Welcome Take a moment to remember:

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Welcome Take a moment to remember

• What was the best book you read in Junior High?
• What was the worst book you read in Junior High?
• What book should everyone be required to read?
  Why?

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All About Me

• I love literature and words
• I enjoy grammar
• I have high expectations
• I was a Dragon and now I am a Platypus

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Special Team Pod 8D

• Our team is like a family
• I only teach Advanced Language Arts
• Students specific needs will be investigated and
  addressed accordingly
• Advanced/Honors/Gifted testing

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Online Tools

• Web Site
• Online Grade book
• Email etaylor_at_kyrene.org
• Class Server/ Blackboard
• Classroom phone [phone]

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How You Can Help

• Ask your child to share one part of his or her
  day with you (sweet/sour)
• Check the website and online grades.
• Let me know when things go right.
• Read with your child.
• If you have any child specific questions,
  please email me.
• Look for progress reports 4-5th week.

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Homework

• Vocabulary Workshop
• Every other week
• Quiz on Friday
• Greek and Latin Root Words
• Every other week
• Quiz on Friday

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Grammar

• Daily Warm-up
• Hot Fudge Mondays
• Holt MUG SHOT sentences

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Reading Objectives

• Students will read for comprehension and response
• Students will read in a variety of genres for
  literary appreciation and content understanding

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Readers Workshop

• Student Selected Reading Material
• 35 minutes per week is provided for silent
  sustained reading during Academic Lab.
• In addition students read nightly for homework.
• Library check out every Tuesday.

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Writing Objectives

• Students will utilize conventions of language
• Use correct spelling to complete a variety of
  writing

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Writing

• Writing daily in class
• ME BOOKS
• One or Two published pieces of writing per
  quarter. Anything not completed in class becomes
  homework.

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August

• Context of learning before Content
• Reading
• Character Unit
• Very Persistent Gappers of Frip
• Flowers for Algernon
• Literary elements
• Writing
• Pre writing Strategies (Journal) Daily Written
  Response
• Personal Writing
• Character building
• Research genetic disabilities

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September

• Reading - Literary analysis
• Something Wicked This Way Comes
• Writing
• 6 Traits
• Personal narrative
• Descriptive text
• Elements of Literature

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October

• Reading
• The Lottery Rose
• Writing
• Sentence structure
• CASS

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November

• Reading
• Greek Mythology
• Animal Farm
• Writing
• Research brochure - Phenomenon
• Sentence structure CASS

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December

• Reading
• True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
• CASS
• Writing
• Summary and analysis
• Family tradition/memoir
• Portfolios

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January

• Reading
• Fahrenheit 451
• Writing
• Research multi-genre biography
  
• Business Letter

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February

• Reading
• Lord of The Flies
• Writing
• Poetry
• Literary analysis and response

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March

• Reading (Theatre)
• Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet
• Writing
• Short Story
• Creative Writing

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April

• Reading
• The Wave
• Writing
• ME BOOK
• Literary response
• AIMS

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May

• Reading
• The Wave
• Writing
• Portfolios
• Self reflection
• CASS (end of grade)

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Take a moment

• Researcher suggests children hear ten negative
  comments for every positive comment they receive.
  Take a moment to reverse those numbers! Write
  a personal note to your child. Tell him/her at
  least three things youre proud of. Share your
  best hope for this school year.
• Be sure your childs name and hour are clearly
  labeled at the top of the letter, and leave it in
  the basket on the front counter.

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Thank You!

• You are the most influential person in your
  childs life.
• Your presence is evidence of your commitment to
  your childs success.