Welcome to ELA 7 Mrs. Lynn Elibol

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Welcome to ELA 7Mrs. Lynn Elibol

• Routines
• Daily Warm-up - Writing Prompts each day
  completed in the writers notebook
• Homework Review with whole class or small groups
• Class instruction and guided practice
• Missing Homework/ Grading Policy

• Differentiated Instruction
• Individual, partner, small group, whole class
  instruction
• Student choice in some material selection and
  writing pieces
• Independent reading choice for quarterly books
  and multiple project options

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ELA 7 Essential Questions

• TEXTS
• Short stories, including narratives, memoirs, and
  fiction
• Poetry, focusing on Poe, Hughes, Angelou, Frost,
  Williams, etc.
• Nonfiction, including articles, web pages,
  research, biographies, and autobiographies
• Novels, including The Outsiders, A Long Walk to
  Water, Woods Runner, and Love That Dog
• Self-selected independent reading books (fiction
  and nonfiction)

• How do authors use literary devices and
  techniques to enhance their writing?
• How do authors works reflect their lives?
• Do people have an obligation to perform kind acts
  for others?
• What role should people play in taking care of
  one another and sticking up for each other?
• How do peoples traits and mindsets inform their
  decisions and lead to success or failure?
• How does fiction portray history?
• How does poetry contribute to our understanding
  of ourselves, others and the world?
• How can close reading and research improve our
  understanding of a text and an author?

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Writing Instruction (Lucy Calkins)

• GENRES
• Personal Narrative
• Argument
• Informational/Literary Analysis
• Poetry
• Outlining and Summarizing
• Research

• FOCUS
• Grammar, Spelling, and Mechanics
• Whole Class/Small Group Instruction
• Additional Review Work
• Individual Writing Feedback
• Revising/Editing

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Technology

• Promethean Board and ActivInspire Software
• Google Docs/ Chromebooks
• Noodletools (for Works Cited)
• PowerPoint and Emaze
• QR Codes
• Plickers
• Schoology

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Miscellaneous

• Homework is available on Schoology each night.
• Absent students should check Schoology and see me
  during homeroom upon their return to school.
• Students may come in at any time to check out a
  book, seek help, etc.
• Extra help is available in the Learning Center
  before school each day, during study halls, and
  after school (Mon.-Thurs.). I am available
  periods 3, 4 (except Wednesdays), and 6 as well
  as before school by appointment.
• NYS ELA EXAM April 5-7, 2016
• Contact me at lelibol_at_clarenceschools.org.