Link for Pearson Writing Assessment

The STAR writing assessment is given each year to all California students in 7th grade during the first week in March.  Students may be asked to write a response to literature, a summary of an article, a persuasive essay, or a fictional narrative.  In order to prepare our students for this important state assessment, we will be doing a lot of essay writing practice.

Homework should take approximately 20-30 minutes a night depending on the assignment.  Homework is vital in helping students to prepare for upcoming lessons, practice important skills, reinforce understanding of concepts, and to teach responsibility and good study habits.  We encourage all students to budget their time appropriately and to complete unfinished work daily so that they don't fall behind during the week.  Assignments are considered late when turned in after the assignment has been collected.  Last assignments may be accepted, but for greatly reduce credit. 

All students at Davidson will be expected to select two (2) books from the following list to read independently, outside of class.  Books must be read by the assigned dates, and students will then take an SRC exam on the book they read.  Students are to bring their selected book to class on a daily basis, and to read silently for 20 minutes as part of their daily homework.  We have organized this list by lexile.  You must select a book that is appropriate to your reading level.

Also, if you have checked out a book from our Davidson Library, please return the book once you have finished reading it so that another student has a chance to read the novel.