duvall's 7th Grade Language Arts Classes
WELCOME !!!
2018- 2019
All passwords are the same. The student id # starting with a lower case sMrs. Duvall's 7th Grade Language Arts Classes
WELCOME !!!
2018- 2019
Parents sign-up for a FOCUS account here:https://dcps.duvalschools.org/Page/15745
Parents should be verifiying student's grade by checking FOCUS weekly.
Students will need to complete 2-4 Achieve articles a week with a grade of an 80% or higher for their Achieve grade.
Students whose lexile is less than 1000 will want to complete 4 Achieves a week to increase reading comprehension with informational text. Remember a feature of Achieve is for the article to be read aloud while the student follows along. This strategy allows the student to become familiar with more words and deepens comrephension.
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But what if I don't get 80% or higher on the 1st try?
* Do the stretch article if there is one and earn a 80% or better.
* Do a completely different article
***Students must submit a list of completed Achieve to earn credit in gradebook****
This list is due weekly starting 8/20.
Parents should be verifiying student's grade by checking FOCUS weekly.
Students will need to complete 2-4 Achieve articles a week with a grade of an 80% or higher for their Achieve grade.
Students whose lexile is less than 1000 will want to complete 4 Achieves a week to increase reading comprehension with informational text. Remember a feature of Achieve is for the article to be read aloud while the student follows along. This strategy allows the student to become familiar with more words and deepens comrephension.
***** KEEP SCROLLING DOWN FOR MORE INFO*****
But what if I don't get 80% or higher on the 1st try?
* Do the stretch article if there is one and earn a 80% or better.
* Do a completely different article
***Students must submit a list of completed Achieve to earn credit in gradebook****
This list is due weekly starting 8/20.
| date | assignment | due date |
| Daily Class Assignments are given EVERY day- Check FOCUS to see assignments AND if your child has completed it. A zero means work was due and not submitted. Change a zero by submitting work. ;) |
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| Don't forget, students also get to choose some of the articles based on interest too. ;) | ||
| 2 Thought Questions are due each month. All responses must have the following: Restate the question, Answer the question, Cite text evidence, Explain how that text evidence supports your idea or claim. |
and the student password. This is the same user id and password students log in every day at school.
If you have a problem logging in; you have probably gone directly to Achieve instead of through the DCPS link 1st.
How do I access Achieve 3000 online?
Go to Duvalscools.org
Click on Popular Links
Click Blended Learning
Click Achieve 3000
How do I access the online text book?
Go to Duvalscools.org
Click on Popular Links
Click Blended Learning
Click Houghton Mifflin Icon/ My HRW
Then go to Student E- Book
Click on black bar at top of collections, it will open a go to page
Type in the page number and hit enter
Then you can adjust the size of the text over on the far left side- Page Viewer
You can also have it read you the story- Far left- Audio
How to access Level up tutorials
Go to Blended Learning (from the DCPS website)
Click Student Resources
Click on Level up tutorials
Click on Explore tutorials
Then click on the top left corner where there are 3 lines
From here you will choose one of the sub-categories
(look in FOCUS for the sub category you require for your level up tutorial)
For example- You will click Analyzing Literature to go to Plot- Effect on Setting
For Using Context Clues you will click on Vocabulary Skills & Strategies 1st
For Making Inferences- you will click on Reading Skills & Strategies
How to access the Performance Assessment Books in the online textbook.
Follow directions above then,
Go to Student Resources ( Next to Student Ebook at top of page. If you don't see it click the top left corner to go to the beginning)
Student Resources to Permance Assessments
Go to the Unit you require
How do I access Common Literature (Common Lit) online?
Go to Duvalscools.org
Click on Popular Links
Click Blended Learning
Find and click Common Lit
If you are asked to change your password, put in your same password for the school computers you use every day.
If you are having a problem, it could mean that you visited Common Lit last year and you are logging directly through Common Lit instead of Blended Learning. If you are at Common Literature's page, there is an option to log in through Cleverly (DCPS).
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Did you know....
Students are given assignments to complete each work day.
2-4 Achieves are required each week with a grade of an 80% or higher. + 2 completed thought questions a month
Students must submit a record of their Achieves to earn credit.
A Zero 0 in the gradebook means the assignment was due but not submitted.
Erase zeros by submitting your work when completed.
Free choice articles must have at least 3 multiple choice questions
80% or higher on the 1st try to earn credit- if you earned less consider doing the stretch article and scoring a 80% or higher on the 1st try or complete a new article.
Thought Questions due each month:
Each thought question must be answered by restating the question, answering the question, citing text evidence from the article, and explaining how this evidence supports your idea or claim.
Students are given assignments to complete each work day.
2-4 Achieves are required each week with a grade of an 80% or higher. + 2 completed thought questions a month
Students must submit a record of their Achieves to earn credit.
A Zero 0 in the gradebook means the assignment was due but not submitted.
Erase zeros by submitting your work when completed.
Free choice articles must have at least 3 multiple choice questions
80% or higher on the 1st try to earn credit- if you earned less consider doing the stretch article and scoring a 80% or higher on the 1st try or complete a new article.
Thought Questions due each month:
Each thought question must be answered by restating the question, answering the question, citing text evidence from the article, and explaining how this evidence supports your idea or claim.
