7 Houtsinger
Mr. Dan Houtsinger – Email
Seventh Grade
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Welcome to seventh grade! I am looking forward to a fantastic school year full of fabulous learning.
I teach seventh grade math, literature, and English. We are fortunate that every students uses a laptop computer in the classroom. We use the laptop to engage students in our curriculum and to extend the classroom beyond the walls of the school. What a fantastic tool!
In literature, we will read two novels, along with other short stories and poems. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor is an award winning book about a black family in the South during the Great Depression. The family faces adversity through which they learn the Catholic values of justice, forgiveness, and peace. We will also read Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. This is a fantastic novella with rich literary quality.
In English, we compose four major essays through the course of the year. We will compose a research paper, a persuasive essay, a literary analysis essay, and a narrative essay. We will also focus on speaking and listening skills, aspects of grammar, vocabulary, and spelling.
In math, we will be learning about exponents and roots, the Pythagorean theorem, integers, plane geometry, statistics, and pre-algebra. We will be using an interactive learning management website called Moodle to do our homework. Moodle allows students to complete practice work online, receiving instant feedback for correct and incorrect answers. We will also be posting videos of math lessons on Moodle for students to review at home. You can find individual subject Moodle sites at http://moodle.sasfresno.com.
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Updated 8-17-11
