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= Welcome to Miss May's 7th Grade Reading and Language Arts WIKI :)​ = Welcome parents and students! This WIKI will be a great way to keep in contact throughout the school year and interact with each other in an educational and fun setting. You will find information for both parents and students on this site as well as activities for students to discuss and collaborate on.

=** Parents> **= Classroom Expectations:
 * Here you will find our classroom expectations as well as contact information for me. Please contact me if you have any questions. I look forward to hearing from you.

Online Textbooks:
 * No one wants to carry around a heavy book if you don't have to! Here you can find information for accessing the online textbook and resources for our literature book.

Online Scholastic Book Orders:
 * Scholastic now offers parents an opportunity to place book orders online, pay with a credit card, and have the books delivered to the classroom. Every time a parent orders online we get a free book for our classroom! Check it out

= Students> = __Here are some tips to help you get started:__
 * Click on **MY ACCOUNT**at the top of the screen to edit your profile. You can add a picture and information about yourself. Try and get a picture submitted so that we all know who we are communicating with!
 * Click on **PAGES** to see and edit what other people have written. On the left hand side of the screen you will see a list of the pages already created. You will see the Search bar and the 3 pages already started listed below.
 * Click on **DISCUSSION** to comment and communicate about new topics.
 * Please keep all communication related to reading/language arts or class topics.
 * As always, be respectful of every member :)

Check out these pages
__Current Events Discussions__
 * This page will let allow you to share your opinions on various current event topics.
 * Most topics will be taken from the website: [|www.tweentribune.com]
 * This is an awesome website for teens with great articles about things that are happening right now in the world around us!

Book Recommendations:
 * This page will let you recommend books to your classmates...and of course your teacher! All you have to do is click on EDIT PAGE at the top to add your favorite books to the list. Don't forget to hit SAVE at the top when you're done.
 * There are also discussions going on this page:
 * Book Recommendations for Girls
 * Book Recommendations for Boys

Writing Wizards:
 * This page is dedicated to all of the amazing writers we have in our classes this year. Click on EDIT PAGE at the top to edit our class descriptive paragraph to make it the best it can be. There are also discussions that you can use to practice your alliterations and similes.

I'm excited that this website can be a resource for you as we learn this year. I look forward to seeing all that you have to say!

Sincerely, Miss May