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Welcome Parent Night
2016-2017
Qualifications Illinois Professional Educator’s License (PEL) for Elementary Education (K-9) Endorsements: * Reading * Language Arts * ESL * French * General Science * Social Science * Middle Grades * Self-Contained General Education Undergraduate Degree Bachelor’s in Elementary Education Illinois State University Master’s Degree Master’s in Curriculum & Instruction Concordia University Chicago In Progress Master’s in Library & Information Science University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Experience
My Role 2nd Year at Emerson Channels of Challenge Language Arts Teacher Grades 6, 7, & 8
Conferences
Look for sign-up information to come
home in early October.
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Please don’t hesitate to contact me if
you have a concern.
Classroom Expectations
Classroom Interventions
Language Arts
Strategies
• Workshops
– Reading Workshop
• Skills & Strategies
– Writer’s Workshop
• Writing Process
• Interactive Notebook
– Foldables
• Literature Circles
• Discussions
• Book Talks/Reviews/Commercials
• STEM/Design Process
Writing
argument
persuasive/ opinion
narrative poetry
expository
Writing
• Personal pronouns – I think – My opinion
• Opinion/persuasive writing • Argument writing without a refutation/counterargument • Begin MLA formatting, Works Cited, and parenthetical citations
Writing
• Transition away from personal pronouns and into impersonal pronouns – One – The reader
• Some opinion/persuasive writing • Argument writing with a refutation/counterargument • Review MLA formatting, Works Cited, and parenthetical citations
Writing
• Impersonal pronouns – It is evident – This shows the reader that
– One can conclude • Argument writing with a refutation/counterargument • Comfortable using MLA formatting, Works Cited, and parenthetical citations
Grading Categories
• Reading
• Writing & Grammar
• Vocabulary
• Listening & Speaking Skills
Total Points to Calculate Grade
Late & Absent Work
• Late work will not be accepted. • Electronic copies will not be accepted. • Students are responsible for all work they miss while absent.
Retakes & Extensions• Students who wish to retake/resubmit an assignment must complete the blue form and return it within one week of receiving their original grade. • Students who would like to request an extension on an assignment must submit a completed yellow form at least one day before the assignment is due.
Extra Help
By appointment: • Before School
• Lunch
- 7th Grade
• After School
Curriculum• Tri 1: Personal Challenges
- The Giver • Tri 2: Conflict
- Romeo and Juliet • Tri 1: New Discoveries
- The Little Prince • Reading
- Rebecca Caudill - 3 books minimum by Feb 1
- Great America Reading Log - 6 hours minimum…deadline early April?
- Book Talks/Commercials/Reviews each Tri - Parent Permission will be needed
for mature reads and movies in the classroom - Please discuss family values with your student for their book choices
Curriculum• Tri 1: Me
- Short Stories, Poetry • Tri 2: Me & Others
- Animal Farm, Romeo and Juliet • Tri 1: Me & The World
- Literature Circles • Reading
- Book Talks/Commercials/Reviews each Tri - Parent Permission will be needed
for mature reads and movies in the classroom - Please discuss family values with your student for their book choices
Curriculum
• Tri 1: Influence - Frankenstein
• Tri 2: Sameness - Romeo and Juliet, Utopias
• Tri 1: Tolerance - Interdisciplinary Genocide Unit, Maus II
• Reading - Book Talks/Commercials/Reviews each Tri
- Parent Permission will be needed for mature reads and movies in the classroom - Please discuss family values with your student for their book choices
1,000,000 Words Goals
• Nightly Expectation 20-30 minutes (or 2+ hours per week) • Track books in Reading Log • Aim for 1,000,000+ words over one year • arbookfind.com
Field Trip
6th Grade: March 15 7th & 8th Grade: February 27