How can you contact me?

Email mark.winters@cobbk12.org

Phone 770-928-5560 ext. 406

Email is the quickest and most reliable way to reach me!

Please check my BLOG often!

My BLOG is full of useful information that will keep you up to date on what your student is doing in my classroom.

Items you can find on my BLOG: Class notes Assignment directions Links to games and websites that can

supplement classroom instruction.

Areas of Study:

Writing Narratives Persuasive Response to Literature Expository Poetry

The Writing Process Brainstorming Drafting Revising Editing Publishing

Grammar/Conventions Parts of speech Sentence types Figurative language

Reading 25 BOOKS! Genre

requirements Elements of:

Theme Plot Characters Setting Conflict

Fluency

How will writing & grammar be taught?

Write, write, write, write! Daily journal free-writing (see the rules on the

wall) Daily mini-lessons covering conventions &

grammar (editing checklist, wall charts, mentor texts, etc.)

Daily editing & revising where students revisit their free-writing to apply the new concepts

Students will choose pieces from their free-writing to turn into a polished, published piece

How will reading be taught?

Students need to read at least 25 books throughout the school year.

Students will respond weekly to me about what they are reading in their reading journal

Two days a week will be used for the teaching of reading One to teach reading skills One for reading and response

Students will recommend books to others and write at least one book review every nine weeks.

One larger project will be assigned every nine weeks