Welcome to Language Arts

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Welcome to Language Arts

• Mrs. Kaplan, 26 years of teaching experience, 8
  at Mabry
• Candidate for National Board Certification
• 2005 Teacher of the Year sponsored by the Georgia
  Commission on the Holocaust, recognized by Gov.
  Sonny Perdue
• 2004 Spirit of Anne Frank Educator of the Year,
  sponsored by Anne Frank Center USA
• Recipient of 4 international Fellowships
• SE Regional Educator for the US Holocaust
  Memorial Museum
• Curriculum and program designer
• Professional conference facilitator

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Curriculum Focus

• Writing
• Expository
• Persuasive
• Narrative
• Response to Literature
• Reading
• Critical Thinking
• Problem Solving
• Grammar Usage and Mechanics
• Speaking
• Listening

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Instructional Primary Focus - Writing

• Jan. State Writing Assessment
• Follow the Writing Process
• Prewrite
• Draft
• Revise
• Proofread
• Publish
• Writing Competencies
• Content Organization-3X
• Style-2X
• Sentence Formation-1X
• Usage-1X
• Mechanics-1X

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Required Resources

• Prentice Hall Writing and Grammar
• Workbook
• Prentice Hall Literature
• Vocabulary from Classical Roots, C
• Dictionary
• Thesaurus
• Junior Great Books Series 8 (advanced)
• Student self selected books (25)

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Extra Required Readings

• Covey, Sean. The Seven Habits of Highly Effective
  Teens, book and workbook - nonfiction
• Golding, William. Lord of the Flies - fiction
• Weisel, Elie. Night nonfiction, memoir

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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens

• Habit 1 Be ProactiveTake responsibility for
  your life.
• Habit 2 Begin with the End in MindDefine your
  mission and goals in life.
• Habit 3 Put First Things FirstPrioritize and
  do the most important things first.
• Habit 4 Think Win-WinHave an
  "everyone-can-win" attitude.
• Habit 5 Seek First to Understand, Then to Be
  UnderstoodListen to people sincerely.
• Habit 6 SynergizeWork together to achieve
  more.
• Habit 7 Sharpen the SawRenew yourself
  regularly.

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Practice Good HabitsUsing the 4 Cs

• This year your child will practice
• Paradigms the way one thinks about and sees
  things
• Principles a natural law or basic truth
• The 4 Cs
• character
• compassion
• commitment
• creativity

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Academic Reminders

• No HW Hotline, use the blog
• No Work Left Behind Policy
• All major assignments have 2 day due dates, then
  10 points off for late work and up to 20 points
  off. It must be completed!
• Grades count for HS registration in late Feb
• Advanced classes-80 or above for Honors
• Below 80 - probation
• On-level classes-90 or above for Honors
• Synergy-above 95

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Conclusion

• Communication!
• Blog
• http//mabryonline.org
• Email
• renee.kaplan_at_cobbk12.org
• Interdisciplinary Vertical teaming
• Other content area teachers
• Lassiter HS Dr. W. Brown